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Sunday’s poem Timothy Winters - Charles Causley

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Charles Causley – 1917 to 2003)

 Timothy Winters comes to school

With eyes as wide as a football pool,

Ears like bombs and teeth like splinters:

A blitz of a boy is Timothy Winters. 

His belly is white, his neck is dark,

And his hair is an exclamation mark.

His clothes are enough to scare a crow

And through his britches the blue winds blow.

 When teacher talks he won’t hear a word

And shoots down dead the arithmetic-bird,

He licks the pattern off his plate

And he’s not even heard of the Welfare State. 

Timothy Winters has bloody feet

And he lives in a house on Suez Street,

He sleeps in a sack on the kitchen floor

And they say there aren’t boys like him any more.

 Old man Winters likes his beer

And his missus ran off with a bombardier,

Grandma sits in the grate with a gin

And Timothy’s dosed with an aspirin. 

The Welfare Worker lies awake

But the law’s as tricky as a ten-foot snake,

So Timothy Winters drinks his cup

And slowly goes on growing up. 

At morning prayers the Headmaster helves

For children less fortunate than ourselves,

And the loudest response in the room is when

Timothy Winters roars ‘Amen!’ 

So come one angel, come on ten:

Timothy Winters says ‘Amen’

Amen amen amen amen.

Timothy Winters, Lord. Amen

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Australia06

Lovely poem Nana, excited to see you soon. Thinking of you today on dad’s birthday :)

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sassy59

A really good poem thank you Iris. I have a book of Charles Causley poems and it’s excellent. Thinking of you dear friend. Xxx💕🥰

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Izb1

Count our blessings that those days are over Iris and hope that if there are some out there still going through this then social/school step in. Hope all is well with you x

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Katinka46

Thank you. An old favourite but great to have you give it to us. K xxx

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Alberta56

Thank you. It's good to read this poem again. xxxx

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Tykelady

I think most schools had a Timothy Winters when I was young and the sad thing was they were usually bullied or shunned. Children can be cruel. x

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Jane2005

I remember this poem. Love it 😀

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