Poetry for Children
Daddy's Shoes
I’m walking in my Daddy's shoes
They’re the perfect size for me
Like two big ships
On the blue carpet sea.
Monkey Business
Monkey, Monkey, Ape
Gorilla, Chimpanzee
Orangutan, Orangutan
They’ll all be round for tea.
Monkey, Monkey, Ape
Koala, Chimpanzee
How did he get in there?
Doesn’t look like a monkey to me.
Pockets
A piece of string and an India tag,
A fluffy gobstopper, an inky rag
Two slices of flattened birthday cake,
A Christmas card from a boy called Jake
Conkers on laces, rings with no keys,
A blackened rubber and an individual cheese
Two blunt pencils and a paper clip,
An empty packet of sherbet dip
A small plastic monster with a wobbly head
A mouldy corner of sandwich bread
Three veined marbles and a football card
An empty case for a mouthguard
Twenty pence in two pence pieces
Scrunched up paper, between the creases;
‘Please give this note to your parents’.