Compositions Archives - Wots The Verdict

Mr. Postman and the King’s Mail

Prologue By the time Mr. Postman became a Royal Postman, there was scarcely a railway worker in Britain who had not heard his name.Stationmasters spoke of him.Signalmen spoke of him.Ferry captains spoke of him.Even old fishermen sitting beside harbour walls…

J June 6, 2026Adventure Fiction, African Adventure, British Fiction, Desert Expedition, Humorous Fiction, King Charles III, Mr Postman, Postal Adventure, Royal Mail, Travel Adventure

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Bobby Belfast and the War to End Wars

Now Bobby Belfast was born by the docksWhere the gulls screamed loud round the chimney pots,Where rainwater danced down the black cobbled lanesAnd children kicked cans by the old windowpanes. Now Bobby wore trousers with patches on kneesAnd nicked apples…

J May 18, 2026Bobby Belfast, WIlfred Owen, World War 1, WW1

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The Little Rats and the Big Mouse Party

(I felt this content was too good, and too deep for school, or homework. So it's been published here.) Down by the drains near the old railway track,Lived thousands of rats in the alleys out back.They lived under floorboards, in…

J May 16, 2026Animal Farm, Ants, Big Mouse, George Orwell, Little Rats, Little Rats and Big Mouse Party, Mouse P.I. for Hire, poems