POETRY AND COMPETITIONS FOR PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE
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 POEM OF THE DAY: SECRETS by Chelsea. Secrets come in gift wrapped boxes, They're treasures , Better than gold. Tied tightly with ribbons That never let go, Invisible, Trusted to you. As sacred as stars, As rare as the moon. As special as the rays of sun, Bursting through the gloom. Secrets are yours, Secrets are ours. The whole world has secrets, In the palm of it's hand. Written by Chelsea.
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| That was the Cake, that was! by Anamoy Snr. Member |
 This is a true story. It happened many, many years ago. I think it was in the 1970s. In those days, I had more time on my hands than I do now! I used to do a lot of baking then and loved making fairy cakes and chocolate crispies for my children, they used to love them and I made a rich fruit cake at least once a week.
At the time we had a feisty Jack Russell dog, called Peter and two cats called Moppet and Honda. Moppet was a pretty, fluffy little tortoiseshell cat and Honda - well,she was named after a motorbike, by my eldest daughter! The two cats were sisters and partners-in-crime as we shall discover.
On one particular day, I decided to make the biggest, richest fruit cake ever.It took a while to mix and well over an hour to bake. When it was cooked, I proudly turned it out on the cooling rack on the kitchen worktop and stood and admired it for a few seconds. Then I went off to finish some household chores.
This is what happened in my absence...
"There's a lovely smell in the kitchen," piped up Peter, the Jack Russell, who had just trotted in from the garden and was feeling decidedly peckish!
"Yes, yummy, isn't it?" agreed Moppet and Honda in unison.
"It smells like fruit cake," observed the little dog, "do you two fancy some?"
"We'd love some," replied the pair, "but we shouldn't, should we?"
"Alittle bit won't hurt," said Peter, confidently, "but I can't get upthere to get it, but you two can!" he added, encouragingly.
With that, Moppet and Honda leaped up on the worktop and clawed at the cake.They had to be careful, as it was still quite hot, but the aroma was so delicious, they didn't care! They pushed an enormous lump on the floor for Peter and he gobbled it up, greedily.
"More, more!" he barked. The cats jumped, they were a bit scared of Peter, who was rather bossy and inclined to nip them sometimes. Obediently they pushed another huge chunk of fruit cake on the floor. Peter wolfed it down,almost choking in the process!
Soon all the cake was eaten and only a few crumbs remained.
"Oh,I do feel a bit sick now" wailed Peter, who had expanded enormously round his middle! The cats felt somewhat queasy too, and slunk off in their basket to sleep it off.
When I returned and saw the cake gone, I wondered who could have scoffed it all, knowing my daughters were still at school. Then I took one look at my rather rotund Jack Russell and the bloated bellies of my cats and knew who the culprits were. They were all groaning with terrible tummy-ache!
"Serves you right for being so greedy!" I shouted at them.
The moral of this little tale is - never leave your delicious, rich fruitcake unattended if you have pets. They are very partial to it!
The End. Written By Annamoy |
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| THE BUBBLE FAIRY BY ANNAMOY ADULT GROUP |  THE BUBBLE FAIRY
You'll see me for a second,
in a bubble I'll appear;
with wings of soapy crystal
and my message is quite clear...
Nothing lasts forever,
so enjoy life while you may.
Just keep on blowing bubbles
and I'll never fly away.
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| JOKE-THE DEAD HAMPSTER | 
There was a man who bought a hamster into the vets.
He said to the vet "he won't move."
The vet replied "he's dead!."
The man said, "No, I don't believe you"
So the vet brought a Labrador dog in but he shook his head.
The man still didn't believe the vet, so he brought a cat in. The cat shook his head
"See I told you" said the vet ."Well that's £1,250"
The man said "£1,250!"
The vet said "Yes, you had a lab report and a cat scan
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| MONSTER JOKES |  How do you make a monster float?
Take two scoops of ice-cream, a glass of Coke and add one monster . .
On which day do monsters eat people?
Chewsday.
Why did the monster eat candles?
For light refreshment.
FIRST MONSTER: I had a nice man to dinner last night.
SECOND MONSTER: So you enjoyed having him?
FIRST MONSTER: Oh yes . . . he was delicious.
What's a monster's favourite soup?
Scream of tomato.
How do monsters like their eggs?
Terror fried.
MONSTER WIFE: I don't know what to make of my husband.
FRIEND: How about a hotpot?
What is a monster's favourite drink?
Demonade.
What do they have for lunch at Monster School?
Human beans, boiled legs, pickled bunions and eyes-cream.
Which monster eats the fastest?
The goblin. |
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| WRITING TIPS: RYTHYM |
THIS TIP IS ABOUT RHYTHMSometimes you might want to make sure your poem has a certain rhythm. How can you do this?You can count the syllables in each line!What is a syllable? It is like a beat - eg: 'Yes' has one syllable - one beat.'Today' has two syllables 'to' and 'day' - two beats.'Whatever' has three syllables 'what', 'ev', 'er' - three beats.Can you think of any words with 4 or 5 syllables?How many syllables does this word have:antidisestablishmentarianism  Oh yes, it IS a word! I wonder if you could find out what it means?  Anyway, using rhythm can make you really think about the words you choose.I have written a line with 8 syllables - can you write the next threelines using 6 syllables, then 8 syllables, then 6 syllables?Line 1: The misty morning dawned so bright (8 syllables)Line 2: (6 syllables)Line 3: (8 syllables)Line 4: (6 syllables)Looking forward to seeing your work .... keep writing!  for now! From Tango  |
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