01-02-24 - new day new month!

 Thursday 1st February 2024

A new day is dawning

A new month is forming

What will it hold?

What will it bring?

No crystal ball to foresee the future 

So let’s just take it day by day 

And live in the moment! 

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31-01-2024 - The Dragon Will Roar

31-01-2024 

There’s a dragon lying very low

He’s getting ready to go go go!

His heart beats through the whole of Wales 

He breathes out fire and has lots of scales

Not long to wait before we hear him roar

And we watch our Welsh rugby team soar 

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Six nations countdown….

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30-01-24 tick tock

 Tuesday 30th January 

Tick tick tick tock

Goes the old grandfather clock

Tick tock tick tock

A regular beating clock

Tick tock tick tock

A beating reassuring clock

Tick tock tick tock

But one day - that tick tock will stop…..

Live for today not for your tomorrows 

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29/01/2024 - What Is This Before My Eyes

 Monday 29th January 2024 

I think what I’m seeing is real?

It looks just like the real deal

That photo on my screen

It’s looks like what I’ve seen

It’s looks just like you 

The image looks so true

That voice sounds just like yours 

I’m feeling quite assured

Then you tell me the frightening truth

You’d have to be a super sleuth

You see what I saw before me eyes

Was just a pure web of lies 

Artificial intelligence is here to stay

You can’t believe all you see today

Taylor Swift a victim of a deep fake image 

A.I - the start of a trail of deception and damage? 

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28/01/2024 - No Parade at Rodney Parade Today! 😞

 Sunday 28th January 2024

The big guns arrived at Rodney Parade

A game of football to be played 

Manchester United versus Newport County 

Who would sweep in and take the bounty?

County played with their hearts and souls

They managed to put away two great goals

But luck wasn’t on the Welsh side today 

Poor Newport County were just out played

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27-01-2024 - Blinded By The Traitor

 Saturday 27/01/2024

The lies were told

The dreams were sold

Friendships were made

They all wanted to stay

One by one their fate was sealed

Some traitors along the way were revealed

And so it was the final three 

The faithfuls - the traitor they could not see!

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26/01/2024 - Angel Wings Gained Too Soon

Friday 26/01/2024

How many more times will we have to see this?

A life lived without any love, hugs or a kiss

A life filled with terror, pain and suffering 

Injuries so bad there is no hope of recovering 

How many more times will our hearts be broken?

As we hear of horrors which should never be spoken 

A child’s life should be full of joy, laughter and fun

Not cut short by others before it’s even begun

So let’s all take a moment and pray for their short lives

Could society have done more to ensure they survived?

😞 - for all those abused children who sadly gained their angel wings too soon - my heart breaks for you ❤️

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25/01/2024 - smile!

Thursday 25/01/2024

Don’t forget to brush your teeth!

You turn, fold your arms and stomp your feet

Look it’s ok I say with a smile

Just brush the ones you want to keep! 

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24-01-2024 - You Don’t Need That - Do You?

Wednesday 24th January 2024 

The litter bins will be overflowing 

Like a fountain the rubbish will be flowing 

Tourists roam our towns, wondering what to do

There is no information centre - so they ask you

Libraries, row upon row of beautiful books

But you will no longer be able to browse or look

Growing old is no fun, this we all know 

But there is nowhere for our loved ones to go

Out for a walk at the beach, town or country?

Then it’s likely you will have to pee behind a tree! 

You can’t see a dentist  -you can’t see a doctor

Hospital waiting lists - another shocker

You don’t need your post on a daily basis 

Be thankful for the services they gave us

Gave us and now we see them all sliding away

“Gave us” - they were services for which we had to pay 

So here we are in the year 2024

Receiving a lot less, paying a lot more

Councils are going bust and public services broken 

The governments gestures and actions just a small token 

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23-01-2024 - Why Hello Jocelyn

Tuesday 23rd January 2024

I’m feeling like Mary Poppins today

What an image that portrays 

I feel if I stepped out the door 

My feet really wouldn’t have touched the floor!

With storm Jocelyn swooping in today 

I would have been up up and away

Is it a bird?

Is it a plane?

