and here is some poetry from David J. Berrie of Kent, UK
Helping in the kitchen. (September, 1998.)
Well, Mr. Shrew,
(D.J.B.)
What are we going to do?
You're stuck under the fridge,
And the cat's after you, Mr. Shrew.
I'm stuck too, Mr. Shrew,
In the kitchen, feeling safer
Perhaps than you,
So here's what we'll do...........
The cat's mother too, Mr. Shrew,
Is lurking around somewhere,
So exit quickly, while I cover for you,
And we might meet later ,
For a chat or two, Mr. Shrew!
A Thank-You Poem. (30.10.1997)
(D.J.B.)
Our happy holidays are
gone,
Now work and worries
carry on;
Cold autumn colours
have begun,
Reminding us of
Change's rule
But the passing around
of our share,
Of nature's good and
generous care,
Will surely come
again next year,
When happy holidays
return.
Frustration. (21st. October, 1998.)
(D.J.B.) ( This is my own particular favourite.)
Random access memory
Or read only memory,
This computer gives me ache
of the brain,
With it's floppy screen
And colourful disks,
Giving me back all
my efforts again.
Clicking buttons, very
useful, I'm sure,
Though I'd rather watch
a wind-swept hedge,
Listen to a sparrow's
pledge
Or sit and bash
the floor!
There must be
something
Good in all this,
If it really is
true what the experts say.
Aah!! I
wonder could it possibly be
That this machine
could teach me Poesy?
Never.
?
A Glimmer of May in November.
(Written in April, 1997, changed in October,
1997, and happily printed locally in November,
1997 )
(D.J.B.)
' Remember the clouds scraping over cold,
wet fields?
And those stark, lonely, barren frozen trees.
The dark , dismal, dirty and forgotten
Remains of last summer's warm Joy ?
That sun setting in murky grey
Has no thought, it seems, of bright
May,
Or humming, clammy June.
And between You, the Earth and I
Gives the season it's mood, our
air.
Only from the solid shapes of
houses
By this road, in the dark,
Shine occassional, promising beams,
God's gift of hope and hospitality-----
-------- A sign, a reminder to the
tired traveller,
On his muddy way,
That all things change,
Except One.