Well, for not a long time
But within that time
You did what you were supposed to
You did not know what or why
But you did do it

We miss you
Your sister misses you
But we have a special gift from you
You gave youself

No one can replace that special little something
Only you had that
You were unique

Good Night, God bless Amy
You have made all the difference
We cannot forget your little part of the world
Because we still have it

All our days
We will not forget
What a special little pal
Sleep tight

We love you

Dearest Dilly
Further to our recent conversation
I am compelled to come clean
In the case of Lavender
It is neither blue nor green

Specifically the foliage
Is more metallic grey
And the flowers not blue
More towards the violet end of indigo

My apologies for misleading you
But I have to tell you everything
I have completed the research
Into the family tree

I can now guarantee that
On examination, I shall never
In my lifetime
Reach peerage or monarchy

I am afraid that
Even continuing in the matrimony
And legal marriage angle
Neither will you

My Dad's Bigger

My dad's bigger than your dad
Somehow that means superiority
When you're just a child
Dad's your best shot

Oh I got a new bike for my birthday
I got 6 Playstation� Games
And a bike
Well my Dads Bigger than your dad

I'm going to Disneyworld for holidays
Well I've already been - Twice!
We might move in there
Well my Dad's bigger than your dad

Kids - (says Dad with a chuckle)
They'll get you hung! (Ha Ha)
Nice motor, new is it?
I wish Dad was here.

Any Night Of the Week

Tonight will be just like all the others
As far back as I care to try and remember
Although that is quite a way.
Still with such a repoetitive string
I only need to tell you one.

Between seven and nine, (p.m. that is)
Nothing on the telly
Between nine and eleven thirty
Nothing
I go to bed

Convinced that tonight's the night!
And not what you're thinking
To touch my ear to the pillow
And greet the sandman, Hi Sandy!
No chance

Twelve midnight, drifters on a wind of whiskey fumes
Twenty past, young man argues with girl.
I hate you! Don't come near me again!
Not ever!
('til tommorrow, she thought)

Car alarms, Police sirens,
Dogs, cats, rain, wind,
Milk bottles - milk floats?
Electric Hum?
Ah yes, five A.M., Up you get.

Clouds

Clouds can change in size and shape
Change in colour, change with time
Change to suit the wind and weather

In strong, high winds they are thin and pale
Like starving men in famine and drought
In a nice calm breeze they turn to bulky, furry bales

Like fresh cut wool off a sheep's back
If clouds are grey it gives the sign
of forthcoming rain from the skies

A beautiful sight it is
to see rain on the petals of roses
that have flourished into colours so bright.

I have seen clouds like waves
Turning to surf on golden beaches
Like strands of wool strewn over the sky

The perfection of the decor
is a picture in itself.
With the packs of white fluff
And azure as the background

Sitting Thinking

As I sit here thinking
And hear the clock ticking
It brings me to wonder
What makes a clock tick?

Is it the hands are too close together?
Or is it a small man applying a hammer?
To set the wheels right

Whatever the reason
I hear the clock ticking
WATCH OUT!
It ticks your life away.

Summer to Autumn

Shining sun and happy children
Morning dew will dampen grass
And give an aristocratic look to the worst weed
But looks are changed and changed a lot
Autumn comes and brings the mist
Reds and browns in perfect set
Yellow and orange packed in picture
Red sun rays to cast a shadow
Completes the picture of Summer to Autumn.

The Garden

Flowers blooming everywhere,
birds are singing in the air.
Clear blue sky and shining sun,
little children having fun.
Colours set in random pattern,
The use of nature God hath given.
The Folly standing at the back,
Gallant as castle, not as shack.
Fruits of the earth as given to us,
Strike all beauty, show no fuss.

Autumn comes and so does wind
To change the trees for better or worse
And put birds and animals all around
Storing food in nests and dens
The food for their needing
In winters hard and cold times
How artful and skilful nature produces
A pattern for all to see and enjoy
Before ice and colds in force from Winter come.