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Visions of Sugar Plums Danc'd in their Heads

1930,
Visions of Sugar Plums Danc'd in their Heads
Visions of Sugar Plums Danc'd in their Heads
Visions of Sugar Plums Danc'd in their Heads
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Item no
39836
Title
Visions of Sugar Plums Danc'd in their Heads - Christmas sweets
Description
The following writing was inspired by wintry objects in the Museum of Childhood collections. The writers are part of 26, a group of writers with a love of words, who have invented a form of writing, called a sestude, consisting of 62 words.

'Visions of Sugar Plums Danc'd in their Heads'

'It's the night before Christmas.
Strictly is over.
The children are sleeping,
snug in their beds.

Cha cha cha chocolate!
Coconut snow balls!
Lollipop hip hop!
Selection box zumba!

He's gone for a drink.
Me?
I'm stuffing the stockings.

Postman Pat's jiving
Fred Astaire's gliding
Travolta's snaking
Gene Kelly's swirling
his striped candy cane.

It's late.

Chocolate coins tango

In the dark.'

By Claire Squires

Image: Selection of Chrsitmas sweets 1930s - 2000


Date
1930
Location
Museum of Childhood