Poems

Here are a few of the poems we came up with: 

ARTWORK

Art is a brain.

Art is everything.

Do it when you like.

Transform whatever you want.

Art is something,

Anything you like.

Anyone can do it,

Just do something.

Use your brain

By what? Your imagination!

Art is nothing

I say that!

Even rubbish

Recycle

It’s just a matter to transform

Create it

The way you like!

And again and again

It’s nothing!

And again and again it’s nothing!

Rosalia Mendes

Langsdale

It was the Langsdale classic

A fell race just for fools,

We did it on our two tired legs

We should have been on mules.

The race it was a long way out

And a long way up ,

The runners got a medal,

The winner got ac cup.

Half way around, upon a hill,

I tripped against a tree,

I finished up in hospital

With a titanium knee.

I felt so stupid

I don’t know why,

I didn’t laugh

But I didn’t half cry!

Tom Glow

Boat trouble

In 92 I bought a boat 

I was so made up I didn’t half gloat.

It was made of wood

And twenty foot long.

It didn’t cost much,

I got it for a song.

The rotten wood it didn’t half stink

And the missed out holes it made him sink.

The final touch was the rest of the boaters

They had a good laugh cos they all had floaters!

Anchors away!

Tom Glow

Poem for Barbara

I only came to vote here

Now they won’t let me go

And now I bring my knitting

It stops me getting low

I knit and knit and knit and knit

And then I knit some more

I knit so much I’ve covered up the ceiling, walls and floor

And now the irony of it is

I cannot find the door!

You gotta laugh or else you’ll cry

Write a poem don’t ask why.

Poem for Ruby.

Everywhere you go you’ll see her Halewood way,

You’ll see her at the crack of dawn and at the close of day,

Through rain and wind and sunshine

She’s out and she’s about

She’s not one for going slowly if you see you must shout

and then give chase

cos she’s a racer

and 

she’ll zoom and beep her hooter.

She’s the queen of these here highways

Ruby and her trusty scooter!

Good bye Ruby Tuesday

We all shout as past she goes

With her bags on carribinas

And her face all pink it glows

Life with Ruby

Is a journey

And the scooter eases pain.

Ride it with her

here on Halewood way

through wind and sun and rain.

HAIKU

Last week during our active older people session we continued with our creative writing sessions - building on what we did last week and reading a few of our favourite poems from liverpool writers.

Sometimes finding a starting point can be the hardest part of getting any words down on paper so Alison our writer in residence started with a quick technique to get our brains thinking. Simply put on two sides of the paper likes and dislikes and the opposite of these for example:

 Sid likes fishing but disliked the government (in his own words the lunatics are running the asylum!!)

Tommy likes writing but hates waiting around. 

I like painting but hate trying to find a matching pair of socks in the dryer (as Carol stated she just wears odd socks as she too finds this irritating!) 

I know what your thinking where is this going to lead....well Alison then introduced to us what a Haiku is.

This is a very sort poem of 3 lines:

1st line 5 syllables (sounds of a word for example university is 5 syllables u-ni-ver-si-ty)

2nd line 7 syllables 

3rd line 5 syllables

So we all attempted to write to write or own Haiku’s about our likes and dislikes  - sounds easy - well counting the sounds of syllables is harder than it looks! 

Edith wrote:

“Must queue for a bus

No overhead railway now

The dockers get wet”

So if we look at syllables 

Must/queue/for/the/bus

no/o/ver/head/rail/way/now

the/dock/ers/get/wet

My Haiku was based on my love of painting/hatred of finding socks

“Get the right palette

Paint the missing sock like love

Voyage et la lune”

Really interesting session - If you or anyone you know wants to come along bring your knitting or anything for a nice group session and discover your inner poet. 

Wednesdays 1-3 

S

European Week of Waste Reduction

 The Perils of Plastic! - Think Before You Throw!

Wednesday 20th November 3.30pm onwards

Over the past few weeks, The Junior Artists Club have been exploring some of the issues of using plastic. They have seen the awful effects of throwing away plastic objects; and created some posters and objects to help us understand the effects on wildlife.

They have also come up with great ideas on what we can do to re-use plastic and other 'throw-away' items to reduce our consumption.

Please join them to learn more about some of the issues.

Find out how to make birds, bats, scoops, and other objects from throwaway items

Watch our videos on 'The Story of Stuff' 


Listen to the story of a wonderful albatross called Wisdom

Thanks to Ernest Cook Trust for making this possible

 Have a go at our Quiz

Or just come and have a cuppa!

We are based at The Environment Centre, Okell Drive, Halewood, L26 7XB