30/07/2024 - The forest in my mind

Tuesday 30th July 2024

I’m wandering through the forest 

The forest in my mind

Pushing back strong branches

To see what I may find

I delve a little deeper and move the leaves aside

Suddenly I find my pen on paper glides……

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet 

29/07/24 - Grow old gracefully

Monday 29th July 2024

Grow old with grace and decorum 

For it is a privilege denied to some

Accept and love who you are

A wrinkle is your battle scar 

Accept that we age and it is a gift 

You don’t need the tucks or a face lift

Grow old with passion and flair

There’s nothing wrong with self care

But we must appreciate every year we live 

It’s makes you older, wiser and with so much to give 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet (FB)

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24/07/2024 - Flow Joe Flow 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

24/07/2024 Wednesday 

Sitting looking at a blank page 

Unable to get my brain to engage

Just one word, that’s all I need 

To start a creative juices feed 

But nothing is there 

The cupboard is bare

Some days it just flows

And that is all about it Joe 😂😂😂

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet (FB)

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22-07-2024 - Regrets - I have a few….

Don’t live a life full of regret

Creating memories doesn’t mean living in debt

Seize the day, the moment, the hour!

Your life is within your own power

Don’t look back and think if only 

For one day you may be old and lonely 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

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17/07/2024 - Never-ending Life….

Wednesday 17th July 2024

If you could pop a pill that gave you eternal life

Would you take that offer and live forever more

It wouldn’t guarantee a life without any strife

But it would guarantee you won’t knock on deaths door

Would you want to live forever in an ever changing world

Getting up each day and juggling daily tasks

Would you want to live life slow or in a supersonic whirl 

A life never ending dividing up into different acts

Do you think you’d become wiser and learn the perfect ways

As time provided never ending rehearsals of what not to do

Would you no longer appreciate the minutes, hours or days 

Would eternal life influence your personal view 

I’d hate to live forever and just go on and on 

As much as I love life and feeling I belong

If I’ve got my health, family and my home

I will appreciate my time for however long!

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

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14/07/2024 - Perfect Feathers

Sunday 14th July 2024

I saw a feather on the path and stopped to pick it up

I held it between my fingers, as my face just lit up

I felt sure it was a message sent from up above 

Cascading gentle downwards filled with hope and love

I twirled it round and round wondering what it meant

I pondered if this strand of softness was truly heaven sent 

I held it up above my head and it slowly danced to earth 

Maybe it was just a reminder to really know your worth 

So if you see a feather take a moment to reflect 

It’s a reminder that you, like a feather, are perfect 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

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08/07/2024 - April Showers?

Monday 8th July

Drip drip drip little April showers 

Falling in July, watering the flowers 

Drip drip drip little summer showers 

We’ve not seen the sun in hours 🙈😂

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

05/07/2024 - Words Live On

Friday 5th July 2024

When I’m gone and I can no longer speak

My words will live on

Set down on a page

Forever and a day 

Never under estimate the power of the written word

Laid down in a moment 

There for a lifetime

And beyond…… maybe 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

02-07-2024 - Lady Lou has new shoes…..

Tuesday 2 July 2024

My name is Lucy Lou 

And today ….. I got new shoes

They fit me like a glove

It really was instant love

A rich, deep, dark brown 

In contrast to my white crown 

My owner simply loves them 

Just like a precious gem

She raised her hands in the air

With a slight look of despair

She says that I’m causing quite a stink

In my new muds shoes I give her a wink

The look of love is in her eyes

She’s saying my name - while she cries 😂

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

30/06/2024 - Stairway To Heaven

 Sunday 30th June 

I stand with my foot upon the stair

That appears to lead nowhere

I stop for a moment, up on my tiptoes

Suddenly heaven seems ever so close

I tentatively take another step 

I remember how when you left, I wept

I look up above me with a heart full of hope

Suddenly it’s as if I’m balancing on a tightrope

Before me lies the vehicle of my dreams 

A stairway to heaven - or so it seems

I close my eyes and feel you all around me 

Transported up and now I’ve turned the key

And now in this moment it’s just you and me

I slip my hand in yours - yes it is just you and me 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet 

24/06/2024 - Flying High

There you fly way up high

Dancing through the clouds and sky

It must be quiet up in that zone

Soaring around all alone 

I sit and look as you swoop and sway

I wonder if I too could fly one day 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet 

20/06/2024 - Houdini at it again!

