there was once a little camel he had great big ****
and  it used to wobble went he hit a bump
the camel got a pump and laid across the floor
pumped till it was hard now it dosent wobble anymore

falcons flying way up high.  in surrounding circles in the sky.hovering there while in flight. looking for prey within his sight.hovers till hes almost still then swoops down for the killhe takes his prey held in his grip held so tightly it cant sliphe does it all with so much pace full of elegance and so much grace as you watch him use his skill  watching falcons is such a thrill

thought id go out camping so i took along the my tentbut when i got  to camp all the poles were bentso i struggled on  and tied the canvas to a treethen suddenly i got stung by a passing beei jumped in to the air till all the pain had gone i got myself together then i carried onthen i lit a fire so i would get a warma message on the radio said there would be stormthen i heard the wind as wild as it could  beslowly getting stronger heading straight for meso i climbed in side and thought id better staythen came the wind and blew my tent awaynow i told myself campings not for methen i headed home the place that i should be

i saw a great big mushroom growing in a field
hiding in the grass very much concealed
he had a great big head as big as big can be
growing in the field very wild and free
then i picked it up and took it home with me
added eggs and bacon and ate it for my tea

there was a little squirrel as lovely as can be
he lived in the woods high up in a tree
jumpimg branch to branch you could see him play
always very happy always bright and gay
he would gather nuts on the forest floor
then back up in  his tree  the squirrel he would soar
then he would go to sleep so he could have a rest
curled up in ball inside his little nest.

i was looking out my window at my willow treethere i saw a robin looking back at meshowing of his feathers and his bright red chestsat there in the tree right next to his nesthe began to sing a his favourite lullabyvery soft and mellow it almost made me crywhen hed finished singing i was happy as can bethat the little robin had sang his song to me

remember mr shakespeare he was very bright
he wrote lots of plays hamlet and twelfth night
the merchant of venice the taming of the shrew
othello and king lear just to name a few
he was born in england many years ago
with the name of william that everyone would know
he wrote lots of poems in between the plays
thats how mr shakespeare used to pass his days
now is name lives on to this very day
the name of mr shakespeare will never go away.

i saw a single daffodil high upon a hill
sitting all alone sitting very still
with his yellow flowers  as bright as bright can be
standing there so proudly growing wild and free
underneath the sun  giving of a show
as lovely as can be giving life a glow.

there was  little cow he was black and white
and he used to sleep walk whenever it was night
he wandered all around walking in his sleep
all around the meadow then in among the sheep
he wandered through the dale and all along the glen
then he would turn around and walk back home again
back in to his bed the little cow would creep
the he would settle down and fall back fast asleep

when the sunsets in arizona  descending in the sky
the cactus are in sillouhette standing near by
gentle winds are blowing across a sandy plain
and tumbleweeds begin to tumble once again
a picture to behold that will never die
when you see the sunset in the arizona sky

my first kiss i wont forget it was nice but very wet
i could feel i was going red
when i closed my eyes and moved my head
lipstick marks around my mouth
nice and smudged and pointing south
it was funny and new to me
it cost no money it was free
the kiss it gave me such a thrill
next time i kiss ill just keep still

i saw a sailors sky it filled me with delightout on the horizon nice and red and brightset against the moonlight and resting on the sealike landscape painting as lovely as can bethere in all its glory like a picture in the nighttelling us tomorrow will be nice and bright

i was feeling thirsty so i made myself some pop
when suddenly a flea in to my drink did hop
swimming round in circles as dizzy as can be
in my fizzy drink a dizzy flea was he
then he gave a burp and jump down to the floor
it really must have frightened him i never saw him anymore

i wake up in the morning and open up my eyes
i can see the daylight as the sun begins to rise
i can here the birds singing in the trees
singing there sweet song in the gentle breeze
i can here the cockerel crowing very loud
sitting on the fence looking very proud
then i rise from bed to welcome in the day
and say a geat big thankyou to mother natures way

there once was a fisherman who caught himself a fish so he thought  he.d take it home and make a tasty dish
he started reeling in then to his surprise the poor little fish had teardrops in his eyes.
he looked at the fish what to do he did not know this really had upset so he let the poor fish go.

