Treehouse poetry in motion |
Back in July we reported that Paul Cameron had commissioned Elizabeth Darcy Jones - Britain's very own Tea Poet - to write a special ditty to be performed by new treehouse owners upon completion of their own special 'treehouse dream'. A toast, if you will, for all family and friends who gather to launch this new treetop adventure world, and a blessing from all those who'll be fortunate enough to enjoy it for many years to come.
Well we're pleased to say the poem is now complete and ready to be unveiled to the world:
The Tree House Toast
For Treehouse Life Tree House Warming Parties
(best chanted out loud with glass in other hand)
Summon up Red Indians and Hiawatha's ghost
Rustle up a party let the tree house be your host
And put a garland on its door, stroke its rafters,
sweep the floor
Adventure calls - that much is sure!
You've got the tree house life!
Your tree house wouldn't dare to boast
Or wonder, 'who will use me most?'
It leaves it up to us to toast...
'Tree House Life!'
But not content with just the one, Paul then asked Elizabeth to compose a second poem to capture the magic of what we do and sum up all things 'Treehouse Life'.
And so, with a rhyming scheme that really does create an exciting sense of movement and a wonderful use of words, including the obligatory mention of 'tea' - a hallmark of the tea poet's commissions for those who want to spot it - the second poem was born!
Tree House Life
A treehouselife tree house is hard to convey
It's a world away from every day
Where nature is humming, your pulse begins drumming
In time to a beat that's in tune with your feet
Where magic and mystery play...
It's the call to a Tree House Life!
A treehouselife tree house is rooted in joy
Takes you back to a time when you were a boy
To a cavalier feeling you can't help revealing
To your grandchildren now as you explain how
You pretended you once were Rob Roy! *
Recalling your Tree House Life...
A treehouselife tree house warms everyone's hearts
Its atmosphere greater than that of its parts
But they help in creating a space that's vibrating
While you drink your tea and the children shriek 'weeeee'!
Scaling ladders and wooden ramparts...
It's all part of your Tree House Life.
A treehouselife tree house is crafted by hand
And sits where it's comfortable - one with the land -
Here children start scheming and others start dreaming
It's more than a room - it's a living heirloom
A place to carve memories and...
Fall in love with your Tree House Life!
o Rob Roy - a Scottish folk hero and outlaw
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