Rocking Horse and Rocking Chair

by Barry Penfold

Rocking horse years

And babyhood tears

Toy soldiers without any heads

Trolleys and trains

Puzzles and planes

Marbles and beads without threads.

The first day at school

And teacher with a rule

And chanting your many times table

And once in a year

When Christmas was near

You modelled the child in the stable.

Stockings were hung

And carols were sung

All kinds of family meetings

Bells on the tree

Chains hanging free

The cards with their seasonal greetings.

The happy times

With those pantomimes

The circuses,zoos and the fairs

The seaside and sun

The parties and fun

Sand Castles and musical chairs

For those childhood pleasures

Old age fondly treasures

And one thing in common they share

Those rocking horse days

To cherish always

From the seat of the rocking chair.

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November
2023

Rocking Chairs are of different types. For the young it is the adventure of a rocking horse. For the elder adult it is a rocking chair, a place of security and pleasant memories.

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From youth to our advanced years we all rock at some stage.

Rocking Horse and Rocking Chair

by Barry Penfold

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