Now looking back when I was young With dreams undreamt and songs unsung A heart and soul that seemed afire So much to see and do, if I'd just had more Time to linger there........... I sometimes wonder where they've gone And why so many floundered on, the Sea of Life, whose current strong, Washed … Continue reading Lessons in Life

We've shared so many memories through all life's ups and downs, My happiest and saddest times have all been when you're around. We've grown up together and had special times galore Discovered life in all its hues, understanding each other more. Sharing, laughter, sometimes pain has only served to make us strong, And experiences through … Continue reading In Praise of a Forever Friend – Happy Birthday Lisa!

Sometimes in life things may catch you out When you're feeling strong and there's no room to doubt, You think you're destined to settle there, And it throws you a loop and you know not where In the world your family are meant to be But just hold on and in time you'll see That … Continue reading Maelstrom

Bright balloons on fence posts tied up with coloured string, Perhaps should have been the first clues of what this sunny day would bring, Although I didn't know as yet that they were all meant for me, Our summer holiday had just begun and I still had yet to see Just what my Earth Angels … Continue reading The Ballywalter Birthday Party (In praise of my Earth Angels)

A Gateway to I know not where It could be here, it could be there, I cannot go the route I've come Those roads are gone and choices done. It's scary to be lost in time, where for the first time I've got no rhyme Or reason to pick up the thread of Thoughts and … Continue reading A Gateway to I know not where

When the frigid and slippery ground is white with snow And it's clear the Bat-Mobile will neither to nor fro' I've got the chuffin' January Blues in ma soul!! The nights the raging wind won't stop a-howlin' Round these clapped-out windows, and roof tilin' Yes it's those January blues in ma soul. When it seems … Continue reading January Blues