Literature
Literature Group Maureen Forster
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Our afternoon was an eclectic mix of literature starting with Jackie’s own poem on
her memories of Weymouth.
“The sweeping sandy beach resembles the Naples Bay
Along the promenade a clock tower, golden in its day
Presented to Queen Victoria to mark her Golden Jubilee
By Henry Edwards, the local MP”
Also her thoughts in verse about ULEZ.
A story about 18 month old Ben from Joan Tucker’s “Everyday Poems and
Children’s Short Stories” had us anticipating a sad ending but an amusing twist left
us smiling.
A break in proceedings for a cup of tea, cake and biscuits before our memories
were stirred as we joined in “The Owl and The Pussycat” by Edward Lear, plus a
discussion on the “runcible spoon”; a totally made up word by Lear but which has
since been defined as a “spoon with a bowl at each end”.
Bringing us back to reality, we listened to Pam Ayres’ soliloquy “The Battery Hen”
on its miserable existence.
“Oh, I am a battery hen
On me back there’s not a germ
I never scratched a farmyard
And I never pecked a worm.
I never had the sunshine
To warm me feathers through
Eggs I lay, every day
For the likes of you.
Our next meeting is 13th October.