tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56645433935169232992024-03-19T02:59:04.594+00:00Lissie`s poetryLissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.comBlogger4641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-63069313728591509072024-03-18T22:22:00.000+00:002024-03-18T22:22:32.316+00:00<p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b></b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKz55JqiqjiokpVP5qm93Tydp8PWf8Hr_18fhOq8YC1C9R4Xaw03mQ3Nz_mFYkZv-mVy7Aio7XLc2KLvRBy3PdEW5wtyTdr0-1Z0BZihut8-oKVwgMVZp0v5U9_JkUXnFWJFUSfMF4Uy2ej6XmDxWFJ3VOLnWsxQrVQnLwAgF850PY0_rm_Jge7AK/s474/Thank%20you%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="474" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKz55JqiqjiokpVP5qm93Tydp8PWf8Hr_18fhOq8YC1C9R4Xaw03mQ3Nz_mFYkZv-mVy7Aio7XLc2KLvRBy3PdEW5wtyTdr0-1Z0BZihut8-oKVwgMVZp0v5U9_JkUXnFWJFUSfMF4Uy2ej6XmDxWFJ3VOLnWsxQrVQnLwAgF850PY0_rm_Jge7AK/w200-h133/Thank%20you%201.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Thank you</span></b></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>A huge thank you to a special friend<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>who went out of their way to help</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>such a struggling neighbour</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>in a caring kind way</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>good people exis</i></span><i style="font-family: georgia;">t</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">communities</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>together</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>helping</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>all</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(c) Lissie's Poems 2024</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-58194556500453484232024-03-17T19:17:00.000+00:002024-03-17T19:17:14.772+00:00<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPGQQpKiavfnp0NtdCR3p7sDk0uZUSCqwNtbUtzuFVLo7R8ufAom7gJbtfDE6Qt60uPWRH510cAa_1IkQ-rOcXKE4kJukyQmBA5HDTZWq3ty9WqiKtZ_AuCAlauByKqbjv6Gx0tfAhV4/s1600/13754264_10154055633102740_5593485845296290428_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPGQQpKiavfnp0NtdCR3p7sDk0uZUSCqwNtbUtzuFVLo7R8ufAom7gJbtfDE6Qt60uPWRH510cAa_1IkQ-rOcXKE4kJukyQmBA5HDTZWq3ty9WqiKtZ_AuCAlauByKqbjv6Gx0tfAhV4/w154-h141/13754264_10154055633102740_5593485845296290428_n.jpg" width="154" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Moon</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">as the moon`s arc crosses the sky</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">surrounded by a million stars</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ever travelling along its path</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">casting an eerie light over the earth</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">as onward through the heavens it goes....!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: start;"><i style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: xx-small; text-align: center;">© Lissie Bull 2024</span></i></span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-74170492216615102092024-03-16T21:02:00.004+00:002024-03-16T21:02:41.562+00:00<p> </p><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH4as9oj55BR-lxF7Ns3WrXklTuc7jJbml9ilFteeo3D-TLpAUjSVhv9zj4cVmphNaYlz38lidL9skIvjB5GXESTa3WRQVcLZkd_E00tBjHLAJ8RdpAesi1bnlOZ6cHXoilE1FC00ilc/s1600/Rebellion_Joust_Legend_01.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH4as9oj55BR-lxF7Ns3WrXklTuc7jJbml9ilFteeo3D-TLpAUjSVhv9zj4cVmphNaYlz38lidL9skIvjB5GXESTa3WRQVcLZkd_E00tBjHLAJ8RdpAesi1bnlOZ6cHXoilE1FC00ilc/s320/Rebellion_Joust_Legend_01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Chivalrous knights </i></b></span><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span>This gallery of nobles</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dressed in their finery</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">seated around the king</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">regal colours and ivory</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">knights dressed in armour</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">attendants ever ready</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">this tournament is set</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">atmosphere so heady</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to win the great reward</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">young men to prove their worth</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">facing the king`s champion</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">this is their right since birth</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the sounds of thunderous hooves</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and mighty horses racing past</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">followed by clash of lances</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">their reactions need to be fast</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">defeated, the losers leave</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the triumphant knights celebrate</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with honours bestowed by the king</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">new champion they nominate</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">loud cheers of excited crowds</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">after the joust has been won</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">so let the feast commence</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">this kingdom will have some fun!</span></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0cm;"><span face=""helvetica" , "sans-serif"" style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: xx-small;">© Lissie`s Poems 2024</span><br /><span face=""helvetica" , "sans-serif"" style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: xx-small;">image found on rebellion.co.uk. </span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-56889205188797000082024-03-13T20:39:00.000+00:002024-03-13T20:39:49.600+00:00<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmG6YZ4J-ua6n1KiVA1MFAHLPVEtETTwc3q2hKX4UKHfefDalchCtX7pG2ZVGXO2kq83tHRxP4q8LI_bRQvJxhyphenhyphenDtt6BI8Q6dxQKsgT2te14m3-VEFu_6Btn7pjx9ThGoQeCVJHtlGN-84xMnCECypFoyYKOCD6JGKpG3YVjvChT5Anp8fuyqhjK4kvE/s1560/cruise%20liner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1560" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmG6YZ4J-ua6n1KiVA1MFAHLPVEtETTwc3q2hKX4UKHfefDalchCtX7pG2ZVGXO2kq83tHRxP4q8LI_bRQvJxhyphenhyphenDtt6BI8Q6dxQKsgT2te14m3-VEFu_6Btn7pjx9ThGoQeCVJHtlGN-84xMnCECypFoyYKOCD6JGKpG3YVjvChT5Anp8fuyqhjK4kvE/w233-h175/cruise%20liner.