The teddy bear tree

Anne van Alkemade

The teddy bear tree

inspired by a photo of a tree taken that I swear contains a teddy bear spirit.

The teddy bear tree belongs to the following groups:

Art and Stories Made For Children

Down beside the old Teddy Bear Tree
if you look very closely you might see
one large gnome in a big blue hat,
two grumbling beetles and a purple cat,
three tiny fairies, pretty in pink,
four small dragons who are friendlier than you think,
five bright candles and six green books,
seven feather pens borrowed from some blue rooks,
eight naughty piglets all rolling in the mud,
nine orange cows all chewing on their cud,
a blanket and some treats, a pillow and a chair
for the magical picnic you and I can share.

  • Alison Pearce

    Alison Pearce

    Gorgeous on both counts!!!

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    Thanks Alison. We spotted it on our ‘red’ walk last night. Robyn nearly jumped out of her skin when I showed her. It was quite funny, but I had to play up that it looked like a teddy bear so she wouldn’t freak out entirely because it’s very near to her school.

  • Rhinovangogh

    Rhinovangogh

    This is great! I loved it. I felt like a child again and image this would make an awesome painting. Cheers!!!!

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    thanks Rhino. I’d sure love to see that!!!!

  • Alison Pearce

    Alison Pearce

    LOL! I hope you’ll put this in Art and Stories Made For Children. We have woefully few written works!

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    I’ll have to rejoin, Alison.

  • georgiegirl

    georgiegirl

    Totally brilliant poem! Love it!!! Love the tree too (fantastic find)... the teddy looks like my bear ‘Nosy’ who I’ve had since I was Robyn’s age.

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    :o)
    Maybe a growing tribute to Nosy!!!

  • Cathie Tranent

    Cathie Tranentcommunity host

    Love it!

  • Anne van Alkemade replied

    The bear lady gives her seal of approval. VBS.

  • Alison Pearce

    Alison Pearce 12 days ago

  • Anne van Alkemade replied 12 days ago

    oh, thank you Alison. VBS.

  • Chanel2

    Chanel2 12 days ago

    Wonderful childrens poem!
    You’ve captured the tree’s spirit perfectly here.

  • TheMollyQueen

    TheMollyQueen 11 days ago

    I love it :) Magical and enchanting!

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