Martin knew the saying; ‘once man’s trash is another’s treasure’, but it always amazed him the items people discarded at the charity shop. Dropping it there made them feel better about it, but make no mistake, if the charity shops closed tomorrow it would all be on the rubbish heap. That’s how much stuff people … Continue reading Trash or Treasure
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The Rabbit Trap
Jack rabbit reached his peakAt the grand old age of threeLeaping past the other young bucksAscending the summit of hierarchyYet these heights weren’t high enough for young JackA propitious visionaryJack had a knack for selling dreamsTo the rest of the colonyHe imagined a life for his fluffleWith machines that would do all the workFrom the … Continue reading The Rabbit Trap
Ladybird
The ladybird emerged from her pupaA day she’d awaited so longThe day she would finally take her placeIn the family to which she belongedFour stages of transformationpaved the way for this day:Egg into larva, larva to pupaNow her spots were on their wayShe came from an eight-spotted familyHer mum and her grandma and all those … Continue reading Ladybird
Duck
Duck waddled down the winding roadHope tucked under her wingA dream one dayshe’d see the seaHear how the water could singWaddling alongQuacking her songDuck and the open roadDuck met a drake on her journeyHe said,“come back to my pond with meThere’s dabbling delights for ducks like usOnly danger awaits at the sea.”Duck told the drake … Continue reading Duck
Remembering Me
I’m stuck in a drudgeWading through sludgeCoaxing my feetBut they’re playing hard to budgeMy tail is in front and then it’s behindI can’t seem to catch it (God knows I’ve tried)This trudging and grasping and spinning’s a choreI’m not really sure I can take any more…But then…I take a deep breathExpanse in my chestMud washes … Continue reading Remembering Me
Hetty and Betty
Hetty the heffalump plodded along but kept tripping over her trunk She’d get up and dust herself off, but these trips had her in a funk She was supposed to be a heffalump, trunk swinging freely all day Why did she feel like the only one with a trunk that got in the way? Hetty … Continue reading Hetty and Betty
The richest man on Earth
I met a man in simple clothes walking down the street A smile upon his face, no shoes upon his feet He greeted me, arms open, and asked, ‘how do you do?’ I smiled bemused and said, ‘I’m fine thanks, how are you?’ He grinned conspiratorially and gave me a small wink ‘I’m the richest … Continue reading The richest man on Earth
Red Kite
Red kite took flight to the highest of heights Her heart filled with awe at the wondrous sightsSpread out below her, a patchwork of greenThumbnails of oak twined with ribbons of streamsRivers and waterfalls frozen in placeShe breathed in the stillness and breathed out more spaceThe worries that gripped her when talons touched groundCouldn’t find … Continue reading Red Kite
The Reluctant Shaman
There was a reluctant shaman, an elephant was her guide She tried her best to deny it, but elephants are hard to hide A trunk would tap her on the shoulder when she was in the shower with the solution to a problem she’d been working on for hours A soft trumpet in the half … Continue reading The Reluctant Shaman
Hoverfly
I may look the part of predator, striped the colour of mean Wings that sound a warning. I’m avoided, seldom seen But this is all a defence to stop the things that would hurt me Look closer: I am just a fly, buzzing happily Flitting amongst flowers, spreading pollen as wide as I can A … Continue reading Hoverfly
Rae Cod’s Writing 