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Seas around Orkney</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">found in the waters of the North Sea</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">an archipelago of islands of Orkney</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>full of mysteries and many traditions</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">from nature to modern technology</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>in the distance a cruise ship is moored</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>floating proud above the island</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>with holiday makers ready to explore</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>an invasion very close to hand</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>as the cormorant take to the sky</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>souring high over land and ocean</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>viewing the world through keen eyes</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>elegant beauty in powerful motion</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>while below, a cold steel cruise liner</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>remains afloat off in the distance</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>lucrative tourism for Orkney</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>wilderness verses human persistence </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(C) <span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Lissie`s Poems 2024</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>image taken by Martyn Bull 2024</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-64298382174735392732024-03-12T10:12:00.001+00:002024-03-12T10:12:48.225+00:00<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pQj54Pk7dfY3nWGzzvVX72sP2G143wuUbzupjZNOKS53SMpiMbYFRio2D3FU-7shOe34Gv0wNLUU9xmSkiHc5koy2cycHrq0YK_foxq_ExtJ_AD3oCJRICl_9eQsAsNYrjZJELqyu5I/s1600/fisherman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="474" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pQj54Pk7dfY3nWGzzvVX72sP2G143wuUbzupjZNOKS53SMpiMbYFRio2D3FU-7shOe34Gv0wNLUU9xmSkiHc5koy2cycHrq0YK_foxq_ExtJ_AD3oCJRICl_9eQsAsNYrjZJELqyu5I/w200-h108/fisherman.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fishing</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With all your gear, bait, rods and waders</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> o</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ff to the river bank you go</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">all set up, it`s time to cast</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>patience is what`s needed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>will the fish respond?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>watching the float</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">will they bite?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fishing</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">shh</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">🐟🐟🐟🐟</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(c) Lissie Bull 2024</span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-23521406060510119552024-03-10T16:00:00.001+00:002024-03-11T16:27:52.060+00:00<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgCTx_K9hCj_uMT2XMGl_9zLb3A-owQQ6SNtOMCdyQj5HpFqIibgT40rcyfSW6e72FoRpUshT4IfriWe3lOwCnj06G4y1HxvUyqPS5CuiNHVaPEKI9JjCuWo20cnKgz8hIsywc0HlYhSPYYEyByFbhJsxL2AeJJYnP7YEZpJBvsyMPczpM6qJ0W5pa=s792" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="612" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgCTx_K9hCj_uMT2XMGl_9zLb3A-owQQ6SNtOMCdyQj5HpFqIibgT40rcyfSW6e72FoRpUshT4IfriWe3lOwCnj06G4y1HxvUyqPS5CuiNHVaPEKI9JjCuWo20cnKgz8hIsywc0HlYhSPYYEyByFbhJsxL2AeJJYnP7YEZpJBvsyMPczpM6qJ0W5pa=w154-h200" width="154" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><i>Angel Mother</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Thinking of you Mother</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>especially on this Sunday</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>though you have angel wings</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>we will walk together today</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>you gave me all I needed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>love, kindness, wisdom, care</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>through every stage of my life</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> you were always there</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">on this Mothering Sunday </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">let`s celebrate with cheer</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I love you my sweet angel</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>and miss you more each year!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(C) Lissie Bull 2024</i></span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-91661762113919956112024-03-09T22:06:00.001+00:002024-03-12T09:55:24.766+00:00<p> </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM2kirOXQnh2MUtYBPVjP2WXFxIhEcxoX2O8GvTnyHjlybaRTmlVXz4lax8qicr0OgiQM9Ntsamqi-0qgng6-2yU1FqDGboiWorlgNKszre07ARTVSm9jepGcMzHj3TYxCpa0mroWhWZAtH_QX1a5NH8iWGoYzNkUO27v0JkAcWMIzah6ZcfcRgxGNMM/s419/angel%20feather.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="236" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM2kirOXQnh2MUtYBPVjP2WXFxIhEcxoX2O8GvTnyHjlybaRTmlVXz4lax8qicr0OgiQM9Ntsamqi-0qgng6-2yU1FqDGboiWorlgNKszre07ARTVSm9jepGcMzHj3TYxCpa0mroWhWZAtH_QX1a5NH8iWGoYzNkUO27v0JkAcWMIzah6ZcfcRgxGNMM/w114-h202/angel%20feather.jpg" width="114" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Where are you?