GRANDPA’S FEAR by Joshua Seigal
I keep them locked
in a box by my bed.
I will never let anybody
have the key.
Grandpa says the only thing
he truly fears
is losing his marbles
so at least I know now
that I won’t
lose mine.
As with my poem above, I recently set a challenge for my followers on social media, to write poems based on famous sayings and idioms. I thought that this would be ripe for poetic exploration, and I was not disappointed by the responses I received. Here are some of the fantastic examples I received via Twitter and Facebook; why not give it a go yourself, or in class?
Poem by Dainnah Louise (via Facebook)
I have a small door,
deep in the garden.
I keep its place a secret
inside my head.
Mum oftes says “Jess,
you’re awar with the fairies!”
And I smile, because I know I’m too big
to go through that little door.
Poem by Caz (via Twitter)
The old man down the road
He’s not been well
He’s confused
He heads off to his allotment
Time to reap the fruits
Of his labour
He waits by the lane
Looking at all the neatly kept patches
But which one is his?
I think he’s lost the plot.
[Josh’s comment: is he Jeremy Corbyn by any chance?]
Cake Challenge by Tahera Mayat (via Twitter)
It’s a piece of cake
It should be simple
Enough to consume
But no room for cake
I give it my best shot
It’s a piece of cake
But rich chocolate cake
Means I can’t finish it
The irony is
That eating a piece of cake
Should be a piece of cake…
Or a walk in the park
