Sunsense/Nonsense*

The sun has got its hat on -A moot point, perhaps…? The seasonal conversation coming back to the facts  That skin cancer’s a genuine threat, No matter what we might choose to expect, Hopeful of a vital hue acquired beneath the rays To make quite sure there’s room for a little modest self-praise… But… Maybe, this year, there’s cause […]

Heatwave*

Save water!! -Bath with a friend…? I think not, although that may depend On being allowed to bath at all, Given the absense of recent rainfall: A peculiar sense of deja nada Making things seem that much harder, Doesn’t this happen too frequently Or is that just my memory…? Especially recalling ’76 ‘Phew, wot a […]

Take It Knee-sy*

  The World at large sees British folk As something of a focus for jokes When it comes to summer expectations Giving vent to peculair delectations For weather-driven seasonal wear From terrible t-shirts with witless puns To those with aged political slogans, Weatherworn antiquities- Teamed with jeans with tattered knees Some these days, I’m sad […]

British Summer Time*

The sun has got its hat on: Rare cause for celebration!! The simultaneous signal To disrobe across the nation… The clouds now in abeyance But who knows for how long, It’s time to get near-naked, Join the sun-worshippers’ throng. Is this what other nations mean By British ‘eccentricity’? -The stripping off at the drop of […]

Lobster*

The sun has got his hat on, Hip hip hip hooray! Everybody everywhere With so much on display… An annual manifestation Of our sun-deprived nation, Every body happy In assorted states of grace- This the time of year When fashion changes pace. Absolutely anything goes From covered to near-naked As sun-starved solar worshippers Prepare to […]