</b></span></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Feeling very alone in a world of people</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">there`s a glass wall surrounding me</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">where a partner was once, nothing remains</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>just an empty space, marooned upon a sea</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>there is only a ghost, a feeling, memories</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>photos of good times, where are you now?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>family has moved on to live their own lives</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>how do I move on, I don`t have the knowhow</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>to smile, laugh or love again feels so wrong</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>you have your wings and freedom from pain</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>you're on my mind and in my heart every day </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>but all I want is to hug you tightly once again</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>my love, my soulmate, where are you now?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(C) Lissie`s Poems 2024</i></span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-74872051362809294592024-03-08T09:31:00.000+00:002024-03-08T09:31:15.094+00:00<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Happy 64th Birthday Steve </span></b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTemdxGBusQDOl5-pggCIchklVrfdyZCA8Qd8bqXnxXEWsZ7EfP4VgQxJX-W14BaT9MAGp0tUSw2VL_sLtfj1qE5B6-rZ36boHu3gVWmk82g14VJeZo2xeBFdGyeiGhV7Rx2Yi_jD8bMxEd3jo6BwpFy4K0WBqgW34UolP47Tp6u080qPEqemr3jozo0/s320/35889306_10156024930377740_4474540960977518592_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTemdxGBusQDOl5-pggCIchklVrfdyZCA8Qd8bqXnxXEWsZ7EfP4VgQxJX-W14BaT9MAGp0tUSw2VL_sLtfj1qE5B6-rZ36boHu3gVWmk82g14VJeZo2xeBFdGyeiGhV7Rx2Yi_jD8bMxEd3jo6BwpFy4K0WBqgW34UolP47Tp6u080qPEqemr3jozo0/w108-h144/35889306_10156024930377740_4474540960977518592_n.jpg" width="108" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My dearest Steve</span></i></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i>Always on my mind each day</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i> your laughter and cheeky smile</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>create many great memories</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I`ve held onto all this while</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> can`t believe how times pass by</span></i><br style="text-align: left;" /><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">each time I visit your grave</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i>leaving flowers and a poem</i></span><br style="text-align: left;" /><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I know I must remain brave</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;">here to celebrate your birthday</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><i>I send love on an angel`s feather</i></span><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><i>remembering what we achieved</i></span><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><i>I can hold onto and treasure</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>(c) Lissie Bull 2024</i></span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-70339943060922459092024-03-04T18:43:00.000+00:002024-03-04T18:43:15.780+00:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKndA8brZwjugc7ayJK2E-rWnzhwT_s3Jm8s-8Tva6GMuIH5ivv6ZJoOqR37Pqh3s032FaLJuKL__kFr_a6ibA_6ma7IOIi7CMyuZHzVm8eKkvJkhgoi6sYXCbAMDOf0IUIJMGhoJ32K7TkM7FIOZ-hwWRVtVOtaU2bbM3xcvKiF3HpGU1JgpO5s5TPks/s480/star.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKndA8brZwjugc7ayJK2E-rWnzhwT_s3Jm8s-8Tva6GMuIH5ivv6ZJoOqR37Pqh3s032FaLJuKL__kFr_a6ibA_6ma7IOIi7CMyuZHzVm8eKkvJkhgoi6sYXCbAMDOf0IUIJMGhoJ32K7TkM7FIOZ-hwWRVtVOtaU2bbM3xcvKiF3HpGU1JgpO5s5TPks/s320/star.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Peace</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Sitting quietly in the light of dusk</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I am totally at peace with myself</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I feel free from the misery of the day</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>as night wraps me in his loving arms</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>while slowly the light of day fades </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>sounds all around seem muted </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>you`re there, I feel your presence</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>sit here beside me and hold me</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>sadly this is but a few quiet moments</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>to spend time together - in my minds eye, </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>watching bright dancing stars above</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>as I feeling completely at peace tonight</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(C) Lissie`s Poems 2024</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><p><br /></p>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-81263878415859507892024-03-02T20:42:00.000+00:002024-03-02T20:42:59.002+00:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimw3pF4gJ1KqJT8kItK0ZBwQiuhYrJsBfCRnkwquFtWYKJ60pEx27atMRmLuURQGWcSZRD5ynrWfkD-K73LqQOld49aQQlW1h3H5JTiF1VsmzbdnpdtA90Afp9T3C0V00hwyH835BfXleF-QxQG5KT61fdvrZGyMVLqNKXN4MdEk070pN1qjtWFbfm68U/s1048/Jack%20and%20the%20Beanstalk%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="763" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimw3pF4gJ1KqJT8kItK0ZBwQiuhYrJsBfCRnkwquFtWYKJ60pEx27atMRmLuURQGWcSZRD5ynrWfkD-K73LqQOld49aQQlW1h3H5JTiF1VsmzbdnpdtA90Afp9T3C0V00hwyH835BfXleF-QxQG5KT61fdvrZGyMVLqNKXN4MdEk070pN1qjtWFbfm68U/w126-h173/Jack%20and%20the%20Beanstalk%201.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Jack and the Beanstalk</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>You`ve heard of "Jack and the Beanstalk"</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I`m sorry to say he not really that kind</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>for Jack was a greedy and nasty man</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>who disliked everyone and spoke his mind</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>he went to market to sell the family cow</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>brought back some coloured magic bean</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>it grow into a very thick beanstalk</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>creating such a jaw dropping scene!