Tag Archives: poetry

Lunar Eclipse and thoughts in a 1000 year old Cathedral

In this video, I’m thinking about the Lunar Eclipse that covered North America on Monday 8th April 2024 and how that relates to the book I’m writing at the moment and children’s literature generally.

And I wrote a poem! First for years… why? what’s it about? you’ll have to watch to find out.

A Poem for National Poetry Day

farterI had a great day in a school yesterday – I’ll tell you more later. I was reading them one of my Ricky Rocket stories in which there is a lot of… well… let’s call it bottom burping! Every time I milk that story, I think, “Oh dear! How have I stooped so low. But then today, National Poetry day, I thought about the problem and decided to stand up for what I believe in and and write a poem that concisely expresses my feelings on the subject. And here it is:

 

What makes me laugh

If I want a cheap laugh,
and not pay money,
farting is free
and terribly funny!