A few days ago I tripped over

My French wooden bed

In a moment of sheer carelessness

I hurt a toe and upset the other one

At first I thought I had broken

Both of these small toes

But once the swelling had faded

They were shown to be bruised

But still very very painful

Jane helped me by speaking

To my two injured toes

And applied cream to the smaller one

She then gave me a colourful sock

To wear in bed so that I did not stain the white sheets

I have grown to love this red white and green sock

And will adopt it once I recover from this injury

As a gesture of thanks to my dear dear wife

I have sent a photo of my red jelly and tangerine custard dessert

To all her friends and some of the fellow members of her choir