31 Reminding the past

T – The last day of the month
H –has gone fast
I – indeed. Days go quicker.
R – Recording the past
T – the old fashioned way
Y – year after year will last.
F – for generations to come, an
I – incredible blast.
R – Regarding non-electronics
S – skeletons of the past.
T – Though some will be interested

O – opening closets that last.
F – Far Out! Never knew That!

J – just look at that blast.
A – Ancient explosions.
N – Navigators came last.
U – Unexplored territory.
A – Ahoy! Pirates killed by the mast.
R – Refurbishing museums,
Y – yeah, better look after displays, fast.

30 Papers to check

T – Too many papers lying around
H – hassle to check all of them.
I – I have to do it with a sound
R – reggae, disco, classical or R.E.M.
T – thus finding the articles to take out
I – in half of them is something I want
E – evading to read, gives me more speed
T – The cuttings go in my own plant
H –hoarder’s prerogative, no doubt

O – Overall: art, New Zealand and humor
F – film, inventions, history, some rumour

J – Joined in envelopes, boxes and trays
A – aiming to fit in exercise books.
N – Not now, but in future days
U – Uniting the scraps, by interest and looks
A – Average a pile a week
R – Recipes, houses, design, festivals
Y – yes, all of those, I seek

29 Medlab only for specialist blood tests

T – Taking dad for a yearly check
W – wondering about results of blood test
E – easy traceable they were not.
N – No phone call could attest.
T – The need for an extra one became clear,
Y – yonder at Lincoln road.
N – No one else but Medlab
I – is allowed. The specialist’s code.
N – Next time I’ll go there.
T – the new appointment July the 6th.
H – Happy hour we landed in

O – Offering beer and wine, good fix
F – Faces old and new to greet

J – Julius and Fia, new to meet
A – Around the block in their own house
N – Nice to talk Dutch for a change
U – unexpected the lady taking blood
A – also spoke it with a Limburg range
R – Real long coffee and talk this morning
Y – Yes will see him again, looks like a nice man

28 Shifts change

T – There they’ve changed it.
W – Why can’t they plan a bit?
E – Every shift there is trouble,
N – nobody knows. Some are double.
T – Tell me once and I know,
Y – yelling girls, frustrated though.
E – Error is possible, but not everyday.
I – Imagine what airport staff will say.
G – Gathering before we start.
H – Handbags scanned, all metal too
T – thrown in a tray for security to do.
H – Hearing the alarm go bleep

O – other personal scan, don’t peep.
F – Furthermore hand luggage searched

J – journey could stop. Passengers merged.
A – Allowing them in through the gate
N – necessary to call and wait.
U – Undoubtedly someone runs in last
A – accusing security to not be fast
R – Restaurants and shop finally close
Y – Yawning staff, ready to doze.

27 Finally ... sleep

T – Tricky if sleep stays away
W – worries and things on my mind
E – endeavour to indulge, but may
N – need shut eye to be kind.
T – Thorough sleep is what I need.
Y – Yesterday has gone, is past
S – staring in the dark, at long last
E – Eliminating thoughts, stopping the brain
V – venturing in an empty void, no pain.
E – Eventually there is a thought fired.
T – Time to sleep, my eyes are tired.
H – Hoping this time sleep takes me, it’s late.

O – Obscure brainwaves are passing by
F – forgetting what they are.

J – Jellyfish, sky rises, strangers that fly.
A – Appearing glimpses near and far
N – Now up I get out of bed.
U – Uninterested to toss and turn.
A – Always a book, now photo’s to look.
R – Rearranging the album; family, a fern
Y – years ago Holland… 2 hours it took

26 Exercise

T – To exercise is good,
W – well that’s what they say.
E – Exhausted you should be every other day.
N – Nature the best place.
T – The gym where everyone gathers;
Y – young or old, girls and fathers.
S – Subjected to training
I – individual or with a team of mates.
X – X-rated for higher rates.
T – Together is more fun.
H – Health the motivation for

O – obese and fat people to score.
F – Family and friends support them.

J – Judged by many others
A – accustomed to looks, no bothers.
N – Notorious programmes on tv,
U – understanding your mind
A – and weakness, paying in kind.
R – Rewarded the biggest loser
Y – Yelling “I’ve done it!”. No need to be blind.

25 Invites hooray

T – Two invites came,
W – willingly accepted.
E – Edibles to bring
N – namely a plate
T – to share, as expected.
Y – Years have gone
F – full of change.
I – Illness and death
F – faith being troubled.
T – Truth missing, rearrange
H – harmed, depressed, tired.

