Herald - Issue 410

5th August 2021 • The HERALD • Page 69 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 26TH AUGUST v PART TIME SCHOOL RUN DRIVERS REQUIRED We are currently looking for new drivers to fill rewarding, part time roles in our busy, family run business. We specialise in transporting disabled and vulnerable children and young adults with a range of special needs to school’s across Hampshire. All applicants must be physically fit, 100% reliable and punctual with a pleasant attitude towards others. A New Forest District Council Private Hire License would be an advantage, however, we can help you obtain this. In return we offer good rates of pay and a reliable and well maintained company vehicle. Our working days are Monday-Friday and approximately 17-20 hours per week during term times. These positions may suit retired or semi-retired persons but all applicants are welcome. To enquire in the first instance, please email: tccsoton@gmail.com Poets Corner HERALD RECRUITMENT Fire in the Forest by David K Wilson Hot sun shines on dry parched earth Day a er day a er day A bottle carelessly rown into bracken Magni es heat right away e dry bracken smoulders Smoulders and smokes Getting crisper and drier than dry e hot sun shines relentlessly Out of a blue summer blue sky e tinder-dry ground Absorbs heat spreading round Fanned by the breeze from above Until one tiny spark creates one tiny ame And re sweeps the forest we love It billows and spreads Like the demons we dread In our nightmares so far from love Wildlife cry beneath darkening skies Destroyed in the forest they love In the forest so green and so full of life Where songbirds each itted around Stand knarled blackened trees With burnt twisted branches And embers just lying around Where gorse and tall trees Were once fanned the breeze e forest lies open and bare e bracken is gone along with birdsong But the bottle is still lying there ere’s no sunshine or frost For the forest friends lost No owers no honey or bees A bottle was carelessly thrown into bracken And re destroyed all of these It billowed and spread Like the demons we dread In our nightmares so far from love And as wildlife cried beneath darkening skies Fire destroyed all that they loved! RISE by Amanda Ross-Etheridge The Hythe Ferry by Vic Lee Rise up from the ashes, my friend, Pick yourself up and get back on the mend It doesn’t make you weak to fall So dust yourself o and stand up nice and tall. ings will get better you’ll see, Turn to your loved ones; let the bad feelings go free You shouldn’t ever feel guilty about having a cry Sharing your emotions is good, give it a try. Don’t ever feel that you have no worth, You were amazing, straight from birth Let people show you how special you are You are worth saving, so rise and go far. Just take my hand, don’t sink, I am here, You are held dearly, let me make that clear Look into the mirror and be proud of what you see ere’s no shame in feeling down, but know this: you mean everything to me. Taken from her poetry book ‘A Few of my Favourite Things’ available to purchase at: www.amazon.co.uk Good news about the Ferry, They’re not closing the service down. The people of the Waterside still have a choice, Of how they get to town. They can go on the Marchwood bypass And spend ages in the queues. Or simply go by Ferry, And enjoy the panoramic views. Both the train and the Ferry are ensconced, In the history of Waterside, So for the sake of our children, We must cherish them with pride. The excitement of the train ride, As it rattles down the pier. Just imagine the children’s disappointment, If it all should disappear. But now they have the funding, That they so desperately needed. So the restoration can continue, In the knowledge that all their hard work, has succeeded. SEND YOUR POEMS TO 2 HIGH STREET, HYTHE SO45 6AH HOPE by Jim Dolbear The Repair Shop by Vic Lee Today’s my Great Granddad’s birthday, He’s very very old His hair is going silver, His heart is made of gold. He’s got titanium knee replacements, And has tumors in his head. At best he’s still alive, At worse he could be dead. To me he’s very valuable, But as his scrap values fairly good. I’ll keep an eye out for the scrapman, In case he’s in the neighbourhood. But no I’m joking, l’m taking him to the repair shop, To see what they can do. Maybe they can perform their magic, And restore him back to new. Suzie can practise her leather skills, And remove the wrinkles from his face. Will can work on his joints, Till no weakness can be traced. Julie and Amanda can rearrange his stu ng In order to improve his shape, As he is so bent over, And has put on lots of weight. Jay will need to order all the parts, at all the team will need. If the restoration Is going to succeed. Hope is like an eternal ame it never dies, It”s the look you see in a childs eyes. e faith you have in the ones you rely on, And true friends that stay when others have gone. Daydreams that someday you wish may come true, at lifes path be paved with happiness for you. To aspire to give and ask for no return, And forgive their hurt though inside you yearn. To believe although you have been let down, In coming years smiles will outweigh the frowns. Hope is a yearning burning deep inside, A longing for something sometimes you hide. It keeps you going “til your journeys through, So in life may all your hopes come true. COME OUTSIDE by Marlene Parmenter Come outside. Get yourself some air. ere is no better medicine With which you can compare. You need to make the e ort To rise and shine, Blow away the cobwebs, en you’ll feel just ne. Stuck in the house Clogs up your mind. Get out in the air, Let yourself unwind. So when you come outside, Let the sun heal your woes. Feel the warmth energising you From your head to your toes. ere is no need to go jogging, Or take a long hard hike. Or race around the forest On your mountain bike. Just come outside. Feel the beauty of the day. Fill your lungs with air, And let your troubles oat away. Listen to the birds, And the gentle breeze. Even if it’s cold ere’s no need for you to freeze. Get your little blanky, Snuggle up, get warm. Relaxed, calm and cosy Yourmood is transformed.