Patience 'Young' Grasshopper

The Grasshopper -  Alfred Tennyson

I

Voice of the summerwind,
Joy of the summerplain,
Life of the summerhours,
Carol clearly, bound along.
No Tithon thou as poets feign
(Shame fall 'em they are deaf and blind)
But an insect lithe and strong,
Bowing the seeded summerflowers.
Prove their falsehood and thy quarrel,
Vaulting on thine airy feet.
Clap thy shielded sides and carol,
Carol clearly, chirrup sweet
Thou art a mailèd warrior in youth and strength complete;
Armed cap-a-pie,
Full fair to see;
Unknowing fear,
Undreading loss,
A gallant cavalier
Sans peur et sans reproche,
In sunlight and in shadow,
The Bayard of the meadow.

II

I would dwell with thee,
Merry grasshopper,
Thou art so glad and free,
And as light as air;
Thou hast no sorrow or tears,
Thou hast no compt of years,
No withered immortality,
But a short youth sunny and free.
Carol clearly, bound along,
Soon thy joy is over,
A summer of loud song,
And slumbers in the clover.
What hast thou to do with evil
In thine hour of love and revel,
In thy heat of summerpride,
Pushing the thick roots aside
Of the singing flowerèd grasses,
That brush thee with their silken tresses?
What hast thou to do with evil,
Shooting, singing, ever springing
In and out the emerald glooms,
Ever leaping, ever singing,
Lighting on the golden blooms?

Strangeland

Things are going to change you know

The battles you have fought won’t go to waste you know

Things are going to change, it just takes time 

In your own time

There’s no map to guide our way

So i say nothing, you say nothing

In your own way

Keane – In Your Own Time

Boys will be boys :D

Found out today my sister is going to have a boy :D Will make future present buying \ spoiling a lot easier than had it been a girl! Still hope little 'Daisy' comes along one day though :)

Ooh i see a ladybird

Arghhhh I see lots of ladybirds

Love is all you need

Light Up The Stage

We made plans to kiss the sun at nightHopeless dreamers, hopeless typesShedding skin you show your beauty scarsDon't forget me or who you are
Plans - Birds of Tokyo

Twelve little TV oddities and me

1. I watch Pointless every weekday but only from the head to head challenge onwards (5: 40 on the dot) Still never tire of smirking every time Alexander Armstrong says 'my pointless....friend/trophy.

2. After nearly 31 years on this planet we call earth I still never miss an episode of Neighbours. Been between being on the lunch time or the evening shift nearly as many times as the storyline loop's been around. Home and Away comes and goes from my life but 'Bours will never leave me (Cue Scott/Charlene wedding music).

3. Some might say i'm stubborn. I wouldn't agree but i've always dug my heels in when it comes to must see films so have never seen a James Bond or Stars Wars film among many others.

4. If I wake up late (for me) & miss turning on BBC Breakfast news for the last local news update and then national sports news my day just feels wrong. This has nothing to do with Susanna Reid.

5. Why didn't I take a photo of the number 5.

6. I used to watch any rubbish on TV in the evenings but now prefer to listen to the radio (Radio 5-sport). Ok so Made In Chelsea may still get the occasional viewing.

7. I watch the daily politics whilst eating lunch. I find myself siding with no one and becoming more cynical.

8. If I put a radio channel on digital TV I find myself still watching the screen for no apparent reason.

9. I'm sure you've had enough of these now. I know I have.

10. I'm better at the numbers game than the letters round on countdown but only watch it if i'm at deaths door for some reason.

11. Gary Lineker really annoys me. I'm sure he's nice enough but how does he get away with being a TV presenter?

12. I always enjoy the swimming coverage best at the Olympics.