On
the day that my computer smiled
It
was cold and grey outside
It
was cold and overcast inside my mind.
I
went to visit yahoo mail
To
see if anyone had written to me
To
get there you pass by the latest news of the day.
Recession
and pessimism
Wars
that rage on
So
much worry and fear.
Fears
that can grab me
And
make me feel anxious,
Make
me feel sad,
When
my confidence is low
And
I struggle to say a prayer.
What
do I see
Amongst
this news
Winnie
the Poo to return to the world of literature.
I
wondered
Can
he survive
In
this often cold world of today?
I
see a landscape of post war housing estates
Rain
clouds drifting across a grey sky
Washing
flapping on washing lines.
Cats
prowl about
A
restless dog barks,
Pigeons
peck at the concrete
Buddleia
grows out of walls
It
survives,
And
flowers,
Plastic
bags hang from tree branches
The
first blossom of spring.
But
there is a leafy lane somewhere
Leading
to One Acre Wood ,
Here
Tigger Jumps, Rabbit busies himself,
And
Piglet plays Poo Sticks with Winnie
The
river flows by.
Eeyore
worries about the recession
But
the others will try to cheer him up.
Eeyore
has a stubborn faith
Despite
all the knocks
He
will soldier on
We
will soldier on.
Frank
February 2008
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