[on the recent passing of Mr. Michael Bond
beloved creator of the Paddington Bear stories...]
may stuffed bears everywhere fly
their teary flags at fuzzy half mast
because a certain Michael Bond
has passed
who brought us brought us
Paddington Bear...
May children everywhere
pause or paws and eat marmalade sandwiches
a trifle wistfully because because
he is gone, the chronicler of Paddington.
what will we do for Christmas pantomimes
for repair jobs gone awry
and kitchen mistakes
now that he no longer clatters the plates
to let us know old Paddington's around.
And Paddington weeps on the ground
oh we hate to see him so
bereft almost inconsolable except he knows
there will certainly be
a Paddington Station in heaven
for you and me
where old stories are new again.
and friends of bears and bears of friends
can play again the Let's Pretends
knowing, with joy it can never end
Then.
mary angela douglas 29 june 2017
beloved creator of the Paddington Bear stories...]
may stuffed bears everywhere fly
their teary flags at fuzzy half mast
because a certain Michael Bond
has passed
who brought us brought us
Paddington Bear...
May children everywhere
pause or paws and eat marmalade sandwiches
a trifle wistfully because because
he is gone, the chronicler of Paddington.
what will we do for Christmas pantomimes
for repair jobs gone awry
and kitchen mistakes
now that he no longer clatters the plates
to let us know old Paddington's around.
And Paddington weeps on the ground
oh we hate to see him so
bereft almost inconsolable except he knows
there will certainly be
a Paddington Station in heaven
for you and me
where old stories are new again.
and friends of bears and bears of friends
can play again the Let's Pretends
knowing, with joy it can never end
Then.
mary angela douglas 29 june 2017
