Bernard Young is an experienced professional poet and performer who leads writing workshops for children and adults. Bernard’s poems have been broadcast on local and national radio and feature in numerous anthologies of poetry for young readers. His speciality is primary school age. Here is a link to his new book, What are you Like? And here is a link to his website.
And here is lovely poem Bernard sent for the Poetry Feast:
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Best Friends
Would a best friend
Eat your last sweet
Talk about you behind your back
Have a party and not ask you?
Mine did.
Would a best friend
Borrow your bike without telling you
Deliberately forget your birthday
Avoid you whenever possible?
Mine did.
Would a best friend
Turn up on your bike
Give you a whole packet of your favourite sweets
Look you in the eye?
Mine did.
Would a best friend say
Sorry I talked about you behind your back
Sorry I had a party and didn’t invite you
Sorry I deliberately forgot your birthday
– I thought you’d fallen out with me?
Mine did.
And would a best friend say, simply,
Never mind
That’s OK?
I did
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© Bernard Young
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That nearly made me cry!
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