As
a child
I marvelled
at how Windy
Miller always dodged
the savage, whirling blades
of his creaky old mill. Then
one day - they got him! Sliced the poor
creaky old bugger clean in half! That
day, my childhood ended. (Pass the Hovis!)
Post Script. Would you believe there is a development of the "etheree" form - the "double etheree." Try to resist looking it up HERE until you've tried to guess/figure out what it might be. Then GET BUSY!
Your sadistic tendencies are showing Doc! Poor Windy! :)
ReplyDeleteThe noose tightens! If you visit the Double Etheree site (see link in the post), you'll notice that the example given is strictly rhymed. Oooerrr!
ReplyDeleteThen go seecomments here
ReplyDeleteHi - time/grammar might be utterly incorrect when Windy Miller (whom I don't know, sorry to say) says:
ReplyDeleteI
prefer
if you were
not that afraid
I fly as I said
as light as a feather
in that cold stormy weather
I will be flying really high
There is no danger that I shall die
by your daft windmill blades up in the sky!
Hi Britta. Windy Miller was one of the characters in a childrens' TV series when my children were little ones. The series was in three parts "Trumpton", "Chigley" and "Camberwick Green." all of which you will easily find in Wikipedia via Google. Windy went in and out of his windmill, always avoiding the rotating mill-sails. I though it was time the windmill won!
ReplyDelete"Sails" is the correct word. "Blades", I thought, sounded more lethal. Poor Windy!
I like you etheree . . and thanks again for visiting.
Oh my! This took me right back to my childhood. I sat mesmerised by the music box, wondering who was going to pop up from inside.
ReplyDeleteTe sound effects on Windy's mill were great. :-) Camberwick Green was always my favourite of the shows.
Thank you for the memories. :-)
Do you remember Noggin the Nog, and The Clangers? lol
The Clangers! Featuring the Iron Chicken and the Soup Dragon! Best thing since sliced bread. If you watch THIS CLIP, be sure to read the comments.
ReplyDeleteDoctor FTSE, that was a great clip. I must admit, the soup dragon was a favourite of mine too, along with the music tree.
ReplyDeleteGreat memories.
Oh to be young again, and in that time period, innocent compared to today.