If I were a clock
I would go tick-tock.
I would eat a sock.
I would learn to knock.
I would live in a flock.
I’d scare a rock.
I’d give it a shock.
And if I were a clock
I would go tick-tock
First Poems
If I Was a Cat
If I was a cat
I’d sit on a mat
I would be fat
I’d hit a bat
I’d play with a rat
I’d like to chat
I’d like to be a cat
Please Mrs Butler
Please Mrs Butler
This boy called Derek
Keeps copying my work, Miss
What should I do?
Lock yourself in the cupboard, dear
That’s best
The Day I Built a Den
Once upon a time
I built a den
And my name was Ben
It was red
Like a tomato
and the windows were as shiny
As a block of gold
And when I was walking
Out in the woods
A trap went boom!
And I went zoom!
Pencils
I have a few pencils
in my hand
I’m not going to draw with them
what I will do
is make a design
first, a triangle design
then, a design
with two long legs
(the other two you cannot see)
yes, it is a table, indeed
then I put the pencils
back in my hand
and just write
a beautiful poem
with one of them
Best Friend
If you want to know
What a best friend is
Come with me
I have the best friends!
It can be your sister
Or brother
Or it can be just a friend
The Butterfly
Fluttering across the meadow,
in all sorts of colours,
landing on bluebells and leaves.
Red, blue and green,
massive, small, swirly, lined,
turquoise, violet, zigzag, patterned,
I don’t care, I love butterflies!
In Spring they dart about
and when you see one like a rainbow,
it fills you with hope and joy.
Competition Winner. Well done.
Doug the Bug
Hey little bug
Your name is Doug
Doug is a nice name for a bug
I found you in the jug
And called you Doug
Competition Winner! Well done.
The Puddle
A dog and a duck and a little puddle
They couldn’t both fit in
So they had a cuddle
The duck liked the puddle
But he didn’t like the cuddle
Competition Winner! Well done, Patrick.
