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TWO FEET TALL I see the World from two feet tall, which isn't very tall at all. I met a dog the other day, who sees the World in the same way. GRANDAD My Grandad likes to sleep a lot when he sits in his chair, I wondered why that happened every time that he sat there. I looked around the back of it and looked under the seat, But there was nothing to be seen to make him go to sleep. Perhaps when I am very old when I'm at least 15, I'll find out how the snooze chair works and what makes Grandad dream. GRANDMA Why do grandma's always do, things like hugging and kissing you? Why can't they be more like us? and say 'Hello' without a fuss. OUR BABY'S NAME I thought I'd call our baby Zacharia Small, Mum seemed to choose a lot of names I didn't like at all. She came home with our baby all new and pink and small, But when I took a closer look She's not a Zak at all! QUESTIONS I ask a lot of questions, I always want to know, I can be quite a nuisance, Because they told me so. If I don't ask these questions, I will never know I'll have to be a nuisance, But that's already so. THE WINDY DAY I wanted to go out today But was afraid I'd blow away, They said the wind was very strong I couldn't see it - they must be wrong. I stood outside the door to see, The wind blew hard and frightened me, I ran back in and shut the door, I will stay in and play some more. THE JOURNEY When we go out in the car I always hope we don't go far. I get fed up just sitting there. They point things out, I stare and stare But all I ask is 'Are we there?' I sit, I fidget, I moan and groan I do this until we get home. They let me out, I run and shout. I don't know why they take me out. GROWN UPS Why do grown-ups always shout the minute that you run about? 'Don't do that or you'll fall over' is what they shout, because they're older. But I shout back 'Just wait and see' then fall down and cut my knee. IS IT A LONG WAY? How far is far away? They never seem to say. Is it past the Corner Shop? Is that the place where I should stop? I went right passed the Shop today. It didn't seem too far away. WHERE ARE BABY'S TEETH? I think our baby's lost her teeth I can't see where they are, Perhaps she does what Grandad does and keeps them in a jar. RAINING Do you know where the rain comes from? It comes out of the sky. My dad says it's a nuisance and so I asked him why. |
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07-03-04 6M P8 |
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Short Poems For Little People By Margaret Moore |
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AN AUNTY If you have an aunty I don't know what you get. I'm told I've got an aunty but I haven't seen it yet. Is it something in a glass? or is it in a box? Whatever it turns out to be they tell me I've got lots. WHAT DO BABIES DO? Our baby doesn't seem quite right He sieeps all day and cries all night. He doesn't use a knife and fork He never plays and he can't walk. I thought when I was told he'd come He would be a lot more fun. THE NEW ARRIVAL We've got a baby in the house I am as quiet as a mouse. They hide him under lots of clothes all I can see is his small nose. They say that he is going to be another handful, just like me. I don't know what they mean at all my hands, I think, are still quite small. MY LITTLE SISTER I look after my Sister as she is only three. Because I am four, I know a lot more so she looks up to me. When I look after my sister I have to open the door. Because she can't reach the handle until she's at least four. THE STAIRS My sister climbed up on the stairs and had a nasty tumble. As she's so small and she can't speak she couldn't even grumble. DID I DO THAT? Our baby she does dreadful things she doesn't use her pot. She doesn't tell us when she's been she does this quite a lot. I don't think it is very nice The other day she did this twice! LEARNING When I was a baby I had to learn to talk. When I was a toddler I had to learn to walk. Now that I am three years old I chat and run about, but find that I am being told 'Sit still and do not shout'. MY LITTLE BROTHER With one foot going one way and one foot going the other, I laughed and watched the antics of my little Brother. He tried to do a cartwheel and then he tried another. I do enjoy the antics of my little Brother. THE TELEPHONE The telephone rang, I thought I'd see who was trying to speak to me. I picked it up and said 'Hello' There was a voice I did not know. The voice said 'Just who can that be?' I said 'Oh! Silly, it is me. IN A MUDDLE |