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>treasures were to be found at the top</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>including gold, silver and jewels galore</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>but sadly guarded by a fierce giant</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>stamping around with a great big roar!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>so up Jack went to find his fortune</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>thinking of holidays, cars and glory</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>stuffing pockets with all he could see</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>maybe a wife but that`s another story</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>when back on the ground, he took an axe</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>with a great swing, he chopped down the bean</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Jack took all his loot, popped it in the boot</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>and drove off into a distant sunnier scene </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(V) Lissie`s Bull 2024</i></span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-27765246382169705702024-03-01T20:53:00.001+00:002024-03-01T20:53:54.018+00:00<p><br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNuGpkv4WCW2S_bPFc8N03BTMhBBdYujx8cAyi2QNDNMPqrqIkUFsS0vMv4h-7a0wqGoBMNr0CDbpChyphenhyphenvZoZTfu1SRM9iNtziDgp8vRihoEx25357NH4K2w8A2TOoOL-w8p_LffpC5cwByR80B5KrPkOKCxyfmoT8Q8nBHI31urz4JdRtfdnepVaWNsQ/s960/67261292_10156928696732740_2992189593547177984_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="960" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNuGpkv4WCW2S_bPFc8N03BTMhBBdYujx8cAyi2QNDNMPqrqIkUFsS0vMv4h-7a0wqGoBMNr0CDbpChyphenhyphenvZoZTfu1SRM9iNtziDgp8vRihoEx25357NH4K2w8A2TOoOL-w8p_LffpC5cwByR80B5KrPkOKCxyfmoT8Q8nBHI31urz4JdRtfdnepVaWNsQ/w235-h201/67261292_10156928696732740_2992189593547177984_n.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Cuddles</b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">C</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">uddling up with you my dear</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>U</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">nique to all our needs</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>D</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">iving into your loving arms</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>D</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">on`t ever turn me away</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>L</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">onging to hear your heart beat</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>E</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">very cuddle`s so special</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>S</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">nuggled up beside you..!</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>© Lissie Bull 2016</i></span></span><br /></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-33884240165953962542024-03-01T09:55:00.000+00:002024-03-01T09:55:02.288+00:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8ET79W92DwcxO4nwoWBoa1DC9N-DT7LY2PlhAarYkoUa8346ivc2vug4jQTu7yaBZrK_PDlV-dZc9gRVShJAmz3rogp3zX7rJf7t8frZLwiav9RIkIDIpQBSJoItSLF2Qbl1927c9pP7g_IDuvBqUV_ll6xiHi9y-Rz_hSgeYE4PkwGQe1Ajpk5AoYk/s960/Sunning%20in%20the%20garden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8ET79W92DwcxO4nwoWBoa1DC9N-DT7LY2PlhAarYkoUa8346ivc2vug4jQTu7yaBZrK_PDlV-dZc9gRVShJAmz3rogp3zX7rJf7t8frZLwiav9RIkIDIpQBSJoItSLF2Qbl1927c9pP7g_IDuvBqUV_ll6xiHi9y-Rz_hSgeYE4PkwGQe1Ajpk5AoYk/w194-h194/Sunning%20in%20the%20garden.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Little jay</span></b></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">our sweet little tuxedo cat</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">basking in afternoon sun</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">watching buzzing bumble bees</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">planning some mischievous fun</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">totally relaxed under the apple tree</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">as it blossoms, scent filling the air</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">blue tits and butterflies fly by</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">as Jay chutters with </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">snoozing in the warmth of spring</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">ruffled fur tummy all exposed</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">tail gently twitching in the breeze</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">what do you dream of, as you doze</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">sleep on sweet little tuxedo cat</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">under skies of clear bright blue</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">follow your dreams without a care</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">in the knowledge that we all love you!