Winter woes

Winter woes

cold frozen toes

and fingers

the frost lingers

Coughing for dear life

annoying your wife

with your snoring

Tv is boring

while sat in with a cold.

I wish snow wouldn’t grind the country to a halt

train drivers strikes

hikes through the town just to do Christmas shopping

the rush of Christmas isn’t stopping

even if we are ill.

Over spending and getting in debt

Rudolph needs the vet

the cat attacks the Christmas tree

and it falls

all this work for one so called special day it’s soon over

I wish sometimes we didn’t have to bother

sometimes it’s worth it

sometimes it’s not

I wish when writing my Christmas cards didn’t have ink blots

I hope I don’t end up too stressed with spots.

The turkeys over done and the roast potatoes are hard as nails

And the sprouts are finding their way out

the other end

with much hilarity

I wish carol singers would sing with more clarity,

and food wasn’t so expensive

I grow pensive,

thinking of winters past

when old friends were still here

and we miss our grans and all the old dears.

Winter woes I suppose

there will be better ones

when rain doesn’t come down in tons

or sleet and TV doesn’t show too many repeats.

By Daniel Hooks AKA Alienpoet

www.alienpoet.com