Author: Tom
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One Minute Ramble: Distant Sounds
Outside my window I can hear: A bird chirping loudly… it sounds quite clear It could almost be out on the ledge, But I’d rather guess that it’s in the hedge. Beyond the hedge there is a road A private one, or so I’m told, This backs on to the main street Where all the…
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An Unlikely Alliance?
I’m sure that two of my inner personalities have joined forces. I should say two more of my inner personalities, since Bernard (my nagging inner voice) and Fred (my not very pleasant driver) tried to take control of me a few weeks ago (or is it months – I can’t remember). I think they are…
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Cosmic Ordering Bucket List
I don’t know what made me think of writing about my bucket list… one moment, I was thinking desperately hard for a topic – any topic – to write about, and the next moment the idea of the bucket list appeared in my mind. The Bucket List is a film, apparently from 2008, starring Jack…
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Smiles and Rain under cover!
Well, that was another super-fast Saturday! Shopping this morning was uneventful, apart from two events. The first one was my being approached by a very nice saleswoman trying to sell me a credit card. After my ramblings the other day about those nasty nuisances of telephone callers, I had to speak to a salesperson face-to-face.…
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The House on the Hill
I often walk passed the house on the hill, The place that sometimes gives me a chill, At times, I hear a wailing sound That appears to come from all around. The trees cast shadows from morn ‘til night …Even when there’s little light. A spooky fog appears to gather around And seems to ‘settle’…
