Windows

'Winders'

Shut them winders

You must be cold!

You don't think about me

Mi blood's thin and old

Them winders are mucky

I'll give 'em a clean

Vinegar and newspaper

That'll give 'em a sheen

Look at them net curtains

As much use as nowt

People can't see in

But I can't see owt!

She never draws her curtains

You can see right in her room

Mucky little mare

She should to learn to use a broom

Them curtains have been drawn

More than three days now

That's enough time for grieving

Poor old cow

Window man's here Mum

'Get me mi purse'

I'll not pay 'im again

Them winders look worse

Mike O'Leary – April 2012

Do Boots sell shoes?

Shoes

Do Boots sell shoes?

Dr Scholls and the rest?

Would clogs rot your feet?

Are casuals for best?

Choosing your footwear

What you should know

Sandals for sunshine

Wellies for snow

Clogs are hard wearing

Pumps need a bag

Trainers get smelly

Horseshoes for nags

Boots can be kinky

Shoes can be Tuf

Oxfords have ties

Brogues, holes enough

Some shoes have toe caps

Some patently leather 

Some just for good times

Some for all weather

Feet go inside them

Often with socks

Newly bought shoes

Often come in a box

Women have many

Men have a few

But at any one time

You can only wear two!

Mike O'Leary - April 2012 

At the movies

At the movies

At the movies

Makin' moves

On the back row

Movin' hands low

Slapped wrist
Just kiss!
no fumble..
 no tumble..

Teenage kicks

At the flicks
Gossamer wings

Ice cream and things

Stolen kisses in the dark

Better than a cold bench

In the park 

Films we saw

 At the pictures

Scenes not seen

 Made us feel richer

Mike O'Leary - April 2012

Easter

Easter

 Bede, an English Christian scholar

In his treatise, 'De Temporum Ratione' *

Said that 'Easter' derived from Eostre

Earth Mother, Pagan Goddess of the North

Spring, did lambs bring to existence
 Gambol turned to gamble, sacrifice
Blood, once spilled upon the altar
No longer need be, to alter your life

Death, rebirth and renewal
Final sacrifice, atonement, redeemed
The route offered, back to Eden
Clean slate, cleansed heart, new life

Mike O'Leary - April 2012 

* The Reckoning of Time - The Venerable Bede