Simple Rhymes and Poems for Young Children Read online

Simple Rhymes

  and

  Poems for Young Children

  by

  Peter Allchin

  Original copyright 2006 Peter Allchin

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  Table of Contents

  Part One

  Part Two

  Part Three

  Part Four

  Part Five

  Part One

  My teddy bear and I both know

  There are angels by my bed.

  They are standing there to guard me

  When I lay my sleepy head.

  I cannot see them but I know

  That they are always there

  Watching and protecting me...

  Me and my teddy bear.

  ***

  The queen stood on the balcony

  Waving to the crowd.

  She cried, “I have a headache,

  So please don't shout so loud.”

  But it wasn't all the shouting

  That made the queen see red,

  Upon her head a bird had perched

  And was pecking at her head.

  ***

  There was a man who jumped so high,

  He jumped out of his skin,

  And when he landed on the ground,

  He put it on again.

  ***

  The heads were on the table

  Bouncing up and down with glee.

  There was Bobby, Bill and Katy,

  And little Emily.

  They never went outside to play

  With children such as you.

  The heads just keep on bouncing,

  Because there's nothing else to do.

  ***

  On a seesaw with a friend

  Up and down and then

  Push your feet into the ground

  Then up and down again.

  Part Two

  A journey from here to eternity

  Has been taken by Charlie Magee.

  It will take him forever to get there.

  I wonder how old he will be.

  ***

  A great big spider in the bath

  Had climbed up through the spout.

  My mother, when she saws it screamed,

  “Please get that monster out.”

  I ran into my bedroom

  To get my fishing net

  And now that great big spider

  Is my bestest ever pet.

  ***

  I wandered lonely as a cloud

  Until something caught my eye.

  Upon a plate before me lay

  A steak and kidney pie.

  I noticed it was piping hot,

  I would eat without delay.

  But as I neared this gorgeous meal,

  It upped and ran away!

  ***

  Polly Piper said her prayers

  Then went to sleep beneath the stairs.

  Her mum and dad, their dog and cat,

  Slept together on a mat.

  Where were the beds in their small house?

  They had been eaten by a mouse.

  ***

  The man in the moon

  Blew up a balloon

  Just for a bit of fun.

  This jolly old fellow

  Then coloured it yellow

  And decided to call it the sun.

  Part Three

  Worms, although they're tough to chew

  Are quite delicious in a stew.

  Beetles, when you're stuck for lunch

  Are really very nice to munch

  And frogspawn sandwiches for tea

  Slide down very easily.

  ***

  Twas Christmas Eve and Santa Claus

  Was checking his long list.

  He checked it once, then checked it twice

  For things he might have missed.

  But everything had checked out fine

  The toys were on his sleigh.

  “Come Dasher, Dancer, all my friends,

  We must be on our way.”

  Into the cold night air they flew

  As snow began to fall

  “No time to waste,” cried Santa,

  “We have gifts for one and all.”

  From house to house without a sound

  So quickly has he been

  That no-one seems to notice him,

  For Santa's never seen.

  The journey's over, now at last

  The children wake and they

  Will open all their wondrous gifts

  For now 'tis Christmas Day.

  ***

  A carrot, parsnip and a swede

  Were lined up for a race.

  The swede kept making false starts so,

  Retires with much disgrace.

  But now they're off, the carrot leads,

  He's the fastest we have seen.

  But who's that joining in the race?

  It is the runner bean.

  All of them are neck and neck

  The winning post's in view.

  But who will win and be the first

  To jump into the stew?

  The runner bean makes one last dash.

  The parsnip's going strong.

  But the carrot, now is past his best,

  The race has been too long.

  And so the runner bean stands proud.

  The prize he now has got.

  He joins hands with his two best friends

  And jumps into the pot!

  ***

  “Gollopy Gumble, Gollopy Goo,”

  Said the wizard to the dog.

  “If you cannot say what I've just said,

  You'll be turned into a frog.”

