December

Winter draws in, and the frost bites hard.
Its teeth are sharp and it won't let go.
The clammy cold presses in, and snow-
flakes tumble blindly from the nothingness.

Every edifice is decorated with buntings
of fragile frozen fingers of water, clear
as glass. And the low subdued sun, with sheer
timeless persistence, penetrates every drip.

The world halts; vegetation completely 
frozen in rigor mortis. And
the dead, sparse land 
sleeps - in silence.

Life submits to the harsh battle; even 
the bones of hard burly creatures will 
shiver and shake when the cruel chill 
of winter attacks.

And yet, in all its brutality, bleak 
weather is driven away. And when 
life resumes its perpetual vigour again, 
the skies brighten, and nature lives in harmony.

Country Music

If you listen to country music
they sing about losing their girl
and usually the dog has gone walkies -
it's always the end of the world

Have they ever stopped to consider
what's driving their loved ones away?
'cos the music is so bloody awful! 
we'd all prefer Rap any day.

Grown-ups are crazy!

Why is it teachers say “pull your socks up!”,
when you’re not even wearing your socks?
Or ask you “where did you last have it?”
If I knew THAT it wouldn’t be lost!

My Dad once said “lift your feet up!”
So I did, and I tripped and fell down.
If bread crust will make my hair curly,
perhaps chocolate will make my eyes brown?

My Gran says I’m young for my age.
Well, I say she’s SHORT for her HEIGHT
And it’s just a bunch of baloney,
that carrots help see in the night.

I’m completely addicted to apples,
but Mum says “They don’t grow on trees!”
And when they say “do you want me to slap you?”
Do they think that I’ll answer “yes please”?

I’m scared to eat greens when it’s mealtime,
‘cause I’d hate to get hairs on my chest.
And I don’t know why Mother bothers, 
to iron my pants and my vest...

“You must ask if you want”, says my Dad.
But my Mum says “I Want, doesn’t get!”
I just don’t know who to believe.
I don’t think they’ve worked it out yet!

My Dad says “You’ll have someone’s eye out!”
If you play with a pillow or stick.
But you can sleep with your face in a pillow,
so is my Dad playing some kind of trick?

So I think that grown-ups are crazy,
When they say all these things so absurd.
It’s not US that should sit here in silence, 
GROWN-UPS should be seen and not heard.