The Moonraker Bears Poem

On the opening of a one stop teddy shop in Devizes; Moonraker Bears on Sidmouth Street. The legend of the Moonrakers relates to smugglers pretending to rake the cheese of the moon from a local pond to fool customs officers in days of yore... ‘Tis the night before Sunday, the bears are awake Excited and hungry for lunchtime and cake They are Moonraker Bears, and quite partial to cheese Hanging out at the Crammer and hiding in trees The word in the cupboard, in bunk beds and chairs Is that Gyles is coming to talk about bears There’ll be new bears and old bears, all having a chat Discussing the look of this coat and that hat And the children will be there, the children are nice Someone might buy a bear for a reasonable price A new friend for Paddington, Winnie or Ted Who might come home to stay on the chair or the bed There’s a doctor for sick bears, a hospital too And a website for bears that is totally new About time, said the teddies, a place just for us Where we bears can hang out without worry or fuss We can’t wait till it opens, to go there and play At the Moonraker Bears shop, down Sidmouth Street way by Gail