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Monochrome Days: (Poetry for Schools)
Monochrome Days: (poetry for schools)
In the '50s and early '60s
gas was still the norm
in city streets and passageways;
at home to keep us warm
And during bleak mid-winters
when people used more coal
the air was thick and foggy
and illness took its toll
Us children knew no better;
life had always been like this
sore throats and runny noses
were i...
Wednesday 6th February 2019 3:40 pm
The Cockroach (Poetry for Schools)
The Cockroach: (poetry for schools)
An elephant and a cuckoo
had been friends for many years,
then one day a cockroach
reduced them both to tears
He told them of the hardships
endured by bugs like him,
of being despised by mankind
and how he lost a limb
Being forced to live in sewers
and cellars, dark and dank
had given him rheumatism
arthritis an...
Tuesday 5th February 2019 5:38 am
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