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      MOTHER ( A poem composed by my father )

      MOTHER

      A child she bore but was unseen,

      Tears rolling were never seen.

      Poor Marry left it near a country gate,

      The child was now in the hands of fate.

      Dawsons had the hearts and souls divine,

      Lady cried, “Its mine! Its mine!

      Father Dawson took it to school’s gate,

      John was now half score and eight.

      Marry, 34, in a brothel left alone to keen,

      Her make up made her look still green.

      Young John, with friends, came to the gate,

      Alas! With Marry he went to mate.

      An Oedipus did marry see in the boy green,

      Next week, again the boy was seen.

      Blinded with lust, he reentered the gate,

      Dead Marry hanging was his fate.

      Dead she was and was never seen,

      Oedipus alone was left to keen.

      RajaSir.

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      Elena Nikitina's picture
      Elena Nikitina
      Submitted on 21 July, 2012 - 14:01

      Dad's poem! That's something!

      Elena Nikitina's picture
      Elena Nikitina
      Submitted on 21 July, 2012 - 14:03

      we all need more poetry in our families

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      mceupc
      Submitted on 21 July, 2012 - 14:30

      Nice to see you active again!

      Let me second your viewpoint above. Indeed we all should devote more attention to poetry within the family environment. Someone said "Children are made readers on the lap of their parents." In my view, it should also include Poetry!

      Hope you are doing well. Have an enjoyable weekend.

      Maria

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      Elena Nikitina
      Submitted on 23 July, 2012 - 11:42

      Nice to see you here again! Thank you for speaking with me. It's honour for me. It's my vacation and I feel relaxed and  have more time for myself.

      Definitely, "Children are made readers on the lap of their parents." And poetry helps to make our family life brighter and to understand each other better.

      Hope you are doing well. Have an enjoyable week.

       

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      mceupc
      Submitted on 23 July, 2012 - 13:03

      Hi Elena,

      You are welcome! Thanks for your kind compliment!:)

      I'm glad to know you are enjoying your vacation time, and regularly visiting/participating in TE activities. I believe one can also relax this way while taking the multiple advantages from browsing this resourceful website. What is more, you will certainly find fresh ideas for implementing in your teaching/learning context.

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      Wishing you a very enjoyable holiday time. See you soon around...

      Maria

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      Elena Nikitina
      Submitted on 24 July, 2012 - 07:09

      I do relax while taking the multiple advantages from browsing this resourceful website. What is more,  I certainly find fresh ideas for implementing in my teaching/learning context. And the feeling that it's not for job, it's for fun warms me as well. Thanks for htto://teachertrainingunplugged.wordpress.com - there will be my trip this morning.

      All the best,

      see you soon!