Bubby sneezed on me 2012

Bubby sneezed on me

That rotten flu germ's got me

Feeling like Winnie the Pooh

My head is stuffed with fluff

My nose runs; my feet smell

Tears pour from my eyes

I cough and splutter all night

Help me, I'm going mad

Is there no help to be had?

21st November 2012

Changes

I've been going through 
So many changes
Through these years 
And tears
Lost family members
Quite recently...
Lost my temper
Many long years ago...
Now as I look back
Along this winding track
Though I was ashamed
Of my weight
Of my state
I realise
I've been changing
Rearranging
Everything 
Inside and out
Gaining fitness
Losing my distress...
As I've found
Some grace...
No longer ashamed
No longer lost; I vow
I have found
Just a semblance
Of this peace inside
Yes; Finally
Maybe happiness
Will reside!

1st November 2019

Some days

Do you look around you some days?

Wishing for those things you do not have

Do you imagine a better life?

Than this one that you have

If you never seem to find happiness

Because you only see the dross

Surrounded by memories of those

Precious loved ones you have lost...

Stop wondering about "what-evers"

Stop living in the past

Enjoy this moment's madness

For today could be your last

We do not know what tomorrow holds

How could we ever understand?

If only we could live each minute

As if it truly were our last

Would you then enjoy each blessing?

Would you truly find happiness?

If you knew this precious evening

Was the only one you would be given

Wouldn't you enjoy every blessed minute

Knowing it would be your very last!

So don't worry about "some-day"

Don't worry about the past

Can’t you see time is passing?

So very, very fast

Make the most of this minute

Enjoy those you have in it

Let go the oars; go with the flow

Enjoy what you have

Before you have to go...

1st November 2019

The best view 2016

We had lunch out in nature
High up on the beautiful cliffs
The most amazing scenery
Seagulls soaring above us
Sitting in the glorious sunshine
Taking in the fresh spring air
What a view dear Lord
I'm telling you; felt so free...
Two hours in; two hours back again
Trekked along the amazing coast
Everything was such a delight
Bushland abloom; spring blossoms
A myriad of rainbow colours...
Dolphins playing down below
Hawks; red Lorikeets; tiny wrens
Willy wagtails; wattlebirds; Kangaroos
Stumpy tails out sunning themselves...
Someone lives up there all year round
Wish that it was me; ah to be so free
Serenaded by the bushland birds
Caressed by sun and sea breezes
Watching those changing seasons
Closer to God's glorious nature I've never been...

24th September 2016

Newland Head Conservation Park SA

Going for a long drive

We were trying to leave the city
Going for a lovely long drive
My daughter and grandchildren
Feeling great just to be alive
Travelling out into the country
Heading to grandma's place
Yes; we were excited; packed
Glad to seek some empty space
Traffic was at a standstill
Couldn't even move; no groove
I'd forgotten what day it was
City to Bay Fun Run; people on the move
Waited for 10 minutes; getting so hot
Finally decided; I wasn't going to stay
A gap in the traffic; a little space at last
We jumped the centre curb; had to play
Headed back the way we'd come
Escaping from the city; yes indeed
Going up cross Road to the freeway
Escaping; finally gathering some speed...

21st September 2019

5 years ago...City to Bay Fun Run
And the footy grand final! 

Happy 6th Birthday Evaleah

Guess who's 6 tomorrow?
Happy birthday precious 
Wish I could kiss you
Wish I could hug you
Wish I could hold you close
Wish that you have the best day
Though you are so far away
Happy Birthday Evaleah
Love from Nana Sue
Tia Shelley and Tio Josh
And Tio Michael

18th September 2019

My "pet" spinach

Every time we planted the new little plants
Something would come along in the night
Eat every single little leaf; yes; a night thief
Would steal away my joy; oh boy!
Was I mad? Yes indeed! What a cad!
Tried so many different ways; make him stay away!
But nothing worked! The little jerk!
That Popeye baby spinach thief!
Always gave me grief! until
We created a cage of garden staked
Thought we had it made! Tied with fine wire
Thought we'd made the grade!
Even sprayed them with chili-garlic spray
Hah! No way! It climbed up to the top
Wiggled its way through the bars!
No cigars! Ate our spinach once again!
Finally, at Bunnings we espied...
A couple of wire grates; fashioned into walls
A couple of hinged gates; and finally Fate
Smiled upon our tiny plants!
Six weeks later I can safely say
This freshly picked spinach made its way
Into our special meal! Shout hooray!
Yummy! The healthy meal we eat today!

The Rakali is a native water rat
It feeds on crustaceans when it might 
Other insects; critters and such
Are a part of its diet so I've read
When there is nothing else around
It eats vegetation; juicy roots and shoots
And baby spinach I guess; no less!

Saw one swimming by last night
Bypassing our little "pet" spinach plants
Caged and kept safely close to home!
It can eat other shoots and greens!
Am I being mean? If I delight at this sight?

Watching my little garden grow
Gives me so much more pleasure than you know
For, growing up in the Riverland
I have always loved to tend and grow
Just like my dearest dad; as you know
A fruit grower who loved the land
Tending everything with his own dear hands!

14th September 2019