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June 2021
POETRY CORNER

When there’s music in your
heart The day seems much brighter
Your heart feels much lighter
When there’s music in your heart And you walk along with a smile.
Then life flows along with a merry The birds seem more willing
swing To start up their trilling
Every day is like a day in spring And everything is worthwhile.
When there’s music in your heart.
When there’s music in your heart
When you have a song to sing Then everything in life is fun
Then the sky seems bright and blue And you feel friends with everyone
above When there’s music in your heart.
Everybody seems to be in love
When you have a song to sing. Eileen Richardson

100 Not out

Though I’m not really much of a
Today I have made it a century
batsman
And I’m pleased, it’s not a bad score.
I’ve tried to hit hard in my innings
Now the burning question I’m asking
But I’m usually on the losing side
‘Is that it or will there be more?’
Must be great on the side that’s
winning!
I made up my mind at the beginning
To play well in the tradition of cricket I hope you’ll excuse my humour
Though the game has not always That it’s all merely words and puns
been easy
The fact is my hundred is different
Sometimes it’s been a difficult wicket.
It’s poems I’ve written - Not runs!

Often I’ve played as a fielder
Eileen Richardson
I’ve had a blunder, dropped a catch
Then tried to make amends for my
side
Only to find – we’ve just lost the
match!

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