Poem
Poem
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I have just joined this forum and wondered if anyone could help with a query?
Firstly, I have fond memories of reading Enid Blyton as a child, especially the Amelia Jane books, wishing chair series and the magic faraway tree. I remember having a couple of books which may have been called Chimney corner and another called fireside tales.
I wonder if anyone knows which book I could purchase that had a Peom in it about the wind and the seeds, it was written on one page on the right side of the book. I used to read it over and over marvelling at nature's wonder. I would love to read it again, but don't know which book to buy. It was in a book with lots of short stories in, and every so often there would be a poem. It may have had a red cover, but not sure.
Many Thanks in advance.
Caspar
I have just joined this forum and wondered if anyone could help with a query?
Firstly, I have fond memories of reading Enid Blyton as a child, especially the Amelia Jane books, wishing chair series and the magic faraway tree. I remember having a couple of books which may have been called Chimney corner and another called fireside tales.
I wonder if anyone knows which book I could purchase that had a Peom in it about the wind and the seeds, it was written on one page on the right side of the book. I used to read it over and over marvelling at nature's wonder. I would love to read it again, but don't know which book to buy. It was in a book with lots of short stories in, and every so often there would be a poem. It may have had a red cover, but not sure.
Many Thanks in advance.
Caspar
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Welcome, Caspar. Enid Blyton wrote several poems about the wind, and about seeds, so it's difficult to work out which one might be the one you remember. Enid Blyton's Book of the Year is a reddish/orange colour and contains a poem called 'Seed Babies" which is on a right-hand page. It begins:
"MY SEEDS HAVE WINGS!" says the elm-tree tall,
"See the wind puff them over the wall!"
I'm sure there are plenty of other possibilities though.
Stories for Bedtime (Dean & Son) has a story (not a poem) called 'The Wind and the Seeds', about a half-witch called Dame Doldrums who refuses to have flowers growing in her back-yard.
"MY SEEDS HAVE WINGS!" says the elm-tree tall,
"See the wind puff them over the wall!"
I'm sure there are plenty of other possibilities though.
Stories for Bedtime (Dean & Son) has a story (not a poem) called 'The Wind and the Seeds', about a half-witch called Dame Doldrums who refuses to have flowers growing in her back-yard.
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Welcome Caspar. Have a wonderful time on this stunning site.
Wayne, living in an Enid Blyton world.
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hello
Thanks for those responses, but the ones mentioned don't sound like the poem I am trying to find. It was something along the lines of where the flowers grown in the garden were caught by the wind, and the wind blew the seeds so that in the end the flowers grew again somewhere else (I think). It wasn't a story.
I'm remembering the wonderful imagination that reading these books gave to me.
Caspar
Thanks for those responses, but the ones mentioned don't sound like the poem I am trying to find. It was something along the lines of where the flowers grown in the garden were caught by the wind, and the wind blew the seeds so that in the end the flowers grew again somewhere else (I think). It wasn't a story.
I'm remembering the wonderful imagination that reading these books gave to me.
Caspar
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Welcome to the forums, Caspar!
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Welcome,Casper.
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You're right.
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Moonraker wrote:I also think Caspar is long gone!
please come back Casper.....we need you !!!!
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I remember the poem ''The Dock '' by Enid Blyton. Unfortunately,I can remember only the opening lines . It goes like this-- '' I am Dock , the friendly weed---always ready to do a kindly deed------'' The leaves of the dock have healing properties and is an excellent first-aid.