The Elephant Bird is a graceful Bird
It flits from bough to bough
It makes it`s nest in a rhubarb tree
and poops like a cow
If your into ornithology and It looks like ones in sight
please take a tip from one who knows
and spread your wings-take flight.

(For all those dumped upon by a seagull)

An inquisitive child once asked of me
Nanny why on earth did he come.
When God who knows all knew all along
What those cruel Romans would do.
With a thoughtful reply and the wink of
an eye I said there would be no Christmas
or loving Children to ask questions like you.

(By words of Mrs Mabel Pattemore)

The ideal image of Santa Claus in 'red costume'
was first introduced via a Coca Cola ™ advert.
But the Spirit of Peace and giving, like that
of St Nicholas,is as old as time itself.

That old money tree will still be growing strong
Long after all of us living today are gone
For all of Time folk are obsessed
With climbing to reach an endless quest.
They struggle to crawl way up that tree
To find a top that grows quickly ever out of reach.
Many grabbing hands scrabble for even more
but find its branches twisting can make you really very sore.
This fruitless tree knows no bounds
Its long dark shadow lays cold blanketing bare ground.
The more desire the more the tears
The more the tree grows throughout the years.
In mans endless quest to find the top
Many will reach half way,
Get stuck or find they quickly drop-plop.
So when you wish to climb that old tree:Remember
there`s always a  place to stop and admire the scenery.
For that old tree top you will never find
because desire is the quickly growing seed
and tree of the fruitless kind.

(You can never obtain all the money in the world.
Although, from a cold, bare ground, the complex system
'Mankind' has created for trade, can build a tree of unity)

How will you feed your people- if you win?
How will you cure your sick- if you win?
How will you employ your worker- if you win?
How will you educate your children-if you win?
How will you define your borders-if you win?
How will you distribute your justice-if you win?
How will you trade your goods-if you win?
How will you create your peace -if you win?
How will you lead your life-if you win?
How will you honour your God-if you win?
How will you answer with a gun?
Should you have, already won?

(The various structures of Rebellion or Wars,
throughout history. Have always have been
a comparitivley easy event to initiate
especially with the advent of modern weapons.
The hardest part of any conflict
for either the 'winner' or 'loser'
is the ability to reconstruct a peaceful
society in the aftermath)