Designing Dodo

By Dodo C Pilkington

I belong to a writers club
We are publishing our fi rst joint collection
The members have been such a source of encouragement
Once faced with the opportunity, couldnt resist the challenge to see where this would take me.
Its thanks to the many people who have supported me that I even have the courage to try

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Dec 20, 2010
• ISBN: 9781456834388

Dodo C Pilkington

Born and raised in Gauteng the smallest but most densely populated province of South Africa Have been writing at every opportunity since I stared high School Have dreamed of publishing a collection of poetry for many years Time to turn a dream into reality

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Copyright © 2011 by Dodo C Pilkington.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2010918592

ISBN: Hardcover    978-1-4568-3437-1

ISBN: Softcover      978-1-4568-3436-4

ISBN: Ebook           978-1-4568-3438-8

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CONTENTS

Preface

Absent Without Leave

Absolutely Fabulous

Allegiance

Alphabet Friendship

An Honourable Man

Can You Hear Me?

Can You Hear That Sound, Bafana

Come Take My Hand

Common Sense Choice

Death, Disease And Other D’s Declined

Dodo’s Ditty

Dutiful Dreamer

Escape Clause

Ex Lege

Faith Is Not A Word

Farewell

Frankly, I’m Your Friend

Forty Is Fun

Gobsmacked

Gossip In The Queue

Guiding Hand

Habit Forming

Heart Invaders

Hot Air Balloons

How Dare You

I Am Not Insignific*Nt

I Call You Husband

I Love You Absolutely

I’m A Cow

In the Shadows of Despair

Liquid Life

Look Deeper

Masterful Manoeuvring

Mental Meltdown

Mirror, Mirror

No Bond In Blood

Rainbow Ribbons

Revelation

Round Is A Shape

The Many Shades Of Love

Unfinished Assignment

WHERE’S THE WIMP?

Preface

DEFINING DODO

My journey along this road began a long time ago.

I was christened Delores Catherine, Delores meaning Source of Sorrow and Catherine meaning Pure.

I’ve certainly lived up to the first part of my name and must admit that the second half was a lie.

When my younger sister started to talk, she couldn’t pronounce my name, so started calling me Door-Door. Then the quandary—how do we spell this? Ever resourceful, my family decided I was Dodo. The name stuck. I’m sure that instant pardon would have been mine if I’d ever had to explain why an entire clan had been wiped out! Imagine receiving gifts and cards addressed to Dodo! Thus Dodo came into being—a much damaged Dodo at that. Few knew that the Dodo they saw was but a fragile clay jar. The real Dodo was in hiding.

Portuguese sailors first discovered Dodos in 1598. The Mauritian birds greeted all newcomers without caution. They’d had a peaceful existence until sailors and settlers discovered their utopia. The interlopers christened the birds Dodo—sluggard, dolt or dullard.

In fact, in earlier times the disgusting birds as they were also known were considered to have no redeeming features. They were not particularly pretty, could not fly and were not as