WestEustonPurplePoets poems celebrating summer STRAWBERRIES Poems Celebrating Summer and the Summer Solstice Poetry-In-Progress: STRAWBERRIES by Kathy Randle STRAWBERRIES by Eileen Frances STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM  by Eileen Frances STRAWBERRIES by Ferdous Rahman STRAWBERRIES by Bithi Das STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM by BITHI DAS END OF SPRING SEASON (a haiku) by Patsy Futatsugi (All poems © the authors. All rights reserved). STRAWBERRIES by Kathy Randle 31.05.2007 Strawberries are like The signs of high summer Luscious, sweet, soft and juicy. Sounds of plink-plonk From the tennis courts. Plates of strawberries and cream, Delicious mouth-watering dreams. first published in the West Euston Time Bank Newsletter, June 2007 STRAWBERRIES By Eileen Frances 31.05.2007 Strawberries are like a glimpse of summer. The colour and taste Makes me come alive. The thought of days by the river Fishing, time to watch nature In all its glory Then strawberries and cream for tea. STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM By Eileen Frances 31.05.2007 Sitting in the garden Enjoying the sunshine Along comes Grandma With strawberries and Cream So succulent. Heaven. STRAWBERRIES By Ferdous Rahman 31.05.2007 Strawberries are like Rich colour soft berries With fantastic taste Sorbet, strawberries with cream Spread on hot scone With fresh-brewed tea Cricket, Wimbledon and Strawberries -Only place you will find Serve with handpicked fruit and fresh cream Reflect British tradition in full swing. STRAWBERRIES by Bithi Das 31.05.2007 Strawberries are like roses Full of beautiful secrets Roses are red and so are strawberries You snip the rose and only one word comes from your mouth ……………………..….Aahha you eat a strawberry and it melts in your mouth ……………… you say Aahha. It is nothing but eternal pleasure. STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM By Bithi Das 31.05.2007 You just can't think strawberries without cream The combination of red and white. Represents the Purity and Reality Very British. It represents Britain Without it, there would be no play in Wimbledon. End of Spring Season (a haiku) by Patsy Futatsugi 08.02.2007 pink blossom petal falling down into the ground end of spring season This is an educational site. © resides with the author. All rights reserved. West Euston Purple Poets Writer-in-Residence Kim Morrissey. For permission to use any of this material please contact the West Euston Time Bank. MORE WORK BY THE PURPLE POETS CONTACT DETAILS West Euston Time Bank London, England 0207 287 4922 The Purple Poets meet almost every Thursday at the Crypt between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. (phone to confirm there is a session) West Euston Time Bank www.westeustontimebank.org.uk info@westeustontimebank.org.uk West Euston Third Age Project www.thirdageproject.org.uk/ info@thirdageproject.org.uk Crypt Centre Munster Square West Euston London NW1 3PL 0207 383 4922 H-Pod classes Cumberland Market 0207 387 4922 Workshop Facilitators: Tony Bloor, Nurjahan Urmi, Josie Nakos Time Bank Broker: Shahanara Begum Poet-in-Residence Kim Morrissey The West Euston Time Bank Poetry Workshop was funded in 2004 - 2006 by the Arts Council, the Carnegie Trust, Time Banks UK and The New Economics Foundation TBUK Time Banking UK, The Exchange, Brick Row, Stroud GL5 1DF Tel: 01453 750952 Email: info@timebanks.co.uk Search Engine Optimization Scrub the Web Scrub the Web