I set today’s Saturday challenge for the Month of Poetry group I’m part of. Which meant I actually had to write one myself. Not doing so well on the poem a day thing this year but some is better than none!Sir Herbert was a humble knightDutiful and trueHis armour kept in mint condition Sword well sharpened tooHe wasn’t one to curry favourThe king already knewSo when the kingdom faced perillaThreat most dire they sayAll sage advice agreed he wasThe one to save the dayHis majesty called out to Herbert“Keep our fear at bay!”Though Herbert was a cautious manNo fan of … Continue reading MOP Day 25 – Saturday Challenge: Nonsense poem

Dispelling the Dark(With apologies to Shel Silverstein)I’m writing this poemFrom inside my brainAnd it’s been rather dark in hereSo rhyme and rhythm don’t come easyMy inner voice unclear But lately there’s been glimpsesOf light and hope and cheerAnd I write these refrainsFrom inside my brainTo chase away the fears Continue reading MOP 2025 Day 1 – Dispelling the Dark

I honestly didn’t think I was going to write anything today, but then inspiration struck! 🤣When the cat litter lives in the ensuiteAnd it’s been a few weeksSince the cleaners were hereIt can get to the pointWhere it makes perfect senseTo break out the vacuumAnd freak out the catsRight when the household Is settling for bedBecause evenOneMoreMinuteOf walking on that floorCannotBe Endured Continue reading MOP 2023 Day 12: In praise of freshly vacuumed carpet

I’ve tried to find a poemIt should be somewhere here I’ve searched today and last night tooBut without joy did fareI’ve delved in all the usual placesNothing loitered thereI’ve poked at lots of tender spotsWhere bruises heal and fadeI’ve looked for mirth and whimsyEven in the most mundane I’ve waited for my muse to comeShe must have been delayedI’ve asked the dog and cats for helpAnd puzzled over tea leavesI’ve listened to the stormy windCarousing through the treesI’ve rummaged through my memories Foraged in my dreamsI’ve toyed with many well worn words And phrases that won’t fitI’ve felt the fleeting … Continue reading MOP 2023 Day 9

I hear your sighingQuiet achingPut the kettle on to boilI hear your footsteps Slow and draggingTea pot warming over flameI see you standingLost, uncertain Scent of tea leaves fills the airI see your angerFearful, hurtingMugs, milk, sugar all are thereI can’t solve all thingsKnow no answersPot brewing steam twists risingCome sit down with meI’ll stay silentPour out tea and all your cares Continue reading MOP 2023 Day 7 Saturday Challenge – “T”: An invitation

Apparently I have An abundance But reallyI’d rather No reasons For thatTo be knownAbout me Continue reading MOP 2023 Day 6: Resilience

Not todayOr tomorrow Preferably notEverNeedOverwhelming ProvisionsExceeded Nurturing OutstrippedPatienceExhaustedNopeOut of office PikingEscape Continue reading MOP 2023 Day 4: Nope