Recently a customer from many years ago got in touch with us and after further correspondence it turns out that she had written this poem about the unicorns I had sent her.
Two by Two
Ok ok so I didn’t climb into your ark,
but it wasn’t only me remember?
Two by two down into the dark.
Anyway, we are rather afraid
of dark.
Creatures of light, unicorns
dance and dazzle nearer God than man.
And I tell you something
HE was not happy with mankind
except for you Noah.
We tried to be good, we meant to obey.
If only the sun hadn’t shone so brightly
or the queue been quite as long, slithering,
plodding and creeping in to safety
and darkness.
Oh that noise! The cacophony of all creation
after the peace of mountain tops
where only we could be heard. Alone.
Praising God, celebrating life
and light.
Forgive me for mentioning it, but consider the stench.
The flank by flank, the side by side,
the ox lying down with the ass of it all.
“We love you God. But NO!’ we thought
“But no.”
So we danced in the last light of our world,
ate fresh green shoots, pranced
and galloped on the highest mountain
as the flood washed us away into legend
with our Earth.
Shame we missed the rainbow, the promise,
the dove of peace, the olive branch.
Tell me, these new people, do they remember?
Do they cherish their Earth?
Do they dance forever
in peace?
Sue Gordon, Sandwich Bay
My wooden Noah’s Ark sets were inspired by the traditional ones I first saw in the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, Like those, mine are hand-made and richly painted, designed to be pleasing to the eye and hand, and strong enough to withstand vigorous play.
Each Noah’s Ark set is an individual selection from within my existing range of ark designs, and over 100 different pairs of animals. The list continues to grow. Both children and adults have asked me to create everything from exotic, extinct and mythical animals, to family pets. I can also make bespoke arks, based on your own home. Contact for details
David Plagerson Handcrafted Noah’s Arks