The Road To Mothercare
Joyce Worsfold's poem demands attention and compels tears.
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October 28, 2013
October 21, 2013
A mother's anguished blues!
Robert Taylor imagines the biggest heartache.
October 14, 2013
Concentration
...After thirteen days of longing
They let me see her...
Joyce Worsfold writes of the agony of a mother unable to touch and hold her daughter.
October 07, 2013
Body Beautiful
...Where is the voice of God for me,
can it ever be on page three?...
Joyce Worsfold brings an intense poetic prayer.
September 30, 2013
When Arthur Came To Our School
Robert Taylor reveals the true identity of Arthur.
September 23, 2013
The Whitby Triangle
Robert Taylor with. Mike Hone tells a tale of men who were gladly "lost'' at sea.
The Whitby Triangle
Robert Taylor with. Mike Hone tells a tale of men who were gladly "lost'' at sea.
September 16, 2013
That's All We Need!
September 09, 2013
Ice-cold In A Coffee Shop
...She is empty-eyed, veiled in freezing fog
She stirs her tea disconsolately
Round and round and round and round...
Joyce Worsfold tells of a well of sadness amid the coffee cups.
September 02, 2013
Ice-Cream Parlour
...But ice-cream is queen
Over all the rest...
Joyce Worsfold enters sweet-tooth heaven.
August 26, 2013
Growing Up
Robert Taylor's poem outlines a life of tears.
August 19, 2013
Fish And Chips
Robert Taylor's poem concerns a unanimous mealtime vote.
August 13, 2013
What goes on in a dog's head?
Robert Taylor enters the canine mind to bring a poem to delight every human pet owner.
August 05, 2013
Cold Comfort
July 29, 2013
The Outing
Joyce Worsfold's words stride along to the beat of a compassionate heart - and here are not enough of those in the world.
July 22, 2013
Thunder-cloud
Joyce Worsfold's poem plumbs the depths of bleakness.
July 15, 2013
A Funny Name For God
Robert Taylor's poem will make you chuckle, make you think, make you marvel....
A Funny Name For God
Robert Taylor's poem will make you chuckle, make you think, make you marvel....
July 08, 2013
No Feelings
Robert Taylor's poem tells of a deep repression.
July 01, 2013
A Multicultural Education
Joyce Worsfold brings an uplifting poem which will tug at your heart-strings.
June 24, 2013
A Blind God?
Joyce Worsfold tells of the greatest of all oves.
June 17, 2013
Embroidery
Joyce Worsfold's poem requests a remake.
June 10, 2013
Oh dear! what can the matter be?
Oh what a to-do when the teachers were locked in the staff room!
Robert Taylor brings us a chuckle-rich poem.
June 03, 2013
Unfinished Symphony
Don't be surprised if Joyce Worsfold's wonderful, wonderful poem brings tears to your eyes.
May 27, 2013
The Caretaker
Poet Robert Taylor brings a vivid portrait of a funny-sad man.
May 20, 2013
Mice
Joyce Worsfold's poem tells of the day when there were mice in the classroom.
Mice
Joyce Worsfold's poem tells of the day when there were mice in the classroom.
May 13, 2013
Can Amybody Here Do This Sum?
Robert Taylor's laugh-put-loud poem tells of the day a school inspector walked into his classroom.
May 06, 2013
Oh! For A Quiet Life
April 29, 2013
ABC Poem
"We see only surface innocence,'' writes poet Joyce Worsfold.
April 22, 2013
Timothy's Arm
Joyce Worsfold brings a glorious, wonderful, inspiring poem about a lad with spirit.
April 15, 2013
Compost
Joyce Worsfold's poem brings an unusual gardening tip.
April 08, 2013
Robert's Train
Robert wants Santa to bring him a toy train for Christmas. Does he get it?
Find out by reading Joyce Worsfold's wonderful poem - and be prepared to have you emotions tugged in all directions.
April 01, 2013
The Cat With 2 Ps
Robert Taylor's poem introduces us to Nipstrum. Sorry...that should be Nippstrum.
March 25, 2013
'Being shown the ropes!'
...'Yes.' Dad replied without flinching, draping the jacket with only one sleeve, over one of the young assistant's arms.
'You can send this rubbish back to your factory - It's a reject!'
The assistant's astonished look was unforgettable.,,
Robert Taylor's poem tells of an astonishing learning experience.
March 18, 2013
A Choice of Careers
Robert Taylor's poem revolves around one of life's most difficult decisions.
March 11, 2013
Towards Plain English
Robert Taylor's poem deliciously reminds us to say what we mean.
March 04, 2013
School Theatre Visit
Joyce Worsfold brings one of the most moving and involving poems you are ever likely to read.
February 25, 2013
Saturated
So in these days when teachers when teachers perputally examine and assess, what happened to the wonder of teaching and learning? Joyce Worsfold brings a timely poem.