O – Once more
F – festivities galore.

J – Jump in or miss out
A – Appear at dinners with friends
N – navigating town
U – uniting at live bands.
A – Accompanied by Jesse or alone
R – recognized a lot
Y – years gone, since we last spoke on the phone.

24 Incontinent dementia.

T – To be incontinent
W – when you can’t smell.
E – Eighty and over it starts.
N – News not able to tell.
T – Timeline mixed up.
Y – Yesterday gone, years back thought to be there.
F – Frame of mind, confused.
O – Older knowledge not to care.
U – Unknown to everyday things.
R – Regretting
T – to keep forgetting.
H – Habbits no problems, free at will.

O – Opinions loud and clear.
F – Formerly done, claimed to do still.

J – Juggling history and recent past.
A – Addressing same topics,
N – notorious Alzheimers is here to last.
U – Unpleasant to find that
A – accidents happen. A shower to clean,
R – refreshing it was. In fifteen minutes
Y – yet again, a memory lapse… so mean.

23 Footsy, earns her name.

T – Tippy toe
W – where do you go?
E – Every night you disappear.
N – Nevertheless your sister’s here,
T – tossing and turning around,
Y – yonder on her spot. No sound.
T – Than spinning and turning
H – here I am, reoccurring.
I – In need of cuddles and a feed,
R – reacting to every stroke indeed.
D – Delinquent you are, killing birds and mice

O – offering them to me, at no price.
F – Filthy cadavers I find outside

J – jokingly in the house you leave your pride.
A – A throw up of lizards last year,
N – now a rat, and you disappear.
U – Unpredictable where you are
A – always coming home. Now with an extra scar.
R – Revenge of some kind, maybe a fight?
Y – Your Tomcat is calling, enjoy the night.

22 German surveys

T – Translating into German
W – while ago I used it.
E – Execution a bit rusty.
N – Nervous a little bit.
T – Travellers at the airport
Y – Yesterday the first reading,
S – Striving to know all words.
E – English interpreting, is speeding.
C – Conversation is coming back
O – only slowly. Two weeks starting today.
N – Neglected language, will come back.
D – Delivering a good survey.

O – Old fashioned, spot the person
F – foreigner, living overseas

J – Judge if they have time
A – and ask. Make them feel at ease.
N – Numerous others will pass
U – untill you finish your questionnaire.
A – Another one to find now.
R – Repeating the intro, finding where.
Y – Yawning, after midnight. Time to go home.

21 Grown up?

T – Twenty-first the big day
W – when you’re a grown up.
E – Equal to decide which way.
N – Nightly escapades and parties.
T – Thrill of deciding who’s to pay.
Y – Yawning after a late night,
F – forgetting where to stay.
I – Irresponsible sleep overs.
R – Roaming the streets till dawn’s first ray.
S – Sneaking back home without being seen,
T – thankful to sleep all day.

O – Over is the first day of the rest of your life.
F – Frowned upon by someone’s wife,

J – jealous as you stole her man.
A – After he dumps you, join the clan;
N – naughty young bitches. Be your own fan.
U – Unschooled and not interested in a liquor ban.
A – Apparently booze comes out of bottle or can.
R – Regretting it? Study, work, cook meals in a pan
Y – yield to none, stop binge drinking, eat bran.

20 cought a flea

T – Trouble has come, I’m itchy.
W – Why do cats have fleas?
E – Even when you treat them.
N – Napping, a lot most of the day.
T – They are walking time bombs,
I – incubating whole families,
E – emerging one at a time.
T – Thankful if I can catch one
H – hungry creatures as they are.

O – Obfuscated to be bitten.
F – Feigning not to feel.

J – Joyride is over you
A – ardent drinker of my blood.
N – Nomad you picked the wrong host.
U – Unpermitted you landed on my leg
A – Await the splitting of your body
R – ruthless as it may seem.
Y – Your days are over, R.I.P.

19 Going out to meet people

N – Never say never… you might regret
I – Itineraries can be changed.
N – Necessity first, I bet.
E – Effective planning is
T – transmutable so that
E –extra outings can be added.
E – Expressing interest to be met.
N –Negotiating dates.
T – True to appointments, don’t forget.
H – Hurrying from one to the other.

O – Overbusy weekends. A people’s palette
F – Flexible last minute add-ons

J – justify more events instead.
A – Attending gatherings less busy,
N – (not) attended by the jet set
U – Unequalled by others, I’ve been
A – attending sometimes quickly, and than fled.
R – Rushing through town to say
Y – yet another party over, off to bed.

