poetic exploits ages 6-10

a visit to my parents, for an impromptu visit, has unearthed a mine of embarassing literary wealth....

such gems as:

My Summer Term (age 7)

Sun gleams bright
hearts are light
golden day
we all say
a lot of time to play
not only for a day
not a speck of french
and i can play with friends (errr)


to such classics as BOLINA the CHICKEN (a bit long, i did like to bang on even back then)..this is my personal favourite..

once upon a time there was a group of wild chickens who lives in the woods in brazil. one day they decided to have a contest of who was the fattest of them all. the contest would be in a month and the judge would be the cock, red breast. at once all the chickens began eating to get fat. and after a fortnight they burst and popped like balloons for they were much to fat. only one chicken was alive and that was bolina. so at the end of the month bolina won for she was the only one left. god punished the chickens by making them with little brains.



and a whole series devoted to poldie, the korean dog (her tails wags, with the motion of zig zag etc.)

oh dear.
and then the masterpiece that la tiz guards jealously as the most precious of gems. one of many dedicated to my favourite colour.

GREY (age 10)

grey's the colour of the fog
the ghost creeping close
the misty clouds gather close
the rain patters on the grass
the ghost nears to the bed
where the child lies
suddenly the bright light shines



errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr