The Highwayman

Over the last two weeks, year 5 have been studying the poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes culminating in the writing of our own additional verses in the style of the poem.  Below are some of our efforts.

The two ghostly lovers, laughed and chattered

Bess, I should say, was quite indeed flattered.

Together they rode across the long, purple moor

Together they stayed with hearts rich, but never poor

Together they rode – away – away- away

And the story of the ghostly lovers is still told today.

Deniz 5N

Tim the Ostler was disappointed when he heard the terrible news.

 But the stingy soldiers the arrogant soldiers were grandly amused.

 He was looking at the lovely Bess everyday.

 Every lonely night, storming night and dark night.

 His fierce feelings were drowning and drifting away.

Amin 5S

Tim shattered when he saw his love lying dead.

Tim got mad with sliders and went to kill them dead.

Up ahead was king Georges  castle.

He got mad  mad and mad with anger.

He talked with anger. With the pistol in the solders hand . Tim was scared and dazzled .

 Ayyan 5S

He watched him gallop off in the distance, then turned his gaze to the room,

He looked up the casement with impending sense of doom,

He ran with his power of love,

Running with every tear drop,drop,drop

 He wished he’d go with her above

  Saud 5S

When Tim heard about Bess death he turned his gaze to the room.

He looked up at the casement with impending sense of doom.

Tim’s eyes started tiring all the way.

He blew his first kiss, his second kiss and then his last kiss.

Tim sadly toke the horses and galloped away.

Sherouq 5S

The soldiers' took the highwayman's body and threw it off the cliff

All the highwayman's clothes were ripped and on the water it would drift

Tim the Ostler shouted out with glee and was happier then ever.

But then one second later, one minute later, one hour later.....

He found out Bess died he cried and sniffed then never forgave his self ever.

 Samar 5S

There Tim the Ostler was outside of King George’s palace

He told them his word to capture Bess and drink her ale in a chalice

They heard once more what the Ostler said

They were carefully listening, listening, listening

Then they thought about her in their head.

Andy 5S    

Tim the selfish ostler told the fierce Red troop soldiers,                                                

 What he had heard behind the highwayman’s shoulder,

They didn’t trust him but still went all the way,  

Thinking the highwayman would come riding, riding, riding, 

Thinking the highwayman would come riding to take Bess, his love, away.

Humza 5S