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Stephen Katona
Stephen Katona
(26th November 1970 / Manchester, UK)
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Stephen Katona Poems
- Spider In My Pencil Case From a group of boys, Came excited...
- The Zonkey And The Grolar Bear 'Please don't eat me, ' Said ...
- A World Without Plastic It would be fantastic, If we ...
- Koko's Poem For Robin Williams How I wish you'd let me know, ...
- Pink Pyjama Party? Now what would you think, Of a party all...
- A Smile Is A Wonderful Gift A smile costs nothing, But is ...
- The Tortoise And The Hare Race... The tortoise watched ...
I am a General Practitioner in the UK with an interest in helping people become happier. I started putting old poems into cartoons to help people see life more positively, and ended up writing some of my own. more »
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''Be SEEN to be happy: Sun, easy exercise and nature.''
Happiness, Sun, Exercise, Nature
Spider In My Pencil Case
From a group of boys,
Came excited jabbering noise.
In the corner of the playground,
There was something they had found.
A boy called Tom poked it with a stick,
Watching made me feel quite sick.
I could see it was a baby spider,
My first thought was to hide her.
I cupped her in my hands,
And resisted all the boys demands,
Firmly saying 'no,
I'll never let her go! '
She tickled my palm,
Glad to be safe from harm.
I thought hard about a hiding place,
Then dropped her in my pencil case.
From that day on she was my pet.
I kept her safe ...
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Whenever I think of rhyming poetry, I think of Stephen Katona's sweetly rhyming verse. His poems, mostly on animals make me think of the illustrious 'animal poet'... Ted Hughes' poems. Stephen has created a parallel world of animals where they are understanding, clever, compassionate and intelligent as human beings. His poems are simple and sweet, enriched with positivity and edifying thoughts. Besides being a poet, he is a born cartoonist. I wish him greater success in the ensuing years!