Ranging far and wide in subject matter and mood some of these verses may raise a laugh, or at least a chuckle, and others give pause for thought. Above all, it is simply hoped that the reader will enjoy them. The author, who now lives in New Zealand, began writing verse in late 2006. Initially this was purely for pleasure and personal satisfaction, which remains her primary motivation. At times one poem follows hard on the other and then it might be a matter of months before an idea for the next comes into mind. Corrections, updates and new poems have been added to this edition.