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(C) Lissie`s Poems 2024</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></i></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-67283335676883703292024-02-27T19:44:00.000+00:002024-02-27T19:44:02.179+00:00<p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b></b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItRq3sAI0qMa9yVUPKcXA61xwZdKrRRVunEoTtK51KmgiMS7myOW4Gfxz_yAPy2OWPX9CB44ItAeVnGNELyh2Dn0nLSlSYp22S8cG8_oU5TIYXu8LD-ypMxqQGJBEzMEvNA05oc1es7FLp-hAXWya5Vw72JYRJaWCguixRssp709AY0HUMAz4xCsOwoA/s2048/Coffee%20in%20Clifton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1153" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItRq3sAI0qMa9yVUPKcXA61xwZdKrRRVunEoTtK51KmgiMS7myOW4Gfxz_yAPy2OWPX9CB44ItAeVnGNELyh2Dn0nLSlSYp22S8cG8_oU5TIYXu8LD-ypMxqQGJBEzMEvNA05oc1es7FLp-hAXWya5Vw72JYRJaWCguixRssp709AY0HUMAz4xCsOwoA/w117-h209/Coffee%20in%20Clifton.jpg" width="117" /></a></b></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> Coffee Time</span></b></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sat here with my cup of latte</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">watching the world as it goes by</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">wondering whats on peoples minds</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">totally absorbed..wow..the time does fly</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">some people smile and say hello</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">other seem to be in such a haste</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">I imagine what they are doing</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">meetings, affairs, what have they faced?</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">some sit and slowly stir their coffees</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">one texting..a loved one maybe..</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">others chatting, they`ve so much to say</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">it`s enjoyable, to sit and see !</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">quiet music in the background</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">sets the mood and helps time to flow</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">gentle murmurs of all the voices</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">watching people, pass by, then go !!<br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">(C) Lissie`s Poems 2024</span></i></div></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-74864282850239849102024-02-26T17:33:00.000+00:002024-02-26T17:33:09.635+00:00<p> </p><p><b style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Springtime, Mother Nature`s waking up</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKVr43QAl2ZsaFb5PTNMw-hskPzgxkeQLloYXA6rE0fHpanrdgWOIi1ijLOytbf3DNDb2KzJdBY7vmslNHbGO_dUaRL7AQhB0ZggmoQoQklWTPUvjp2MpwzZgQhiSSlb8dL5crK1STxI/s1600/bristol+on+blossom.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKVr43QAl2ZsaFb5PTNMw-hskPzgxkeQLloYXA6rE0fHpanrdgWOIi1ijLOytbf3DNDb2KzJdBY7vmslNHbGO_dUaRL7AQhB0ZggmoQoQklWTPUvjp2MpwzZgQhiSSlb8dL5crK1STxI/w234-h132/bristol+on+blossom.png" width="234" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Spring Time</span></i></b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: center;"><p style="color: #333333; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Blossom scent in the air</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sweet smelling tulips</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">frog`s spawn in the pond</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">all signs that spring is here</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bluebells and caterpillars</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the gardens come to life</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">longer days and shorter nights</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sitting out in the afternoon sun</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">listening to the bird calls</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">watching my cats play</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">relaxing in the sunshine</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">enjoying this spring time.</span></i></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b00000;"></span></div><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 20.29px;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: 20.29px;"></span><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: center;"><i style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></i><i style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"> © Lissie`s Poems 2024</span></i></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-39990907113500898632024-02-25T22:54:00.001+00:002024-02-25T22:54:18.481+00:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HtI3Bf117fjkTURexAQir41U_7km1puJm6nz61ySziEY1BZ2GAne83Yo6kVVLgb1DU90bsM7Ihg2GPzYG7YqaEBFn8SH8ujrGmZuQESjC9fJonHPpQ_IrrLo_tlX-mcZ_LuEC-nCxg8/s1600/mXPDKBM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HtI3Bf117fjkTURexAQir41U_7km1puJm6nz61ySziEY1BZ2GAne83Yo6kVVLgb1DU90bsM7Ihg2GPzYG7YqaEBFn8SH8ujrGmZuQESjC9fJonHPpQ_IrrLo_tlX-mcZ_LuEC-nCxg8/s200/mXPDKBM.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Bluebells</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Little heads waving blue bonnets </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>carpeting the woodland floor</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>frills of bright green bordering </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">filling our hearts with joys of spring</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>dappled sunlight lifts the spirit</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>filtering through the trees</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>spotlighting the mystery of spring</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>bringing nature alive !</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="color: #333333; font-size: x-small;">© Lissie`s Poems 2024</i></span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-70488940317416236982024-02-23T15:40:00.003+00:002024-02-23T15:40:26.323+00:00<p><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Happy Birthday Phoebe</span></b></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Love and miss you always </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Lis </span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>xXx</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><i>Phoebe</i></b></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">P</span></b>ractical and positive<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">H</span></b>appiest when with her family<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">O</span></b>utgoing and great company<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">E</span></b>ver kind, caring and full of love<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">B</span></b>est Mother-In-Law you