Best Conker Poems

When I was a lad about nine or ten
Summers were long school holidays great then
I played in our street we had so much fun
Me and...

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Trade-off
in the school yard-
soccer cigarette cards
equals five stones plus my sixer
conker....

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THE  CHESTNUT  TREE  BLOOMS  .

BOYHOOD  DREAMS  OF  AUTUMN  GAMES  

WILL  STOOP  TO  CONKER...

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Autumnal power 
Collected a summer of admirers
Now she Stoops to Conquer

Me monkey like watching in awe 
Cast a big stick high into the big tree
Now...

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Woke up this morning to some snow,
Where oh where did Autumn go?
We went from roasting to deep freeze,
When did the leaves fall from the trees?
When...

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A midget made a Rumblebean
Whilst lying in the sun.
It was the greenest he had seen,
‘That’s green,’ he said, ‘bar none.’

He picked it up and spected...

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Reminiscing
Sitting here the sky is grey
Contemplating what to do today
I’ve read some poems this morning anew
They made me think of when I was with you
The...

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I came
I saw
I played conkers.

I felt denied a pleasure
as mine was too small.
But it had a life of its own.
Tiny little piece of wood
I knew...

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There's a blizzard blowing in my brain.
Jack Frost has been again.
Overnight snow has fallen.
I know now he has been calling.

Frozen flakes on my windowpane
tell me...

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Do you remember
Skipping with a rope..alone
Or catching 'jacks' with stones.
Do you recall
Tennis against an old brick wall
Or conker contests in the fall.
Did you chalk out...

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What more delicate than the singing of the birds as they flutter and stumble,
Sweet as apple crumble
The wren and the robin, heads a bobbin, squabbling...

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In my new teevee show : Brian touché plays Toyo harada ! 

He,s an evil millionaire , he,s out to conker the world ! 

Imagine...

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In the wind or in the sea
Are you beneath the apple tree
In my dreams I'm there again
Living life without the pain

A part of me is...

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My neighbour out searching for conkers
Is blessed with incredible honkers
But when she bends down
All the housewives frown
Where to look drives their husband bonkers!...

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every tap and scratch of chalk upon the blackboard
every tick tock tick tock of the classroom clock
every bored yawn, restless fidget, impatient sigh

these were...

every reprimand...

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