A spring in your step
Boing boing,
Spring’s in the air!
Boing boing,
Spring’s ev’rywhere!
Blossoms spring out,
Boing boing!
Bulbs are in bloom,
Boing boing!
Winter has gone,
boing boing —
It’s spring, it’s spring,
boing BOING!
Category Archives: Poem of the Day
“Mr Snufflesworse’s sniffles” by James Aitchison
Leave a commentMr Snufflesworse’s sniffles
Mr Snufflesworse
is in a bad way.
He caught a cold
the other day.
Despite taking pills,
it won’t go away!
When he blows his nose
the bed rocks and shakes.
Boogers come out
as long as snakes,
and when he sneezes,
the whole street awakes.
His sinuses are
chock-a-block with muck —
there’s enough snot
to fill a truck.
And here comes more phlegm —
Yuck yuck yuck yuck YUCK!
“Buried Treasure” by Monty Edwards
Leave a commentIf you ever have the pleasure
To uncover buried treasure,
Then I hope that you will keep my needs in mind.
Since I’m just a poor old poet
And I don’t care if you know it,
Just as long as you are generous and kind.
Though my poems can be funny
They don’t earn me lots of money,
So I’ll thank you for whatever you can spare.
Or instead just take a look
At “The Mystery Box”, my book,
For it may be you will find some treasure there.
“Buried Treasure” by Celia Berrell
Leave a commentAn oak tree needs its acorns to
be planted in the forest soil.
But all it does is drop them on
the ground where they could quickly spoil.
An acorn is the oak tree’s fruit
containing seed and fatty food,
a kind of nut that bugs can drill
to lay their eggs where they can brood.
But once that acorn nut is used
by moths to make their baby’s home
the seed inside that acorn can
no longer live and can’t be grown.
Now squirrels are most passionate
about these tasty acorn nuts.
They eat them in large quantities
with cheeks so full they’re fit to bust!
They pick the perfect acorns last
and hide them in the forest soil,
returning in the winter-time
to dig them up and eat a meal.
But squirrels sometimes make mistakes,
forgetting where they buried some,
and so those planted acorns get
to grow as oak trees in the sun.
from “The Science Rhymes Book”
“Sally’s Treasure” by Pat Simmons
Leave a commentSally’s Treasure
Sally McPhee’s a collector of keys.
She keeps them concealed in a drawer.
Some she has found just lying around.
But several she stole from next door.
She has keys that fit windows
and keys for the shed.
She’s got keys for a diary
she hasn’t yet read.
She has keys for a money box
owned by her brother.
And keys for the Volvo,
She has keys for a tool box,
her father’s great treasure.
To see him in search mode
gives Sally such pleasure.
She has keys that are ancient
and keys that are new.
Well, people are careless,
that’s Miss Sally’s view.
Sally McPhee’s a collector of keys.
She keeps them concealed in a drawer.
Her intention is clear.
That year after year,
she’s going to collect hundreds more.
Teacher Notes: by Jeanie Axton
What are the keys to engage children with poetry?
Check out this site especially the “Ten Top Tips to Engage Kids with Poetry”
https://www.thebookchook.com/2014/04/ten-top-tips-to-engage-kids-with-poetry.html
There is even a link to The Australian Children’s Poetry website.
“Find Your Treasure” by Stephanie Boase
Leave a commentFind Your Treasure
What hidden treasures
Lie beneath the cover of this book?
Anticipation fills me up
As I carefully open it
To take a sneaky look.
Interest peeks
As I peruse
The Contents Page and more
The blurb is certainly enticing me;
That’s one thing I can say for sure!
What hidden treasures lie
Between the pages of this book?
I’ll just have a little read;
And then a little more.
The treasure I’m uncovering
Is dazzling, for sure.
And now I’m being drawn
Like a fish upon a hook,
Deeper down into the depths
Of this amazing book!
“Eat Your Veggies” by Stephanie Boase
Leave a comment
Eat Your Veggies!
Eat your veggies,
Hurry up!
They’re good for you, you know.
Eat the greens and in-betweens
And big and strong you’ll grow!
Lettuce, tomatoes, beans and such
Give vitamins and iron;
All the things your body needs
To keep it running fine.
And afterwards
We’ll have dessert,
Your favourite fruity treat;
Ice cream served with apple pie.
So eat your veggies now,
My Sweet!
“Cacao Beans” (Cinquain) by Jeanie Axton
Leave a commentCacao beans
brown, bitter
Grind, texture, pour
The sweet aroma floats
Hot Chocolate
“Coco Cough-not” by Celia Berrell
Leave a commentCoco Cough-not
A wintery cough
can feel rather tough.
Persistent and hacking
it sends our smiles packing
then steals counted sheep
so we can’t get to sleep.
Now would you cheer up
to know help’s in a cup?
It turns out that coco
all jolly and ho-ho
can soothe our cough ills
even better than pills.
This chocolate goldmine
contains theobromine
and as we’d expect,
has no ill-effects.
With this coco-cough link, have a hot chocolate drink!
https://www.newscientist.com/article/1919209-persistent-coughs-melt-away-with-chocolate
An ingredient in chocolate may actually be a more effective cough medicine than traditional remedies, a new study suggests.
“Hot Chocolate” by Stephanie Boase
Leave a commentHot Chocolate
With happy anticipation,
My fingers hug my mug,
Warming my hands
And body whole.
Smooth and soothing,
The chocolatey trickles,
Down my throat as I sip;
Warm ripples of contentment roll.
Soft melting marshmallows
Float atop;
Silky pillows of sweetness.
Comfort for a busy mind
Nurturing body and soul,
Hot Chocolate!
–
Stephanie Boase
Australian Children’s Poetry 