Readers' Poems
April 22nd, 2008
VINTAGE
While reading the Echo
I just had to pause
When I saw the article
About the bus to Hawes.
Chris speaks nostalgically
About his old BU
But I had to drive 'em
I have a different view.
In my debt of gratitude
I have to thank Paul Sykes
Who shipped them off to China
And turned them into bikes.
But if to drive a vintage bus
Is your life-long wish
You'll either have to buy one
Or come to work at Bish.
Derek Lane, Newton Aycliffe
BROKEN FENCE
With a sad heart the farmer looked over his
fields,
In his hand were a saw, hammer and nails,
For vandals had destroyed his peaceful
countryside,
By breaking his wooden fences and rails.
His animals huddled together in a corner of
a field
Confused and shivering with fright,
The farmer knew he had to work hard that
day
To keep his cattle safe and secure at night.
Yet mankind today often breaks family
fences,
And relationships go far astray.
These kind of fences won't heal
with hammer and nails,
But with love and
forgiveness all the
way.
Olga Ramshaw,
West Rainton, Co
Durham
GRANNY AND ME
We sat at home all day
watching DVDs
It was too cold outside, frost
on all the trees.
We ate cheese on
toast and drank cups of tea.
It was all nice and cosy,
just Granny and me.
Clark Warburton, Newton
Aycliffe
SNOWFLAKE
Snowflakes flying to the ground
Seem to do a dance when they fly around
It is a waltz, no it's the palais glide
As the flakes fly from side to side.
I feel so pleased to see such magic
When the news is always so tragic.
Elsie Pescod,
Ovingham, Northumberland
KEEP THE FAITH
Jesus says, Keep your faith,
Never let it go.
Trust me in the trials
And your faith will grow.
For when I come back again
This will please me most,
That in the turmoils and the pain
Your faith was never lost.
Learn to look above
When life is hard and tough,
And you will find for sure
Faith in me will be enough.'
Elizabeth Tomlinson,
Richmond
MY TINY SPIDER
My tiny spider is black like the sky
On a dark night.
Silent like the turning earth
In a space of planets.
Fast like lightning,
In a strong storm.
Small like sneaky mice
That creep around your house.
My tiny spider creeps around the garden,
Like a tiny herd of bulls.
He hurries along the floor,
Like a jumping cheetah.
He creeps along the web he made,
Glittering in the sun.
He guards his eggs,
Like a soldier guarding his country.
Thomas Gilligan, aged 8,
Darlington
CARAVANING AT KESWICK
I love to go caravanning under the
midnight skies,
I like to go to Keswick, it is the best,
I see extraordinary sights,
I think caravanning is better than the rest
From the camp site you can see Skiddaw,
Above Bassenthwaite Lake two ospreys fly.
They snatch a fish from the surface of the
lake
To feed their chicks in the next up high.
There are lots of things to do,
Crazy golf is such fun.
There is fishing too,
By the end of your trip there will be still
things left undone.
I have to go for now,
I wish we could stay,
But I know I'll be back soon,
Come what may.
Lee Saiger, age 11,
Cassop, Co Durham
SPRING IS
Spring is a wonderful thing.
It's when the birds start to sing.
When spring comes the whole world
changes.
When spring comes the environment
re-arranges.
In spring hibernation dies down,
No one wears a frown.
A new season starts when
another one ends.
Everyone makes friends.
It's time for rain to rest
When the birds start to
nest.
I like to watch them eat from
feeders
To tell all the readers.
Apple blossom
grows on the
trees
To attract the
bees
They make me spendidly
pleased
Easter comes. It's time to cheer.
For Easter eggs, "Oh dear!"
When Spring comes there is a breeze.
It takes my hat without saying please.
Eve Patchett, age 8,
Bishop Auckland
ALL ABOUT HARVEYNIX
His name is Harveynix,
And he always licks.
He has a little brown fur,
He does a little purr.
He has a brown little nose,
And he does a little pose.
He has a little tash,
And he runs like a flash.
He is really cute,
He ate a little newt.
He is a gorgeous dog,
He curls up like a hedgehog.
He is like a noddle,
But he is a poodle.
Kelly Louise Maughan, age 13,
Willington, Co Durham
9:32am Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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