Question: How to engage young minds that have no interest in being engaged? We are trying to expand the horizons of people whose life/ lives exist only within the parameters of their snaps, their tiktoks, the world as shown by influencers. For whom reality is wanting to be a superstar rather than wanting to excelContinue reading “Question”
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Dull Lives
They made themselves comfortable locked away all ambition turned their backs on risk playing safe by their own admission Wholly frightened by adventure avoiding big emotions They lingered in their own back yard snubbed the calling oceans Ignorant of how to live a magnificent existence the lure of pure excitement countered by fearful resistance HalfContinue reading “Dull Lives”
Ready for the off
Excitement immediately starts to set in Long-abandoned cases descend their home in the loft Too many seasons they’d lain Abandoned Neglected Not a hint of adventure No destination selected undusted, unneeded, superfluous, rejected Without notice they were packed All ready for the off Bundled into boot spaces Blocking the rear view Bursting with enthusiasm toContinue reading “Ready for the off”
Last day of the school outward bounds trip.
We march them, linked together, into the railway tunnel abandoned and curving in a manner so efficient as to block out light to deny the day No torches permitted Just a stick to tap the way We inch forward Treading on our nerves In a Welsh tunnel where Tottenham are still not very good NeitherContinue reading “Last day of the school outward bounds trip.”
Globetrotting
Happy holidays Relax Worry not for small things You’ve forgot to pack With your travelling shoes on Head out and explore All that’s out there and that leaves you wanting more See things with new eyes that peer out from behind shades See the joy in life before it starts to fade Board that plane,Continue reading “Globetrotting”
Poetry for Dullards 