#vss365 #CancelRoyalVisit Don't send Charles to America, The poor King can't say no, He has to follow orders When government says Go. But Starmer's wrong to ask him, Donald's a prat, a boor, And he will use the visit To validate his war. On top of that the #man's a prat!

#@FromOneLine #vss365 The fields were not as empty as he thought.as he walked away,corn stalks wavered & vanished,bayonets grew seemingly from the earth,& a silent army crept behind the hedge.They would soon catch him.

#vss365 Dance like no one's watching Is advice I used to take, Till Pa said 'twas unbecoming #conduct that seemed I was on the make. So that was me told, And now I'm too old, My body won't move The way that I loved.

#vss365 I woke up early when the boiler started up, The house is warming up before it should. It's 6.30 on bedside clock, 7.30 on my phone - What #sprite is interfering with my head? Cooker clock says 6.30, what's going on here? and then it dawns- yet again, it's that time of year!

‘Hey, Dad! What do you think of my imaginary girlfriend?’ ‘Ok, son, I’ll play along with your #illusive game. I think you can do better.’ ‘Gee thanks, Dad.’ ‘I wasn’t talking to you.’ #vss365

#vss365 His #illusive words drop like turds into the cesspit minds of a certain kind of blinkered folk - it's time they woke!

#vss365 Some people, mainly men, and many politicians *insert name here* are chronically unable to grasp the simple truth that the world does not #revolve around them. 🤡

#vss365 Went for a sunny walk today And then it came on to hail! Sending a #tempest at the end of March Is really beyond the pale.

#vss365 On my birthday today, a sign of old age: A small pencil fell to the floor. Couldn't find it, tho I looked Everywhere - the thing was no more. OK, I said crossly, out loud to the air, You want to live under the fridge? I don't care!

#vss365 Watching the world news each day is so #frustrating. I want to shut the warmongers in a room with no supper till they sort themselves out and decide to be friends. Speaking for all mothers everywhere.

#vss365 Remember cheque books? Giving birthday money didn't involve asking for their bank details, which spoils the surprise. And they could #endorse the back to get the corner shop to cash it. Yes. I'm that old!

Let it be soon.

#vss365 As I live through my eighties Approaching my own end, The veil is slowly thinning That #divides me from dead friends.

#vss365 He's impossible, my sister says, moaning about our brother. You know what she's like, my brother says - I wish they could like each other! I'm stuck in the middle to #mediate - and I'm not even their mother!

#vss365 Paralysis weakened his arm - Maybe a stroke, doctor said, So an MRI scan was ordered To inspect the inside of his head. He #entreated the gods And it wasn't a stroke, So now they think something In his spinal cord is broke(n) He's a lovely man So pray, if you can.

#vss365 My daughter lives in Ireland, and I wish on St Patrick's Day that I was there on a visit. We'd go to Frank's Bar in Enniskillen to #partake of the #blackstuff - nothing can #surpass the flavour in #Ireland.

#vss365 An unexpected visit with flowers #assures me I am loved, but this #MothersDay I miss my own mother - I am an orphan now.

Cold is the #warmth of war Once quick heat is gone Hot is the war cooled heart Once the night meets dawn #vss365 #writingcommunity #halfbadpoetry

#vss365 When you wake early with a smile on your face and the memory of comfort in your body, however quickly you shut your eyes and try to creep back into that dream of #warmth it fades into nothing and you are left yearning.

Their family always presented a picture of perfect #harmony to the world. Father insisted on it, even though the reality was quite different. Dale hated the hypocrisy. To his own kids, he said, "It's okay if you disagree with me. Better the cacophony of truth than a pretty tune of lies." #vss365

#vss365 It's many years since I was a teenager, I've been married twice, I'm a grandmother now, but there is still a small #corner of my heart where the memory of my first love lingers.

Why haven't the various members of Congress who claim to have access to the Epstein Files and have evidence of persons who engaged in sexual assaults and or rape of children not stood on the Capitol Steps and read out the names of the criminal pedophiles? Stop grandstanding and uphold the law!

