It doesn’t seem so long
since when first he was hired,
but it must have been years
‘cos it’s today he retired !
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Retired

He had just spent a week,
In the land of the Greek,
Taking a peek,
At the ruins.

They took photos with phones,
Of some graves without bones,
And piles of stones,
At the ruins.

Though their guide said a lot,
There’s some he’s forgot,
‘Cos gosh was it hot,
At the ruins!
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Ruins

Strange rocks, geysers and thermal pools,
Deep canyons with thundering waterfalls,
Sulphurous vents that really stank,
Hot water without a hot water tank,
A very old Saga about Erik the Red,
And his recently rebuilt homestead,
Active volcanoes which are overdue, 
Shrinking glaciers where once they grew,
Long place names like Eyjafjallajökull,
And fjords which are truly beautiful,
Puffins and terns with cliff-top nests, 
Fish on the menu for hotel guests,
Lava caves that inspired Jules Verne,
Narrow bridges where you wait your turn,
Colourful houses and vivid rainbows,
Weather that blows and shines and snows!

All these are things that we’ve just seen,
So can you guess where we have been?
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Where?

We walked for miles in the Ionian sun,
Saw breathtaking views and had such fun,
But at the hotel to which we staggered,
We had to admit that we were knackered!
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Walking Holiday

Where are all the people that I used to know,
Those who were there to watch me grow,
Many have moved or passed away,
The rest have nearly all gone grey.

There’s a comfort that their memory brings,
But from time to time that telephone rings,
The call today just made me cry,
As I heard of another’s turn to die.
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Written to mark a recent family bereavement.
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Another's Turn

There once was a virus which stalked this earth,
From Inuit igloos down to the Aussies in Perth,
Causing coughing and fevers and shortness of breath,
Bringing panic and mayhem and premature death,
But the strangest thing that this bug brought about,
Was that loo rolls and pasta completely sold out!
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Virus

I am dreaming of a place,
With a wide open space,
And grapes on the vine,
To make top notch wine.

Of course I am thinking,
Of wine well worth drinking,
But unsure in my head,
Is it a white – or a red?
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Virtual Wine

There once was a man whose twin boys,
Had a collection of musical toys,
He was tempted to play,
On their ukulele,
And so made a cacophonous noise.
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Ukulele

“Essential Travel Only” the roadside panels say,
But what is “essential” on this crowded motorway?
I suppose it means travel for work but not play,
But what about shopping on this Black Friday?
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Essential

We watch, we wait, then we hesitate.
We wash, we wait, then we fumigate.
We stop, we wait, then we isolate.
We relax, we wait, then we congregate.
We faff, we wait, then we vacillate.
We stall, we wait, then we hibernate.
We test, we wait, then we inoculate.
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