Readers Write


A Selection of Poems by Diary Readers Have you ever?


have you ever looked at a poem sculpture or painting, whilst in a gallery, a library or even whilst waiting for something to happen to exist or pass by to lighten your thoughts from a grey dismal sky?


have you ever looked at a photo collage or slide


The Birds


Like a scarecrow she’d stand with her arms held out wide


but this scarecrow was kind to the creatures of the sky.


The birds would flock down to her arms of seed


safe in the comfort of this human bird feed


However the story of this woman turns cold


a bad season hit and the seed turned old


without the seed for the birds to feed


she feared for their health but she felt deep down that they’d understand.


Alas for their health she needn’t have felt bad


she made a perfectly good bird feed


without the seed in her hand ......... Faith


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whilst taking a holiday to the Isle of Wight?


have you ever looked at anything and thought to yourself some things are better left unfinished


and some are just better upside down? Faith Padalong Pete


Padalong Pete, Padalong Pete. Here comes the man with two left feet With one on the left and one on the right, He only turned left and never turned right. Bud Padalong Pete was reallly quite bright And he soon found a way of going to the right, He turned to the left and he turned to the left, Then turned to the left and it all came right!


Padalong Pete began to feel ill, So he went into town right up a hill. At the top of the hill lived Dr McGill In a large red house with a large white gate Who gave him a pill as big as a plate!


Padalong Pete went right down the hill And then turned left with his big white pill, At his small white house with a small red gate. And where on the left of his small front door Hung the two right shoes that he never wore.


Alda


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