Teardrops on achilleas and bears that are smitten

Unending errands for warm woollen mittens

Small little packages that are called ming

These are a few of my favourite things

Fatty pork scratchings and pink books for doodles

Doorbells and wide backs and pictures of poodles

Dynamite horses that don’t fly or have wings

These are a few of my favourite things

Beans made with love and ham by the rasher

Cuddles and hugs from my favourite lasses

Boxes of gravy that run down your chins

These are a few of my favourite things

When the bug bites

When the sun stings

When I’m feeling sad

I simply remember my favourite things

And then I don’t feel so sad.