February 18, 2013
Saturated
Joyce Worsfold's poem suggests that we are not teaching children as they should be taught.
February 11, 2013
Bones!
Robert Taylor's poem is based on a conversation with his son who was four years old at the time.
February 04, 2013
Children like me
Robert Taylor's splendid poem tells of one lad who gradually accepts that he is better off than he thought he was.
January 28, 2013
Can We Write Us News?
Joyce Worsfold's sad yet exuberant poem reminds us that children are children, no matter what their circumstances.
January 21, 2013
A Colossal Thing!
Robert Taylor's delicious poem recalls school brain-box rivalry.
January 14, 2013
Playground Duty
If you don't chuckle and chortle while reading this poem by Joyce Worsfold then we suggest you consult a humour doctor.
January 07, 2013
A Cat In School
...The next morning, I was at Mrs O ' Connor's house nice and early to catch the cat...
A sory told by a family friend, Lillian, about something which happened when she was a school girl in Liverpool inspired Robert Taylor to write the following poem.
December 31, 2012
When I Grow Up
Joyce Worsfold brings us another gloriously entertaining poem which comes as close to touching "real life'' as mere words can ever do.
December 24, 2012
Cayton Bay
Some family albums contain embarrassment unlimited, as Robert Taylor's delicious poem reveals.
December 17, 2012
Boy Scout Camp
...Suddenly, silence, an unearthly glow
Seeps up behind the mountain slow...
Joyce Worsfold's poem captures everlasting moments of wonder.
December 10, 2012
Tale Of A Toilet
Joyce Worsfold presents a sublimely funny poem.
December 03, 2012
A mum with less brains! (an overheard playground conversation)
Robert Taylor's poem will make you chuckle.
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November 26, 2012
Dad's Singing
Robert Taylor's poem tells of a rainy embarrassingly tuneful day in Scarborough.
November 19, 2012
The Boxing Glove
Oh that a chap should one day become bent, wrinkled, leather...
Joyce Worsfold brings a sobering poem.
November 12, 2012
Old Masters
Joyce Worsfold's meticulous poem tells of old-fashioned craftsmanship.
November 05, 2012
Strange incident At 460
Robert Taylor's poem recalls a strange incident.
October 29, 2012
Fireworks Night
Robert Taylor's poem captures the wonder, the drama, the excitement of bonfire night.
October 22, 2012
Saturday Matinee
Joyce Worsfold's poem conjures up the joy, the wonder, the excitement of Saturday morning cinema shows for long-ago children.
October 15, 2012
'I Used To Say That'
Robert Taylor learned important things in the fish-and-chip show queue.
October 08, 2012
The Games Of Life
Did you have to grow up quite as much?
Did you have to deny the child
Lose your magic touch?
Joyce Worsfold's poem recalls the wonder and joy of being small.
October 01, 2012
In The Mirror
September 24, 2012
Learning Light
There's infinite joy in this poem by Joyce Worsfold.
September 17, 2012
Winking!
Robert Taylor's poem tells of a scene once common in many a home when coal minining was still a major British industry.
September 10, 2012
Not Very P,C.
Joyce Worsfold's poem brings the hope that one day the world may be mended.
September 03, 2012
Birth
Robert Taylor considers an ultimate act of creation.
August 27, 2012
Sonnet
Joyce Worsfold's glowing poem tells of a most marvelous morning gigt.
August 20, 2012
The Natural Curriculum
Lucky the children who enjoyed the experiences so vividly described here. And lucky we readers to have a writer as talented as Joyce Worsfold to describe them for us. Read...enjoy...and if you shed a tear we wouldn't be surprised.
August 13, 2012
Interludes
Life is not a one off song, home is not a one off place,'' writes Robert Taylor, with Mike Hone.
August 06, 2012
Love Is Opening New Windows (But Not Closing Old Doors)
Robert Taylor's poem brings thoughtful advice for married couples.
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July 30, 2012
Valentines
Joyce Worsfold tells of a Valentine's Day bonanza.
July 23, 2012
The Christmas Gift
Joyce Worsfold's poem tells of the greatest gift.
July 16, 2012
A Woman For All Time
Robert Taylor, with Mike Hone, summarises the lot of the female of the species down the ages.
July 09, 2012
Then
Joyce Worsfold and Robert Taylor are brother and sister and have spent most of their working lives teaching children in Yorkshire. They have written together since child-hood, producing poetry, stories, plays, musicals, song lyrics and monologues. Over 30 years they have performed their work for many audiences mostly in the North of England and Scotland, delighting thousands and bringing them both laughter and tears.
Their new book, Double Cream, brings us the best of their poetry, stories and monolgues. It will be serialised in Open Writing.
Joyce brings us a poem which is a keen reminder to all of us not to put off until tomorrow what could be done today.
Watch out for further Double Cream gems on forthcoming Mondays.
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