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CURFEW 15

DAY 15 – Aug 17 a good park (shops are shut) light traffic (5k limit) cheap petrol (nowhere to drive) time off work (for the rest of your life) leg-room at the footy (on the couch what a pity) a Netflix binge (every night ditto iView Stan Prime sbsondemand never Foxtel too expensive) new hobbies (that’s all there is) more time with the kids (yeah, nah) a new dog (not just for curfew) new meals (3 times a day) time for exercise (3 minutes a day) spending less (earning less) a bit of disposable (nothing to spend it on - wait a minute…. Foxtel) de-cluttering (Vinnies shut) e-shopping (easy-peasy) wine delivery (then you drink it) no more handshakes (#metoo) no more hugs (boo hoo) zoom meetings (z z z z z z z z…..ing) faceTime Messenger (mini facial) PJs the new look (stay in bed) time to write that book (brain dead)





See also poems read out loud at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uLwxslE_VQ-fu-Dw6gdIA/playlists

My book of poems, A Day At A Time In Rhyme (Littlefox Press) can be found here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Day-At-Time-Rhyme/dp/0648083861/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Day+At+A+Time+In+Rhyme+Jane+Clifton&qid=1572053238&sr=8-1

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