When shadows lengthen and the day grows still,
I lean into the quiet, soft and deep,
Just pulling up the blankets for a sleep.
It feels like resting after years of work,
Like sitting down when all the chores are done,
No heavy doubts or fears that try to lurk,
Just watching out the window, the fading sun.
My breathing slows, a simple, steady rhythm,
And all the noise inside begins to clear,
I leave the weight of everyday right with them,
And find a strange, gentle stillness here.
No dramatic exit, no pain to fight or mend,
Just letting go, and letting darkness blend.
PMs come and go, face dissent,
Resident am I permanent.
To doddle all the time
My duty is in prime,
Seven PMs came here and went
In fifteen years I came
What a chair changing game!
As Chief Mouser I’m a lifelong tenant.
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Happenings |14.07.2026 |14.07.2026 | cat, humour, political, satire, Limerick
Note: British prime ministers can learn a trick or two from the resident cat who has been there at Ten Downing Street ever since 2015 as ‘Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office’. This limerick is set in his words.
Give me your hand, my soul's star,
and look me in my eyes...
Look how
my heart and soul
embrace you
and dreams are woven
of tender loves,
of beautiful journeys far away,
in the land of love and life...
Look, our whole life
has one sense only...
To love you deeply,
to be loved by you
and to love
both together,
our children
and the whole world...
Because, nothing else
in this world remains
at the end,
except only,
the love and warmth,
we gave and felt,
with a warm embracing,
with a sweet glance,
with many feelings
and with a multitude
of countless and sweet,
passionate kisses of love...
Thomas Akritidis
A beautiful new world of lifelong learners!
Healthcare for all,
Children reading books,
Lifelong exploration
At university,
Or online!
Healing those in need.
Learning the way! (Whoa!)
We're doing all we can to make life better,
Such as writing Congress a letter.
We strive to do what's honest and right,
Giving kids scholarships to improve their lives!
(Hey!)
Everyone needs free access to learning,
Hardcover books and ebooks for knowing
What we need to do, help each other,
Is provide basic needs.
An educated populace together
In this big, blue, beautiful world! (Whoa!)
Medicine and healthcare for all.
Help your brother: help your sister.
In a world where everyone's learning.
Achieving.
Living.
Loving.
Healthy food feeds bright minds!
Healthy people love learnin'!
Generosity and kindness abound
In the USA! (Whoa!)
(Hey!) (Whoa!)
I have always loved to learn
I love taking classes,
I love broadening my mind
I love putting my best foot forward
and interacting with others doing the same
Does it matter that I am the oldest in my class?
Not to me,
would it matter to you?
We nurture brains, which develop and shape lives.
We work with passion, which builds a strong foundation.
We foster growth, which makes it worth.
We make learning joyful, which empowers learners to be successful.
We are lesson turners, which produces lifelong learners.
A spark ignites, a question form,
A curious mind that breaks the norms.
It seeks, it stirs, it will not sit still.
A restless fire, a growing will,
From page to thought, from thought to deed,
It learns not just to know, but lead.
Mistakes are steps, not cause of fear.
Each stumble makes the vision clear.
Observe, reflect, connect, and create.
The mind evolves at every gate.
Through wonder, work and reflection,
We built the bridge to education.
No walls confine, no chains restrain,
A learning mind breaks every chain.
For knowledge is not just a notation,
Its life itself, a mind in motion.
Their crystalline hearts were sealed
~ divinity spans until the end
16 July 2024 6:57 AM
Morning contemplations a life long game of chess
Planning my every move and weighing consequence
Choices made and more to come
Second by second sun to sun
I hear time ticking in the back of my mind
Tick tick tock tock an irregular rhythm sublime
Time is not steady as one may think
It speeds up and slows down many times in a blink
So I must plan carefully every single move
Every thoughts solution I must consider and prove
So many variables in this complex equation
So many to many for every occassion
I add multiply divide and subtract
Every detail rumor and fact
Every tid bit of knowledge and information
To form my own opinion my own soveriegn nation
Existing only in my mind
King of nothing but wasting time
I think there for I am
Such is the life of man
When all the leaves fall from the trees,
what does it mean to you and me?
Perhaps it wasn't meant to be
as now we reach the end.
Is there some place we didn't go?
We tried every fork in the road,
and never seemed to find a home.
My dear, what's at the end?
But we're ok. Yeah, certainly
we could have done things differently.
But side by side we took this ride
and so what is to gain,
by dwelling on what could have been,
and looking back time and again
at what we didn't have -
what’s there to gain?
But rather let's just you and I
enjoy what we have left and try
to make the most of it
my lifelong friend.
Because all that matters now is we
are still together, can’t you see.
That’s all that’s ever mattered…
in the end.
Owl was unsure what makes fiber optics light up
He pushed back his supper, refusing to sup
I am not going to eat food or drink anything he said
Until I have the answer, lying safely in my head.
He read about quantum physics, and bioluminescent plants
Those reference books will not help him said his much wiser aunts,
They put electricity books in front of him, and arranged them pretty.
He read them all too, but then switched to San Francisco and New York City.
I don’t think he cares about fiber optics, he just likes to learn things.
His mother and father agreed, as he switched to books about kings.
He was reading about steam engines, power tools and other stuff.
Owl is a self-taught lifelong learner, and this is no guff!
Lifelong
Beer pong
Sing song
Get gonged
Headstrong
He's wrong
So long
King Kong
There's absolutely nothing better
Than to have a friend to help ya
Through the worse that comes your way
It's nice knowing every day
Someone's there to lend a hand
Who's special and understands
How to never let you down
They will always be around.
Woven into my hair the taste of smoke,
an unnerving scent that just hangs around;
I’m never far from this forgotten song
with lyrics in my head I start to choke,
unable to breathe I fall to the ground;
Fighting so hard but now I can’t be strong;
Salty tears and a crying kiss goodbye
still I am instantly moved by the sound;
I bled too much and learned you were lifelong;
Can’t escape you no matter how I try
for long.
i am a fan of yours
lifelong
i am star struck when i see you
when you autograph my heart,
i get through each day with ease
i melt to solidity when you pray for me
i melt to solidity when you teach me a new way to Love
before you, i knew nothing about everything
now, i know something about all
your knowledge of self inspired my knowledge of self
i enjoy every kiss with pen in hand
after each kiss, you give another special kiss to my left hand
God Went Diamond Today Al Always
i am a fan of yours
lifelong
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