29/03/2024 - Peel That Onion

 Friday. 29th March

We are peeling back the onion every day

We can’t believe all that they say

The poor post masters sit head in hands 

For years nobody listened to their demands

Now all we hear is lie after lie

So many sat questioning why?

This country should be ashamed of this fiasco

It’s just the truth - that’s all we want to know

So stop playing games and peel off all the layers 

Post office managers and the government just betrayers

At the centre of this farce are poor innocent people 

This horrendous scandal is nothing but pure evil! 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

28/03/2024 - Look Within

Thursday 28th March 2024

She spent her days looking in vain 

For something she thought she must attain

It tore her up inside her tortured soul

Hunting down this elusive goal

Then a wise woman stopped and spoke to her 

She told her to ignore the goals trying to woo her 

For what you seek is a perfect world 

Wading through dreams that swim and swirl

Stop looking out and look within 

Then your life will truly begin 

It’s not that perfection doesn’t exist

You are perfect already - a fact you’ve missed 

Pembrokeshire Poet

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

27/03/2024 - The Joys Of Competition

Thursday 27th March 

Hello I’d like to review my contract please

Surely a question you can answer with ease?

Yes certainly madam just hold the line

Let’s see if the pricing we can refine

They pop me on hold with some dreadful muzik

It’s truly awful makes me feel quite sick

I wait and I wait - I check the line

Yes everything still seems fine

Where have they gone - Timbukto?

I do have other things to do!

Finally they are back, let’s get to it

They’ve got the prices so let’s go through it

Oh dear me what follows next 

Is a financial maze leaving me perplexed 

Could you just tell me X and explain Y 

Another confusing blurb is their reply

I just simple want to know what it will cost!

You’ve presented a mass of options and I’m just lost!

We’ve been on the phone for nearly an hour

My tone is now decidedly sour 

I finally concede with despair in my voice 

It feels I really have no choice

Thank you privatisation it’s been a blast

It seems to me it’s just put the customer last! 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet FB 

23/03/2024 - Puppy Dog Eyes

Saturday 23rd March 2024

Won’t you share your tea with me 

It looks delicious, I know you agree

A big, fat juicy steak 

There upon your plate

Look into my eyes 

The size of mince pies

How can you resist my puppy dog eyes

I’ve lapped my lips and given cute sighs

But still you don’t seem to want to share

I’m man’s best friend and it’s like you don’t care

Oh no it looks like you have finished 

The steak very much diminished 

I let out a small, sad whine

As you just sit and sip your wine

Just one morsel was all I desired

Right as my human - you are most definitely fired! 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

Pembrokeshire Poet 

22/03/2024. - A Royal Diagnosis

Friday 22nd March 2024

The public thought they had a right to know

TikTok putting on its on elaborate show 

Rumours flying left, right and centre 

People starting to resent her

Stories and lies hitting social media feeds 

The Princess wants privacy the royal palace pleads

No the baying crowd wanted more 

She’s left him they would all implore

We have a right to know your business 

What is this strange mysterious illness?

Tell us, tell us, tell us now! 

The people stooped to a new low 

The noise kept growing day by day 

Why won’t the palace just say?

A woman at the centre of this farce 

There was a reason facts were sparse

Why couldn’t they just leave her be

Now her pain laid out for all to see

A family dealing with a bitter blow

A cancer diagnosis is what we now know 

Every person has a right to privacy

People sitting in their towers of ivory!

At the end of the day there’s a family hurting

Now I find the conspiracy theories so disconcerting 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

21/03/2024 - Shut The Door Please!

Thursday 21st March 2024

Close the door behind you

Shouts springtime to winter

You’ve left everything soaking

And the winds got out of hand

I haven’t finished yet 

Replied winter with a grin

It may be the end of March

But I’m having one last cold fling 

Well make it quick and snappy

Retorts spring with a sigh

So many people are longing for blue skies 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

Pembrokeshire Poet 

20/03/2024 - Where’s My Crystal Ball …..

Wednesday 20th March 2024

Never think you know where your life is going

If you look hard you will always find a cup overflowing 

Even at your lowest you must look for some light

Never give up caring and find a passion for your fight

Open up your mind and watch the opportunities flow in

Maybe, just maybe you will sit and think - where do I begin?

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

19/03/2024 - The Easter Bonnet

Tuesday 19th March 2024 

My grandson made an Easter bonnet and put it on his head

He said he was going to wear it from morning until bed

He wore it at his Easter parade 

Where he gave his mum a wave 

Next a hot chocolate topped with cream

It really was every young boy’s dream

We took a trip to the arcade where he sat upon the rides

To everyone who went past he tapped his hat and smiled 

We couldn’t pass the beach without going for a walk 

He held his hat tightly as the seagulls overhead did squawk

He had to have an ice lolly while we sat and watched the sea

The only time he took his hat off and handed it to me 

You can’t go to Tenby without buying some hot chips 

The hat firmly on his head with tomato sauce around his lips 

He climbed up into the car, he was one tired little boy

When you’ve got an Easter bonnet you don’t need any toys

My grandson made an Easter bonnet and put it on his head

He said he was going to wear it from morning until bed

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

18/03/2024 - Don’t Look Back

Monday 18th March 

If you live in the past

Will you ever move forward?