18 Henna, what colour will it be

E – Every morning
I – in the bathroom I
G – gear up.
H – Hair, the only thing I do.
T – Tie it up or not?
E – Experimenting.
E – Excogitate a look,
N – Natural
T – the way to go.
H – Henna with hot water.

O – Oozy on my head.
F – Farewell grey

J – Job done.
A – Auburn turned orange,
N – nice enough for me.
U – Upkeep bi monthly is
A – adequate. Maybe
R – refine colour with coffee
Y – yolk, honey and vinegar.

17 Moving the rack.

S – Soaping and cleaning
E – every inch of glass and wood.
V – Very quick to rinse the water,
E – else the dirt will stick on foot,
N – not my own but of the rack
T – there, backed onto the screen.
E – Enlivening the look of the porch.
E – Enriching the blue birds and the green
N – namely the apple pot and figurines.
T – Tranquil ornaments that wait
H – higgledy-piggledy when fallen over

O – once and a while. Now, to contemplate
F – fixing them with blue tack. Will

J – join them to their particular place
A – averting more collisions like
N – ninepins and damaging a face.
U – Undoubtedly someone will
A – ask. Why did you set them up in that way
R – referring to the groups of colours
Y – yellow, green, blue, and glass or clay.

16 what about Haiti

S - Stammerer
I – inconsolable.
X – Xylographer
T – twittering.
E – Editor
E – embarrassed.
N – Nations
T – turmoil
H – Haitian

O – obituaries.
F – Foreigners

J – jostling.
A – Authority
N – non-existent.
U – Unrest.
A – Arrests.
R – Recovering
Y – youths.

15 Hot hot hot

F – Flaming hot
I – it is today.
F – Far too hot
T – to work.
E – Even I
E – escape the heat,
N – nice inside
T – to cool.
H – Having to stay

O – or drive away.
F – Filling my time

J – jocund to wait.
A – A half hour,
N – now she’s home
U – unpacked, ready.
A – Astute answers,
R – rapid survey,
Y – yelling child, all done

14 becoming still

F – Funny what is in your mind.
O – Oblivious of thoughts mostly,
U – until you try to find
R –rest and emptiness.
T – To sit still and remove stress.
E – Everyone can learn to
E – eliminate and turn
N – numerous thinking patterns.
T – To listen to your breaths . . . inhaling
H – helps to become still . . . exhaling.

O – Orientating on the breath count
F – Focussing, leaving thoughts where found

J – Juggling with what
A – arrises. Trying to avoid
N – nonchalance, always counting.
U – Ultimately meditating you’ll
A – arrive at a higher level.
R – Rejuvenated, living in the now a better way
Y – Yoga can help, just 5 minutes a day.

13 bad omen

T – Thirteen, some say avoid it.
H – Hotels in America skipping the number
I – in their rooms and on the floors.
R – Recognize a black cat under some stairs?
T – The best thing to do is walk around
E – easier to avoid, maybe walk indoors.
E – Equally a Friday the thirteenth is bad
N – not to plan or have an event, nobody
T – takes the risk of getting lost in the moors.
H – Having a bad omen to refrain from,

O – oracles to remember and witches
F – flying on brooms, crashing into stores.

J – Juicy concoctions over the fire
A – accepting another nail, vomit and wing.
N – Not to be tasted by animals on all fours.
U – Ulcerous brews changing shape and colour,
A – affectionate princess becomes giant
R – rat, stinky frog is prince who adores.
Y – Yuletide or summer you never know when

12 Girls girls girls

12
T - Twiggy is a thin lady from England
W – Wendy teaches children at school
E – Esa asks questions to parents to be
L – Lesley met the tallest party fool
T – Tracy collects dolls and Golliwogs
H – Helen rode horses, now a mum so cool

O – Olivia is Poppey’s girlfriend
F – Francis knows where to find a mend

J – Jo has made great sculptures
A - Andrea taught at evening class
N – Nina is only a few weeks old
U – Ursula sings at Sundays’s mass
A – Adriene is someones wife
R – Rochelle has a French accent to pass
Y – Yolanda paints and plays guitar

11 Growing Up, no show

E – Emerging from a shelve
L – little baby wraps to
E – end up being given as “thank you”.
V – Venturing mums not always at home
E – expecting a baby, loads to arrange.
N – No one home again.

O – Obvious it is still holidays.
F – Forgetful about appointments.

