Summer Fun

Hello Poetry Lovers

Have we had our summer now?! It was just pouring outside!

Now we’ve all got a childhood holiday memory inside us. Damp tents, waterlogged sandwiches, dilapidated Youth Hostels, we could go on….

Prolific and clever poet Sharron Green has summed up that nostalgic adventure perfectly. A great fun piece and we can feel her discomfort and joy.

Featured in A Little Black Book of Summer Poems, published by Hedgehog, this is a wonderful read….

Summer Fun

Holidays were wet and tented,
sandwich stuffed and crotchety.
Spent on rowdy, crowded beaches,
castles flooded by the sea.

Back to campsite entertainment,
sour jokes and slot machines.
Cooking on the smelly stove : tinned
sausages, fried eggs and beans

For a treat, the new James Bond film
(Sean was quite a hit with Mum).
Once, a knickerbocker glory —
eyes were bigger than my tum.

When the week was done, we’d pack up,
waterlogged and feeling flat.
Hours in the car like sardines,
greeted by the sun and cat.

Sharron Green 2024

Wasn’t that a terrific piece?! Thank you so much, Sharron. So well written.

Now, Poetry Lovers, put your holiday memories on a postcard to the usual address, and Dobby and I will feature yours.

Meanwhile, enjoy your summer – oh yes, now where did I leave that raincoat?!

Thanks for tuning in, PL’s. We will see you real soon….