SHADOWS……Fridays poem

Have you ever had tea in the firelight  ?

Tis oh such a magical thing 

The shadows dance hither and thither 

As the kettle starts to sing 

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They flicker on the walls and ceiling 

Sillhouetting there way round the room 

There’s no need to feel lonely 

With firelight brightening the gloom 

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The shadows will tell you a story 

While you watch as if In a dream 

The everyday objects of living 

Will become not quite what they seem 

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The milk jug and teapot together 

Are a castle with Tower and keep 

And the little fat basin of sugar 

Is a cat on the wall fast asleep 

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The cups set out ready for tea time 

Become people just standing around 

Hand on hip housewives just chatting 

Although you can’t hear a sound 

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The grandfather clock loudly ticking 

Looks like the dome of St Paul’s 

Becoming an old Morris minor 

As the shadow changes walls 

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The crystal decanter of whisky 

Is a house with a chimney tall 

On with precariously perching 

Is a sparrow about to fall 

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The kettle boiling in glowing fire 

Hisses steam like a train 

Tea time shadows disappear 

As the lights come on again 

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I chose this video simply because it’s about The Shadows 😂 I saw the Shadows many times at Blackpool ABC theatre, which no longer exists. when I was very small Cliff Richard called me up on stage and gave me a beach ball for being so good in the front row 😂 I loved this 1960’s group that backed Cliff Richard at the time and this is the story of one of their most famous instrumentals, Apache