A Ballard for a Mallard

Ballad for a Mallard

For reasons that we’ll never know

You chose to come to us

Did you come far, and if so how,

Was it by tube or bus?

This little place that you call home

Amongst this fragrant scent

We hope that you’ll be nice and warm

They’ll be no charge in rent

At first, unsure of what you were

A bird? Velociraptor?

But now we know that you are ducks

To start this brand new chapter

We’ll take great care to leave you be

And water ‘round your nest

Please take your time and nurture them

There’s no need to feel stressed

So when you’re ready, fly away

Complete with flock in tow

We’re so glad that you came to us

To start your life in Bow

Chuckle Muscles

Chuckle Muscles

They’re wibbly and wobbly

And jiggly too

It’s true that I have them

But you have them too

They live deep inside us

And go to our soul

‘Cause when they are turned on

They make us feel whole

They’re stretchy and bendy

And make a fun noise

So walk them and run them

Each day girls and boys

But make sure you use them

At these do not scoff

Because if you leave them

They’re sure to drop off

These great things inside us

They give us a lift

So nurture them kindly

This magical gift.

Rainbow

Rainbow

The moon and tides they work as one

A spirit that they share

Just like this thing that we have made

That make us this great pair

When rainy days do taint my smiles

You make the sunshine glow

‘Cause you’re the pot of gold I found

Who ends at my rainbow

You are an architect of good

Who showed me that I'm built

And taught me that I am enough

And can be free of guilt

And even when you’re far away

I’ll see your golden heart

I'll work with you to keep it safe

This greatest work of art

So let’s hold hands and walk as one

You are my favourite rhyme

Our clocks and hearts they are in sync

My partner in good crime

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

A gentle arm around your side

To let you know I’m there

I hope you know how much my dear

For you I deeply care

My shoulder’s there for you to use

For when you need to cry

You’ll always have my hand to hold

My best for you I’ll try

When you need me to make you laugh

Because the world feels wrong

There’s no doubt you can lean on me

When you’re not feeling strong

You let me in to see your scars

To me they are just quirks

But having you as my dear friend

The best of all the perks

Together we have made this thing

It’s our own work of art

Your smiles and kindness called to me

For these you have my heart

Innuendo

Innuendo

I’ve written this poem about innuendo

It turned out that it was quite hard

I’ve had a few dates since I’ve lived in London

But not taken one up the Shard

The weather in London is often quite damp

And it’s easy for things to get wet

In the summer it’s humid and things can get hot

And it’s easy to work up a sweat

In London there’s so many sights there to see

And the tide of the Thames is quite strong

But my favourite thing to do on most nights

Is to listen to old Big Ben’s bong 

Now the new year is here and has come out to play

And at midnight the sound of popped corks

Though it’s not quite yet clear what this new year will bring

If I’m blessed then I might have nice forks

I’ve met some great folk in my lifetime it’s true

And of some I’ve become rather fond

But to make something special between two good friends

Needs a wave of a nice magic wand

Journeys

Journeys

I’m sat here writing words for you

As you lay by my side

A lie‘d be told to say I’d not

Thought of you as my bride

Your face directed at the box

Your favourite show is on

The way you glide across the room

As graceful as a swan

There are so many words to use

To say all that you are

I used only the good words too

For you my shining star

And all these days since I met you

My love for you has grown

A special thing we made as two

This magic we now own

I dream of days when we’re both old

Together holding palms

From day one ‘til this moment here

I still love all your charms

Three words

Three words

There’s something that I want to say

I’ve wanted to for days

But I’m not sure of how to say

There are so many ways

I’m scared that you won’t say it back

And I’ll be left to hurt

I kind of wish you’d say it first

I don’t mind if you blurt

I’ve tried to think if simple’s best

Or let those words explode

Or maybe change your phone’s ringtone

And tell you in morse code

I guess that I must take this risk

Because you need to know

Of how much that you mean to me

That you make my heart glow

I hope these words shall warm your heart

Just like you warm my soul

So here’s three words for you my love

Because with you I’m whole

Christmas Love

Christmas Love

So now the evenings have drawn in

And fireworks fill the skies

I hold the hand of you my dear

And look into your eyes

We’ll take a walk down Oxford Street

And view the pretty lights

The sparkle that adorns your face

The best of all the sights

To snuggle down with curtains closed

The world is left outside

To laugh and smile and talk and kiss

To glee you are my guide

Our favourite film has now come on

And smiles now fill our faces

“You learned English” he says to her

As she says “Just in cases”

This moment that we have as one

With you I’m now complete

Because to me you are perfect

Adore you head to feet

Christmas 2015

Christmas 2015

As 2015 sees its end

And Christmas comes around

The twinkly lights come out to play

Around the tree, lights wound

A festive time to watch great films

There’s Die Hard, Notting Hill

For me it is Love Actually

That’s how I like to chill

As all the shops play Christmas tunes

And fill with lost dazed souls

The wrapping paper must be bought

You’ll need so many rolls

For some it is a painful time

To those we give our hearts

And as a laugh we’ll cheer them up

With brussel sprout based farts

So whether you’ll be close or far

To those who you hold dear

Be sure to smile and feel much pride

You’ve done another year

The Theory Of Everything

The Theory Of Everything

To view the beauty high up there

A mystery sits above

Eternal mysteries unexplained

Just like the one of love

The greatest mind of modern times

He seeks to understand

As terror reigns inside his soul

Declining strand by strand

A battle in the sky above

As stars shall live and die

Just like the sparkle seen at night

A new love comes to eye

The questions of the universe

He asks when did time start

And as he works his mind spellbound

By mysteries of the heart

The theory of everything

His mind is most sublime

This man who’s conquered so much, in

A brief history of time