Mr. Helmsing’s Backyard

Garrison Keillor selected some of his favorite poems from authors old and new shared on his daily radio program The Writer’s Almanac.  He edited an anthology of poems particularly suitable for when someone’s having a “rainy day” entitled Good Poems for Hard Times.  These poems are meant to inspire, uplift, cheer up, confront, and provoke contemplation and introspection when the sun is not fully up and bright in your day.  From time to time I’ll share some of my favorite poems from his anthology, starting with today’s poem, a brief British piece by Allan Ahlberg.

(NB: In Britain, a “rubber” is what students call an eraser)

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