Poetry

APLE

I stood
Melancholy and mystified
Clutching the polished piano
As other children played about me.
No play for me:
My spelling was wrong -
At least she said it was.
I was content
That a-p-l-e spelt 'apple'
As well as I wanted.
But she, a teacher
Thought she knew better.
With all the authority
Of my full five years
I fought back my tears,
Prepared again
To hold my shaky ground.

Mike Wood


Christopher Robin Bids Goodbye To Pooh Bear!

They won't let me ever do nothing again
Not now that I'm going to school;
They tell me there's maths,
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