What England Was By Lauren

What
England was

The nature walks, the lakes, milky teas cream and jam on your scone, afternoon tea at 2, sheep walking in the field, mills, private schools in the middle of nowhere, cottages, cricket at 4 and church on Sunday  

But now…….. 

Dirty parks, gum on streets, muggings in schools, bad weather, tags on the underground, northern line not working again, kids kicking footballs on the estate, gurdwaras and temples, different people, Camden market that has it all 

By Lauren 

 

Now and Then By Alice In 7O

Now and Then

Patchwork of green fields,

Tea and biscuits in the cottage,

Talk about the local news.

Jigsaw of grey concrete,

Coke and Crack in the estate,

Talk about the war and riots.

Father goes down to the city,

Mother stays home with the housework,

Children to the local school.

Dad goes down to the pub,

Mum stays out till 1,

Kids hit the streets.

A changing country in many ways,

Extremes at each end,

No such thing as a balance.

By Alice D in 7O

 

Fast England By Alex Brown In 7F

Fast England

Grammer, comma, full stop, fasion, foriegn food.

stop too much, just too much!

The religion of the heven of the world of the cultures. Mixed.

State, chalk, formal words, formal dress, tea!

stop too much, just too much!

The church, the hell of the world of the words.

Mostly of England, and Englishness!

By Alex Brown 7F

 

 

 

Better or Worse? by Alex

England 

There used to be fields, green lush and bright,

But now there are skyscrappers, blocking out the light.

There were butchers and bakers, no supermarkets at all,

Now it’s McDonalds and the shopping mall.

Sheppard’s pie or fish every night,

No Chinese or curry, not even a bite.

The cane was used at school, for children who were bad,

Now teachers would be sued, I can’t say that I’m sad.

Adults dressed all posh, with pipes and bowler hats,

Now it’s all hoodies, and baseball caps.

But things are better about England today,

I don’t care what you say.

 By Alex