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We hope Nursery World readers will enjoy these two poems submitted by Janet Moyles, professor emeritus and early years consultant, who wrote our Special Report ('Sound effects', 9 February) on the Rose Interim Report. Pea Sea, by Anon

Pea Sea, by Anon

Eye have a spelling chequer.

It came with my pea sea:

It plainly marques four my revue

Miss takes eye can knot sea.

Eye strike the quays and type a word

And weight four it two say

Weather I am rite oar wrong.

It shows me straight aweigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid

It nose bee four two long,

And eye can put the error rite:

Its rare lea ever wrong.

I've run this poem threw it,

Eye am shore yore pleas two no.

It's letter perfect in its weigh.

My chequer tolled me sew.

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