This year, I’ll run five miles every day To get fit, fight the flab, keep the blubber at bay I’ll dine on healthy, home-cooked food Lovingly prepared for my so-grateful brood. I’ll endeavour spare cash to dutifully save For a secure financial future, the way to pave My outstanding papers I’ll file and order …
Writing exercises
The colour of noise
What is the colour of noise? Is it the rushing, bubbling blue of the stream as it tumbles over pebbles and boulders? Is it the dismal grey chug-chug of lorry’s exhaust? Or the sizzling smoke of an overheated engine? Is it the metallic silver of a computer processor? The hum of a CD preparing …
Animal antics
A red squirrel spies a green acorn among the oak leaves He hurries to hide it in his winter stash. A big, brown bear claws a silvery, slithering salmon From the churning waters of a mountain stream. A jumping jack Russell dashes across the lawn in delight And returns with his favourite chew toy between …