could have<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">E</span></b>ver loved and sorely missed</i></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(C) Lissie Bull 2021</i></span></p>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-86686613226768199152024-02-23T12:47:00.001+00:002024-02-23T12:47:56.888+00:00<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Home</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> is not just<br /></span></b></i><i style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">a place to<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">sleep</span> <br /></span></b></i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline; float: none; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">home</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> is where <br /></span></b></i></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">we house our <span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">souls</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">!</span></span></b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">(C) Lissie`s Poems 2024</span></span></b></i></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-42140184959077534912024-02-22T17:02:00.002+00:002024-02-22T18:21:56.973+00:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyJXsrY2UWxMa2vzieoOet5Hg5uipmb6FfRMY5RQqXmswoCoC_sbtFbI1M0k_dNrXOlsUcfpZv5rIhh9gR0sywaLOfuJyBBhicojc-r2hX2Si4PHi2NIAg3saMcwxbW-3xqbGqsM8miw/s960/Squirrels+up+the+tree++26+05+21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyJXsrY2UWxMa2vzieoOet5Hg5uipmb6FfRMY5RQqXmswoCoC_sbtFbI1M0k_dNrXOlsUcfpZv5rIhh9gR0sywaLOfuJyBBhicojc-r2hX2Si4PHi2NIAg3saMcwxbW-3xqbGqsM8miw/w99-h180/Squirrels+up+the+tree++26+05+21.jpg" width="99" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Cheeky Squirrels</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> a quick glimpse of a fluffy tail</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">flickering amongst the trees </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">scurrying up and down trunks</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">scampering through the leaves</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">these sweet innocent creatures</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">are not all that they appear!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">they`re mischievously cheeky</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">and trouble when they`re near</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">watching their playful romping</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">searching for their winter hoard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>burying them yet forgetting where</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">there`s plenty of nuts to be stored</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>as nature dresses up for autumn</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>these cheeky squirrels do not care</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>for each day is filled with playtime</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>as they race around everywhere!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(C) Lissie Bull 2024</i></span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-26363603025910580772024-02-21T16:29:00.004+00:002024-02-21T16:49:51.876+00:00<p> </p><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Everybody has their own path to tread, each one is different, we meet people along the way, some pass by, some walk with us a while, some even stay, supporting each other. We all have our own paths of life and goals to reach.</i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYdFzji0B_t1PvbiSuuCM8zOpVEXeHxuVZ5l_n25DiPccZmWmFXgLqnbBU-PmDwUSLtKvsTgA1Xapzm-Ih7B-8CQa2inorqMlpqjfXt5LL9_ed-JH9M6ew-CujDDyT40VF7r5dOn0u4NVmN2Gb9EiTqpiw_lNQy0vleCg2Z0xgeU1ZeG_I5qvD7e5FiY/s1455/Path%20of%20life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1455" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYdFzji0B_t1PvbiSuuCM8zOpVEXeHxuVZ5l_n25DiPccZmWmFXgLqnbBU-PmDwUSLtKvsTgA1Xapzm-Ih7B-8CQa2inorqMlpqjfXt5LL9_ed-JH9M6ew-CujDDyT40VF7r5dOn0u4NVmN2Gb9EiTqpiw_lNQy0vleCg2Z0xgeU1ZeG_I5qvD7e5FiY/w212-h141/Path%20of%20life.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><b>Path of life</b></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Loneliness on the path of life<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>feeling like a solitary tree<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: georgia;">there`s miles and miles of road ahead</i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>but nothing helpful here for me<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>should I turn back or carry on<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I`m not sure that I really care<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>each way seems too barren to me<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>stuck in the middle of nowhere<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I just need a friend to talk to<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>an arm to lean on, once in a while<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>someone to show me, I`m ok<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>the courage to walk tall in style<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>my friend, oh friend take care of me<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>let me rest here for a short time<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>when strength is with me once again<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I`ll continue my journey`s rhyme.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="hascaption"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 11.5px;">© Lissie`s Poems 2024</span></span></span></i></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-4519385191728920502024-02-17T21:09:00.001+00:002024-02-17T21:09:54.824+00:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX8WkVfgQHfvAgBcWse4mK96N4TniOwQTjFhf8CZMvXFTzT4uiqa3ivfTdGiYeMH5riF6lGBtLrvw0CFOIql61FR5o9UcHcKjgkvYiRKOTL08nAhbkzGgGLQIm-E66VALw-Y-l0DHt5Q/s1600/Maddog+winners+2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="607" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiX8WkVfgQHfvAgBcWse4mK96N4TniOwQTjFhf8CZMvXFTzT4uiqa3ivfTdGiYeMH5riF6lGBtLrvw0CFOIql61FR5o9UcHcKjgkvYiRKOTL08nAhbkzGgGLQIm-E66VALw-Y-l0DHt5Q/s320/Maddog+winners+2017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></i><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Liquid State!