Category Archives: Australian children’s poetry

“Shine Moon” by Andrew Carter

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Shine Moon

 

Rats race to the moon for the biggest piece of cheese

Fat rats fly on upward on a perilous lunar mission

Flying on rocketing clouds – their tails stiff in the breeze

They no not what will come of their loony decision.

 

Earth’s plagued by starving rats begging food to eat

A fragile globe is spoiled – killed for meat of beasts.

Ratus ratus moves to the moon in a rocket ship fleet

Hoping science will provide more than cheese for feasts.

????…

Only one man lives on the moon – one Mister Scribbly Dibbler

He plays a mystery moony tune – on a silvery harmonica

Snorts some moonshine whiskey; what a rhymey riddler

His origins remembered from forbears in Thessalonica.

 

Mr Scribble scribbles a riddle deep inside a crater –

Isn’t science fun? Will we see you later?

“Moon Theory” by Louise McCarthy

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Moon Theory

 

Before I’d heard,

Before I knew,

That the moon was far away –

Too far to get to in one day,

“Impossible!” I heard you say –

I had thought,

Before I knew –

(I was ready to explore)

That I would fetch a piece of moon,

And keep it to adore.

You see I’d noticed, very often,

Or at least I’d understood,

Others must have done the same,

And so I thought I could –

Piece by piece they’d take it down,

Then build it up again,

Then take it down and build it up –

Again and again and again.

 

 

“Moon-talk” by Katherine Gallagher

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Moon-talk

 

 

 

Moon, creamy white stone,

 

precious . . . Stick with the legends –

 

better at a distance.

 

 

My litany could go on –

 

I don’t want to visit,

 

take a machine-ride against gravity

 

brain-open.

 

 

But if I change my mind

 

Moon won’t have any

 

say in it.

 

 

 

© Katherine Gallagher

 

(Published in The Eye’s Circle, Rigmarole Press)

“Moon Zoom” by J.R.Poulter

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Moon Zoom

There’s the Moon,
Way up high,
Over the rooftops,
Up in the sky!
Oh, my!
Here’s the Moon
And someone’s there!
An astronaut
Shot through the air,
He dared!
Do YOU want to know
About outer-Space?
Would you like to go
To that far-away place?
Space ace!
Science will show you
Where, why, how,
Scientists will
Create the ‘wow!’
Learn now!

JR Poulter

“Looking at the Moon through Binoculars” by Vanessa Proctor

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Looking at the Moon through Binoculars

 

Perfectly round

the moon comes into focus,

luminous, haloed,

almost close enough to touch.

In this lunar landscape

there are mountains, craters

highlands and valleys,

the Sea of Tranquility,

the Ocean of Storms.

Three days’ journey

catapulted through

the blackness of space

past comets, stars

and satellites to reach

my destination.

I’d land on the bright side

of the moon,

my boots sinking into

silvery dust, soft like snow,

I’d jump over moon rocks,

check for signs of life,

then I’d turn to face the earth,

blue and green and beautiful

and I would wave.

“Upside-down Moon-face” by Celia Berrell

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Upside-down Moon-face

 

Serenitatis and

Imbrium Mares

are names for the eyes

of the “Man” up there.

 

Asteroid impacts

made volcanoes blow,

so Moon’s molten lava

began to flow.

 

These large lunar seas

then cooled, hard and black,

so the full-Moon has patches

for eyes that stare back.

 

Cognitum and

Nubrium Mares

make his grin.

But he’s upside down

when WE look at him!

 

Inspired by this article:

https://www.space.com/2036-origins-man-moon.html

 

 

 

“Polly Rules” by Julie Cahill

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Polly Puss sat on the fence

sailing with his fate

Until the day the farmer opened up the farmyard gate

The sheep went out

the cows came in

which left Puss quite bemused

addressing those then left to listen

before access was closed

Alpca stretched their long necks longer

their ears pricked to his chatter

‘It matters that the sheep were led;

that cows made all that clatter

This fence is the dividing line

thin as this here whisker’

Pussy plucked to prove his point

which drew a nasty blister

‘But anyway, I rule the roost

from here, this narrow line

So just stay put you woolley herd

alpacas will be fine

You know, the gate was opened

so the tractor could pass through

Those beasts weren’t meant to cross the fence

The system’s gone askew

The grass is never greener

on the other side, you see

Those sheep and cows will end up

on the farmer’s plate for tea.’

“Cat on a post” by Toni Newell

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Cat on a Post

 

“What is that?” The young Alpaca asked

Looking at a creature on the post,

And the others just stared in amazement,

Not wanting to get very close.

“I don’t know” the mother answered,

Whilst stretching her neck out longer,

All ears were pricked and eyes just stared,

At this creature, whose stare was stronger.

“I’m a cat chasing a mouse” ,  it said

“When through this fence it scurried,

And I was unable to follow it,

No matter how much I hurried.

The mouse disappeared into the grass,

And up this post I ran,

Looking far across this field,

At least that was my plan.

And then you interrupted me,

By standing in my way,

Asking each other silly questions,

Whilst I lost sight of my prey”.

The Alpacas’ were stunned at this outburst,

And there was nothing left to do,

But turn around and wander off,

Leaving the cat to stew.

“Mobility Ability” by Andrew Carter

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Mobility Ability

 

Milk bottle lids are truly tops

For all the haves and have nots.

3D printed hands – picture the vision

Prosthetic limbs now fit with precision.

 

Milk bottle lids benefit other kids

From overseas – here at home as well.

Farmers need sales; let’s milk these lids

A million saved already – see them swell.

 

Lids for 3D printing – what a fundraiser

For people needing hands, we can save ya!