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Caravan

03 Tuesday Feb 2015

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My wife announced she’d bought me a caravan
Not something that was in my 5 year plan
It’s not a vehicle I’ve ever wanted to own
Either pre-fab panels or shining chrome
And so it was with doom and gloom
That I dragged my feet from room to room
Dreading what I’d see out back
Destined to give me a heart attack
And so what joy I then espied
When I set a toe outside
For down the drive and out of sight
We’re a string of camels on which to alight
Yes, a mobile caravan
But this would cross the Gobi or Sudan
© Caro Ness 2015
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Saying Farewell To My Child

02 Monday Feb 2015

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If conversation starts to pall
And I have no words at all
Don’t criticise for hating sad goodbyes,
I’m saying farewell to my child

I’ve always encouraged independence of thought
That luxury is so dearly sought
I need to know you have space to grow
But I’m saying farewell to my child

I want you to flourish, I want you to fly,
Don’t want you to see heartache, to see me cry
Don’t want to hold you back, but it’s courage I lack
When I’m saying farewell to my child

I love that you engage with young and old
That your social ease makes you seem quite bold
But I sometimes love to be the hand to your glove
I don’t want to say farewell to my child

You’re making all kinds of exciting plans
Travelling to far-off distant lands
Though I wish you well, I think you can tell
I hate saying farewell to my child
© Caro Ness 2015

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