ChildHood’s End
Rubber Duck, Rubber Duck to Big Blue Bear
Check the mirrors, Look behind on the stair.
Flying in formation, rumbling along the road
‘Support your friends’, tannoyed our Mr Toad.
From empty headed Barbie Doll, and Bo-Peep too,
they cheered and shouted, van horns blew.
Tasked, mounting on the crest, waiting in a line,
feet stamping heartbeats, one at a time.
Standing firm Eyeore, Bouncing Tigger too.
Waiting for the final, deep down, they knew.
The chattering started, noises begun
Ravens flock diving, the Crows set to stun.
Pitching forward, merging, spectators on side,
Redbreasts surround the muster, no place to hide.
Some collected, stony-face silence lurched beside.
Some mended, patched and plastered, mothers cried.
Broken, twisted, snapped apart, one is laid to rest.
Cowed, stained, stumbling forward, one is left to attest.
Handkerchiefs damp, wiped dirt from clean faces,
While Hens clucked, Cocks twanged their patterned braces.
Rupert walked gaily talking of the past.
Paddington sat heavily, declared no fast.
Soo smiling, looked around serving sweet pies,
while Pooh ate hunny, mad swatting at flies.
Red and blue chequered cloths placed on the grass,
wasps encircled sandwiches, such a farce.
Rubber Duck, Rubber Duck, Big Blue Bear
Rubber Duck, Rubber Duck, Big Blue Bear
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