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Gabriella Evans
Read more: Gabriella EvansHere’s another from my short lived A-Z of death. Still part of the Crosses For Eyes collection though. For those who might not know, a po is what we used to call a potty. It was also known as a Guzundah, because it guzundah the bed. Used when most people didn’t have inside toilets and…
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My Purple Cupboard
Read more: My Purple CupboardWe all have one of those cupboards, sometimes it’s a drawer, where you keep all the weird stuff that you can’t find room for anywhere else. My cupboard is purple and it’s full of all kind of fun things. To keep them hidden and undiscovered I hide my secrets in my purple cupboard There’s a…
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Neighbours
Read more: NeighboursAfter yesterday’s post I thought I’d lighten the mood with a song. I was watching The Sound of Music recently and found myself singing along with, “My Favourite Things”. Of course I don’t know the actual words so I made up my own. I’m not sure I got it quite right to fit with the…
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Spiders
Read more: SpidersWho doesn’t like spiders? So cute. So cuddly. So many legs. So much scurrying. But no matter what you think of spiders, you should never step on one. Never step on a spider. It’s the worst thing you can do. Because if you step on a spider The spiders will come for you. They’ll sneak…
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Douglas Turvey
Read more: Douglas TurveyCrashing on with my hilarious death pomes. Here is a cautionary tale. Not quite as long as one of Beloc’s but still. Douglas Turvey liked to run With scissors in his hand. His mother didn’t like it And told him he was banned. If mother didn’t see him There was nothing she could say. So…
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Pretty little Evadne Myers
Read more: Pretty little Evadne MyersThis pome was very much inspired by Harry Graham’s rotten rhymes. He wrote some great ones which can be found in his collection, When Grandmama Fell Off The Boat. Graham’s rotten rhymes concern death and tragedy with a lack of caring bordering on callousness that just makes me laugh. Anyway, here’s my effort: Pretty little…
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Bury Me in the Potter’s Field
Read more: Bury Me in the Potter’s FieldThis poem was written some time ago and I totally forgot to post it here. It got over 340 views on Hello Poetry and was a trending poem for 1 day which will most likely be the highlight of my career 😀
