Goodbye Enid goodbye
Sunny Stories had me gripped
on go to bed now days
learning words
those animal eyes
gazing fondly into the past
fluffy clouds and garden pots
other infantile harmless plots.
As my chrysalis parted
other thoughts began to rise
all taken care of by Mum
Reveillie, Titbits,
salty images,
girls folding and bending
with hands behind their heads
on i'm off to bed now days.
I'm glad you were so affected Greg! Yes my Mum was forward thinking, even anticipating the change. My very earliest pin up photo was Yvonne de Carlo, and it went downhill from there. I have a copy of Spick on my shelf; I thought I had Health and Efficiency too but that was just an illusion.
Vive la frisson I say!
Thanks for taking a liking Stephen.
Ray
Are you saying that Mum provided copies of Titbits and Reveille for you, Ray? If so, how enlightened. I admire your daring, to mention the sainted Enid Blyton and the ladies that adorned those mags in the same breath. It brings on a certain frisson.
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jennifer Malden
Tue 22nd Jun 2021 20:13
Wow, what an understanding Mum you had! Enid Blyton, Billy Bunter, Felix, Beano with Desperate Dan, Black Beauty, and the Radiant Way for learning to read. Those were the days!
Jennifer