What cheers me up in Lockdown…
By Becky Smith, Wenda Gordon, Johnny Baker,
Gabby Duncan, Vivien Fail & Vic Forrest.
Vic’s telephone calls designed to enthral
Lunch
Watching the Swans grow from egg to adult
Meeting up with my family by phone
Going for walks around Brixton
Writing in my bed
Phone calls from the Doctor and Vic
Having my vaccine
Painting paintings
Watching my hair grow
Writing cards to friends
Texting
Endless Facetime chats
Fish and Chips!
Listening to Capital Gold
Deciding what music I like
Alexa
Writing, reading, walking
Listening to audio books
Looking at dogs outside
A Nice Cup Of Tea.
A Poem By John David Baker.
Composed On Monday 1st March 2021 Anno Domini In The Year Of Our Lord.
Tea revives the senses so aptly indeed,
Everything about it oozes perfection,
Ensues peacefulness and Prama to breed,
To it, we should be in subjection,
With a slice of fruit cake or a strawberry jam scone,
Polite conversation intermingling with our kin,
We shouldn't contemplate from whence it come from,
It helps us abstain from sin,
The caffeine and tannin inspire friendly banter,
True fellowship with one another,
They drink pleasant tea in Georgia's Atlanta,
And commune with father and mother,
It's not nutritious, but still its delicious,
A pick me up in times of woe,
It's perfect as a comforting sedative,
And nice whenst we come in from the snow,
Tea reconciles everyone.
Diversity/ being different is beautiful
Being u is fine
Acceptance from others isn't needed
By Becky Smith
I love nhs
Wear a mask- be safe
Some people are exempt
Be kind
By Becky Smith
I'm Cuddling My Unicorn.
A Poem By John Baker.
Composed On Tuesday 6th April 2021 Anno Domini In The Year Of Our Lord.
I'm cuddling my unicorn,
No filthy lucre or defilement adorned,
I love its lovely soft pink and white fur,
It's as nice as a touch of a pussycat's fur,
It's blood pressure and blood glucose lowering for me,
And as calming as the waves of the sea,
My cuddly animals pacify me to a Prama serenity,
And help me keep my sanity,
It depicts the childlike innocence in me,
Manifest in my human development disability,
My mental age being lower than my chronological age,
My love of good books; o' how I can't wait to turn the page,
Absorbing information like a computer URL,
Affixed to detail in C-Beebies so well,
Current affairs, sociology, psychology,
And anthropology and neurobiology,
I love to read and I love to grow,
My self-actualising self-awareness is beginning to show,
High-functioning autism,
High-functioning autism,
I like to learn in this darkened world to glow.
Optimism
By John Baker, Vivien Fail and Gabby Duncan
Yellow like the sun
Turquoise blue like a still tropical sea
Orange like the overcoat I bought for my friend Matthew for his birthday
Tastes buttery
Like Strawberries and Cream
Pleasant like breaded scampi and chips
Smells like Jasmine
Pretty pink roses
Fresh cut grass
Soil when you work on the allotment
Looks Whispy, floaty
Luminous
Illuminating
Bright
Sounds like Tchaikovsky 1812 overture because of victory over disability and diagnosis
Children in the playground
Big band Tin pan Alley
Harmonies in a gospel song
Praising Jesus for his countless blessings
Feels like a warm embrace
Like snowflakes on your face
Waking up on a warm summers day