Moods of September

No lightness lingers 

No faintness she betrays

Gone is all hesitation

of the early days

Her touch lays heavy

Her breath is full

In her displays of passion

is every lover’s pull

Her mood is sullen

She rises late

And past the zenith of her life

no haste does she display

When in her warm embrace

I come along

at her somber pace

A soothing song

And then we part as seasons change

and nights prolong

Offense

Al-Shabaab is offended!  

After all, how could the media possibly allege that there was a woman among the mujahideen militants who attacked the Westgate shopping center in Nairobi and killed sixty-two people including children??

A spokesman for the Somalia-based terrorist group spluttered with rage: ”It’s a groundless lie that a female was among the mujahideen attackers. It is all about propaganda disseminated by western media outlets." 

Tissue? 

It just so happens to be that there is reason to believe that there was a low-ranking female primate amongst your chest beating lot.

Sorry...?!

Life in the Jungle

At the beginning of class this fall, when asked where they would like to go on holiday next year, 
a kid in L’s class called out “SYRIA!!” 

 Ah, yes, the jungle!! Not a bad idea.  And why not check out a few of the other places where silver backs roam free?    

Standing Firm

After my level of cynicism threatened to reach a new peak, I am relieved to report that the High Court in London ordered that the eviction notice had to be withdrawn and the protector camp can remain in place until further notice.

As a celebratory gesture, trays of orange juice were delivered to the site together with other goodies and the mood swung to light on this sunny late September day.

How much does it take, though? How many to stand up against a few?

No Way Bobby!

In the kerfuffle that ensued at the site, the coppers clamped down and arrested our barde, Simon Welsh.  As he was bellowing the Fracking Anthem (by the same Simon Welsh), they came down on him - he didn’t have a fighting chance.  Poor guy, but where he left off an ad hoc mom’s choir took over.  

This clearly is not a one-man show.    

Holding the Fort

I am off to Balcombe again first thing in the morning. Despite the positive national and international press coverage and media attention it has received over the past seven weeks, the protest camp is suddenly under threat of eviction. Time and date: September 10th, 9am. 

So off I go, Jules with me - another day in the life of a home educating family.