Hon for Tum ..... poem

Hon for Tum

Edward bear is rather funny

he loves eating lots of honey

its on his nose, and on his paw

and sometimes on the kitchen floor

And when he’s full and all cleaned up

he loves to lounge and have his tum

rubbed round and round to left and right

and close his eyes in dream of flight

Away he goes among the clouds

to far off lands, exotic sounds

and nose around for you know all too well

the honey pot that makes him swell

Until just like a round balloon

he rolls around from room to room

nods off to sleep in the afternoon

until the rising of the Moon

So do be kind to poor old Ted

and do be sure that he’s well fed

all he needs is lots of honey

and don’t forget to rub his tummy


Jaqi
Bluh

late 1980s

Note ~   This bouncy little poem relates to Edward Bear in human's real life. When in Purity Shopping Centre one day in around 1988, a bear was seen, adopted, and named Edward. Human used to have a bear as a baby, so this was really digging up a long ago childhood. So there Edward happily lived, until one day he lost his growl. So sad. A silent bear. Then one day, when human's daughter was hitting human around the head with the bear, as daughters do, Edward's growl came back. It was a miracle. One day human took a canvas, paints and brushes to daughters school, to show the class how an oil painting was made. Edward was present as the model. A bear model. All went well and the painting was half finished, when time ran out. Human asked the class if they had any questions. One little girl put her hand up and said, "Can I have the painting when it's finished?" What could human say. The answer was, "Yes." Delightful. The painting was taken back to the studio and completed, and then left in the class for a couple of weeks, so they could see the finished work. A photo of the painting of Edward can be seen in the image above.