SPRING HAS SPRUNG

                                                                  XXXVIII

Spring has come to the larder
The potatoes are starting to sprout
And every fat little garlic clove
Has a slim green shoot coming out.

Spring has come to the countryside
It's pink and white blossom time
And every breath of spring-fresh air
Is a sip of sparkling white wine.

Spring has come to the garden
The slugs are beginning to stir
And all over my cabbage plants
Holes now start to appear.

Spring has come to housework
As the light grows stronger
Dust and cobwebs show up more
And I can ignore them no longer.


March 1981

M STANDS FOR MOTORWAY MADNESS

                               
                                                        XXXVII

M stands for the maniac
On our motorway
Where drivers have to dice with death
Every single day.

M is for the madness
That invades their mind
As they drive along the M25
Leaving courtesy behind.

M stands for the music
Which must be turned up high
To block out every other sound
Of traffic passing by.

M is for the macho man
Who thinks he has the right
To drive at a hundred miles an hour
|Overtaking all in sight.

M is for the mayhem caused
By driving nose to tail.
Warnings are issued every year
But to no avail.

Maturity and moderation
Also start with M
What a pity that we do not
See some more of them.


September 1988