No it’s just Joe floating by again 😂

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22/01/2024 - Positve Vibes

Monday 22nd January 2024

Sprinkle it here

Sprinkle it there

Sprinkle it sparsely

Sprinkle it carefree 

Sprinkle it thickly

Sprinkle it sincerely 

Positive energy 

So good to share

Shows others that you care

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21-01-2024 - Storm Isha

 Sunday 21st January 

Another day - another night

And as we say goodbye to daylight

Nature is preparing another show 

It’s called Storm Isha don’t you know

Raging winds and lashing rain 

Pounding against the window pane

Winter really is quite erratic

Almost a bit too dramatic 

So wrap up warm and stay inside 

This storm will eventually subside

We can’t control nature in all it’s glory

But global warming - well that’s a different story! 

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20/01/2024 - Slip Sliding Away

 Saturday 20th January 2024

I feel the wind beneath my wings

When I’m up here my soul sings

I sweep and swoop through the jet streams

This is where I live my best dreams

I cast a glance down below 

So much I just don’t know 

I gaze upon the big wide space 

The wind blowing in my face

I look down upon the frozen pond

A feeding place of which I’m fond

But alas I cannot land on this sheet of ice

My feet would slide just like a dice

But wait what’s this - I see below

It’s my old mate, her name is Jo

She’s throwing seed upon the ground 

Right in to land without sliding around! 

I land and stop just in time 

I flew over at the right time!

I take a moment and stop and stare 

It’s great when humans really care 

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19/01/2024 - Fly Me To The Moon

Friday 19th January 2024 - Fly Me To The Moon 

Big and beautiful shining so bright 

We look up and see you during the night

Full of wonder, secrets and mystery 

You’ve seen so much worldwide history

Today a moon landing so we can find out more 

The Japanese leading a charge to explore

Such a beautiful sight for us to behold 

What will it tell us - what stories do you hold?

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18-01-24 - No Snow Fell Here

18-01-24

The white stuff began to fall from the sky

Glorious sparkly diamonds drifting from up high

They danced around all the way down

Falling and creating a glorious white crown

Like lightweight bubbles they seem to float

As the layers build nature begins to gloat

Look at my crisp jewels lying on the ground

Now as you walk your footsteps make no sound

But wait was is this - a corner left uncovered

Like snow is a substance yet to be discovered

The waves continue to crash upon the shore

No snow fell here - the sand as it was before

Is it missing the beauty of this layer of white?

No - the sun dances on the sea glistening so bright.

Sometimes nature is perfect

Just as it is.........

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17/01/2024

 Wednesday 17/01/24

What if the best was yet to come?

It could depend on your rule of thumb?

When you feel low and general down

Don’t sit there wallowing with a frown 

Your best day could be yet to come

So to the blues do not succumb!

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16/01/2024 -Sorry a little word

 16/01/2024 - Sorry such a little word 

What a day it’s been 

When Fujitsu took the public stand 

Postmasters hoping they don’t give them the run around

Hollow words of sorry uttered in the room

But closure for this case cannot come too soon 

It’s been a National scandal 

Of which nobody got a handle 

We also sit and watch as yet more Tories disappear 

I wonder if there will be any left by the end of the year

Maybe they are playing some strange game of Traitors

Banishing who they want, at times acting like dictators 

It would be really funny if our lives weren’t in their hands 

I really think the peoples plight they just don’t understand 

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16/01/2024

 Tuesday 16th January 

Don’t be afraid to stay in the shadows

We don’t all have to be in the light, don’t you know.

It’s ok to hang back and watch from the sidelines 

There are no rigid and strict life guidelines 

We make our own rules about how we live our lives 

Besides you don’t have to be in the light to shine

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15/01/2024

 Monday 15th January

The ripples are extending

Who knows where it’s all ending

As the troubles in the Yemen carry on 

Sometimes it’s like the little people are just pawns

 

We rely so much on others to provide all we need

Now nothings getting through with any great speed

We need to reconsider how we live our lives

Make Britain great again then maybe we could thrive 

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14/01/24 - No room at the inn

14/01/2024

There used to be no room at the inn

Do you mind if I just squeeze in?

The pews were full of our families and friends

Waiting to hear the messages God sends 

Slowly year upon year the numbers have dwindled 

Fortunately God’s love hasn’t rescinded

The churches and chapels always have room 

A place of sanctuary away from any daily gloom

So now we sit amongst empty pews 

So few of us left to hear the good news

Seats where so many sat before 

Nobody sat there anymore 

But fear not, all is not lost 

We have other bridges to cross 

A church with no walls is a way forward 

We don’t need solid walls to worship the Lord 

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