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b></b><i></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><b></b><i></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><b></b><i></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>With the stage coming alive</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>as the venue begins to roar</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>feeding this electric atmosphere</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>now the volume starts to soar</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>feel the beat hit your chest</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>through an explosion of light</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">vocals, drums, guitar and bass</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">creating a memorable night!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">penetrating lyrics heard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">vibrating through the floor</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">above strings of sheer passion</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">jubilant followers want more</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">headbanging, arms swaying</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">everybody`s rocking their feet</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Liquid State, so amazing!</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">performing to their <span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">heavy beat</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">(c) Lissie Bull 2019</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></i></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-47875521104995175752024-02-16T21:33:00.006+00:002024-02-17T17:03:14.678+00:00<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">~d(-_-)b~</b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>silence feels like isolation</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>locked away in solitude</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>trapping my mind in darkness</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>my veins throbbing wildly</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>hearing the pulse in my ears</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>plunging my soul into madness</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>it only takes a little beat</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>to get my senses tingling</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>slowly dispersing the emptiness</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>music is the beat of my life</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>blasting away the cobwebs </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>and shaking up the stillness</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>let the music rip through me</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>bringing my soul back to life</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>electrifying</i></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> my happiness</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(C) Lissie Bull 2024</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-29672128525668920882024-02-16T12:10:00.001+00:002024-02-16T12:10:12.950+00:00<div style="text-align: left;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoO2vZgFuAFUgzf_lFthr8C1geAvB1Zt8TZkwejR43UAbbGweUaMiGJOcX4mFH4uKV52i6owe7wEU3Unuj_lmEYsO1XFyRwj-EgwAPjZ83qTTBG2dNiSkc3t_XK9D6BxFbEteWTJZPD2qmF24W_uBQvLSlKInJG9u5Fp1_XE8qalqZJfSPpdc-hOILOQ/s900/cornwall%20OS%20map.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="900" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoO2vZgFuAFUgzf_lFthr8C1geAvB1Zt8TZkwejR43UAbbGweUaMiGJOcX4mFH4uKV52i6owe7wEU3Unuj_lmEYsO1XFyRwj-EgwAPjZ83qTTBG2dNiSkc3t_XK9D6BxFbEteWTJZPD2qmF24W_uBQvLSlKInJG9u5Fp1_XE8qalqZJfSPpdc-hOILOQ/w204-h183/cornwall%20OS%20map.png" width="204" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Cornwall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><b>C</b></span>ornish pasties, a miners lunch and been about since 1877</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;"><b>O</b></span>ver 300 beaches around the county`s 430 mile coastline</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;"><b>R</b></span>ich colourful flora, with over 385 types of plants </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;"><b>N</b></span>ative language is called Kernewek, a form of Celtic</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;"><b>W</b></span>restling Cornish style, with tough jackets to grip onto!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;"><b>A</b></span>wesome basking sharks are seen just off the coast</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;">L</span>ocal tin mines once made Cornwall a world leader in production </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">L</span></b>iskeard, has it`s own magical Pipewell, that`s never run dry.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">(C) Lissie`s Poems 2024</span></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-35514928714710392402024-02-15T11:36:00.000+00:002024-02-15T11:36:02.320+00:00<p> </p><p><br /></p><br /><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"></span></i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNZMimMy4Teq_nu2TTHjBmOVhnjKi6lIDsNSiXOCIpr85MRFiMZhwJ9UmDoLFmtlBi4o8P1u_TrT6ZDxmT8DD2x5IVHKO-tabtXp2VRDJs2gKHiSurt-7OxboP7R8veYWJuDB3Kdt4ak/s1600/-grief1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNZMimMy4Teq_nu2TTHjBmOVhnjKi6lIDsNSiXOCIpr85MRFiMZhwJ9UmDoLFmtlBi4o8P1u_TrT6ZDxmT8DD2x5IVHKO-tabtXp2VRDJs2gKHiSurt-7OxboP7R8veYWJuDB3Kdt4ak/w236-h157/-grief1.jpg" width="236" /></a></span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"></span></i></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Grief </div></span></i></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I don`t want to be on the planet" she said</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> "can`t cope with anything now he`s dead</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> cancer`s angels came and took him away</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I lost my soulmate on that dreadful day!"