Saturday, January 29, 2011

Indirection




WEEKEND REFLECTIONS
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INDIRECTION

Ask them to smile as they're sitting in their places!
They'll purse up their lips or pucker-up their faces.
Some will look 'practised', others rather shy;
Some of them will blush, though I can't think why!
But catch them indirectly and what do I see?
Ladies of the afternoon, chattering at tea.
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As you can see, this poem was written for a poster for schools, when I was working as a copywriter, after my retirement from teaching. I've re-typed it to make it easier to read.

FAMILY TREE

Family Trees are enormous plants,
Sprouting with parents and uncles and aunts;
With brothers and sisters in every cranny
And, here and there, a special Granny.
Small baby cousins soon appear
For there's someone new almost every year,
 And weddings may bring us new relations
Who may even come from different nations!
The roots are down in the sweet, rich earth
Of a faraway land or the land of our birth,
And the future branches will sweep the sky,
Ever more leafy and ever more high.
Someone in the future will bear my name
And maybe their features will look the same!
Oh how lucky we are to be
Part of a beautiful Family Tree!
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10 comments:

Maude Lynn said...

Family Tree is excellent. What a marvelous teaching tool!

Sylvia K said...

Interesting post as always! Love the Family Tree, too. And what a great reflection! Your words are always the best! Hope you have a great weekend, Brenda!

Sylvia

Kay L. Davies said...

I love the family tree poem. You must have been a very good copywriter.
And the ladies at tea - do they know you did that? LOL
-- K

Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

Pat Tillett said...

I came here for the "reflection" and was surprised and pleased with the rest of the post also.

Ms. Becky said...

this is so fun, and I love your reflections.

Kat said...

INDIRECTION: Good clue... got to remember to carry a mirror when taking photos of ladies. :-)))))


FAMILY TREE: It's fun to trace the Origins..!!!

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nonizamboni said...

I love this photo! And your poem captures the serendipity so well.
Have a lovely weekend, the last of January [can you believe it?!]

Becky Chalet said...

I wonder, which came first, the photo or the caption. I envy your gift of writing!

book publisher said...

Thanks I came here for the "reflection" and was surprised and pleased with the rest of the post also.