
Category Archives: Australian children’s poetry
“Limerick on the tyranny of growth limitations” by Celia Berrell
Leave a commentTo evolve a big mouth and big head
they grew puny forelegs instead.
T Rex dinosaurs
were top carnivores
with big jaws, so they got better fed!
Inspired by this Science Daily post:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220707141832.htm
“Woops” by Pat Simmons
Leave a commentThere once was a poor ballerina. Her tutu might have been much cleaner. But she munched on a biscuit, a blunder to risk it, a Tim-Tam, a small misdemeanour.
“Farewell, Olivia” by James Aitchison
Leave a commentYour voice lit the world with song, And honestly, we loved you. Fame found you, raised you up, But changed you not, it's true...
And then your voice found a cause, A purpose — lives to save. A new Olivia we saw: Undaunted, kind, and brave...
We hear your voice singing still, Olivia Newton-John. In Australian hearts you'll stay, The girl who's never gone.
“Iggy” by Pat Simmons
Leave a commentAn impressive, aggressive iguana while eating his breakfast banana slipped on the skin went into a spin and ended up flying to Ghana.




