heart

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grandchildren, haiku, happiness, poetry

On happiness

the uplifted heart
a poet whose grandchildren
enjoy his verses

Titles

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conversations, diet, grandchildren, grandfather, humor, humour, piscatarian

‘Grampi’
‘Yes’
‘Mum said you were a pissytarian, Mum said’
‘Mmm’
‘Yes, ’cause you only eat fish’
‘Perhaps she said, ‘piscatarian’?’
‘That’s right, pissytarian’
‘OK’

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Holidays

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fishing, friends, grandchildren, haiku, holidays, playing, poem, summer

On feeling like Billy No Mates

Friends can’t go fishing
all caring for grandchildren
summer holidays?

Glory

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grandchildren, haiku, happiness, humour, laughter, life, poem, smiles

Laughter fills the air
A Glory of grandchildren
Find myself smiling

Me

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comedy, contest, grandchildren, haiku, spoon

Real self exposed
Competing with grandchildren
Spoon on nose contest

Words

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age, fashion, grandchild, grandchildren, haiku, humour, life

grandchild’s opinion

‘Sorry Grampiboy, (that’s me)

You’re so last season ‘

blackcurrant bliss

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blackcurrants, garden, gardening, grandchildren, haiku, memories, mindfulness, nature, summer

Picking blackcurrants
grandchildren pillage ripe fruit
summer memories

topping and tailing
hypnotic repetition
fruitful mindfulness

Grandchildren

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grandchildren, poetry

Today we’re looking after the grandchildren.
I’ve locked myself in the bathroom again.
One of them, four years old, is standing
thunderously quiet outside my den.

They re-arrange the lounge as an accident.
I supply cake and biscuits
to crumble into the new carpets.
All of which is prohibited by their absent parent.

So they persecute by including me.
Our tomcat, a surly, bombastic mog
is a basket case cowering amongst the logs,
refusing to emerge, not even for tea.

When did either of us sign up for this doom?
I’m still not leaving the bathroom!