The Poetry Machine

This is my nephews' and niece's term for an old typewriter in my late father's house. My father had a few verses of poetry hanging above the desk, so the children took this as their cue to write some poetry on the old typewriter. A few examples:

GUN

guns are fun

when you drink some rum

and shot someone in the bum

bullets are fast

and give you a mighty blast

(Bella and Pauli)

CHRISTMAS

christmas is fun

because you get presents of your hun

you eat turkey

and in crakers you get keys

in germany they eat pike

here you get a bike

(Pauli and Seppie)

THE SUN

I think it's a fellow

it's a fact that it's yellow

if I went to the sun would it be fun

I know it's hot

it would probably boil a pot

it melts rubber

it would probably burn blubber

evaporate water

kill my daughter

maybe even me

it would sizzle a bee

roast a chicken yum

(seppi, bella and pauli lysaght) 

Shame

Two sea eagles from the Kerry reintroduction programme found poisoned this week. This project is in dire trouble unless a way can be found to stop the poisoning. Photo: Valerie O Sullivan.