Merry Christmas to the New Family

As the Christmas Angels sing
At this happy festive time
May this hopeful New Year bring:

Blessed nights, full of sleep,
And kids who listen
When you speak!

Children who are ever smiling
Once in a while,
The odd weekend lie-in.

Drugs for that teething pain
Bringing peace
To an addled brain

An always happy, loving spouse
All the kids asleep,
In a quiet house.

 

Mitty, Marvin, Katie & Donut

Eila whispered to me:

"Marvin,

  At my right hand.

Mitty,

  To my left.

Donut,

  Right beneath me.

Katie,

  Left behind."

Haiku - Ant in traffic

Car stuck in traffic

Ant crossing the median

Winning our rat race. 

Practice Death Haiku

Oh Waitemata!

A red sky wakes the city,

Dark waves storm the night.

The girls, the blokes, the kids

The girls
Sit and
Swap tales
Pat and stroke
Soothe and
Pluck at
Stars
Marriages
Relationships
Cares and
Woes.

The blokes
Drink their
Solidarity
Piling up
Bottles
And bullshit.

The kids
Jump and run
Dance
And skip
And can we
And do.