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Roger Simpson's avatar

I read your blog that Sunday morning, hung over and resentful about the calls of duty to my family. Naturally, I misread your writing prompt, and produced this:

On being asked to write about Spring

I was asked to write about Spring

While the leaden sky tenses to rain

And the breakfast needs washing up

I want to refuse

To object

To complain about the government

And go back to bed

Before confronting the stale wine of last night

Again

But sneaking a look at the garden

Where

The little birds fight over the fat balls

Weeds resume their flowerbed squat

A stray daffodil stands absurdly happy

The mint shrugs off last year’s attempt to constrain it

And the hard clipped roses start to sneak their hopeful buds out

I relent

Though the washing up still needs doing

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Lucy & Adam's avatar

I saw the subject and thought you must be in my brains. Thanks for sharing xx

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