J – Jolly good to find a mother is home.
A – A different street, now a couple in the same
N – neighbourhood. More waiting and reading to do.
U – Unusual to stay this long, delaying to leave
A – Arriving early is what I prefer
R – rather than late and hurried
Y – Yapping dog sees me post “not home card”

10 thanks for a weekend sailing

T – Time to get back to the stone house
E _ Equinox has been great.
N – Night vision would have made it easier
T – to find her. But with
H – help of the Apple we all got home

O – Ok skipper Roy
F – Flippy, floppy and wibbly wobbly are

J – jotted down in the log.
A – A left side for weather,
N – notes for the right.
U – Unanimous THANK YOU for
A – a weekend of magic and delight.
R – River swimming hole nice 23 degrees
Y – youthful refreshing end of the day.

9 Tall ships, sailing spectacle in Russel

N – Numerous ships
I – in the harbour
N – nervous to start the race.
E – Ensuring their place
T – to show of and waterbomb
H – humans will face.

O – Occasional competition
F – focussing on a “sailing spectacle”

J – Jack the Pirate rr-ring ahoy.
A – Acing along on windpower,
N – nobody left behind.
U – Unsure about yellow turning buoy.
A – Arriving back in time for Hangi and dance
R – Rock, disco, jazz, party paddle back
Y – Yacht found, silence when we fall sleep.

8 the sky

E – Every night
I – in a different sky
G – great planets turn.
H – Having a star
T – to guide as light
H – Here and now,

O – over and above,
F – free and open.

J – Jets Flying
A – airliners Floating
N – numbers Fading.
U – Undisturbed Frozen
A – admirable Facades
R – representing Families
Y – yonder Far away.

7 Birthday

S – Some day you arrived.
E – Endless birthdays
V –volunteering, in your face.
E – Enjoying or avoiding them.
N – Not telling your age or maybe
T – thinking, just another day
H – happy to be alive.

O – Other people surprising you
F – failing to contact and

J – jeopardising a friendship.
A – Always forgiven, but
N –never forgotten.
U – Uncanny what you
A – after a party
R – remember or have forgotten.
Y – Year after year

6 Wheels again

S – Sixteen valve motor
I – In white, on Dunlop tyres
X – Xploring the roads again
T – The radio needs wires
H – Hip Hopping around

O – of to work or just cruising
F – Fiffe hardly makes a sound

J – Jesse is happy in the background
A – Always guarding and protecting
N – Night and day
U – Umpteenth time on our way
A – A lot of gear or just us
R – Roads much travelled or unknown
Y – Yippee it is not on a loan

5th, Vacation

F – Formation
I – Inspiration
F – Frustration
T – Temptation
H – Humiliation

O – Oscillation
F – Fermentation

J – Judication
A – Allocation
N – Navigation
U – Unification
A – Alienation
R – Rubrication
Y – Yummyfication

4th Jan, Make up, re-unite

F - Friend
O - or foe.
U - Unity
R - reminds us
T - to know,
H - however

O - often we
F – fight.

J - Jealousy can
A – aggravate, and
N - never
U – underestimate, to
A - acknowledge the
R - romance to come back.
Y - You’re on the right track

3 Jan, all about time

T – Time goes by, and is of the essence
H – Having a good time does not last the presence
I – Intricate timing is essential to last
R – Restless times, hassle sleep patterns fast
D – Dreamtime for private movies a blast

O – Overtime at work or when pregnant
F – Fun time full on or stagnant

J – Jail time, to consider you sins real fine
A – Allowing time to finish a design
N – Negotiating time, to get to a deadline
U – Universal time, Greenwich and Daylight saving
A – After time, too late, bad behaving
R - Recuperating time for Olympians who won
Y – Yuppy time whenever it suits, all done

2 Jan Care for the earth

S – Starting today, people should amount
E – energy for life that is sound.
C – Correct their behaviour as it is found
O – on this planet, too polluting while turning round.
N – Not enough humans are profound,
D – do the same, protecting their ground.

O – Overall when we care
F – for nature and share,

J - jealousy avoided and war corrected.
A – All life should be protected
N – not killed, battered and rejected.
U – United we can respect it.
A – Afraid of global warming expected
R - resisting dumping and perfect it
Y – Yesterday has gone, as projected.

New Years Day

A New year has begon, time to start writing poetry.
As only restriction I'll start each line with the letters of the day I wrote it.

N - New Year’s day, 2010 has begun.
E - Everyone is at the beach or on the run
W -while holidaying is so much fun.

Y - Yesterday was the “last decade”
E – emerging this one had it fade.
A – As I rose this morning made
R – reality stand out and persuade
S –someone to not be afraid

D – Dream on or do it, don’t be low
A – Another day tomorrow
Y – Yeah… let’s make it show.