| Children's Verse |
| Mr Spoke Mr Spoke, His arm was broke Which meant he couldn't wave it. Dr Hood did all he could But still he couldn't save it; "I'm sorry Spoke "Your arm is broke "I tried but couldn't save it. "If you like, we'll cut it off "And take it and engrave it" * * * Billy Bates Billy Bates Had lots of mates And everybody knew him. He only had one enemy, The enemy that slew him. * * * Mary Fry Mary Fry Her eye was dry However sad She couldn't cry. Then she died. Her chin was tied No-one came No tears were cried. Then on her grave In stone it stood That Mary Fry did all she could "If I could cry" The gravestone said "If I could cry, I would" A Very Clever Man A very clever man Lived in a caravan With a monkey in the middle of the town. He also had a dog, But the dog was hog, And his seven white teeth they were brown A very clever pig Rode in a jig He was the envy of all the pigs around. He also wore a hat But his hat it was too flat He could never tell if it was upside down. * * * |
| A Book of 31 poems for children and others, illustrated by the author, and others, is coming soon, [published by Levellers Press]... here is an extract: |
