The Halstead Creative Writing Group meet every month at The Little Book Cafe. A friendly group of people who share an enjoyment for writing. Each month the group agree a theme or topic which they then use for their 'homework'. Below is a short piece written by a member of the group, Dave Bryant. The topic for this piece of work was 'The Garden Shed'.
The Garden Shed
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Prologue: MEN NEED SPACE TO INSULATE
THEMSELVES FROM EMOTIONAL CONTACT. THIS IS THE TRUE MEANING OF THE SHED………………Mr Matthew Tyrrel of North London. Give me a modest and peaceful retreat That’s bloke-ish and homely, not overly neat With a sofa and stool for the weight-off-my-feet And a stove to embrace me with comforting heat A haven where a body can potter and tinker A sanctified place where a fellow might linger To savour a Cadbury choc-o-late finger With a fine well-made cuppa and no-one to hinder (Dipped twice in my cuppa with no-one to hinder) My shiplap and creosote hideaway hut With it’s green & brown painted rainwater butt Hidden from view in a small wooded copse Like a well-kept secret where the fencing line stops I would spend precious hours in deep contemplation On Eng-er-land’s chances in the Rugby Five Nations Or I’d tune in the wireless to a BBC station And listen while testing my home-brewed creation……..hic! Back at the house there’d be noise and alarm Whilst here I’d enjoy an oasis of calm Back at the house there’d be noise and confusion Whilst I’m ensconced here in blissful seclusion Now some like fine dining or breakfast in bed Some enjoy cruising the sun-soaked Med. Some boldly go where others won’t tread But I’d like to amble, past the fruit trees and bramble, through the vegetable plot and discarded clay pots, turn left at the gnome, then I’m really alone Where I’ll take my ease and do as I please….. IN MY HUMBLE GARDEN SHED |
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