The Brighter Side of Life!

On a more positive note

While the last thing wot I wrote

Was depressing and really quite sad

There are things going on

For which I need to be strong

Happenings which make me quite glad

My older daughter who’s married

Certainly hasn’t tarried

For she’s having a baby quite soon

My younger daughter’s engaged now

The wedding day it is planned, wow

Taking place in the month after June

So, things are occurring which are nice

Soon, I’ll be a ‘mother-in-law’, twice

And a granny, to boot, oh, what joy

My sons-in-law’, they are great

And now I really can’t wait

To see if we’ve a girl or a boy

So, I’ll fill up my time

Writing poems wot rhyme

In a happy and positive vein

Using my google ability

And computer agility

On EBay again and again!

For the arrival of a small mite

And a ceremony in white

Are what’s keeping me going for now

Choosing an outfit for a wedding

And a baby’s nice bedding

Help me remain upbeat somehow

I’m still inclined to moan

And occasionally groan

About how fate has dealt me a blow

But I’m doing my best

To pass the ‘smiley man’ test

And not be a miserable ‘so and so’!

           J

The 'crying' game

I’m crying inside, can’t you see?

It’s because I have dreaded MND

I put on a brave face for others

Hoping that they don’t discover

How unhappy I am with my life

As I cope with the trauma and strife

And the ‘knock-on’ effects

That bloody MND does project

It’s hard to make them understand

About the really bad hand

I’ve been dealt, it’s a blow

I just want them to know

That, try as I might

To put up a fight

It’s becoming quite tough

As the ‘going’ gets rough

To think positively

Though I know it isn’t just me

Who’s affected by this

That their life isn’t just bliss

 I just need to say

That, at the end of the day

They can escape my nightmare

While I’m still left in the despair

That this awful thing brings

For, there are no swings

And roundabouts here

Just snakes, not ladders I fear

Am I really the only one

Who, when all’s said and done

Thinks that life with MND is quite crap!

My Lovely Grandchild

It was so exciting, I’ve seen the scan and know

Just how much these modern scans can show

It’s tiny heart was beating, it’s nose was small and cute

This bonny kicking foetus really is a ‘beaut’!

As a first time granny I’m as excited as can be

Waiting for the baby to arrive for all to see