  “Gollopy Gumble, Gollopy Goo,”

  Said the dog to his tormentor,

  And changed the wizard into a gate

  With a sign saying 'Do not enter.'

  ***

  There are fairies in my garden

  I often watch them play.

  I can see them from my bedroom

  On a sunny summer's day.

  I'd like to be there with them

  To while away the hours.

  Oh wouldn't it be wonderful

  To play amongst the flowers.

  Part Four

  I'd like to be a robot

  And rescue next door's cat.

  It always gets stuck up our tree

  Because it is so fat.

  I'd fire my trusty ray-gun

  Up to the highest bough

  Then bring poor kitty back to earth

  And hear a grateful 'meow'.

  ***

  I spy with my little eye

  Something that sits on my head.

  It isn't a mat, nor next door's cat

  And it certainly isn't a shed.

  It begins with an H

  And the next letter is A

  And the last letter makes it H-A-T

  So what's on my head

  If it's not what I've said,

  I wonder what else it could be?

  ***

  I cannot understand

  Why I'm treated like a kid

  Just because I go outside

  And bang a dustbin lid.

  I like to feed the goldfish

  To our next door neighbour's cat.

  I know he likes them very much

  Because they've made hi
m fat.

  I do lots of funny things

  Mum and dad get very mad.

  But I am only three years old

  Can I really be that bad?

  ***

  A Griggygrock from Dunnockdoon

  Was standing by a gate

  When an alien on a skateboard said,

  “I'm running rather late!”

  The Griggygrock just stood and watched

  And thought, 'My what a fuss,

  If he had only waited here,

  He could have caught the bus.'

  Then Princess Jane passed by and cried,

  “That skateboard ran me down!”

  But the alien was too fast so she

  Just chased him round and round.

  ***

  The Easter bunny came to me

  As I lay in my bed.

  And with a golden cane he held,

  He tapped me on the head.

  He said, “I'll do a magic trick,”

  Then slapped his furry legs,

  And then, amid a mighty flash

  Appeared some Easter eggs.

  I asked him if he'd join me in

  My chocolate eating spree.

  He said, “I'm sorry but I've got

  Some sausages for tea.”

  Then in a shower of golden stars

  He disappeared from view.

  The Easter bunny left my room,

  Perhaps he'll come to you.

  Part Five

  I'd like to have an Easter egg

  As big as little me.

  Then I would share it with my friends

  And all the family.

  The biggest piece would go to Mum,

  A smaller piece for Dad

  Although he tells me off a lot

  He's really not that bad.

  And when the egg has almost gone

  I know I'll feel just fine

  For now there's only little me

  And what is left is mine!

  ***

  I like my little potty

  It's the one thing that I own

  That makes me feel

  Like I'm a queen

  Whilst sitting on the throne.

  ***

  The man who launches rockets says,

  “The take off is the best.

  I cannot launch just one you know,

  I have to launch the rest.

  I do not know how many more,

  But this is so much fun.

  I hope that there will always be

  At least another one.”

  ***

  Hey diddle diddle

  The cat played the fiddle

  The piano was played by the frog.

  A pink kangaroo played the didgeridoo

  And the trumpet was played by the dog.

  The band was complete,

  And a bird with webbed feet

  Sang a ditty, a little off key

  But she was doing her best

  As she sat on her nest

  At the top of a very tall tree.

  ***

  The Wibbles of Wimbledon wobble all day.

  They never fall over when they're out to play.

  When Wibbles are wobbling, they never fall down

  The wobbling Wibbles of Wimbleton Town.

  ***

  I am a little woodworm

  And I like eating wood.

  I'm in an old oak table

  And it's tasting very good.

  I live here with my mum and dad

  Who tell that we must

  Eat this old oak table 'til

  It's been reduced to dust.

  ***

  I am a little vampire

  Of that, there is no doubt

  But tooth decay has finally

  Made both my fangs fall out!

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