Richard reflects upon the poetry that influences his own writing. He consider the traditional and the contemporary as he endeavours to produce children's and more adult orientated poetry.
In the last half term holiday, I had a couple of days where I wound down and made myself write. One result would only be translated by video.
I didn't say the translation would make sense!
The Plonky Monk Stonk
It was my thinking I was doing,
I was brainily using my conk.
But as I was walking along,
This is what caused the stonk.
See coming int he other direction
Sauntering along, came a monk.
As I wasn't paying no attention,
My senses went a-wonk.
I wandered into his path
And we collided with a bonk
He started spitting feathers,
Got angry and acted a plonk.
But his behaviour went too far
And he crazily called me a gonk.
I took matters in my own hands
And gave him a good left tonk.
So I reflect upon my actions,
How to avoid acting a right donk,
When I'm wandering aimlessly,
I'll remember to give a honk.
The House of Teacher is another blog by this same author. It explores the world of primary or elementary education. The site contains advice to teachers and practical lesson ideas and resources. Resources linked to the children's poetry of Tricky McDee can be found here.
This is the link to my videos of children's poetry. It is only in its infancy so videos are not of the highest quality. Please visit and leave a comment.