[colinbaker62]

Yesterday;

I was late for my tea
For I went to the tree

At the top of our hill
With my little friend Bill

As together we'd planned
To climb tree hand-in-hand

And then leap oh so fast
Into green waves of grass

But I went straight from school
Breaking mam's golden rule

See I'd asked could I go
But my mam had said "no"

Still I'm glad I went up
With a skip and a jump

To the tree on the hill
With my little friend Bill

For this time I did reach
That big branch on the tree

With the bend at the end
And so too did my friend

And we had so much fun
Just us two...tree...and sun

Until Bill softly sighed
"Here's your mam" "Yikes!" I cried

For mam's face was all frowns
When she found Bill and me

She cried "Me and Bill's mam
We've been worried you see"

But I told mam we'd reached
That big branch on the tree

With the bend at the end
Then she just smiled at me

And........................... ........
As we walked down the hill
Me and my mam and Bill

We all counted to three
And then cried..."GOODBYE TREE !

SEE YOU SOON !"





(Colin Baker May, 05)


(Inspired by one of Brittany's recent tree-climbing experiences, she being our youngest daughter)

[DarkPower]

very nice poem...

[colinbaker62]

Thank you DP

Colin

[demon]

a fun poem with a good ending.

[DarkPower]

I just realized he said... DP!!!! I am going to die.. going to melt away.. wait.. shouldnt tell people thats my weak spot.. lol anyway your welcome colin

[colinbaker62]

Hey DarkPower.one should never overtly express one's weaknesses as this can leave one wide open to ,shall we say,leg-pulling.I mean what's the SP on DP going mad on ME for writing DP I wonder.Or how about the 'Right Said Fred' number....'Deeply DP'...And so it goes on.....and on.......and on........

just kidding really..Colin (in damp,dark,Wales, UK)

[rjd_39]

Great poem, childhood memory? It is fun! Please read journal and leave comments.

[dark-pixie19]

nice poem i enjoyed it.great read.

d-pix

[colinbaker62]

The idea for 'Yesterday' was kind of presented to me by my youngest daughter's recent experiences of getting lost after trying to visit what appears to be a very popular tree for kids to climb in our locality.

[rjd_39]

cool, there is usually a lot of meaning in a poem. isn't there.

[rjd_39]

cool, there is usually a lot of meaning in a poem. isn't there.

[DarkPower]

Originally Posted by colinbaker62

Hey DarkPower.one should never overtly express one's weaknesses as this can leave one wide open to ,shall we say,leg-pulling.I mean what's the SP on DP going mad on ME for writing DP I wonder.Or how about the 'Right Said Fred' number....'Deeply DP'...And so it goes on.....and on.......and on........

just kidding really..Colin (in damp,dark,Wales, UK)

I said it was a weakness. uh oh.. my years .. more like days ... as queen have ended.. lol.. yah well we have another DP on the site..

[colinbaker62]

DP is the moderator for me !!! By the way,if you do everything for power,why not get your backside over here and run for Prime Minister.I don't think anyone could be much worse than TB

[DarkPower]

People want me to run for Prime minister... YAY... My political career is taking off... Thank you.. I accept this nomination. *bows gracefully*

[colinbaker62]

Wonderful stuff ! I hope your first task will be to banish the UK Queen to a two bedroom semi-detached in Basingstoke,with a good pension of course.

[rjd_39]

I agree colin! LOL ^^

[Lubesh]

yey anarchy on SM started by CB and DP

[DarkPower]

Originally Posted by lubesh

yey anarchy on SM started by CB and DP

lol no Colin started it...

[Ryankia]

On a note about the actual POEM at hand... :p

Yesterday;

I was late for my tea,
Cos' I went to the tree,
At the top of our hill,
With my little friend,Bill.

See, together we'd planned,
To climb tree hand in hand,
And then jump really fast,
Into green waves of grass.

But I went straight from school,
Breaking mum's golden rule,
See I'd asked could I go,
But my mum had said,no.

Still I'm glad I went up,
With a skip and a jump,
To the tree on the hill,
With my little friend,Bill.

Cos' this time I did reach,
That big branch on the tree,
With the bend at the end,
And so too did my friend.

And we had so much fun,
Just us two,..tree,...and sun,
Until Bill softely sighed,
"Here's your mum"..."Yikes !" I cried.

Cos' she looked rather cross,
When she found Bill and me,
She said "Me and Bill's mum,
We've been worried you see".

But I told her we'd reached,
That big branch on the tree,
With the bend at the end,
Then she just smiled at me.

Then;

As we walked down the hill,
Me,and my mum,and Bill,
We all counted to three,
And then cried......"GOODBYE TREE !
SEE YOU SOON !"......................... .

Yet again, another perfect poem...I think you are getting the hang of this poetry thing. Perhaps you could write a few for me :p ::grumbles::

[colinbaker62]

Originally Posted by Ryankia

On a note about the actual POEM at hand... :p

Yesterday;

I was late for my tea,
Cos' I went to the tree,
At the top of our hill,
With my little friend,Bill.

See, together we'd planned,
To climb tree hand in hand,
And then jump really fast,
Into green waves of grass.

But I went straight from school,
Breaking mum's golden rule,
See I'd asked could I go,
But my mum had said,no.

Still I'm glad I went up,
With a skip and a jump,
To the tree on the hill,
With my little friend,Bill.

Cos' this time I did reach,
That big branch on the tree,
With the bend at the end,
And so too did my friend.

And we had so much fun,
Just us two,..tree,...and sun,
Until Bill softely sighed,
"Here's your mum"..."Yikes !" I cried.

Cos' she looked rather cross,
When she found Bill and me,
She said "Me and Bill's mum,
We've been worried you see".

But I told her we'd reached,
That big branch on the tree,
With the bend at the end,
Then she just smiled at me.

Then;

As we walked down the hill,
Me,and my mum,and Bill,
We all counted to three,
And then cried......"GOODBYE TREE !
SEE YOU SOON !"......................... .

Yet again, another perfect poem...I think you are getting the hang of this poetry thing. Perhaps you could write a few for me :p ::grumbles::

Many thanks indeed

Colin