1980 School Magazine

THE MYSTERY I woke up There was something scratching outside my window I dare not look /l sounds like a possum - but was it? I listened - there was nothing I was imagtning it.

THE ANIMAL? This animal is rare Not like a mare He lives by the river Beyond hither He eats fish A simple dish It's getting hotter For the Carol Robinson

Carol Robinsort

THE SEAX. The seal slid, swiftly and gracefully, Slicing tne surface with a streamlined flipper. With a flasn, It swam skilfully awav. M. Cardelt, F. Kennedy, K. Lun & S. pidcock, 9F

The days were hot, The nights were cold. I'he moon would rise, The sun would fall. When morning came, No sun did rise The moon stayed up,

ln the davs 'skles. Tne people slepl, Through day, through nigni As on this side, There was no lighi. Whiie round tne worli, Just at halfway. The people workeC, Through the night, through da.r

And lhis alt startec. Frorn one boy's wtsf, Oh God! he sard. I wish for this. That here there'll be No skies of blue. And that their wish, Was heard and truec! And now that bov Was on hts knees. Oh God ! Oh God ! Oh Pleasei Oh Pleasei i wish upor: This rainbow here. That day will come, And night be near. That next morning, The sun did rise. There was no dark, But clear blue skies. So think before You take a wish. The days might turn out, Just like this. Jane Shaw. BB

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Amanda Rooney, 10E

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