I ate some chips and chocolate
Chowed down on cheddar cheese
I had parsley, pies and pumpkin
And a pot of mushy peas.
I gorged on goose and gravy
Grossed out on gumbo greens
I shovelled in some shellfish
And ten tangy tangerines.
I reached out for a smidgen more
But my tummy roared and rumbled
It swelled up like a big balloon
It groaned… It growled… It grumbled.
“Look out! She’s going to blow!” they called
And they scattered, far and wide,
Before my tum erupted…
And lost all it had inside.
About Me
- Lynn
- New South Wales, Australia
- Lynn is an Australian children's writer. She has had work published in the NSW School Magazine, Little Ears magazine, Fandangle e-zine, Storybox Online and Book for Fiji. Her competition results include: First Place Picture Book for Pre-School in 2007, First Place Chapter Book in 2007, Highly Commended Picture Book Preschool in 2006 - in the CYA (Children and Young Adults) competition held in conjunction with the Brisbane Writers' Festival. First Place Picture Book in 2008 in the Kathleen Julia Bates Writing for Children competition. Two of Lynn's stories appear in the Book for Fiji anthology which was compiled for a school in Fiji. Keep an eye out for her first picture book, due out in 2013. All poetry etc on this blog is copyright to Lynn Ward
I love this - great visuals and wonderful rhythm. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lynn!
ReplyDeleteHi Mrs Ward
ReplyDeleteI really liked it when the tummy erupted!!
Deanna
This poem might keep me from eating too much anyway ;)
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