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Well our family weren’t allowed pets,

There was good reason as my family had quite a few debts,

The budget was balanced to keep our heads above water,

There was no room for a pet it would put us in deepwater,

So as a family we did without and it was necessary,

We had each other and we were merry,

But as soon as I got a place of my own,

I visited a rescue centre and chose one who looked all alone,

A dog who wanted me to be his friend,

And all came good and it was a happy end,

My mum was not so happy she never understood why,

But the reality was she loved him just as much as I.

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Although a lot I do reveal,

The benefit of convenience seals the deal,

First and Foremost is my Cooking App,

It’s run by a very trustworthy chap,

The second app is rather fun,

It teaches you to sing while going for a run,

My third app is for my quiet time,

Transcendental meditation is truly sublime,

Number four is tricky as it’s a long haul,

But I’m mastering a rather neat Norwegian drawl,

Finally five is an essential for modern life,

The secret of handling interminable strife.

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I find hope in streets ,the busy bustle,

People passing looking for their next hustle,

Some look up , some look down,

Some can’t help but wear a frown,

The deal was not what they thought,

Their phone just died of a nasty bot,

The traffic lights stop their flow,

It looks like it might snow,

Then in the distance there is a cry,

Two long lost friends hug and say” Hi!”,

Their happiness is obvious,

The rest of the street quite oblivious,

But I have noticed the happy event,

To me it’s hope and their time is well spent.

Her name was Mary,

In truth she was quite scary,

I’d just arrived in my new role,

I found out she had real soul,

I was used to working with bespoke systems,

I hadn’t really learned microsoftisms,

The apps , the logos, even how to start,

The crash course she gave me proved she had real heart.

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I can’t imagine doing anything else now,

You see I have no one to tell me how,

I’m like a free bird following my reason,

There is no one for whom I’ll bow,

That time is over and I never will return,

A salary now is just money to burn,

Now it’s a case of do I buy a fancy urn,

Not that I’m about to die,

But I have no need for that extra slice of pie,

The taxman doesn’t bother me,

I’ll pay as it’s a kind of necessity,

I don’t need to live in the Isle of Man,

Or travel like a Nomad in a Camper Van,

There’s no need for me to hide or run,

Yes, many thanks to Royal London,

They have my back and that’s about it,

They saved me from the work slave pit.

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I haven’t picked up a hobby recently as I have two or three already

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I do them all now and then half-heartedly,

My crocheted shawl says it all,

I’ll take that up again in the fall,

My set of watercolour paints lies upstairs along with my easel I fear,

They haven’t been touched for over a year,

Yes, to start something and never to finish is my life,

To pick something else up would just cause me strife,

My time , it must have more focus,

I’m cursed with distraction and a lot of hocus pocus.

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My weirdest coincidences all happen around geography,

Travelling many miles and not agreeing any meeting up policy,

We head off in the same direction my sister and me,

A favourite place to stop on the road

Seems we both like this busy crossroad,

With busses and trucks and loads of campers,

And an ice cream shop that’s as good as

champers,

We both left at different times and from different countries,

With no thoughts or plans to realise,

Nevertheless there we were two,

“Fancy, what a coincidence, meeting you!

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I started reading The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli to understand the World,

I’ve tried a number of times to finish the book but only ever get through a third,

Then I have to put it down because it seems so sad,

Or maybe if truth be known because it’s just really bad,

There are lots of conniving tips on how to get ahead,

Though on an on it goes and gives me a sore head ,

To spend all your time trying to usurp your fellow man,

Seems pointless when everyone should be doing the best they can,

The fact the book was written at all is a mighty twist,

Though perhaps I’ll never really understand Machiavelli’s gist,

Maybe wicked manipulation wasn’t his theme,

Though the book is certainly a Politician’s dream,

Wickedness is at it’s core,

Actually I think it’s just a crushing bore.

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My fictional World would be Translyvania in Bram Stoker’s book,

I’d invent a character who wouldn’t be in Dracula’s textbook,

Her name would be Stinkerbell and she would sit on Jonathon Harker’s shoulder,

Occasionally she’d sit in a black and fir ridden forest on a lonely boulder,

Surrounded by howling wolves and flashing blue lights with holes full of treasure,

She was safe as she had Dracula’s measure,

She wore eau de cologne that was concentrated Garlic,

It really made the Count quite frantic,

When Stinkerbell was around he’d disappear ,

Of that little fairy he had a lot of fear,

Harker would laugh and smile with joy,

As Stinkerbell treated Count Dracula like her toy,

The Castle was no longer a scary place,

With Stinkerbell getting in Count Dracula’s face.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏

I’m beginning to think that our AI algorithm is an obsessive fantasist,

Who expects others to dream of lives that it has missed,

I mean one day we’re asked to bare our soul ,

Another to climb down a very big hole,

Each day a challenge of immense magnitude,

To express our awe and gratitude

Going back and forth in space and time,

To imagine what we’d do if our life could be bought on Prime,

But let’s get real and tell the tale,

That really life can be quite pale,

That doesn’t mean it doesn’t count,

Or that all our troubles we can’t surmount,

Time is precious and happiness too,

So don’t let the AI fantasist bother you.

Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