Children's
Simple Things
Simple Things By Paul McCann Simple things for little boys, things like simple toys or comic books. A loving look brings so much joy so if you have a...
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The Games That Children Play
The Games That Children Play By Paul McCann Well you are the bold deceiver an unknown quantity . You hide yourself in innocence , the child for all...
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Kailey Hoops And Guiders
Kailey Hoops And Guiders By Paul Mc Cann Slicked up my soup and took my hoop , My Ma just took a fit . I asked my Da for Craic Cause my Da’s just...
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The Doves Coo
The Doves Coo By Paul McCann Oh see the dove , she’s now asleep high up in that old oak tree . Secure she’ll be until the dawn in her nest she’ll...
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The Edible Children
A poem to celebrate the kids going back to school. ‘Naughty, cheeky, INSILENT children!’ the teacher screams red faced. She’s lost the plot because...
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Shy (Prologue) (Part 2)
At last the night came. The moon was fat and full like a peach. All day the castle rumbled to the sound of its many visitors, and as the evening’s...
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Shy (Prologue) (Part 1)
This is the prologue to a children's/YA novel. The prologue is written in the style of a fairytale, but the rest of the novel is not. Hope you enjoy...
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Alice & Kopu
There was a little girl named Alice who lived in a cottage near a huge forest. She lived with her wonderful family. She always wanted to head into...
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Inter-tidal life
This was written for my children long ago, to try to capture the underwater scene change. I posted it some time ago as simply ‘Seashore’, but thought it was worth reposting for the August topic of Poetry monthly.
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pop-up mom
When mom ran out of things to cook and clean, she started to iron. She ironed all my clothes and the kid’s stuff and my wife’s, everything in the...
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