Ants in my pants
There’s a bee in my bonnet,
I know I’ll be stung
but I can’t yell for help
’cause the cat’s got my tongue.
I’ve got rocks in my head,
my heart’s on my sleeve,
the frog in my throat
is refusing to leave
and I’m not really sure
what is going to become
of the butterflies fluttering
round in my tum.
To think that I nearly
forgot to include
that my leg is being pulled
and my ear is being chewed!
My patience with you
is just ready to crack.
I lent you a hand
and it hasn’t come back!
So sorry for making
a big song and dance
but there’s more on my mind
Jenny Erlanger
A clever and amusing poem which scans and rhymes properly, and which I’m sure any child would enjoy.
Another terrific poem, Jenny. Just a very minor comment . . . your scanning is always faultless, but if you don’t mind me saying, with this one I think it would have scanned slightly better if you’d written
that my leg’s being pulled, and my ear’s being chewed
Hope you don’t mind the nitpick – I’m a big fan of your work.
Thanks Bill. I certainly don’t mind the ‘nitpicking’. I’m a bit of a nitpicker myself.
Wonderful!
This was a fun, humourous poem which my year 5 class enjoyed!
Thankyou did you see the link to our site on the NSW English Association facebook page?
Great you read it to your class
Thankyou
An impressive array of idioms skilfully woven into a most amusing poem to delight young and old.
So clever – love this word-play.