#vss365 Living abroad was fun while it lasted - warmer weather, cheaper wine, learning another language - but I missed the arrival of my #precious grandchildren. So now I'm back home where I belong.

War Crimes

#vss365 The weather today was #bonny and I visited my mother's grave exactly a year since she left us- I'm missing the love that she gave.

#vss365 An old photo popped up today, serendipitous for the prompt word. My children singing in close #harmony at their father's second wedding ❤️

#vss365 I wish I had the kind of brain That comes up with replies At #lightning speed, but sadly, However hard I try The perfect words come later When I am half asleep, So my wit goes unnoticed - It's enough to make me weep!

#spellbound #vss365 Missed out a line - oops!

#vss365 A teenage party in a small flat a girl throwing up loudly in the bathroom a young man told jokes nonstop & kept us all distracted - Reader, I married him!

By chance, she sat beside me on the train where the windows blurred with rain. It took a while for her to turn from the scenery, but when we began talking every word we spoke felt like a thread the world had been waiting to weave. #vssfantasy

#vss365 #WritingCommunity Six boxes of her #jewellery I found when mother died, Sharing it out became my task That couldn't be denied. My sister said #magnanimously She had enough to wear But one niece, with her mind on cash, Wanted more than her fair share.

#vss365 #WritingCommunity The only thing a child needs to grow up well balanced, they say, is #bountiful amounts of love. That's all well and good, but food, shelter, and freedom from fear come a close second. It would also help if nobody started a war.

#vss365 I am bone tired of #lethargy but until I have a new hip I have no choice.

#vss365 I had my #cataracts removed 2 years ago or more - suddenly the colours were much brighter than before, but it took months until I was accustomed to my face, and having to leave reading specs all over the bl**dy place!

Hey Congress, It's time for you to take back your power. He does not have the power to unilaterally make a forever war. He should not have attacked Iran without Congressional approval. Are you guys too spineless to take back your powers? #USDemocracy www.cnbc.com/2026/03/01/u...

Driving to my brother's house The #splendour of a bank Of daffodils filled my vision - My heart lifted to thank The one who planted them All those years ago, but When i slowed to admire them I was moved on by a Toot! #vss365

#vss365 #WritingCommunity My granddaughter is sloth #obsessed They decorate her walls, And occupy half of her bed, One's favourite of them all - Slothana even has a plate Of food at every meal But never meat - she's vegetarian As naturalists know well.

Unbelievable. King Charles is STILL set to fly to the US to celebrate with Trump in April. With everything Trump is saying and doing right now - and the hate and chaos he's spreading - this trip must be cancelled. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...

#vss365 ##WritingCommunity My life until recently followed a series of #orbital paths - daughter, wife, mother. Widowhood is a new experience to be endured and savoured in equal parts.

#vss365 #WritingCommunity As clouds lift briefly bringing promise of spring the night sky is #stellar

On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the President of Poland called on democratic nations to maintain unity.

#vss365 My lovely granddaughter has ears like a bat. However low we whisper, she comes into the room, looks at us #knowingly, and says, 'I heard that!' Every. Single. Time.

#vss365 #WritingCommunity He spent his last days in hospital his mind #crazed by platelets, dementia ruled every thought but his final words were clear - 'I love you'.

#vss365 #WritingCommunity The prince hacked through the 100year hedge Offering eternal youth But the sleeping princess Wouldn't wake to his kiss Or his #blatant disregard for the truth.

Too bad nobody in Trump's regime can control what European governments release about the Epstein files or Donald's participation in the whole nightmare. What's truly shameful is the lack of action by the United States to hold him accountable. For anything.

#vss365 I can't be the only person who is #mystified over why it took so long for .Andrew to be arrested - and sure that the police wouldn't have done it now if they didn't have some pretty solid evidence.

#vss365 #WritngCommunity Their mother died just before Christmas - two little girls and their father face a #mountainous climb.

#writingsky #booksky

#vss365 #WritingCommunity It is said that a #miniscule amount of a baby's DNA remains in the mother's bloodstream for ever. Perhaps that's why I love my children even when I don't see them, or even hear from them, for weeks!