thank you titan

Considering

There I sat with hands in lap
Saying goodbye to p.m. nap
Doesn't she look good they said
Hearing loss they took as read
Considering

I offered up a cup of tea
But that would be too much for me
To my kitchen they advanced
At it's neatness looked askance
Considering

May we look upstairs they asked
By this time all pride had passed
Yes I said but do beware
Hazards may be lurking there
Considering

They exchanged a glance with glee
Quick to take their leave of me
It was what they expected!
My needs had been neglected
Considering

At the top of the stairs they saw
A really quite a large paw
Belonging to my dog Yeats
Who often lies there and waits
Considering

So they said to me my dear
To us it is very clear
That as far as they both could tell
They think I'll do very well
Considering

I wonder where that turnip's gone
Of him just what can have become
Is he in a stew
I don't have a clue
Or has the big move come and gone

Very few root veg do I admire
I find that not many inspire
That make me smile
Just for a while
Before to bed I do retire

So M Turnip I declare
My very best for your welfare
If you do read this
Please tell me what is
The lowest cost of the air fare

But if I don't get down to Oz
It certainly is not bcause
I do not wish to
Come and visit you
But I'm afraid of the long flight

Annebernadette I'm back from Luton
Not as far as Oz for certun
Just six hours in a car
And then it's not so very far
But Turnip in his land of dreams
Will for sure have many schemes
To keep in touch
And tell us much
Of how the Aussies play gamaes and win cricket and things

What's "gamaes"?

Annebernadette,considering

Understanding how you feel
Could not get close to guess
My hope and thoughts turn oft to you
Think to deep,i must confess
Considering

People mean well most the time
Gestures cannot replace
Time on your own rebuilding
As memories you retrace
considering

Time is a healer so they say
Although this might seem lame
I think you are inspiring
Though worry all the same
considering

just to say forever here
Are friends with great affection
If ever your considering
An avenue of connection
considered
Apologies for continuing the theme,what you wrote,well,i just felt it.
Titan

I post where I think it best
Where I will cause least unrest
It is beyond my mandate
To have the right to dictate
How readers will react
To the obvious fact
That whilst rhythm I have got
A true poet I am not
I'm not ashamed to admit
My poor verse is not fit
For the Corner Number 3
So in Number 1 I'll be

I'm a little upset and cowed
By the suggestion it's not allowed
To move from thread to thread
Without the fear or dread
Of stern disapprobation
The idea that segregation
Is the best way of dealing
With fluctuating feeling
Maybe it is best I retire
Sit back and duly admire
The creative ability
Of those who are clearly not me

I'm sure I remember a place
Where I could escape the rat race
I'm sure it was somewhere quite near
And certain it was around here

But it seems to have disappeared
Just exactly as I had feared
So I will perch upon this shelf
Continue to talk to myself

It's been such a horrible day
I'm so tired of hearing folk say
How well they see I am coping
Inside I'm crying not joking

Of course you are, we know that
It's hard to know what to say
For some harder than others but
We mean well, and we pray

That you will not cry forever
Meanwhile in our clumsy way
We hope, get it right but never
Mean to hurt you, oh, no way

Annebernadette

I see behind the curtain
holding back the showers of tears
Sat there thoughts,considering
Each second of those years

If only you could turn back time
Your life trade for return
To have back for moment more
That for which you yearn

While everyone sings your praises
I am guilty also too
But crying,rest assured i see
Have been watching over you

There comes a time you,ll want to scream
There is a place you know
Visit a thread called "open up"
And let all your feelings go

understanding,its natural to feel as you do
Titan