melting earth
ice melts slides into the ocean water levels rise land meets water water meets land how long before there is … Continue reading melting earth
Month: September 2019
The Valentines disco at Holme Middle 1978
In the days before we had a party for every occasion we had just one, the Valentines Day disco and … Continue reading The Valentines disco at Holme Middle 1978
for Greta
i’m only doing what others do what you do, what they do saying what i think, what i believe speaking … Continue reading for Greta
showing great promise at English
One experience I remember vividly from Holme Middle is taken an English test comprising of spelling, grammar and a story … Continue reading showing great promise at English
sliding to death
This poem was inspired by a story of a glacier sliding down a mountainside in the Alps due to global … Continue reading sliding to death
my brief moments as a sportsman
I have never been gifted in a sporting way and at school this was even less so. My mum and … Continue reading my brief moments as a sportsman
changing seasons
trees losing leaves animals gathering food vegetation dying weather getting colder colours transforming rivers flowing faster sun getting lower shorter … Continue reading changing seasons
Ingleborough 1977
It’s January 1977 and I’m on a school trip to Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales. Like many kids journeys when … Continue reading Ingleborough 1977
the glass museum
the glass museum was doomed to failure when cracks appeared and people tried to walk through them and got splinters … Continue reading the glass museum
Mark Holdsworth, friends for life
I still remember the very first time I saw Mark Holdsworth at Holme Middle. It was in the playground and … Continue reading Mark Holdsworth, friends for life
