Halewood Arts Association: Dragon Poem

Halewood Arts Association: Dragon Poem: In response to the JAC project, one of our professional poets has written a poem. Thanks Tom. The howling winds appeared to mock the mai...

Dragon Poem

In response to the JAC project, one of our professional poets has written a poem. Thanks Tom.

The howling winds appeared to mock

the maiden tied up to a rock.

Brought by a silent, horse drawn wagon

to serve as supper for a dragon,

and from her cruel and stony bed

these are the plaintive words she said

“Will no one save me from this fate

too dreadful far to contemplate.

My Hero! Please don’t hesitate

or else, I fear, you’ll be too late.”

Thence came a pure and gentle knight;

He rode up from the Isle of Wight.

A handsome and upstanding fellow

with posture bold and manner mellow.

He’d brought his lance and sharpened blade

to try to save the hapless maid.

He said in tones so loud and clear,

“My Lady, you need have no fear,

so shed not one more single tear.

Have courage damsel, Henry’s here.”

The dragon, hearing from his cave

those ringing words, so fierce and brave;

Flew very quickly to the spot

with flaming coat and breath so hot;

Angry to hear this idle boast,

ready to turn the knight to toast.

The damsel screamed in mortal fright

“Will no one save me from this plight?

Where is my parfait, gentle knight

to neutralise this dragon’s bite?

Then Henry drew his shining sword

with which he’d faced the Golden Horde.

He’d slain a troll, and killed a wizard;

he wasn’t frightened by a lizard.

He stood before the frightened girl

and gave his sword a skilful  twirl.

He cried, “Come dragon, do your best !

Prepare to face your final test;

This sword will sleep within your breast,

before the sun sinks in the west.“

The dragon glared a baleful glare,

then rose to hover in the air;

The breath he breathed was fiery hot,

and suddenly, the Knight was not.

Where he had stood, so bold, so brash,

there rose a pile of smouldering ash.

The dragon spread his wings, and then

he took the maiden to his den.

She vanished from the sight of men,

and nevermore was seen again.

The moral of this story’s clear;

The thing that hurts us most is FEAR !

For though it may seem quite absurd

If she had never said a word,

she might have stayed there through the night;

Unheard, unnoticed, out of sight,

Then with the coming of the day

she might have found a cunning way

the rope to cut or knots to fray.

She might have even got away.

Thomas Vaughan Jones

Invite The Dragon's Quest

The children of The Junior Artists Club have been exploring and adventuring around Halewood Park Triangle.

Using some classic stories – The Famous Five, Swallows & Amazons, The Secret Seven, and other stories- as their inspiration, they have undertaken a whole range of interesting activities.

This has included;

Deciding on their own ‘gang’ name – The Wiggly Giggly Messy Cats (it took a lot of collaborative work to narrow it down to just 4 words!)

Designing and using their own Secret Language;

Creating artefacts using natural materials;

Making their own natural dyes and paints;

Exploring the park and using what they found there to create a script;

Deciding on characters and creating props;

And finally to come up with Invites for the audience.

Please join

The Wiggly Giggly Messy Cats

(aka The Junior Artists Club)

On Wednesday

27^th June at 5pm

At

The Environment Centre, Okell Drive, Halewood, L26 7XB

For a short open air performance of

The Dragon’s Quest

Please see the pictures for more information.

The dragon's Quest

The children of The Junior Artists Club have been exploring and adventuring around Halewood Park Triangle.

Using some classic stories – The Famous Five, Swallows & Amazons, The Secret Seven, and other stories- as their inspiration, they have undertaken a whole range of interesting activities.

This has included;

Deciding on their own ‘gang’ name – The Wiggly Giggly Messy Cats (it took a lot of collaborative work to narrow it down to just 4 words!)

Designing and using their own Secret Language;

Creating artefacts using natural materials;

Making their own natural dyes and paints;

Exploring the park and using what they found there to create a script;

Deciding on characters and creating props;

And finally to come up with Invites for the audience.

The Wiggly Giggly Messy Cats

(aka The Junior Artists Club)

On Wednesday

27^th June at 5pm

At

The Environment Centre, Okell Drive, Halewood, L26 7XB

For a short open air performance of

The Dragon’s Quest

Please see the pictures for more information.

Dragon's Quest

The Junior Artists Club are working on script, props, and costumes for their new production.
Inspired by the Dragon's Tooth in Halewood Park, it's beautiful settings and interesting features and animals, the children have scripted their own promenade theatre piece. The children have created the piece in the style of an adventure and devised their own name 'The Wiggly, Giggly, Messy, Cats'; their own secret signs and languages, and emblems. They are busy bringing it all together, with the help of Carole, Beth, Liam, and Fiona, and hope to invite friends and family to their performance later in the month.

Recently HAA ran an Easter Card making workshop. Karen was our facilitator and the results were beautiful and very professional. Everyone was able to create gorgeous cards to take home and learn new skills. Thanks Karen.

Easter Crafts from Halewood Arts

Looking for something different to do this Saturday? Halewood Arts Association is running an Easter Crafts workshop in St Nicholas Centre, Halewood. Ran by a professional graphic designer and print maker, you will be given the opportunity to make cards and gifts for Easter.

Time -  1-3:30pm

Date - Saturday 31^st March 2012
Venue – St Nicholas Centre, Church Road, Halewood

Price - £10 per person, this includes all materials and refreshments.

For more information call Carole on 07931520959, or just turn up on the day.