sugar in my coffee sugar in my brew
it makes it very sweet but not as sweet as you
cream between my cake filled with chocalte spice
but when i look at you are twice as nice
butter on my bread butter on my toast
out of all these thing its you i love the most.

my grandad he his funny he has funny teeth
he keeps them in some water they lay there underneath
then he takes them out and gives them a little shake
he tells me they are real but i know they are fake
he puts them in his mouth when ever he goes out
he never gets a toothache of that there is no doubt
but i will keep my own and brush them every day
the thought of wearing false teeth so very far away.

there was little gold fish he swam in  bowl
round and round for hours poor little soul
watching through the glass blowing out a bubble
without a lot of room even this was trouble
going up and down  trying to find some space
life in bowl he really couldnt face
i guess that is life was very very droll
swimming round and round in a goldfish bowl.

i saw  little mouse chewing on some bread
then he pick some up and took it to his bed
he ran to his hole with his little snack
half an hour later the little mouse was back
looking for the bread that was on the floor
the poor mouse was hungry and he wanted more
then he took another piece back to his hole so deep
curled up in ball then of he went to sleep

i saw a little mouse chewing on some cheese
then suddenly the mouse he began to sneeze
his eyes they were running and his nose was too
the poor little mouse he had caught the flu
i made a little bed and  i put him in
with lots and lots of straw in a biscuit tin
i kept him nice and warm and  i stroked his head
gave him lots of food making sure that he was fed
two days they had past and now the mouse was well
just  so very tired so off to sleep he fell

life goes on as it should wether bad or wether good
it can change from day today going on its own way
everyday it just moves on until another day as gone
it  revolves goes round and round passes by without a sound
wether bad or wether good life goes on as it should
it goes on and dosent stop just keeps going until you drop.

there was a kangaroo he just loved to box
so he had a match with his friend the fox
they built a big square ring like the boxers do
then they stepped inside to go a round or two
now the match was on and the bell began to sound
kangaroo hit fox he fell down to the ground
fox he got up again to have another go
but kangaroo was fast and fox was way to slow
fox was getting tired and decided he would quit
back into his corner where he went to sit
fox he threw the towel in and called it for the day
then shook hands with roo in a sporting way.

theres a blackbird in my garden he has yellow beak. and into my garden i sit and watch him sneek.
he loves to hop along in between the plants . then he has a chirp and does a funny little dance.
then he  starts to dig with his yellow beak. digs into the soil for a worm that he might seek.
he jumps on to the birdhouse hoping for a feed for his favourite meal lots and lots of seed.
when hes finished eating he seems to wave goodbye then i sit and watch him disappear up  in to the sky .

i dreamed i was a pirate on the seven seassailing on my galleon sails blowing in the breezewith the jolly rodger hanging from the mast just like long john silver a pirate from the pastlanding on an island with with my treasure mapwith a patch on one eye and a pirates caplooking for the gold in the treasure chestthis was the part that i liked the best then set sail again heading for the shoretill the seven seas took me home once more.

HomePoetry Control PanelPlease enjoy your visit. Poetic-Verses     4147 Poems Read.the bookwormi was in library sat there with a bookthen i heard a noise and thought id take a lookthere on the shelf as happy as can besat a little bookworm sat there watching mehe was very funny as he began to wiggle i couldnt help my self as i began to gigglehe was very nice and needed companyso he came across and sat along with mewe sat there together reading side by sideit was time for me to go and time for him to hidethen i said goodbye until another daythen we could meet again and together we could play.

