31st December 2008

Year makes its exit,
Slipping away with Santa,
Leaving me reeling.

30th December 2008

Ice crystal spikes cling,
Tip of my nose remains cold,
But snot thaws through it.

29th December 2008

Alternative wig,
Camouflage for boy's day out,
While I play housewife.

28th December 2008

Giving me purpose,
Pickle fetches ball I throw,
Keeping me active.

27th December 2008

Bug-eyed from watching,
Guilt at closing the shutters,
To screen out Hackney.

26th December 2008

Punch drunk from illness,
Stuffed with Christmas indulgence,
Stagger out en masse.

25th December 2008

Spreading joy in beard,
Bad Ass Pimp Daddy Santa
Connects people up.

24th December 2008

Finding stray sparkle,
Christmas seems irrelevant,
As we work through chores.

23rd December 2008

Dependable mate,
Out of sorts and out of luck,
In need of solace.

22nd December 2008

Dog fraternity,
Eclectic humans drink and
Celebrate with fur.

21st December 2008

Unable to think,
Responsibilities drift,
While I pick at grapes.

20th December 2008

Light shifts east to west,
I lie torpid watching time,
Sunk under chest's rasps.

19th December 2008

Shaking with hunger,
Quenched by three sips of miso,
Food lost its appeal.

18th December 2008

A hundred and three,
Boarding plane in fevered daze,
My voice left behind.

17th December 2008

Boy who's half and half,
'Twixt tartan and wellington,
Seeing Scottish side.

16th December 2008

Warding off evil,
Immune system under threat
As I nurse Tony.

15th December 2008

Driving to meet its
Terminal diagnosis,
A ritual clean.

14th December 2008

Walking after dark,
Pickle scavenges for bones,
I admire the lights.

13th December 2008

Riding 'Bum Bum Train',
Unexpected adventures
Require protection.

12th December 2008

Poonie and Loveshrine,
Pussy power leads the pack,
Pink flesh and vinyl.

11th December 2008

Churned ground and a skip,
Only child alone where steel
Family once stood.

10th December 2008

Decorated rooms,
From east end to Eastenders,
Spanning centuries.

9th December 2008

In winter's clutches,
Hot water bottle in coat,
Dog grapples with ice.

8th December 2008

As our journies cross,
Brief encounter with husband,
Mine in, his way out.

7th December 2008

One unit of three,
Seek to balance all their needs,
Nurture and nourish.

6th December 2008

Honkey tonk women,
More welly than Agnetha,
Not walking the dog.

5th December 2008

Core to my regime,
I stretch on balls, resist springs,
Leave inches taller.

4th December 2008

Pickle the elder
Passes on scratch and sniff lore,
Shows Charlie who's boss.

3rd December 2008

Following a star,
Days darken, Christmas coming,
Sunlight is precious.

2nd December 2008

Being an angel,
I wait in churchyard for Mum,
While she pulls crackers.

1st December 2008

Relief of blue sky,
New perspective on wreckage,
Optimism back.