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Monday, 23 February 2026

Inner City Park - A Poem About Inspiration

I had a bad night suffering from the cold

Snow is silver, sunshine is gold

But everything’s silver upon my skin

I’m shaking from the Arctic wind


I woke up with an aching head

As I tumbled out of bed

Mum felt bad and Mylo did too

But I still had a lot to do.


When Louise picked me up, she took me into town

To see if the bakery van’s around

But Mr Mickey Murphy was in Inverness

What did we do next? Can you guess?


We went to ASDA to get some food

But going to the park I was in a good mood

As we made our way down to the bench

Where I found a pink bottle cap completely drenched


Louise laid my black coat as I sat down

As I ate my sausage rolls, I looked around

The hair salon and the chicken shop stood nearby

But suddenly something caught my eye


I saw another bottle cap

Drenched in water from the storm’s leaky tap

Two crisp packets and a pack of gummy snakes

But best of all - RAGWEED! What can I make?


I know! A story! A lonely ragweed

Who remembers his friends in a time of need

When friends are lost, they’re always found

All I did was look around


A circular pavilion stood grand nearby

As well as a wreath where Atlanta’s mother died

Speaking of Atlanta, I miss Stingray

But my imagination saved the day


I saw Atlanta and Socks before me

Finding litter for crafting and drawing

Crisp packets to Socks make good Winter gloves

The pink bottle caps make good earbuds


The circular pavillion I mentioned before

Is where Donkey belts out English ee-aaws

To Brum, Sooty, Sweep and Soo

I miss them quite a lot, don’t you?


Louise had a ginger flavoured chocolate bar

And a movie rated 15 that would leave a scar

But no scar gets bigger more

Then when my time on the internet soars


When Louise stopped for coffee, I wondered aloud

If my stories really stood out from the crowd

But I didn’t know my writing would be better

As the day got wetter and wetter


When we got back we made some soup

No tech tonight to spiral me in a loop

I helped chop the peppers one by one

I imitated DaneBoe’s Squash which was such fun


When I chopped the onions my eyes began to sting

Like they’ve been sprayed with weed repellent or something

While Louise thought my dog should be on Britain’s Got Talent

Under my tongue, a teaspoon I tried to balance


My eyes burning like London on fire,

I thought washing up was a good desire

But too much washing makes your back ache

But then I made a big mistake


I used a steam mop as a tea towel

But then, Mylo gave a howl!

With a mighty roar, he grabbed the mop

And Mum and Louise shouted for him to drop


I collapsed on the sofa with steaming raw eyes

My back ached bad, not a big surprise

I went to draw Ronald and his friends

And I tumbled into bed to take a nap in the end


Earlier today, I learnt about Mari Helen Scott

She left a lasting impression on us lot

They put her name on a bench in the park

So her spirit can live on in the lonely dark


When I woke up I did the story straight away

It seems I’ve had a busy day

But busy is as busy gets,

Ronald is my best story yet!


THE END

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