In our forest of a garden, Beneath the corkscrew willow, Reclines a sleeping gnome; We’re happy that he lies there And the garden is his home. He gives me inspiration Among the wildlife and flowers: I can see him from the window As I write in daylight hours. When everyone is sleeping And I am […]
Category: Children’s Poetry
Rhyming with Dr Seuss
Think left and right And low and high, Alice is making a lemon pie; She’d better not make a mess, She’s wearing her best frilly dress. Think right and left And high and low, Follow the flight path of the crow To the door of the pear-shaped house For afternoon tea with a harvest mouse. […]
Waiting for Halloween
Waiting at the door in my star-studded hat, Sitting at my pointy feet is my trusty cat; In my hand a cauldron of Halloween treats, Tasty spiders’ legs and cobwebs to eat. I’ve woven a spell to lure them in, With twinkling eye and cheery grin; They think I’m in fancy dress with my warty […]
Piglit Kicks Butt
A little Thursday whimsy I may be very small But I’m not afraid at all In the face of heffalumps and woozles, Nor will I be bamboozled By gravel pits, mist and floods. I survived a North Pole Expotition And I’m the subject of a composition: A song with seven verses About my gallant […]
Thunderstorm
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P Shadorma & Beyond – Nursery Rhymes Hear the whistle of the wind; It is making such a din. Hear the patter of the rain Up against the windowpane. Hear the crash of thunder loud, A giant hiding in the clouds. Hear the lightning sparks ignite; We are staying […]
writing in north norfolk 