Quirky And Curious Verse, 1941-2011

This eclectic collection of verse originates from short school essays
found on the back of drawings made in 1941. These were later
transformed into verse. My daughter became the real inspiration
for this collection. In the 1960s she wanted to exchange verse, instead of
having me read a bedtime story to her. We went on to do this, off and on,
for several years. Most of the verses in this collection were written later on
aeroplanes and trains while travelling. They provide a commentary on life,
sometimes wistful, sometimes amusing, sometimes irreverent, sometimes
critical, sometimes educational, and sometimes imaginative and uncouth.
The verses range from observations on the funny side of life to childhood
memories, to railing against bureaucracies and mans ethics and morality,
to lauding extraordinary achievements, to fairy stories, and an attempt
to explain natures major forces to young people! Above all I hope that
readers of this wild, chaotic, and mostly lighthearted collection, will find
something amusing and of value.