If sleep was like a box of chocolates
Each choc representing time,
We'd all likely dive for the one
Offering several hours - nine!
If we sneak one during the day
It would be a cat nap.
There are others that give intimitancy
Where dreams will overlap.
It seems that most nights the same is picked
That only provides two to four
Hours of sleep in total.
If I take two, will I get more?
Some can be quite sour
Bringing nightmares, pain or angst.
Others are sweet prompting pleasant dreams,
Even waking, you can feel your heart dance.
Then there are umami ones
With detailed vivid dreams
Not scary, not sweet, but very real
And you find significant seams.
There are occasions where, quite by accident,
Your own exhaustion makes the choice.
One is selected where there's no disturbance,
No dreams, no bladders voice!
This rare sort refreshes the most
And you feel the utter bliss
Of a good night's rest, you're raring to go
Thinking, "I could do with more of this!"
If sleep was like a box of chocolates
And you could actually choose,
Which one do you think you would pick?
I'll give you time to muse.
I lingered by the seaside on a cold and frosty morning,
The dark clouds overhead were billowing out a warning
Feeling them calling to me in a manner of some gloom.
That I would be better off watching them from my room.
I aimed to linger longer so took no notice of the clouds.
An imposing storm would surely keep away the crowds.
I gleefully watched the tiny sand crabs scurry to and fro,
Sensing the storm coming, weren’t sure which way to go.
I casually lingered up the stairs that led to the main street,
There I spied the ice-cream shop, decided to have a treat.
Flavour would me a momentous decision. It took a while.
Now which, Banana Rama or Choc Cherry made me smile.
Enjoying my cone, I lingered on, watching folk all scatter.
Rain by now was pouring down, to me it didn’t matter.
Many were in the little café, no doubt they took refuge.
Looking over to the sea, the waves now were really huge.
Thunder crashed and lightning flashed, the rain fell down.
I lingered slowly under awnings to the other side of town.
Watched cars slowing down and splash in a puddle or two.
I lingered further, might as well I had nothing better to do.
Down and deep, the air is thick,
A rich embrace, a warm retreat,
Raw the notes that softly call,
Enfolding senses, tempting all.
It lingers close, the taste unfolds,
Dark and tan, a story told,
Like tides that drift to sands that swish,
A scent alive, the choc starfish.
What‘s better than a biscuit?
Hard to debunk
Treasure trunk funk
Should you let
It get wetter
Would you dare risk it?
The trick a quick dunk
Or could flunk..flick..kerplunk..
Mushy chunk sunk..messy junk
Slushy slunk..in the tea you drunk
So at your leisure
Pleasure one’s self
Don’t regret your stealth
Forget your health
Wealth beset on the shelf
So feeling restive?
Yearn for a digestive?
Appealing…suggestive
No shock..dark choc
What else will cut the mustard
With a brew…for a few bob
Recurring theme..does seem
Will always dream
About a custard cream
Almost sob…as I Lob
A hob-nob in me gob
Ta pour more cha
In fine fettle
Be a slob
Turn on the kettle
Bickies in the jar
On the sofa settle
Sins within tins
Spurn concern
Ignore the racket
As
Hats do doff
Knew from the off
On a roll
The sole goal
Quaff another cuppa
Down your cake hole
Scoff the whole packet!
Though craving their sweet choc chip pieces
I’m boycotting candy by Meeses
I loathe, nay abhor
This global trade war
Trump's tariffs – what a crock of faeces!
Centipedes
I get centipedes, the calm ones only, to
transport my
choc buds to and
fro the walk-in pantry. I get them to
wear tiny gloves. I don’t need
their diseases.
.
choc
o
late
on thuh chilly
night
smiling mine
and the
gift uv
write
I still believe in Love
and the magical realm above
the mistletoe and Christmas glow
hot choc mint, white soft snow
But in Australia, it’s summer time
loads of flies, in their prime
sausage sizzles, sweltering days
tanning under, the sun’s rays
I still believe, in dreams coming true
but alone each year, brings sparks of blue
Now once again, Christmas is here
so I force a smile and give a cheer
Others are hurting, more than I
so I wish them well, as they look to the sky
We mustn’t give in, we must not mope
Miracles happen, don’t give up hope.
what's it for?
speechless
i will ask the bus driver on the
number 24
drammach and
heat magazine gupshup
facejuice
the office slurp
my mum believes
chris tarrant invented
the choc ice
on a stick
"father, can i be of help?"
