Residents

Poetry Book

In recognition of

World Poetry Day

21st March 2016

A summers Day in the Garden

I was digging up the garden And what did I find?

An earthworm, some snails and an ants nest The earthworm made a hole through the ants nest

So the ants could come out and play And they all had a happy day.

I was mowing the lawn And what did I find?

Some toadstools, some weeds and some daisies With the daises, I created a chain

And wore it round my neck For the rest of the day.

I was walking round the pond And what did I find?

Some goldfish, lily pads and a refreshing fountain. As a friendly robin was looking on

And chirping a song.

Written by the residents of

The Four Seasons

Winter comes and goes, Followed by the spring,

And glorious summer follows, A leave has fallen from the trees.

Written by Elsie Smith

Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness

The beginning of autumn starts

You being to see the fruits ripen

And fall from the trees

Straight into our hearts

Written by Anne Warwick

In the Spring

Spring is here

and the sun is out

but winters cold is still slightly about.

Gone are the days

Of frost and snow

And now we are left with a summery glow.

The flowers are blooming

And the bees are in sight

They have stretched out their wings

and are ready for flight.

Daffodils, daisies

And tulips grow

The garden looks different now without the snow!

Written by the residents of

The Flying fairies

The fairies worked their magic

It was a time reversal spell, how tragic!

For some, but not for me

As you will come to see.

As time whirred by

Before my very eyes

I see the fairies come to me

And they assist me to climb a tree.

Up, up, up I go to the top

When I hear a gigantic pop

I turn around

And fall to the ground.

And lo and behold

From out of my back

These wings unfold.

I fly to town

To fetch the gold

And after my mission was complete

I did not want to use my feet!

Written by the residents of

Curly Hair

I’ve got curly hair

And it’s just not fair

The way people call me a boy

And always have to stare

So one day

I try to straighten it

But what happened was….

I grew and afro!!!

And another day

I combed it all through

To me horror, it all fell out

And my curls randomly turned blue.

And after that, I gave up

I didn’t have a clue

I will always have a curly hair

And I’ll never know what to do!!!

Written by Suzie Scott and Kevin Card

St Valentines

There was a saint by the name valentine,

Who lived some time ago,

He loves many and many loved him,

Or so the legend goes.

In current times, on February 14th,

We celebrate those we hold dear.

We party, we drink,

We wine and we dine,

And we all have a wonderful time!!

Written by the residents of

Our Love

I am a dove From high above Bringing to you

All my love.

So let us pray That you and I Will never have To part and cry

Until then

Let others walk by And secretly

You and I Deep, deep down

Always know why.

We’ll love each other Until the day we die!

Written by the residents of

The lady in the well

There was an old lady

Who lived by a well

At one time she fell

Down, down into the well.

She found straight away

That through slight movement she could float.

Lying at the bottom of the well

There was a little boat

Let’s hope she got away

We still hope for her today.

Written by the residents of

My Head

My brains

Went down the drain

And washed right out

As if it was rain.

See I’ve always had an issue

With the way my head thinks

Even when I think I’m right

I’m wrong and my heart sinks!!

Written by Kevin Card

Dirty Sock

A long day after work

My socks seem to stink

I don’t know how or why they’re so bad

But I gave them a wash in the sink

My mum brought me some fresh new socks

And guess what they’re dirty again

Mum told me off, she said ‘get in the bath!

And don’t come out for another week and a half!!’

Written by Kevin Card

The Lonely Dinosaur

Upon a land not far away

Lives a dinosaur in a tree

One day a little boy approached the beast

And asked him if he’d like to play

The dinosaur let out a roar

The little boy ran away

The beast then felt lonely

He wished he had a friend

He hoped one day the boy would return

But until; then hell pretend.

Written by the residents of

Chinese New Year

Here comes the Chinese dragon

Dancing and breathing fire from his nose

People all around are celebrating

The coming of a new year.

He stands up on his hind legs

And lets out a majestic roar

The crowd cheers

And cries for more.

Lots of children are waving and playing

Underneath the colorful lanterns

The stench of fire and smoke

Sticking in your throat

Making everybody choke

Mothers looking after wailing babies

Taken them home after the day’s festivities

The sun sets on the end of a happy day

But the new year has only just begun.

Written by the residents of

Dislike

I dislike miserable people

They should be happy all the time

Like me, you see, I wear my smile

As I tell them a catchy rhyme.

I wish people would stop shouting

I’m not in the army anymore

I was for a while

But left after the war

I don’t like wars because

They have guns and things go bang

I still lie awake at night

Hearing the weapons clang

I sang to myself because

I’m only a lamb you see

And because it is me

I’m afraid you won’t see

The other side of me.

Written by Susie Scott

and Kevin Card

Christina

(Team Leader in the Lodge)

There was a nurse called Christina

Who would play the concertina

Until one day

It failed to play

So she asked for help from Tina!!

Irene (Care Manager of Marriott Lodge)

There was a girl named Irene

And all she could do was scream

When people kept coming

She wants to go running

And live her life in a dream!

Written by the residents of

Marvelous Monkey

Magical monkey

Maybe a marvelous marmoset

Swinging from branch to branch

To find his daily lunch.

Deep into the forest he will go

To gather bananas, oranges and grapefruit

Upon his return he shared his food with his

family

At least what was left of it……

Cheeky monkeys are always greedy!!

Written by Kevin Card

Somewhere over the Rainbow Written for St Patrick’s Day

I met a leprechaun by the sea

And he said these words to me

“which wish would you like to come true?

I can make you rich, through and through!

Let me take you to where I come from

To meet my family and pixie throng”

We followed the rainbow until we came to the end

And then we found our riches, my friend!

Gold and silver, diamonds and pearls

Then we were joined by other boys and girls

All dressed in green with shamrocks in our hair

We shared out the booty to make if quite fair.

Written by the residents of

The lady in the well

There was an old lady

Who lived by a well

At one time she fell

Down, down into the well.

She found straight away

That through slight movement she could float.

Lying at the bottom of the well

There was a little boat

Let’s hope she got away

We still hope for her today.

Written by the residents of

The unlikely

Love affair

In a land not far away

A place where people used to stay

A gremlin stole my heart

And took it off in is red shiny cart.

I looked in the mirror to find my missing part

I couldn’t believe a gremlin had stolen my heart!

I took him away to shangalcia

And there we stayed so far away.

My Dog Dexter

My dog Dexter

Who I loved dearly

He was the most adorable dog

I can see it clearly

One day when on our outing

He ran after a ball

And left me there shouting

He’s playful and friendly

Understanding and loyal

I don’t even mind when he plays in the soil

Written by the residents of

This book is a short showcase of

the poetry work created within

Marriott House and Lodge. We

hope you have enjoyed reading

our work!!

With Special thanks to all that

joined us for these creative

writing sessions.

This book would have been

impossible to create without

every single one of you!