Kate Williams

STOP PRESS! A certain dog sends Christmas wishes – click for link.

 

Presenting my Plum Pudding

Set my plum pud on the table.
Now to light it – if I’m able.

Strike a flame, but nowt will come –
‘cept for pain and one burnt thumb.

Count to three for second go…
no, not even faintest glow.

Why oh why? Have one more try…
set alight poor Grampa’s tie.

Try again – when fire put out…
Any flame on pudding? Nowt.

One more go! Might just catch…

except – that was the final match.

 

 

 

See Amid the Motorway (to be sung)

See amid the winter snow
rows of frozen cars, no-go!

Each of those will need a tow.
Most of them have far to go!

Oh, for global warming true!
Oh, for sun to warm us through!

See amid the winter snow
fridge-locked gridlock fi-as-co!

 

 

Wrapping Christmas Parcels

(published in The Poetry Store, Hodder Children’s Books, 2005)

Sello – strip
Sello – spin
Sello -scrumpled – start again

Sello – sticky
Sello – stuck
Sello – sadly slanting, stuck
Sello – scrape off
Sello – scrap
Sello – try for better luck

Sello – smooth
Sello – round
Sello – end cannot be found, except for torn-off slither bit

Sello – slit
Sello – split
Sello – snap
Sello – tear
Sello – slide
Sello – slip
Sello – roll off under chair

Try ribbon

 

 

What’s in a Card?

Nice to hear you,
to hear you nice,
but you’ve sent us 
this card twice.

Don’t know how your card 
came to find us.
Don’t know who you are.
Please remind us.

Got your news – sorry to hear.
We’ve all had a marvellous year.

Happy Christmas and New Year!
Hoping you’ll reciprocate, dear.

Warm, cosy winter fest!
Don’t forget your thermal vest.

Sending you the usual greetings. 
So much easier than meetings.

Our Christmas will just be quiet,
me laid up and Jim on diet.

Have I sent you this before?
Found it in our spare cards drawer.

Sending joy and love and peace,
and apologies for crease.

Sorry for the marks and that –
card got sat on by the cat.

Merry Christmas to Myself!
This card’s going centre-shelf!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

And here’s some cheer for murky January – my animal poetry collection, Squeak! Squawk! Roar! – out on Jan. 9th!
Available to pre-order now.

STOP PRESS! The animals within the pages of my new book –Squeak! Squawk! Roar! – would like to say – MERRY CHRISTMAS! ❄🐧❄