"you go back to bed."
slapnuts
It's the greatest ice-cream in the land,
the Knickerbocker Glory is regal and grand.
all the other ones are inferior and bland,
It's the Knickerbocker i'll devour with spoon in hand.
You can have your rum & raisin, vanilla or mint with choc-chips,
the Knickerbocker Glory is the only one to pass my lips.
Forget your strawberry, chocolate, served with flakes, syrup or dips,
I'm off to the hotel again, I love my Knickerbocker trips.
The Knickerbocker is glorious, it really is the best,
there's none comes close, it's better than the rest.
forget your banana, your bubblegum or lemony zest,
I'll only entertain the Knickerbocker Glory, that I will attest.
The Knickerbocker Glory is simply a visual sensation,
It's famous and loved across the whole nation.
The Knickerbocker Glory is voted #1 by the population,
It's Knickerbocker-glorious, the greatest ice-cream creation.
Sausage and custard and ice cream with mustard
Chocolate coated Kentucky Fried Bustard
Whipped cream with mushrooms or frogspawn on toast
These are the foods that an ogre likes most
Volcanic craters and baths full of gators
A pantry thats choc full of gagged and bound waiters
sleeping on bones in a pterosaurs nest
These are the places an ogre likes best
Eyeballs and elbows, the odd severed nose
Ankles and legs and a number of toes
Earlobes and kidneys and hearts to dissect
Things that an ogre just loves to collect
Teeth that are bleeding and eyes that are red
Skin like the skin of somebody that’s dead
One missing ear and a hole in the throat
And chomping raw meat from the leg of a goat
So now that you have him laid clear in your head
The image you see is of someone to dread
For sometimes the truth is a pain in the neck
And ogres in real life are nothing like Shrek
Easter time for so many is real fun
well so many think that's so
the real true meaning has got lost
among the choc eggs on the show
To me, Easter reminds me of a man
who lived in Israel 2000 years ago
he was human but claimed to be God
having twin natures fully to grow
Despite the good that he displayed
the ordinary man's understanding of him
was zero because of his original sin
having minds that were somewhat dim
This man was Jesus the son of God
who mankind wanted to be dead
so on Calvary's cross was crucified
the one who was the living bread
But after three days in the grave
this Jesus arose in risen power
showing victory over death no less
this indeed was God's finest hour
The power of Christ overcame death
being the true Easter message to me
showing that one day I'll rise from death
in Christ's power face to face Jesus I'll see
(I am sometimes overwhelmed by all of the hype during the holiday seasons. For example, now we are approaching Easter with Easter bunnies, Easter chickens, Easter eggs, and crosses in various styles and colors. This is what Easter means to me. )
I played with coyote called Wile E;
we were both all happy and smiley.
Gave me a cake, made of choc;
seemed to be going tic toc,
sudde ...
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Date written: 1st February 2023
wine and choc-o-late
i shouldn’t mention it
but it's so-o-o smooth
and creamy
the eggs white
on the outside
and yellow-y inside
and all covered by
shh…. chocolate
cold and hardened
shell...crunch,
no - a crush
with red…hush
it’s a secret crush
4/20/2022
I somehow or other inadvertently
found myself watching
The Muppets Most Wanted
movie today
And I tell you what I was genuinely
pleasantly surprised
Because it didn't half really make me
proper belly laugh out loud
So much so I would happily give
it 5 stars
And strongly recommend it to anyone
who currently finds themselves in need
of cheering up
Because it is if nothing else choc full of
childish jokes with a wicked sense of humor
Which should help bring a smile to the
face of whomever takes the time to
watch it
And hopefully in doing so in some
small way
May make your day a tiny little bit better
than it was before
And who doesn't want that
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