Boarding the old boat

families seeking new lives

refugees at risk

corruption giving false hopes

the boat splinters, drowning dreams

Parading on the toy shop shelf

they jostle for attention.

Those big wide eyes, those plastic smiles

and legs too long to mention.

Popular culture

mirrored in dolls.

Choose Dora, choose Katniss

choose me.

Or Jacob from Twilight,

a Barbie, a Bratz,

Which one will your child choose to be?

Well it’s been six months since I set this blog up and wrote something on it. Today I’ve found a theme I like. Now, I need to write more and learn more!!

I don’t like vampires, they’re toothy and scary.
I cannot stand werewolves, they’re noisy and hairy.
But ghosts, I just love them.
They glide across halls,
and what’s even cooler, they glide right through walls.
(I wrote this from a chld’s perspective after watching Robson Green in ‘Being Human’. Must admit, I still love him, even when he’s a werewolf!}

I’m not much of a shopper but, hey, who could resist a Charles Dickens 200 year anniversary t- shirt? Or a fantastic set of story cubes to get the creative juices flowing. I found them at http://www.readersniche.com.au Thanks Miranda for the great service.

It used to be Green Eggs and Ham. Now it’s just junk e’s and spam!

Seriously though, as someone who loves to write (especially poetry and short stories) I decided that I need to learn to blog, so, without having a clue what I’m doing, I’ve set up this blog. I have no idea where it will take me, but I’ve already discovered so many wonderful blog sites belonging to other writers that I’m hoping I will learn from them and connect with others so that we can share our writing adventures.

I love reading it and I love writing it. I especially love the works of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear and the unforgettable Spike Milligan.