Taller Than Five

And then there’s the fun side of living: watching a child standing tall,
people dancing in the street, face-painting, finding the first snowdrop,
all the small joys of everyday …

TALLER THAN FIVE

he balances
on the wooden bench                        
taller than five
almost my height

he’s laughter on a leaf
a stagger of imbalance
on a foot-wide challenge

the sun tickles his hair
he holds wind in his hands
wanting to lift off
into his own never-never land

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To Bethlehem: ‘This little book is delightful, full of … poems on this timeless subject. … the most fun is the little prose vignettes of the common people in the Christ-child story. The slave who looks after the wise men’s camels, or the overworked maid at the inn who has to fetch water for the birth, and many more. A lovely gift for the reader on your Christmas list!’ Rosalind Adams. Available from Amazon and Kindle.