I seem to remember memorising a lot of De la Mare. And 'Ducks'. Who wrote that? Anyone else remember'Ducks'? I also memorised 'Wee Jock Todd' whenI lived in Edinburgh and I can still say it. I don't know how it is I can do about the first fifty lines of 'Tam O' Shanter' because I'm sure we never memorised THAT. It just sort of slipped in.
I pursued happiness like anything and arranged to meet a girl called Sally by the swings when I was six or so. She never came. That was happiness all shot to hell. 'Useful to get that learned' as Larkin said. She had dark hair and an Alice band and she sat in the next desk but one..
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