The Gift
Dedicated to William Royle of Rusholme
Who at the opening ceremony on May 7th 1910, said that Platt Fields was
“Saved for the children”
To Children of all nations
A Gift
This Park
For you to walk and run and swing and slide
Dance and sing and climb and ride
And talk and shout
whistle and whisper
With Brother Father
Friend and Sister
Hold hands with Mam and Gran
Push prams of your own one day
Teach your children how to play
And walk and run
skip skate and feast
Handstand
cart-wheel
hide and seek
And bat and bowl and kick and score
Read and write and paint and draw
Laugh and smile and kiss and sigh
And float and glide and fish and fly
And dream the dreams you never dreamt you could
In this “The Peoples Park” with a heart-shaped lake
This precious gift of Love
Root poem 
I READ THIS OUT LOUD TO MY HUSBAND, I HAD TO STOP HALF WAY THROUGH TO ALLOW THE LUMP IN MY THROAT TO PASS…………………….. IF ONLY I COULD GO BACK TO THE PARK ON SIMONSWAY IN WYTHENSHAWE, MANY A TOP TIME HAD IN THERE FROM PLAYING CRICKET AGED 8, AND JUMPING THE BOOK TO DRINKING CIDER AGED 14 ON THE ROUNDABOUT HAPPY DAYS ………….
Mike Garry is a very talented poet who writes the words from his heart and his personal experiences~this Park poem is very nostalgic and word for word one to be remembered xx
Another gem m8!
xx
The beauty safety and love, the words conjured up for me,was spacious, and very very touching.xxx
Mike is a very talented poet, his words are beautiful and nostalgic. The best way to hear a MIke Garry poem is to hear it from the man himself, there is something special about the way he recites his work 🙂
Reblogged this on Godisamanc's Blog and commented:
just thought i’d reblog this because i love platt fields park and the poem