Break break break
on thy cold grey stones
i still remember that poem
from a time when children
learnt poetry by heart
read anne of green gables
and the scarlet pimpernel
and thought bananas
were a dessert treat with ice cream
rather than a teaching aid
to demonstrate condom application
in the sex education lesson
Earthlink OLW # 113
The first poem I remember is "I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree...." I loved the Anne series. CBC has created a film series based on the books that is very artfully done, titled Anne With an E. Really delightful for Anne fans.
ReplyDeleteOh, how times have changed! I'm a big Anne fan...
ReplyDeleteah the innocence of childhood!
ReplyDeleteHaha, bananas! I loved the childhood of books and nursery rhymes.
ReplyDeleteThis poem was banned from Writers Digest PAD April 2022....had no idea bananas and sex were a problem?
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