Christmas poem from David R

INTEGRATION

 

I’m grateful for benefaction

It’s a simple way of saying

You make a difference in my life

The love we’re all conveying

Christmas is for families

For friends and close acquaintances

To get together share a plate

And be granted second chances

Integration is the cornerstone

That glues us all together

The writers group’s a family

In bright and stormy weather

Another year has slipped away

Are they really speeding up

We’re here today to celebrate

And share a cake and cup

There’s Terry Cath and Jo Jo too

Margaret Trish Helene and Garry

David C Wendy Geoff and Melissa

And my god and Holy Mary

There also is Leonie

Lynn and Robyn K

Elizabeth and Fifi

And others that got away

To every single one of you

Each and every treasured friend

You make my life complete

And sometimes drive me round the bend

 

Ó

 

David Rudder

14^th December 2013

 

 

 

Record of meeting 18 December 2013 - Christmas meeting

 Words of the day

Benefaction = donation or gift

Eleemosynary = charitable, philanthropic

Impromptu = unrehearsed, without planning

Kismet = destiny fate

Sorority = US society for female students

Coterie = small select group of people with a shared interest

Instil = infused, or put into liquid or put into the mind gradually

Innate = deeply imprinted

Bask = exposed to gentle heat, revel in something pleasant

 

Writing from words of the day

We created a great range of stories with the themes - The meeting of the sisterhood, Reading out aloud, Deserving of selection, The loopy society, Poorer people, Polluted by blokes, No sport on TV, Marcia’s Mercedes and the One dollar donation.

 

Reading of homework

We heard Christmas stories with the titles - Standards of Christmas from Helene, Increase the dose next time – a funny poem from Wendy, The shopping list from Cath, Santa Clause sleigh update from Terry, Integration – a poem of appreciation from David R, The night before Christmas from David C, Christmas in Tokyo 1970 from Geoff and Uncle Rudolph from Garry in Thailand.

 

Christmas afternoon tea

We shared a yummy afternoon tea including sausage rolls, pies, dips, cheese, cakes, mince pies and fruit while we shared details of our most memorable Christmas gifts.

 

Reading

More of Charlie the detective from David C

 

Exercise

We participated in progressive write starting with “What I want for Christmas”. Stories included rabbit eradication, Lotto wins, the circus, the real thing, the perfect husband and other weird tales.

 

Homework

Predictions for 2014

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Bay and Basin Writers Group