Originally Posted by
Brian Okie
Brian Jacques:
Once upon a time, back in those sweltering days before the flood
When children's ideas of fun and games were shaped by Hollywood
A ragged band of Cowboys and Indians crossed the great divide
From Lambeth Road they swaggered and strode and soon were safe inside
Stanley Park, the home of bowling greens, orderly gardens, lakes and ducks and mud
A young boy stood and looked up at the red sandstone wall
And from somewhere far away a siren voice began to call
A world of creatures great and small began to form in his imagination
An artist's palette of colours gave him an inspiration
And a talent to amuse and educate became his life's vocation
I wrote this for my old friend 'Jake' a few years back. Cheers, Brian Okie