Poem

Well what can I say? That hoped for long hot sunny weather appeared, then quickly went away. The hope to bask and lounge in glorious sunny days on the trot, Soon let us know that this year sadly we would not. So turning our attentions elsewhere, June decided we’d sort out our home, With the two week deadline and the needing to sort every room, even the dogs let out a groan. Though with the first of two skips killing off my manicured grass, The sorting began as we realised the magnitude of the task. Skip number 1 was filled in two days, but with so much still to do, It was inevitable that we would need skip number 2. With our eldest’s boyfriend volunteering to fit a new bathroom suite, The anticipation and rumours soon ran up and down our street. Although I managed to upset some of our neighbours and caused concern, As for lots of confidential documents for safety I decided to burn. With that aside everything else seemed to go to plan, Though it was truly very hard work and manic, as we all had to lend a hand. But at the end of two weeks, we did it and the inside of our house looked like new, Except the outside was so tatty and run down, unless you came in no-one knew. So with a check on finances, June arranged for the front of our house to be transformed, In came Home Glazing Repair Services and Brian and the miracles he managed to perform. Soon the house looked as good out as it did inside, Leaving us all so happy and rightly bursting with pride. Maybe we didn't get the summer weather we wanted or those trips to the sea, As we worked so hard and long though to see my wife smile and be content - well that’s enough for me. Source: Andy—resident poet.