My dear mum
Caring, kind,
In France, at home,
My dear mum,
Cooking,
Perfectly,
In France, at home,
Caring, kind,
Helpful and gentle,
My dear mum.
(Simon Laederich... thanks Simon... a very sweet ode - simple and warm with space to breathe and imagine... and impressive too as English isn't Simon's first language)
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
The Highway Man Haiku
In the dark,
dark night,
The stars
were shining brightly.
He came
riding here.
The
beautiful path!
The Highway
man came trotting
To visit his
girl.
He has come
to kill,
The Highway
Man is in there,
He is in the
inn.
What is he plotting?
BOOM the
house is gone, it’s dead.
The BANG of
his guns.
The bag on
his back,
Full of gold
and silver coins.
Running from the inn.
Archie Goundrey-Smith
(Great work Archie - characters, scene-setting and storytelling... and all in a haiku! How many other figures from history could you write haiku about? Or what about a Sibford Haiku?... That could be interesting...)
RETAIL THERAPY
The fastest way to beat the blues
Is go online and buy some shoes
It doesn't matter
If I'm fatter
My feet will be
A perfect 3
(A quirky little poem from one of the teaching staff... but who? ... I might let you know at the end of the week).
Is go online and buy some shoes
It doesn't matter
If I'm fatter
My feet will be
A perfect 3
(A quirky little poem from one of the teaching staff... but who? ... I might let you know at the end of the week).
Monday, 7 January 2013
A beginning then...
i
share this
space with about
7,000,000,000 others spread out
across the globe, of which
less than a handful i have
met or interacted with - certainly not enough
to make any sweeping statements or lose hope.
(by anon... yes it's ok to submit poems without giving your name... but it's great too if you can)
share this
space with about
7,000,000,000 others spread out
across the globe, of which
less than a handful i have
met or interacted with - certainly not enough
to make any sweeping statements or lose hope.
(by anon... yes it's ok to submit poems without giving your name... but it's great too if you can)
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Watch this space...
Hello Fellow Sibforders/Sibfordian/Sibsorts,
I realise that this is an underwhelming first post, but hopefully what will follow shall compensate. Throughout each school day during 2013 a poem will appear here... perhaps by a student, perhaps by a member of staff, perhaps even by a visitor to the school...
I cannot promise you will make a connection with every poem... poetry can often be a hit or miss thing... but I am confident that many poems will make a connection and transport you away from the computer/mobile/tablet screen for a while... even if it is just a short while... and that is something to savour and feel grateful for...
In friendship (and also in love and wonder)
Laurence (Chief Poem Collector @ Sibford School)
I realise that this is an underwhelming first post, but hopefully what will follow shall compensate. Throughout each school day during 2013 a poem will appear here... perhaps by a student, perhaps by a member of staff, perhaps even by a visitor to the school...
I cannot promise you will make a connection with every poem... poetry can often be a hit or miss thing... but I am confident that many poems will make a connection and transport you away from the computer/mobile/tablet screen for a while... even if it is just a short while... and that is something to savour and feel grateful for...
In friendship (and also in love and wonder)
Laurence (Chief Poem Collector @ Sibford School)
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