Seeing Red

RUBY TUESDAY

SEEING RED

They gathered in my cosy room,

Escaping from the winter gloom,

Ready to practise for a play;

Another 'gig' was on its way.

I looked at them and 'I saw red'.

I took the photo then I said

'Red is such a cheerful colour;'

It stops the grey from looking duller.

Everyone is cheered and warmed,

Cosied-up and quite transformed

By a ruby's generous glow.'
The others said 'Oh! Are we duller
Because we wear a different colour?'
Compliments sometimes backfire
When it comes to comments on attire!
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Harry

DAPPLED DEAR

There's a time when babyhood

Has upped and gone, and gone for good.

Childhood isn't here just yet,

He's half-person and half-pet.

In the dappled shadow see

The person who will, one day, be,

And the baby who's departed

Leaving us a bit downhearted.

How we love to see them grow!

But say goodbye to Baby? No!

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PS

I haven't been posting Happy Snaps lately because I had a computer breakdown. Everything was soon repaired and replaced but I'd lost my photo resizer and I couldn't be bothered with uncropped photos. This one of Malcolm with his new baby is actually uncropped to show the MG in all its glory! I know you'll enjoy seeing it, Mike. 

        Incidentally, I looked into my much-neglected Facebook page today and found Emma there!

I'm putting an up-to-date diary-load of photos on Rinkly Report which is a monthly diary page.

http://rinklyreport.blogspot.com

if anyone's interested.