FEET. SCENE ONE Maggie with her shopping walking carefully along. As Connor walks along he sees her from behind and starts to speed up. As he gets closer she slows down and puts her bags down. As she does, Connor swoops in from behind. Maggie: (hits out with her bag) Don’t touch me you little… Connor: Mum! What are you doing? Maggie: Jees! You frightened the life out of me! Connor: Sorry Mum. I didn’t mean to scare you but what are you doing? You’re supposed to be res...

A rose by any other name……. A florist shop in any local shopping centre. A well dressed but nondescript woman sits behind a counter reading, healthy flora and fauna surround her. A man enters, polite, intelligent but unassuming. Man: Er.. excuse me, I wonder if you could help me. Woman: Certainly sir, what can I do for you? Man: Well, I haven’t actually come to buy anything..I just wondered if I could ask for a bit of advice. Woman: Of course, what’s the problem? Man: Well, a couple of months...

Long ago and far away Through lands where treacle puddings play Between the earth and Milky Way Where purple lions rule the day, The Folk of Flack, high on a hill Lived peaceful happy lives until The day their world stood bleak and still And hearts with fear and dread did fill. Where folk still tremble at the name “The Tockalosh”…the word caused pain. This creature is so fierce and bold, His thirty fingers, icy cold, Grip his victims, I am told, Around the neck and ne’er unfold. His thirty ey...

Close your eyes and follow me To where the river meets the sea, Where chasing tails and frenzied schemes Stress-filled days, tormented dreams, Wash away before your eyes As soft warm air from moonlit skies Gently sings of carefree days, As the silver green grass sways. Close your eyes and follow me To where the river meets the sea, Erase wild thoughts that take their toll Embrace a love that frees your soul, As marshmallow clouds float through candy floss skies And tawny owls whisper their wo...

Teddy bears and ragdolls with Humpty Dumpty feet Roller skates and scooters zooming down the street, “Thunderbirds”, “Stingray” and ”Captain Scarlet” too, Sherbert dips, penny chews and “Let’s go to the zoo!” Ice cream and candy floss, a fun fair in the park, Whizzing round on bumper cars, bright lights in the dark. Picnics in the garden, water from the hose Running round the deckchairs, barefoot little toes! “Pass the parcel” “Musical bumps” Sandpits, space hoppers and new black pumps. Playi...

She was Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardener, Hedy Lamar, Ingrid Bergman…. She was the image of all her heroines of the silver screen… She was Eleanor Powell, Ginger Rodgers, Cyd Charisse, Vera–Ellen, Judy Garland …. All singing, all dancing her way through the world With the irrepressible innocence and ignorance of youth. Not for her the princesses of fairy tales… She had found a real make–believe world To run to at any time… A world that protected the bullied, tortured soul And allowed ...

What drives a man, a good man, to run, Run without thinking from a life left undone? A life filled with family, honour and love Honest hard work, gentle hand in velvet glove, …To a life on the run, through no fault of your own . . A journey unknown…. No one to trust, scared and alone…. And those that you do, when fear makes you dare, Strip you of everything because they don’t care, Leaving you vulnerable…in the worst possible light, His world is so bleak…no hope in sight. Imagine being stripp...