Mr Finn wrote
on the blackboard
about 1066.
I sat watching
what he wrote
in his neat hand.
The Battle of Hastings
was underlined
in red chalk.
I'd been
to Hastings once
with my grandparents
sat on the beach
with bucket and *****
and ice cream
the hot
orange sun
in the sky.
King Harold
got an arrow
in his eye
the teacher
had written.
I tried to imagine that
bad enough getting
a fly in the eye
or piece of grit
but an arrow
O ****
I mused.
William the Conqueror
won the battle
brought the Normans
with him I read.
Dennis next to me
whispered there are
some Normans
up our street
tough buggers
he said.
One of the sisters
is on the game
my mother said
Dennis informed.
I tried to guess
the game
that sister played
but gave up
maybe rounders
or netball
I mused.
The teacher stood
by the blackboard
and talked
about the battle
the weapons used
the numbers killed
and what
happened after.
Dennis talked on
in an undertone
of the Norman mother
slept apparently
with her husband's
brother.
Apr 9, 2017
Apr 9, 2017 at 10:04 AM UTC
Mr Finn wrote
on the blackboard
about 1066.
I sat watching
what he wrote
in his neat hand.
The Battle of Hastings
was underlined
in red chalk.
I'd been
to Hastings once
with my grandparents
sat on the beach
with bucket and *****
and ice cream
the hot
orange sun
in the sky.
King Harold
got an arrow
in his eye
the teacher
had written.
I tried to imagine that
bad enough getting
a fly in the eye
or piece of grit
but an arrow
O ****
I mused.
William the Conqueror
won the battle
brought the Normans
with him I read.
Dennis next to me
whispered there are
some Normans
up our street
tough buggers
he said.
One of the sisters
is on the game
my mother said
Dennis informed.
I tried to guess
the game
that sister played
but gave up
maybe rounders
or netball
I mused.
The teacher stood
by the blackboard
and talked
about the battle
the weapons used
the numbers killed
and what
happened after.
Dennis talked on
in an undertone
of the Norman mother
slept apparently
with her husband's
brother.