i went to sunny spain  for a holidayi went to see a bullfight while along the waythere were lots of people standing in a crowdthen suddenly a roar went up and it was very loudfollowed by a matador it gave me such thrill as a bull run from  a gate one he had to killthe matador he stood waving out his capeteasing at the bull as he began to gapethe bull he made a  charge towards the matador.he pulled out his sword and the bull went to the floorthe poor bull was bleeding and his eyes began to closethen came his last breath snorting from his noseit was very sad as i watched him on the floornever will i see a bullfight never anymore

there was a little pony he just loved to laze
roaming round the field  he just loved to graze
one day when he  was chewing on the grass so high
in between the grass he heard a little cry
there he saw a mouse the poor chap was stuck
he had trapped his leg somewhere in the muck
dont worry said the pony i know the thing to do
i will dig the soil away and free your leg for you
the pony  dug away till the mouse free
digging  very fast as quickly as can be
now the mouse was free and he said goodbye
the pony watched him walk away in the grass so high.

read this to your children its a tale that you can tell all about a fairy and a wishing well
its all about a leopard who one day lost his spots so off to the fairy the poor leopard trots. she took him to the well
to get his spots returned so he could be happy again thats all the leopard yearned.
and as he made his wish in to the wishing well. the fairy waved her wand and cast a magic spell.
when the spell was finished she made him count to ten. when the leopard looked his spots were back again

say goodbye to alex a snooker star was he
around the snooker table he would quickly flee
the people called him hurricane and love to watch him play
sat there in suspense as the ***** were put away
flying round the table faster then the light
such an entertainer who filled us with delight
now is home is heaven and his suffering is free
the man they called the hurricane will go down history

there was a little ferret a friendly chap was he and with the children he just love to be to be.he was always jolly and loved the children soanywhere with kids went the ferret he would gohe would do tricks  with a little ballthrow it with his paws and catch it off the wall.he  was there hours just to watch the children playmaking them so happy in his little way.when he finished playing the kids went home for teaferret he went home as happy as can be

the sundial sits on a piece of stone
telling time all alone
reads the sun has it moves round
with the shadows  without a sound
it tells the time upon its face
never wrong or out of place
telling time with shadows cast
all alone as time goes past
it does not move it does not rock
a work of art thats natures clock.

at the bottom of the garden i walked in to my shed there i saw an hedgehog curled up in his bed
as i put the light on he opened up his eyes this must have disturbed him and caught him by surprise.
then i saw  him move and walk across the floor then i saw him leave as he walked on through the door.
i went back in the morning because he was in my head  and there he was again tucked up in his bed.

i have got new neighbours they live next door to me
they put a great big fence up so no one else could see
the light i had on my side as been blocked for good
now all have to look at is a sixfoot peice of wood
perhaps they might be vampires blocking out the light
sleeping through the day and coming out at night.

i try to be a gentleman  in everything i do
i always use my manners like please and i thank you
being very courteous as pleasant as can be
and always say a pardon manners they are free
i try be polite and listen what im told
giving up my seat to try and help the old
this is what im used too and do it when i can
very kind and gentle a proper gentle man.

i walked through the wilderness in my dream one night
there i saw a star shining oh so bright
while following the star through a path of sand
i saw a lonley figure who took me bye the hand
he said would take me to a land so free
and that maybe oneday thats where i would be
it was very peaceful with angels all around
so very very quiet you couldnt hear a sound
everything was white whiter than the snow
but i know that oneday this is where ill go

the owl has wisdom so they something he uses every day
he has the answers within his head he knows what to say and what should be said
he seems to know whats right from wrong with a head full of knowledge and mind so strong.
maybe one day the owl will learn me how to do things the same as he

there was a little elephant he had lost wayhe was trying to find his mum  he had searched all daythen a friendly buzzard saw him in distressand decided he would help to try and solve his messthe buzzard he took off high up the skyand saw the elephants mother standing near byive found your mum he said not to far away just follow me and i will lead the waythe elephant he was happy he had found his mumhe was going home and no longer was he glum.

