I could have baked a wholemeal loaf

Or set tomato seeds

I could have made a tenon joint

Or learned to iron a shirt.

 

I could have planted taters

Or learned to make a fire

Or mixed up concrete with my dad

Or learned the call of birds.

 

I could have watched the stars at night

Or edged and mowed the lawn

I could have gone on nature walks

Identifying trees.

 

I might have tried to paint the fence

Or cook a Shepherd’s Pie

Or mend that puncture on my bike

Or read a dozen books.

 

But all these things just passed me by

With no appeal to me

Besides my time was taken up

With Netflix on TV.