Monthly Archives: June 2018

JULIE

A teachers task is never done When, in the class room, with minds to be won; Were it only for those young minds to reach It would be so simple just to teach, But there are many other things to … Continue reading

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LOUIS

If all the love you get From the family you’ve been lucky to find Is something you’ll never forget As you sometimes look behind, When forwards the way to go, For there’s a way in the World to be won … Continue reading

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WILLIAM IS SIXTEEN

An ace is an ace for a day And when the crowds have moved away There are others who come along Who will court their siren song And play for the laurel crown That seals ephemeral renown. But the one … Continue reading

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LINEY (1)

The first sunbeam Lights Nature’s green Where there is seen The mid-summer Queen – Endowing her gifts from a-far, Where are they from? What can it mean? Do not ask, just follow your star With bounty so full, live the … Continue reading

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ELLEN IS TEN

Although you can’t remember all the fun On your first birthday and you were one, And you scarcely noticed how fast a year flew When, on the same date, you were two. At three you were a little more aware … Continue reading

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RACHEL IS EIGHT

Racy Rachel’s speeding on Another year has come and gone Each year filled with passing days Time arrives but never stays. Where is the infant we once knew? A school girl now comes into view, Pretty as a picture, a … Continue reading

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PAT’S BIRTHDAY

I’m sure you’re looking for the day When you will enjoy a get-a-way To sailing on Orford’s ocean brine With the kids and Caroline. But such pleasures will have to wait Upon pressing affairs of State Where diktats are pushed … Continue reading

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CHRISTOPHER’S THIRTEEN

Did they have such a thing as teenage in the Stone Age Or did it only come in at the Bronze Age? Whenever it was I think it an outrage to call it such When there are much more important … Continue reading

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JOHN’S BIRTHDAY

Did you know that you were, with your loved one found, Thrown in at the deep end with Masons all around? And then, what followed, I’ll be bound You sometimes wondered why you never drowned. There were car journeys where … Continue reading

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MADELEINE IS FOUR

Two, four,six, eight Today is a special date; Take half of eight and what have you got? I’ll give you a clue – It’s two times two And while two is not a lot Double it and you have four … Continue reading

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