THE WAITING
Child you took your time
Hope and despair before you 
Miracles happen
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HANDSOME BIG GRANDSON JACK WHO IS SEVEN TODAY! LOVE YOU LOADS LITTLE MAN!
NANNY
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THE CHOICE
Jack stood in his room and he pondered, he pondered and pondered and wondered
Which one of these costumes for Halloween would he wear
Would it be Superman, Batman or the one like a spider
He’d ask his Dad to be the decider 
He really liked Ninjas and he really liked Dinos
He really liked bears, snakes, tigers and rhinos
He loved Power Rangers all rarin’ to go
He wouldn’t miss their daily show
How about a vampire or even a ghost
Which one would scare his friends the most
How about a zombie or a monster with claws
How about The Gruffalo with big pointy paws
So Jack stood in his room with his hand on his head
“Perhaps I’ll ask Mummy and Daddy instead
I’m not Five until Monday after all
I’ll pick my own costume when I’m big and tall.”
KELMOL WITH KISSES
Sez she to me 
“I know, Nanny
That Halloween is near
I should dress as a cat
Or a big black bat
But silvery rings
And bright coloured wings
A long dress of gold
A wand to hold
Shiny crown
That matches my gown
Sheer white mittens
With embroidered kittens
Heeled slippers brand new
Every colour and hue
Nanny that’s really what I’d like to do.”
Sez I with a smile
“My beautiful child
The choice is completely yours
No creepy cat
Or big black bat
No witch with a broom
In a scary room
No ghost, goblin or scary clown
No Frankenstein with furrowed frown
Just a beautiful girl
With a cheeky wee grin
Who suits very well the costume she’s in.”
Phyllis McKenna 