Monthly Archives: March 2014

Remembering or Reimagining?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by PookyH

Do you trust your own memory? Does it tell you the truth? Or do you sometimes ask questions And look for more proof? Remembering feels like Watching a video play, But in fact our mind Often decides its own way, … Continue reading →

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Thank You Mum – a poem for my Mum on Mother’s Day

Posted on March 30, 2014 by PookyH

I follow in your footsteps, But my feet don’t fill your tread. I try to be the way you were, And say the things you said. Lots of people give advice, But you just showed the way, By being the … Continue reading →

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I Pick You Up

Posted on March 29, 2014 by PookyH

When you fall, I pick you up, And dust you down, And gently cup Your face within These hands of mine, And as you grizzle And you whine, I whisper softly In your ear, All the words You need to … Continue reading →

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Why are there no words?

Posted on March 28, 2014 by PookyH

Why are there no words… To tell you the things I need to say, To ease a pain too big to go away, To make tomorrow a brighter day? Why are there no words… To gently take you by the … Continue reading →

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It isn’t very hard to rhyme

Posted on March 27, 2014 by PookyH

It isn’t very hard to rhyme, Provided that you have the time, To gently play around with words, And make sure they don’t sound absurd. If you do it for a while, (And you find it makes you smile) You … Continue reading →

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School Run – a children’s poem

Posted on March 26, 2014 by PookyH

Every day we walk to school, In wind and rain and sun, Sometimes it’s quite boring, But on other days it’s fun. Sometimes we have missions, We must solve along the way, Sometimes we are heroes And we have to … Continue reading →

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One Thing I Can’t Change – a poem about adoption

Posted on March 25, 2014 by PookyH

Some things, We aren’t supposed to say. Some problems, We hope just go away, Things too big to talk about, And mention of them Makes folk doubt, Whether we are capable, Or suitable, Reliable… This thing that eats me Every … Continue reading →

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Friends Forever?

Posted on March 24, 2014 by PookyH

As you fall asleep murmuring Your best friends’ names, I often wonder What kind of games, You must have played With them today, That were so fun The memories play Back to you, As you fall asleep And these friends, … Continue reading →

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Lyra the Tiger

Posted on March 23, 2014 by PookyH

I am a tiger, Hear me ROAR! I’m a tiger called Lyra And I am four. My claws are sharp, And my teeth are white, I like to sleep And I like to fight. I’ve got black stripes And a … Continue reading →

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Tired…

Posted on March 22, 2014 by PookyH

Have you ever felt so tired That you couldn’t see the way, To make it through from breakfast To the best part of the day? (The bit where you’re allowed to snooze, And snuggle in your bed, The bit when … Continue reading →

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