If you keep looking back 

Will you ever see where you are going?

If you relive history every day

Will you make the best memories?

If you harbour past negativities 

Will you ever live positively?

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

17/04/2024 - Winter Caves Be Gone

Sunday 17th March

Everyone’s emerging from their winter caves

Does this mean spring is really on its way

The rain has kept on pouring upon our sodden lands 

We all now have weird flippers for feet and hands

It’s nice to see those faces emerging from the dark

We can get out and enjoy walks at the beach or park

It’s been a long, wet winter we’re ready for some sun

My relationship with my raincoat is well and truly done!

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

16/03/2024 - The Key Is Happiness

Saturday 16/03/2024

Never stop laughing along the way

Happiness is the key come what may

It’s ok to be sad some of the time

We don’t always have to feel fine

But when you feel blue

You know what to do 

Turn up the corners of your mouth

Because laughter is what it’s all about 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

14/03/2024 - How Many Rungs On A Ladder?

Thursday 14th March 

Never give up on your dreams  

No matter how mad they may seem 

Never think you know how life is mapped 

There’s always ambition left unwrapped

Always keep a wide open mind  

Life is most definitely not defined 

Challenges keep us feeling young 

Remember a ladder has more than one rung! 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

13/03/2024 - run like the wind

Wednesday 13th March

The wind rushed past my shoulder

It had somewhere to be

I stood still wishing I could hold her 

It just washed over me 

I couldn’t see it, touch it or taste it 

But I knew that it was there 

Like a child I had the urge to chase it

So I ran without a care …….

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

12/03/2024 - All that glitters…. Equals calories 😂🙈

Tuesday 12th March 2024

When you reach inside your hoodie pocket 

And find the incriminating evidence deposits

Those shiny wrappers in your hands

The reason you’re not shifting pounds

Like a magpie drawn to the glitter 

Calories once wrapped in whats now litter 

Sadly I am just addicted to the sweet stuff 

And never quite know when to say - enough! 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

07/03/2024 - Up and Up

Thursday 7/3/2024

The bills are soaring 

My heart is roaring

Everything has just gone up and up

I don’t have an overflowing cup

All we can do is try to survive 

We’re all better off - mmm that’s a lie! 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

06/03/2024 - Rain Rain Stay Away

Wednesday 06/03/2024 

Two days of sunshine in a row 

It’s really going to help plants grow

It surely can’t last for long…..

We’re always drowning in the land of song 

So I’m sitting here with a glimmer of hope 

If it starts raining again I’m not sure I’d cope 😂 ☔️ 

Pembrokeshire Poet

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

05/03/2024 - Shop Shutter Mayhem

Tuesday 5th March 

I stood outside the shop minding my own business 

Then the weirdest thing happened, you ever did witness

I was lifted up into the air like a rocket into space 

My legs were up and head down - you should’ve seen my face 

There I was suspended by the shutter

My shopping trolley lying in the gutter

To my horror I was left hanging way up high

Like an angel flying through the sky

Now my face is all over National T.V. 

As people say - it’s the funniest thing you’ll see 

I do hope poor Anne Hughes has recovered from her ordeal - I think she saw the funny side once safely back on the ground 🙈

Pembrokeshire Poet 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

04-03-2024 - RNLI

Monday 4th March 2024

For two hundred years they’ve kept us safe 

Many rescues becoming a difficult case

They’ve put their lives on the line 

An organisation that truly shines 

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution 

Their creation was a revolution 

Established two hundred years ago 

We’ve seen this charity continue to grow

The lives they’ve saved are too many to count 

An organisation we couldn’t do without

Manned by a group of hardy volunteers 

So let’s make sure it’s here another 200 years! 

So take a moment just to say - thank you 

And just pray they never have to rescue you! 

Pembrokeshire Poet 

Joanbe C Hicks copyright ©️ 

03-03-2024 - Time Stand Still

Sunday 3rd March 2024

Time please stand still

I want to enjoy this moment

The hours, days and years fly by 

I look back and wonder where they’ve gone

I’m always looking forward

Thinking about tomorrow

Planning for my future 

Whilst looking at my past

Time - please stand still

Just let me enjoy the here and now  

Soak up every feeling, emotion and moment

Pembrokeshire Poet 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️

02/03/2024 - A Special Place

Saturday 2nd March 

Do you have a special place you go

To reflect and just let go

To sit and talk to those no longer here

Who you once held so close and dear

Do you have a special place you go

Where of this world you just let go 

Pembrokeshire Poet

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

01/03/2024 - Hello - won’t you hold my hand

Friday 1st March 

The sea rolled gently over the sand

Hello - won’t you stay and hold my hand?

I can’t stay long - I have to go

I’ve got places to be don’t you know

The sea crept over the grains of sand

And for a moment sea and sand were hand in hand 

Pembrokeshire Poet

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️