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I can`t eat, can`t sleep or even raise a smile</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> how can I even carry on, I feel I`m in exile"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> sadden tears begin to run down her cheek</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> this grief she felt, was making her so weak.</span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> "he was my rock, my love, my everything</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> yet I will always wear his wedding ring"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and while she talking the tears keep flowing</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> "I`m really not sure I can keep on going"</span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> comforting her as much as can be done</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> for life would appear to have lost it`s fun</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> sat in the garden with a cake and latte</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> all that`s needed, is to make her happy!</span></i></div><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></i></b><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"> (c) Lissie Bull 2024</span></i></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-44154645042156013942024-02-12T21:58:00.000+00:002024-02-12T21:58:06.199+00:00<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span><br /></div>
<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5pLaFcUh3S2frkQe33OvWtqhitRPBpjbh-oZfX2Qa0L_nWAgKW-Tdf95wa2esqxX97yBiRwN1nLiI13tJBJD-uOOTxIUAN8e6rou5gxcDR77hEWrU-IS_eVdE8nfGIibzptAiRj3oaT_iZ9i2WfRLXJ8Gl9NuB6gM6lxd_6V7DPapMgoItUfhNhgChY/s474/swan%20takig%20off.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="474" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5pLaFcUh3S2frkQe33OvWtqhitRPBpjbh-oZfX2Qa0L_nWAgKW-Tdf95wa2esqxX97yBiRwN1nLiI13tJBJD-uOOTxIUAN8e6rou5gxcDR77hEWrU-IS_eVdE8nfGIibzptAiRj3oaT_iZ9i2WfRLXJ8Gl9NuB6gM6lxd_6V7DPapMgoItUfhNhgChY/w182-h128/swan%20takig%20off.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Elegant Swan</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">you pad, you squawk</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">you slip and slide</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">but when you fly high, </span></i><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">you glide</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>webbed feet steady</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>wings beating</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>barrel chested, thrusters ready</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>racing across the water`s surface</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>taking to the air</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>you`ve left ground base</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>tucking up feet</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>rhythmic wings beat</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>majestic swan has fulfilled </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>an amazing feat!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><i>(C) Lissie`s Poems 2024</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240121_140355_604.sdocx-->Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5664543393516923299.post-33872600908926287572024-02-10T16:07:00.001+00:002024-02-10T16:07:07.907+00:00<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Snowdrops, daffodils and crocuses, with birds singing and warmer days, Spring is in the air, though winter hasn`t quite given up!</span></b><br /></span></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlAWwLQDKxAsn5sG88X-JntbkoZp3W-MJ1NcDXUV2P3m75IpMrtkTCqU5AopWvP7x44DKLtw385sHPosLyyRcWHIMc9lRKZkjTS8U7-iV656OwrvZTxXMdc1odzYn28GSk9Pp66JNedGdCC8sFUrsrSxiv9tszKfsq43qctwrVyCPYwTfbslfyK5rgs0/s1564/feb%201%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlAWwLQDKxAsn5sG88X-JntbkoZp3W-MJ1NcDXUV2P3m75IpMrtkTCqU5AopWvP7x44DKLtw385sHPosLyyRcWHIMc9lRKZkjTS8U7-iV656OwrvZTxXMdc1odzYn28GSk9Pp66JNedGdCC8sFUrsrSxiv9tszKfsq43qctwrVyCPYwTfbslfyK5rgs0/w234-h234/feb%201%202022.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">W</span></i><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">elcome in the Spring</span></i></span></b></p><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">As the snowdrops peep </span></i></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">through the cold earth</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">spring is in the air</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">lighting up with flowers</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">shafts of green leaves</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">with white hanging heads</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">swaying the the breeze</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">between the showers</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">and bright blue skies</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">but just to remind us</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">a chill wintry wind blows</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">winter has not left yet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">buds on the branches</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">join with the snowdrops</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">thus encourage spring</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">to come to the dance</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">life is so alive</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">as birds are singing</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">come and join with us</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">in the merriment..!</span></i></div></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">(C) Lissie`s Poems 2024 </span></i></div>Lissie Bull Poetryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00450032920156610021noreply@blogger.com0