Children’s poetry

calendar_today February 9, 2016 schedule 1 min read

Children's poetry

Earth

In my own defence .. most of these lyrics are child-friendly: this is my take on earth and Human Evolution.. from a cell to the...

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calendar_today February 9, 2016 schedule 1 min read

Children's poetry

The Universe revisited

This is my second attempt at lyrics for the universe.. it fits in beautifully with Jools' music.. but I'm not sure the younger children will...

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calendar_today January 20, 2016 schedule 1 min read

Children's poetry

Moon

Great afternoon's work! We have landed on the moon - wait till you hear it with the music! ps: as with Atom and all the...

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calendar_today January 20, 2016 schedule 1 min read

Children's poetry

The Universe

We are still writing the Music of the Spheres. My next task is to write a children's song about the universe. A large topic. Awed...

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calendar_today January 7, 2016 schedule 1 min read

Poems about Childhood

World War 3: Earth 2016

When my grandchildren have a dispute over something - they both want the same pen; Inigo wants to sit on Tilly's head and she would...

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calendar_today January 6, 2016 schedule 2 min read

Poems about Childhood

Earthed

Jools and I are starting to write a song cycle on Space for the children's choir at the Abbey. I wrote this while I was...

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calendar_today October 6, 2015 schedule 2 min read

Children's poetry

Nativity

I'm trying - and failing - to write a new Christmas carol by the 16th - in fact, sooner, because I need to give Jools...

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calendar_today September 19, 2015 schedule 1 min read

Poems about Childhood

The Getting of Wisdom

My grandchildren were playing together on the carpet. Fairly amicably. Mostly quiet.. Then came the noise of a small car hitting Inigo on the ear....

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calendar_today August 3, 2015 schedule 1 min read

Poems about Childhood

Swing

Small boy Still swing Head bent toes down. Strong push Hands clutch Frown swung Up side down. .

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calendar_today August 2, 2015 schedule 1 min read

Children's poetry

The Unicorn

This is one of the lyrics to Extraordinary Creatures. (I am filling in the days I couldn't write because of despondency over Dracula. I'll write...

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