2186 - Space racing

The universe is almost infinite

It can't be truly infinite because

There may be other universes that

Could be infinite too, both in numbers

And size, and meanwhile the planets and stars

In our insignificant galaxy

Rush apart as we go through the light years

Thanks to that mysterious dark energy

That though invisible, beats gravity

And stretches space past the outer limits

Faster than light, if we can see far as

Thanks to Hubble we seem able to see

Though we feel separate, we're all part of it

All subject to the same natural laws

2185 - Hairem scarem

Can't decide what to do about my hair
A lot of people like it long, it seems
My locks get lots of looks when I'm out there
But after I wash it I want to scream
It gets so thick and curly, a bad dream
When I'm out of the flat and in public
I only wash it now and then, it's been
Getting greyer for years, so I now stick
Dark brown dye on, but that's not symmetric
With my chest hair that keeps getting whiter
Even the odd pubic hair's now light cream
I had short hair for ages and got sick
Of it, but my receding forehead's where
My long-haired look falls down. So - haircut time?

2184 - Thoughts on whatever

Loud music blocks my creativity
Yet I will try once more to blast on through
While listening to songs simultaneously
Type anything perhaps that comes to view
Like a writing exercise, not think too
Hard about what comes out, just let it flow
That way there might be thoughts that seem brand new
Personally I'm not a fan of all that though
Such artificial techniques they fool no-
One, aren't proof of originality
Just tools for those with dull brains who want to
Impress the gullible, so I say no
The music's nearly done, it's time for me
To close this sonnet and depart on cue

2183 - Shelter from the storm

After two days out, staying in today
Horrible weather, not as bad as thought
Read 'Vanity Fair' (W. M. Thackeray)
Still nowhere near the end, but it has caught
My interest, by Gad, by Jove! Also sought
Out my Amy Winehouse CDs and then
Mark Ronson. While cooking, managed to draft
Some quick new lyrics, then back to the pan
Will work on this new song when I am done
Writing this sonnet. Can't seem to obey
My own wishes sometimes, my will is fraught
With fear and inertia. No dates have come
Yet. Too honest, was I? In that case they
Are typical love fools I won't support

2182 - Mystery train

An unexpected second day with Jo
Her mum's recovering from an op and she
Invited me to take Jo out and so
I did, beginning with a carvery
At The Rifleman's - not a single pea!
Tasty though, but we saw Steve, ex-neighbour
And decorator. Then we walked to the
Train station, deciding as we went, where
We should go today. On the map, she saw
Sheffield, so I thought yes, that's where we'll go
I've been before, not walked round the city
Though, so we did. Sat in Millennium Square
Then walked round the corner and had a go
On the dodgems. Egg fried rice for our tea

2181 - Trip to the Pool

Hello, it's late on Saturday night now
I've been to Liverpool today with Jo
The weather forecast was dire, that we knew
Brollies at the ready, all set to go
Soon after arriving there, ate well, though
My haddock was quite small, not Jo's pizza
At The Hub. Tall helter skelter, quick go
For Jo, and a bubble on the water
Was fun, then on the Mersey ferry. The
Rain fell thinly at first, the started to
Bucket down from then on. We got wet through
But sheltered in Lime Street. To Manchester
Then on to Wilmslow. Got back home somehow
In time to see the footy, don't you know!

Sat 25 Aug

2180 - Love you, hate your dog

Wet Bank Holiday weekend coming up
Something to look forward to then, all right
Starting tonight, nothing on telly, stuck
All by myself on this damp Friday night
Last night I spent time on the dating site
Left a nice, funny unreturned message
That's OK, just wait, women, and the slight
Will be returned when one of you manage
To send me a one-liner with a large
Emoticon or exclamation mark
Or kiss, expecting that this slight effort
Is all you need to make for me to forge
A long and adoring relationship
Well I got some news for you 'babes' - it ain't