THE SPENNYMOOR TIMEPIECE
It stands in the tower above the Town Hall
With four large faces on view
At each quarter we hear its rhythmical jingle
To remind us another striking hour is due.
For many years it has remained aloft
Hearing the sounds of clippetty-clop
Cars and buses and motorbikes
All passing by in daytime and night.
It’s illuminated and grand
Your eyes are drawn up high
To that canopy of blue in the distant sky
To the clock, and not a second behind.
Elizabeth Sayers, Spennymoor, County Durham
MORE THOUGHTS
So much can be written
On a blank page
A ball of wool with kitten
Or birds within a cage,
Close your eyes and see places
Built long before your time
In a coal fire, see faces
Of people in their prime.
Imagination creates magic,
Read of Merlin’s wondrous power
Solomon’s wisdom was not a trick
And leaning Pisa is a tower.
Thinking clearly brings a smile,
Lovely thoughts make life worthwhile.
AEL Smirk, Darlington, County Durham
MY MAGIC BOX
I will put in my box
A bit of clear blue sky
A bit of a warm chocolate brownie
A small light blue unicorn.
I will put in my box
The sound of a colourful parrot squawking loudly
A whiff of warm apple crumble
A burning hot summer’s day.
I will put in my box
A melting delicious ice-cream
The colours light pink, bright yellow and clear white
The textures of a soft comfy feather bed.
My box is made of clear white
Shiny crystals with diamonds on the lid
And wishes in the corner
I will keep my box
In a white snow-like tunnel
With gold stars all around
And dinosaurs’ teeth attached to the stars.
Sarah Kennard, aged nine, Middlesbrough
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