#bank - Hello Poetry

Mary was a teller at the local bank Took in the money as you she would thank For calling to see her behind her till But suddenly she stood quite still As on this day a robbery took place a gunman came with stockinged masked face firing his gun into the air gave all and sundry quite a scare Threw his bag onto the counter top Fill it up quickly just don’t stop Or else you get it was his yell Hurry up or I’ll give you hell Mary, frightened did as she should Fearing he would shoot her, she knew he would Put the money into his black holdall But some notes to the floor did fall Pick those up he did roughly shout As he turned to glance at his lookout Who was outside in the getaway car Which they needed to escape far Firing his shotgun into the ceiling This immediately had everyone reeling Diving for cover onto the floor As his accomplice ran inside the door Screaming, the Police are all around outside We have no place to run and hide Mary had pressed the panic button behind the door Just as everyone was hitting the floor A five foot Teddy Bear was on display The prize for the banks raffle, by the way The gunman realizing they were in trouble He grabbed the teddy at the double Anyone moves this guy gets it he ranted With the bear as hostage the seed was planted For a long standoff, or so he thought But the police just wanted the robber caught Racing for the door with the Teddy Bear in tow Being used as cover for all we know Don’t shoot someone said the bear could get killed So the police put down their weapons, as around their cars they milled Sargeant O’Hara a policeman of note Took out a revolver from under his coat Took aim, fired, what a loud din Shot off the Teddy’s arm what a pickle were in A lady pedestrian saw the commotion As the bears arm was shot off, oh what a notion She collapsed on the pavement, oh God, what have you done Just as the villains cut loose with a shot from their gun Sergeant O’Hara quick as a flash Across to the villains he did quickly dash One flying leap both were brought to the floor We give up they cried, we don’t want no more Grabbing the Teddy to a very loud cheer Minus one arm sadly I fear He was hailed a hero but that was not all He got a medal for bravery and all No one realized quite what had taken place But the Chief Constable really had a red face To think that his men had been fooled one and all Into thinking a Teddy Bear was real made him feel small The story in the papers, good reading it made How a lone police officer had put the rest in the shade He understood what it was all about, sometimes all is not what it seems And that Teddy Bears are only real, in our imagination and our dreams

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Feb 27

Feb 27, 2026 at 3:15 AM UTC

owen-cullimore

A Bad Day at the Bank

Mary was a teller at the local bank Took in the money as you she would thank For calling to see her behind her till But suddenly she stood quite still As on this day a robbery took place a gunman came with stockinged masked face firing his gun into the air gave all and sundry quite a scare Threw his bag onto the counter top Fill it up quickly just don’t stop Or else you get it was his yell Hurry up or I’ll give you hell Mary, frightened did as she should Fearing he would shoot her, she knew he would Put the money into his black holdall But some notes to the floor did fall Pick those up he did roughly shout As he turned to glance at his lookout Who was outside in the getaway car Which they needed to escape far Firing his shotgun into the ceiling This immediately had everyone reeling Diving for cover onto the floor As his accomplice ran inside the door Screaming, the Police are all around outside We have no place to run and hide Mary had pressed the panic button behind the door Just as everyone was hitting the floor A five foot Teddy Bear was on display The prize for the banks raffle, by the way The gunman realizing they were in trouble He grabbed the teddy at the double Anyone moves this guy gets it he ranted With the bear as hostage the seed was planted For a long standoff, or so he thought But the police just wanted the robber caught Racing for the door with the Teddy Bear in tow Being used as cover for all we know Don’t shoot someone said the bear could get killed So the police put down their weapons, as around their cars they milled Sargeant O’Hara a policeman of note Took out a revolver from under his coat Took aim, fired, what a loud din Shot off the Teddy’s arm what a pickle were in A lady pedestrian saw the commotion As the bears arm was shot off, oh what a notion She collapsed on the pavement, oh God, what have you done Just as the villains cut loose with a shot from their gun Sergeant O’Hara quick as a flash Across to the villains he did quickly dash One flying leap both were brought to the floor We give up they cried, we don’t want no more Grabbing the Teddy to a very loud cheer Minus one arm sadly I fear He was hailed a hero but that was not all He got a medal for bravery and all No one realized quite what had taken place But the Chief Constable really had a red face To think that his men had been fooled one and all Into thinking a Teddy Bear was real made him feel small The story in the papers, good reading it made How a lone police officer had put the rest in the shade He understood what it was all about, sometimes all is not what it seems And that Teddy Bears are only real, in our imagination and our dreams