We are nearly at the end of 2018,
And what a year it has been.
With the cold weather in January and on through February
It started and ended as suddenly.

Driving in snow, I can’t do,
But we all just pushed through.
Through the cold weather and stress,
We come back through the mess.

The garden suffered and plants died,
Unfortunately, they had nowhere to hide.
The frost and the ice were too much of a match
The cold temperature was too easy to catch.

So March bought Easter as usual,
Stuffing our faces with chocolate is the ritual.
The Easter buggies and bonnets,
The Easter bunnies and sonnets.

The spring lambs in the fields,
The farmer’s crops and their yields.
The plants and the creatures,
The warm weather and natures features.

The warmth in Summer meant little rain,
The grass and garden suffered it really was a pain.
Do you use a watering can? or do you use a sprinkler?
Or will it be better when natures water makes it healthier?

August meant castles exploring,
The children love to get out, adoring.
Their minds are occupied and busy,
Making life easier for mummy.

Meeting friends and walking,
The children playing and talking.
Quality time to spend together,
Regardless of how bad the weather.

September brought back to school for all,
Back to following the regime and rules.
Return to work and back to life,
On with all the trouble and strife.

So we are now at the end of December,
It is now a time to remember.
The year is nearly gone,
And a brand new one will follow on.

So what will 2019 bring?
Will January and February make us sing?
Or will we be freezing cold again?
Not wanting to go out, wanting to stay in with a friend

So 2019 we will face together,
And challenge any bad weather.
On we go, tomorrows New Year’s Eve,
I really find that, hard to believe.

We have not got anything much planned.
Too old to go out now to do anything mad.
Those days of getting drunk and phoning the operator,
Feels a lifetime ago now, sleeping on a friends floor.

So happy new year to you,
Hope you have a good one.
And that 2019 brings joy and happiness,
Without too much bitterness and distress.

For more poetry see, https://justmuddlingthroughlife.co.uk/2018/12/31/new-years-eve/