Edward’s Loft

 

Edward was busy clearing out his loft

It was so dusty up there he spluttered and coughed

There were cobwebs and spiders, dirt and a horrible smell

It made him feel sick and not at all well

 

He never came up here, now he knew why

It was all dusty and smelly, like a pigsty!

He had on his blue overalls, boots, gloves and a mask

Now he was all kitted out and ready for the task.

 

 

He was going to be ruthless and not keep a thing

Until he found a little toy soldier with a gun that went PING

He remembered that little soldier, it had given him great pleasure

He would give it to some other little rabbit for them to treasure.

 

All was going well he had made a good start

He had thrown out a burst ball and a robot that had fallen apart

Then he spotted his old castle complete with a moat

And just behind that, he saw his sailing boat!

 

 

Edward had forgotten all about these great toys

That both he and his brother played with, when they were boys

How he loved and missed those days, the toys had made him think

He was very hot and sweaty and headed downstairs for a drink.

 

He had only thrown two things away, and only because they were broke

He would have to try harder, he finished off his coke

He went upstairs again and put in the bag an incomplete game

He lifted something green, it was his school coat and inside was his name.

 

 

 

Edward Benjamin Joseph Brown it said on a very large tag

And right beside it was of course, his old school bag!

He looked inside there were his books, they looked a bit rotten

He wouldn’t look at his maths book, some things were best forgotten!

 

He was cracking on now and managed to clear a space

Just then he noticed some cars they used to race

He was always the blue car, his brother always the red

They would always end up crashing the cars, and getting sent to bed!

 

 

Those were the days Edward thought, it was getting late he decided he’d had enough

He had done a very good job and got rid of lots of stuff

Although he did keep a few things from which he couldn’t detach

Edward took all his priceless possessions and closed the loft hatch.