Partners
Judith Nicholls
Find a partner,
says sir, and sit
with him or her.
A whisper here,
a shuffle there,
a rush of feet.
One pair,
another pair,
till twenty - four
sit safely on the floor
and all are gone
but one stands
and waits:
tall,
still,
alone. |
Since Hannah Moved Away
Judith Voist
The tyres on my bike are flat
The sky is grouchy grey.
At least it feels like that
Since Hannah moved away.
Chocolate ice cream tastes like prunes.
December's come to stay.
They've taken back Mays and Junes
Since Hannah moved away.
Flowers smell like halibut.
Velvet feels like hay.
Every handsome dogs a mutt
Since Hannah moved away.
Nothing is fun to laugh about.
Nothing is fun to play.
they call me, but I won't come out
Since Hannah moved away. |
Squeezes
Brian Patten
We love to squeeze bananas,
We love to squeeze ripe plums,
And when we are feeling sad
We love to squeeze our mums. |
The Bad Dream
By Tony Bradman
Sleep .... deep.
Night ..... FRIGHT !
Dream .... SCREAM !
Mum ...... comes.
"There there...."
Kiss, kiss....
Thumb ....... mmmmmm.
"Sleep tight.....".
Sleep ..... deep.... |
The Trouble With my Sister
by Brian Patten
My little sister is truly awful,
She is really shocking,
She put the budgie in the fridge
And slugs in Mummy's stockings.
She was really awful
But it was a load of fun
When she stole Uncle Wilbur's
Double barrelled gun.
She aimed it at a pork pie
And blew it into bits,
She aimed it at a hamster
That was having fits.
She leapt up on the telly,
She pirouetted on the cat
She gargled with some jelly
And spat it in granddad's hat.
She ran down the hall way,
She ran across the road,
She dug up lots of earth - worms
And caught a squirming toad.
She put them in a large pot
And she began to stir.
She added a pint of bat's blood
And some rabbit fur.
She leapt up on the Hoover
Around the room she went.
Once she had an up-turned nose
But now her nose is bent.
I like my little sister,
There is really just one hitch,
I think my little sister
Has become a witch. |
Watch Your French
by Kit Wright
When my mum tipped a pan full of red hot fat,
over her foot, she had quite a little chat.
And I won't tell you what she said
But it was n't:
"Fancy that!
I must try in the future to be more careful
With this scalding red hot fat!"
When my dad fell over and landed - splat
With a tray full of drinks (he tripped over the cat)
But it was n't:
"Fancy that!
I must try in the future to be more careful
To step round our splendid cat !"
When Uncle Joe brought me a cowboy hat
Back from the States, the dog stomped it flat,
And I won't tell you what I said
But Mum and Dad yelled
"STOP THAT !
Where did you learn that appalling language?
Come on where ?"
"I've no idea," I said
"No Idea.'
. |