i saw a little weasel a lovely chap was he
playing in my garden by the willow tree
he was very cute as happy as can be
running round the garden so very wild and free
i watched in him for a while having lots of fun
running round my garden underneath the sun
then he dissapeared into his hole so deep
then he closed his eyes then fell fast asleep

there was a little songbird sitting in a tree  as i was walking by he sang a song for me.
he sang a song of love to such a lovely tune. it made me so feel happy when he began to croon
when he finished singing his song of love so gay  it made my heart start beating as he flew away

i cooked a christmas dinner a proper christmas roast
i cooked it by myself i was the christmas host
i bought a great big turkey and a box of foil
to wrap the turkey in so it wouldnt spoil
i plucked it and i stuffed then placed in to cook
doing as it said in my little book
then i peeled the spuds and cut up all the veg
then i got the parsnips and cut them in a wedge
everything was ready it gave me such a thrill
never knew i had so much cooking skill

there was a little cat of the furry sort
and he used to dream he was an astronaut
climbing in his rocket heading to the stars
landing down on jupiter then flying on to mars
he could float in space and float around all day
all along the universe  and across the milky way
he had a little suit and and big space hat
he was a proper astronaut a proper spaceman cat
when his dream was over he woke in his bed
the thoughts of being an astronaut still running through his head

there was a purple penguin a funny chap was he
for a purple penguin is something you dont see
he was very different he wasnt black and white
he was very purple and very very bright.
he lived on the ice in a land so faraway
very very friendly he just loved to play
he like to slide along in his land of ice
he was very kind and very very nice
all the penguins loved him they would play all day
the little purple penguin kept them bright and gay.

there was a little dog as clever as can be
he  did lots of tricks for everyone to see
he could roll a barrel while he was on the top
then use it little legs to make the barrel stop
he could roll a ball with his little paws
throw it in the air and catch it with his jaws
a clever little chap as clever chap was he
doing lots of tricks as happy as can be

there was a great big spider he always made me laugh
he lived in my bathroom underneath the bath
he liked to roam around along the bathroom floor
all along the ceiling and on the bathroom door
he liked to spin a web all around the light
then suddenly drop down and give me such a fright
i would sit and watch him for a little while
the spider in my bathroom always made me smile

remember when you were just a kid
and ***** training is what you did
the things that you are to do taught to do
so that you can use the loo
then when your grown and train no more
you miss the loo and hit the floor.

a donkey in a stable saw a guiding light   little did he know the world would change that night
as he looked in to the corner he saw a load hay there  in the middle a little baby lay.
the donkey he stood back looking all forlorn little did he realize the son of god was born.
he looked up in the sky and sent a prayer above for sending us a saviour to fill the world with love

there was a little rabbit he loved the rodeo
oneday he decided he would have a go
he put on his stetson on to shade from the sun
then on to the rodeo to go and have some fun
he mounted on his horse and put a number on his back
trying rope a steed while riding round the track
people they were cheering and loved his little show
then into air his stetson he did throw
he was really happy that he had pleased the crowd
then rode in to the sunset feeling very proud

i saw a big white swan with feathers just like snowswimming in the lake so graceful and so slowmountains in the back ground standing oh so talland in between them a lovely waterfallthe swan he came towards with his head held highswimming with such elegance underneath the skythen he turned around as if if to say goodbye.so beautiful was he it almost made me cryi wont forget the things that i saw that dayill hold them in my memory and that is where theyll stay.

i saw bluebirds singing in the valley of donegalsinging there song of love in the season of the fall i sat there and listened to there song so sweet.hoping maybe one day me and love would meet.i sat there for a while with teardrops in my eyewith there song so sweet it almost made me cry.now ive found love and i always will recallwhen i heard the blue birds sing in the valley of donegal

i saw a little beetle walk in front of me
walking round the living room as happy as can be
walking on the carpet and all along the mat
he was only small but very very fat
then he looked at me in the chair that i was sat
then i stood on him now the poor chap is flat