With illustrations by Russell T Davies, original showrunner of the
new-era Doctor Who, the first ever Doctor Who poetry collection--a
charming, funny and whimsical illustrated collection of verse that
celebrates the joys and pitfalls of getting older . . . Time-Lord older.
Like many of us, the older they get, the more Time Lords realize how
little they understand the universe around them. This delightful
collection of poems--the first volume of Doctor Who verse
published--offers moments of insight, wit, and reassurance for the
maturing inhabitants of Gallifrey (and everywhere else), including such
delights as:
THE END
When I was One
I was not much fun
When I was Two
I was barely through
When I was Three
I liked strong tea
When I was Four
I hated a bore
When I was Five
I was really alive
When I was Six
I somehow could never quite fit in to what was expected of me, well, not
exactly but that was because things weren't neat and there are no easy
rhymes in the universe and scansion, my dear Peri, is a thing that's
really overrated and you only have to look at a sunset to realise that
creation itself is a poem and oh no wait, got it, of course, Fix! The
line needed to end with Fix!
(Or tricks. That's works too.)
When I was Seven
I sent the gods to Heaven
When I was Eight
Kissing was great
When I was Nine
I had forgotten time
When I was Ten
I began again
When I was Eleven
I totally got even
When I was Twelve, I became as clever as clever
And now I think I'll be Twelve for ever and ever*
(*Unless, of course, there is a terrible catastrophe involving
explosions, radiation, or heights. And then I guess we'll find out what
comes next. But the eyebrows won't be as good.)
