My  Dog's  Plea  on  Bonfire  Night - Tony Gardner



Shivering and frightened
nowhere to find safety
Stay by me Daddy
As strong as a stone
There's lots more of those
Loud bangs and hisses
Won't they ever stop
And leave me alone
It used to be one night
That we burnt the Budloe
But now it spreads long past
Traditions we’ve known
A one night remembrance
Of something so joyful
Has turned into something
Wild, loud and so awful
So stay by me Daddy
Until it's all gone.

Tony Gardner

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