A lovely spring morning beckons With the sun out and shining I in my prettiest dress  With a chapeu red and bright Out I go with my tresses flying Lovely path, long and winding I move briskly on nimble feet The birds all excited and flirting With one blossom and then another  Flock of sheep…

A poem by Rashid Hamza, inspired by a short story by Saki. Jack Maxwell was unwellDoctors said rest he must take to dispelAfter-effects of his heavy and strenuous workAnd to recoup his mind which sometimes goes berserk His wife suggested, in the nearby mountain, a quiet placeA village in which, years ago, she had found…

Didle doodle didle domInto the jungle went little TomAlone, unarmed and excitedTom moved on nimble feetWith a tune of a favourite song on his lipsWhen suddenly there appeared a ferocious lionTom got frightened and climbed up a treeBut the tree moved forwardTom found that he had climbed up a giraffe!He jumped down in fright as…