A Child's Christmas in Wales

[Hal Allert]

At the sake of appearing to have Alzheimer's, here is the link to the poem and banjo images that I posted last year.

The images are all greeting cards with banjos in them and they go with the great reading of the poem by Dylan Thomas himself.

A Child's Christmas in Wales

[Jody Stecher]

Thanks Hal. I had forgotten about this. It's been years since I first heard it recited when I was the age the author recalls. I thought it screamingly funny.  But try as I may I am unable to spot the banjo in every greeting card. I also think that "A Child's Christmas in Wales" is a work of prose, not a poem. Apologies for my bad manners.

[Hal Allert]

Of course you are right, Jody. It is a work of prose. As far as 'a banjo in every card', I used poetic license to create interest in viewing the slide show. I will look at it again; maybe I can replace a few of the deceitful cards with a more banjoesque feel to them.

Jody Stecher said:

Thanks Hal. I had forgotten about this. It's been years since I first heard it recited when I was the age the author recalls. I thought it screamingly funny.  But try as I may I am unable to spot the banjo in every greeting card. I also think that "A Child's Christmas in Wales" is a work of prose, not a poem. Apologies for my bad manners.

[Daniel Bradbury]

Hearing Dylan Thomas reading this is poetry to my ears.  The cards are lovely, thank you Hal.