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