The Time-Machine--By Jack Horne--England

The Time-Machine

Last week, I built a time-machine,

and, first, I traveled back to see

the dinosaurs upon the Earth;

they tried to eat or trample me!

Such fun to set the clock and then

I'd whoosh through time, from age to age:

I saw the Romans, Vikings, Celts,

and witnessed Shakespeare on the stage.

I longed to be with you again;

I'd travel back and there I'd stay...

my memories and what I saw

were quite at odds, like night and day.

I realised that in my mind

I'd changed the past; my love was blind.

Jack Horne enjoys reading and writing poetry. He is Whispers' Activity Features Editor.