Bridgend County Borough Council

A foster child’s dream

I live in a very friendly street

Where peace is a regular everyday treat

But not in a house that’s just down the road

But in a foster kids happy and humble abode.

It’s owned by Mr& Mrs D

And three squabbly kids that won’t let be

There’s always a welcome as you walk through the door

But what lays ahead is worse, and there’s more.

There’s always a foster kid running about

Like a fan at a footy match leading a rout.

Their ages are variable and that’s not all

They come in all sizes, large, thin and small.

Just before meal time, soon before bed

There’s always a table of kids to be fed.

They’re filled with food, and good healthy grub

Then it’s off one by one for a soak in the tub.

And when they’re all sleeping, and laying at rest

There’s silence, which No.10 finds simply the best.

But if I was a foster child, I know where I’d be

In a warm loving foster home, with a mum like Mrs D.

By an anonymous foster child.

The New Arrival

He came to us

A seedling, blown on the wind

“Just a couple of days”, they said,

“I love you”, he said.

“You can’t”, I said….

……..But he did

The seed was sown.

Roots burrowed into our

Minds and hearts.

The tendrils grew,

Encircled our lives

“I love you”, he said.

“You don’t know us”, I said…..

…….But he did

Weeks florrished on,

Into months,

He stayed and grew strong..

The trust and respect

Flowered profusely

“Do you love me?” he said.

“Yes. I do” I said…..

……And I did!

By an anonymous foster carer.

The Alphabet – by a fostering family

A - argued with them

B - baked with them

C - cared for them

D - danced with them

E- ate with them

F - frowned with them

G - growled with them

H - hugged them

I - include them

J - juggled with them

K - kissed them

L - loved them

M - made picture with them

N - needed by them

O - objected with them

P - played with them

Q - quarrelled with them

R- relaxed with them

S - sang with them

T - trusted them

U - understood by them

V - vulnerable with them

W - was naughty with them

X,Y and Z shared mummy and daddy with them

By an anonymous foster carer.