Thursday 20th June 2024

Gampi is home my grandson shouts

He runs to the gate but let’s Benji out

I have to give chase right away 

Benji thinks - oh yes - let's play

He is gone like a rocket down the road

I’m getting on and I’ve definitely slowed 

I can’t keep up so I can only yell

“Benji come back” - man this is hell

Then my saviour appears

A couple walking a dog are near

He grabs Houdini by his collar 

Phew - thank you is all I can holler 

Out of breath I grab my prize 

Oh this dog - my patience he tries! 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet 

18/06/2024 - Bouncy Benji

Tuesday 18th June

Get a dog they said - it will be fun 

A cute little puppy, that’s how it begun

Now I’m forever saying “I’m so sorry!”

As we race by as fast as a Ferrari

My arms like spaghetti as I cling to his lead

Benji bouncing along and willing to be freed

He sees a squirrel and up he goes

Climbing that tree on his doggy tiptoes

He walks along singing his barky song 

Nobody hangs around us for too long 

So I must apologise for my Benji Boo

But if I didn’t have him - what would I do 😂

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

16/06/2024 - Election Fever

Sunday 16th June

I’ve got a terrible earache

It’s pecking in my head

It’s there from the morning

Til I go to bed 

It’s got a special name 

The doctor told me so

It’s called election fever

What a terrible blow

Apparently it lasts for weeks 

And the air gets really hot

As all of the politicians

Wheel out their big shots

The window has been opened 

Now truth can float away 

Can we really 

Believe a word they say 🤔

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

16/03/2024 - Pembrokeshire Poet Was Born

Sunday 16th June

I wish someone had said to me 

When I was a little girl

You have a gift for writing

And poetry could be your pearl

I never really thought about

Putting pen to paper 

I was too busy 

Having a good caper

There was a teacher in my primary school

Mrs Davies and she was cool

I saw her when I was all grown up 

And she said I was no fool

She told me how she’d loved my stories

How my imagination had run riot 

I listened to her politely

But I still remained quite quiet

Then many, many years later 

I penned a silly poem 

It seemed that people liked it

So perhaps I’m not so dumb 😂

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

13/06/2024 - The Fragility Of Life ❤️

Thursday 13th June

Life is so fragile- like a fine bone china cup 

One minute you are a young, like an excited pup 

The years roll by and you’ve not a care in the world

Life wrapped up with so many memories they swirl

You wake each day and make plans for the future 

Wishing and willing our retirement to come sooner

Sometimes life’s a battle of hard work and strife 

We have a great faith that we will live a long life

But we will always have tomorrow to do the things we want 

We almost become completely nonchalant 

Then out of the blue your life’s turned upside down 

Suddenly there is no way to turn it all around

As fragile as that cup that holds your daily tea

The future is never promised to you or to me 

So never take for granted the day you have been gifted 

Be thankful that you are here and that you have existed 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet 

Love sweet love

 What the world needs now is love sweet love 

If you can spread anything 

Spread love

Spread joy

Spread kindness

Spread compassion

There’s too much hatred in the world. Life is too short for negative energies. Don’t like someone - be polite - move on, don’t hang on to past negative experiences - there’s only one place to look - forwards! 

What that world needs now is love sweet love 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet 

12/06/2024 - Just Be You!

Wednesday 12th June 2024

Who decided double denim was a no no?

Who was it who said that is a no go?

What does it matter what I wear?

Why should anyone else care?

Why can’t we all just wear what we want 

And go around oh so nonchalant 

Why do we all feel the need to conform?

If we don’t follow the rules then we are not the norm!

I say do what you want and wear what you please 

After all who appointed anyone to be fashion police! 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ Pembrokeshire Poet

11/06/2024 - The gift of sight

Tuesday 11/06/2024 

What a scary world it must be

To be blind - you cannot see

I can’t imagine what it’s like 

To not have the gift of sight 

To never see a bird 

Take flight upon its wings

To only be able to hear 

The song it beautifully sings

To never watch the waves

Crash upon the shore

Imagining the water washing 

Over that golden, sandy floor

To never see the views 

That rolls out over our lands 

To watch tall, green trees swaying

On a landscape they command 

So take a moment - stop and look

At what surrounds your current view 

Perhaps you may appreciate 

That view through eyes anew 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 11/06/2024 

Stay Here With Me

I wish I could take away your pain

I know that my prayers are in vain

I reach out and touch your hand 

“Close your eyes” I gently whisper 

Let me take you where things glitter

Let your mind drift across the universe

Forget about the illness you’ve been cursed

Let’s float amongst the moon and stars 

In our imagination we can go far 

Let our bodies just melt away

As if there is no night or day

Let wondrous things into your mind 

Go to a place that makes you spellbound 

I wish that you could stay here with me 

And we could laugh in the wind, sun and sea

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 14/9/23