Spare a thought .....
We've shut up shop and left behind,
All workplace woes and work-based grind,
Grumpy bosses, clients who whinge,
Stuff them all, we're off to binge,
But as we turn to festive cheer,
Spare a thought for those who can't be here.
Like those who are sick and stuck in bed,
And not too sure what lies ahead,
And what about their carers too,
Those nursing staff who work on through,
This year they'll have slim festive cheer,
Spare a thought for those who can't be here.
Ambos, cops and firies all,
Who stay on duty, lest we call,
Who rush to help when things look grim,
When danger threatens life or limb,
Tragedy's their festive fear,
Spare a thought for those who can't be here.
Then last, not least, lest we forget,
Our troops who meet each terror threat,
Some manning posts in foreign lands,
To keep us safe from threatening hands,
Let's wish them all some festive cheer,
Spare a thought for those who can't be here
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So as we sit down for a meal with our loved ones, or race off to jostle in the Boxing Day sales, or prepare for the New Year fireworks and parties .....
Spare a thought for those who can't be here.
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The author of the above, Ken Boddie, besides being a sometime poet and occasional writer, is an enthusiastic photographer, rarely leisure-travelling without his Canon, and loves to interact with other like-minded people with diverse interests.
Ken's three day work week (part time commitment) as a consulting engineer allows him to follow his photography interests, and to plan trips to an ever increasing list of countries and places of scenic beauty and cultural diversity.
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Ken Boddie
4 years ago #32
Fay Vietmeier
4 years ago #31
Ken Boddie
4 years ago #30
Thanks, Franci\ud83d\udc1dEugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador. I hope you have a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year also. We’ve had some rain already but it’s not quite enough, and not falling in the right places, to help the farmers in drought, or to put out all the bushfires. Don’t worry though, ‘cause “she’ll be right”. 🤗
Ken Boddie
4 years ago #29
Ken Boddie
4 years ago #28
Thanks, Franci. The sentiment of this poem seems particularly apt this year, here in Oz, with so many firies, mostly volunteers, giving their time, over so many months now, to fight our extensive bush fires.
Ken Boddie
4 years ago #27
Jim Murray
4 years ago #26
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4 years ago #22
Ken Boddie
6 years ago #21
What? No social media? Sounds like a perfect panacea. Here’s wishing both you and senior management an ash free, vibration free and perfectly procrastinating 2018.
Paul Walters
6 years ago #20
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6 years ago #19
Gert Scholtz
6 years ago #18
Ken Boddie
6 years ago #17
many thanks, Randy. 👍
Randall Burns
6 years ago #16
Louise Smith
6 years ago #15
Yes Ken Boddie I am enjoying my rest. Same to you for 2018. Cap is very appropriate for Christmas Dreaming. Nice pic !
Ken Boddie
6 years ago #14
Sometimes relaxing holidays are a pleasant change from too much festive feasting, Louise. Here's wishing you a healthy and prosperous 2018. By the way, the cap predates Xmas by several months and is purely an electronic embelishment. 😄
Louise Smith
6 years ago #13
Lisa Gallagher
6 years ago #12
And good thoughts go hand in hand with love. I guess what I'm trying to say is by sparing a thought, well thoughts can turn into good deeds too and it makes a person feel the love. I was thinking of those who are a lone without anyone as I read this. I guess depending on the circumstances, we all take in what we know at times. I had 2 friends end up in the hospital over Christmas. One friend is 81 years old and he was all alone. I spent the evening on the phone with him while he was in ER (far, far from me) on Christmas eve and my heart broke because other than being there for him on the phone, I couldn't do anything. I felt bad that he was all alone there. I agree though Ken, and totally understand the premise of your poem, which is beautiful.
Ken Boddie
6 years ago #11
Many thanks, Lisa, but, apart from those ill in hospital, not sure if ‘need’ and ‘love’ are the concepts I’m trying to highlight, Lisa. Our emergency services men and women will undoubtedly have their time off to celebrate, but it may not coincide with the celebrations which the rest of us enjoy. All I’m saying is, if we can’t say thanks directly, then let’s at least spare them a thought.
Lisa Gallagher
6 years ago #10
Ken Boddie
6 years ago #9
many thanks, Bill.
Ken Boddie
6 years ago #8
Go, girl. 👍
Bill Stankiewicz
6 years ago #7
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Ken Boddie
6 years ago #4
May your wit remain as sharp as your scalpel in 2018, my favourite neuromechanic.
Ian Weinberg
6 years ago #3
Ken Boddie
6 years ago #2
Thought you'd think, though, Pascal.
Pascal Derrien
6 years ago #1