Category Archives: Poem of the Day

“Heroes” by Helen Katz

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The doctors and the nurses

Are constantly on call

To fight against this deadly thing

They’re heroes one and all.

 

The police and ambos working hard

To keep us safe and well

Are heroes too, they do their job

Despite this living Hell.

 

The check-out chicks and packers too

Contribute to the cause

By toiling still at this hard time

We offer our applause.

 

The people staying safe at home

And doing what they must

To keep apart and exercise

Obey and hope and trust.

 

We watch the heaps of videos

Of jokes and songs of hope

That people make to stay in touch

These heroes help us cope.

 

Thank God for Zoom and FaceTime

We see our kids and friends

When we’re allowed some virtual hugs

Until the nightmare ends!

 

This worldwide plight has shown to us

That heroes there abound

Who’ll find a cure and beat this bug

To make us safe and sound.

 

So, I’m a hero too, you know

By being true to me.

I stay inside and bide my time

Until we all are free.

 

 

“Amanda Davis” by Jeanie Axton

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Amanda Davis

sometimes called Mavis

devoured a mango in May

It dripped down her dress

the juice made a right mess

that couldn’t be scrubbed away!

 

Her mother was frantic

she threw a huge wobbly

that frightened the families Maltese

He leapt over the fence

sprung up high in the air

and floated away with the breeze

 

Amanda Davis

sometimes called Mavis

was banned from Mangos in May

She ditched the old dress

took an interest in chess

and chomped on apples instead

 

“Dinner Dinosaur”  by Celia Berrell

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Their dinosaur mother

left earlier on

as Sauropods never

cared for their young.

 

So baby-saurs scratched

from inside their shells

‘til together they hatched

from their eggy cells.

 

Their nest had a guest

of a hungry snake

just waiting for food

to hatch on its plate!

 

But snakes only munch

one mouthful for tea.

So hatching at once,

most babies ran free.

 

 

There’s safety in numbers … for some anyway!

https://www.nature.com/articles/news.2010.98

“THE DINOSAURUS WALTZ” by Jaz Stutley 

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What fun to dance like the dinosaurs did

In a prehistoric way.

In addition to lying around in the sun,

Super-sized creatures need oodles of fun.

If you’re built like Tyrannosaurus Rex,

There are rules of conduct the world expects;

What fun to dance like the dinosaurs did,

In a prehistoric way.

 

What fun to dance like the dinosaurs did

And go waltzing round and round.

One two three, one two three, you can say –

It’s great to be dancing the dinosaur way.

When you move like Tyrannosaurus Rex,

You have to go slowly – as one expects;

What fun to dance like the dinosaurs did,

And go waltzing round and round.

“At Dendy’s Dinosaur Dungeon” by Katherine Gallagher

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Deadly Dinosaurs Delving

Dangerous Dinosaurs Dazzling

Decorous Dinosaurs Drawing

Dandy Dinosaurs Dancing

Dehydrated Dinosaurs Drinking

Desperate  Dinosaurs Digging

Dizzy Dinosaurs Digesting

 

 

©Katherine Gallagher

“Asteroid” by Chris Owen

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A dinosaur saw in the sky

An asteroid go soaring by.

Then, looking over to its friend,

It said, ‘I think that was…

THE END

‘Puff’, the Magic Dragon by Toni Newell

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‘Puff’ was a magic dragon,

Who lived by the sea,

Had a friend, Jackie Paper,

And had a friend in me.

He may have sailed with Jackie,

Upon the ocean blue,

But used to play with me ashore,

This story being true.

He wagged his tail behind him,

Whilst walking he would roar,

And everyone loved magic ‘Puff’,

He was gentle to the core.

When Jackie Paper passed away,

‘Puff’ was very sad,

He roared aloud in his grief,

Having lost his comrade.

We walked the street together,

His scales glistening in the sun,

Remembering Jackie Paper,

And recalling all the fun.

Yes, dragons last forever,

And he outlasted me,

One day we’ll be together again,

Magic ‘Puff’,  Jackie Paper and me.

 

“Dinosaur Thoughts” by Dannielle Viera

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“Poetry in motion” by Jenny Erlanger

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I urge you all to give a miss

to writing poems that start like this.

Your listeners aren’t out there to bore.

You’re bound to captivate them more…

 

by putting in the grunt and time

and focusing awhile

on finding other ways to rhyme,

a change of writing style

 

Try to rhyme the firsts and thirds

while also taking care

Lines 2 and 4 conclude with words

that make a rhyming pair…

 

or take a risk, and aiming high,

just spread your wings and have a try

at branching out and saying goodbye

to standard rhyming mode.

 

The fourth line, such a sudden end

to three that show a rhyming trend

won’t find its matching, rhyming friend

till three more lines have flowed…

 

so when you write your rhyming poem,

you now have lots of choice.

With merriment

experiment

to give your words their voice.

 

 

“Facing our Fears”  by Celia Berrell

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Serpent-like monsters,

grotesque teeth and claws,

wide wondrous wings

and frightening jaws.

Scaly or feathery,

bellowing fire,

this dragon’s our fear

to hire or retire.

 

Most humans will have

innate fear of snakes.

Don’t want to be bitten

or eaten like cakes.

Nor to be gouged

or burnt into flakes.

And flying or falling

can give us the shakes!

 

This dragon of terror

can come to our aid.

By facing our fears,

our future is made.

And like many fears,

once overcome,

our dragon could end-up

being our chum.