Cricket poem

A day in the life and home of a child in an informal settlement

One cold day I got very chilly because the rain came through our roof.I had to get ready for another bad day at school I hated school,it was the worst.We did not have a big playground but we did have a nice jungle gym and my friend Matt used to bring a soccer ball and we would play for hours on end.When I came home it was comforting because as a fact Matt was next door to us and he had a nice big garden so we would play soccer matches and when it was half time we would go down to the river and collect water at the well.We loved the wise old man’s hut we would go there and ask him questions on what would happen tomorrow and stuff.I liked our village.We also down the road have a strip of grass and mud which is good for growing crops.Next door to Matt’s house on the other side is a boy called Jacob he is a little bit fat and has a ball signed by tshabalala and he is very good at soccer he is our club goalie. About our house we have a nice double story shack but the walls are made of concrete we sleep on the top floor and the parents and kitchen is on the bottom floor.We do however have a small TV that we bought at a yard sale for 799,99 rand with a remote.Yesterday I went with Matt to Jacob’s house we played soccer and ate some toasted Sammies. it was a nice day.Today I’m going to the wise old man’s hut to ask him something.This Monday I’m going to ask mum if I can go to Matt’s house.It is very special because Matt’s Mom is having a baby.So that leaves me at the end of the day but before I go I really want a vegetable garden so my mom can pack me a better lunch.Goodbye.

A day in the life and home of a child in an informal settlement

One cold day I got very chilly because the rain came through our roof.I had to get ready for another bad day at school I hated school,it was the worst.We did not have a big playground but we did have a nice jungle gym and my friend Matt used to bring a soccer ball and we would play for hours on end.When I came home it was comforting because as a fact Matt was next door to us and he had a nice big garden so we would play soccer matches and when it was half time we would go down to the river and collect water at the well.We loved the wise old man’s hut we would go there and ask him questions on what would happen tomorrow and stuff.I liked our village.We also down the road have a strip of grass and mud which is good for growing crops.Next door to Matt’s house on the other side is a boy called Jacob he is a little bit fat and has a ball signed by tshabalala and he is very good at soccer he is our club goalie. About our house we have a nice double story shack but the walls are made of concrete we sleep on the top floor and the parents and kitchen is on the bottom floor.We do however have a small TV that we bought at a yard sale for 799,99 rand with a remote.Yesterday I went with Matt to Jacob’s house we played soccer and ate some toasted Sammies. it was a nice day.Today I’m going to the wise old man’s hut to ask him something.This Monday I’m going to ask mum if I can go to Matt’s house.It is very special because Matt’s Mom is having a baby.So that leaves me at the end of the day goodbye.

The angry man

Oh hello their my name is Benny and this is my diary.

We are in a nice house by the sea shore I’ve got two naughty little brothers and two sisters I know it’s a big family but it’s a normal family last week a inspector came over but not just any inspector a music inspector.

His name is Raymond but we call him Ray he doesn’t like that nickname. He calls us brats when we call him Ray I did not know why he doesn’t like the nickname it’s a great nickname to have but proberbly not for an inspector and definitely not for a musical one.

He wears humongous knickerbockers and a hat with curly hair and a posh moustash, he loves to sing I at that time was scared about what was to come but it was fine I passed the test I sang the one about the lamb and the three bags of wool but then he called us stupid Dunderheads for there singing but I can agree there singing was terrible it sounded like a trombone with a pig stuck in it.

But then he left and we all got punished even me but that was fine I was ok with it because I only got one smack but the others got three smacks on the bum so that is the story about the house on the sea shore

Fin