#fowc #detective 18th December 2019 Do you know who did it ? Even as you look around the house for clues The person or persons behind the act are Eating the evidence! Crumbs of chocolate covered cookies Tumbled to the ground , travel In a trail – leading to some Very crafty little individuals ExpectContinue reading “Detective”
Category Archives: Childhood
Basket
#fowc #basket behind each little basket on Halloween night a little munchkin , male or female, in a spooky costume, and as the treats keep on coming this receptacle eventually fills all the way to the top toffees, sweets and chocolates for spooky visitors
In other words – Footprints on the beach
in response to https://patriciasplace.me/2019/07/17/in-other-words-the-beach/ three sets of feet – Walking on the Sand Rendezvous with candy floss Sweet stuff acquired – but only two pairs of feet Smaller pair of toes, treated by Big Feet To a Piggyback
Slide
#fowc #slide #childhood Childhood joy summed up in a single word. Something to play with than swings, see-saws or roundabouts Ascending to the clouds with each big step And then travelling at speed to your mum and dad below
Education : A Found Poem
Education has produced a vast population They spend twelve months teaching children to walk and then talk and the next twelve years teaching them to sit down and shut up when all you have to do is teach them all to read its a source of amusement and fun to happy little minds Source :Continue reading “Education : A Found Poem”
Magic
7th January 2019 #promptuarium I’ve been doing the six word stories over Christmas…this piece is inspired by one The tree may be gone for another year and the decorations might be back in the box but around and about the house there’s enough pixie dust in the air to bring a smile to a littleContinue reading “Magic”
Toy Story
#Toystory #Memories #Childhood Salford 6th September I can see them now scattered around on the floor those little bricks that stuck together some square – some rectangles some red, some yellow, some blue, some green we made trees and houses for the little lego people that rode around in the cars on the stubbily greenContinue reading “Toy Story”
Spacekid
Salford, 22nd August 2018 Another piece inspired by the #Promptuarium Many thought you a funny kid On most nights they’d see you staring into space Overlooking the positions of the stars and the zodiac No other subject interested you more Destiny ? to be the first man to live – on a base on theContinue reading “Spacekid”
Tantrum!
Tantrum Salford , 29th April 2018 That could be a whirlwind, running round the house and then again – it could be one of the younger members of your brood now, you could engage a short sharp shock – but then again – you would be crestfallen within half an hour restrict the Tasmanian devilContinue reading “Tantrum!”
Big Wide World
Explore Salford 4th April 2018 The world is immense – to most people Over the water there’s places you’ve never been to During your lifetime – you’ll experience many a new thing Daffodils won’t be the only flower you chomp on as you Let your little toes explore the water (with mum and dad’s help)Continue reading “Big Wide World”
