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| Poetry I Know |
| If you want a copy of any of these poems email me at: tilararondar_dragonhelper@yahoo.com and specify what poem (i.e. title, author, first line if you really want to be annoying) |
| Rat Vivienne Alcock I want to run and run and run |
| Going to the dogs Anon. My grandad, viewing Earth's worn cogs |
| Limerick Anon. There was an old man of Japan |
| Susan Simpson Anon. Susan Simpson strolled sedately |
| Money Richard Armour That money talks I won't deny |
| Fatigue Hiliare Belloc I'm tired of Love, I'm still more tired of Rhyme |
| Tyger, Tyger William Blake Tyger, Tyger, burning bright |
| Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves |
| Kubla Khan Samuel Taylor Coleridge In Xanadu did Kubla Khan |
| Macavity T.S.Eliot Macavity's a Mystery Cat, he's called the Hidden Paw |
| Nothing Gold Can Stay Robert Frost Nature's first green is gold |
| Scaly Tail the Rat Jon Gadsby I'm Scaly Tail the Rat I am |
| The Moa Jon Gadsby The moa was not the brightest bird |
| Walk softly Mr Wolf Jon Gadsby And pad that trail of long ago |
| Note: I have included first lines, in case it helps to either jog your memory of what poem it is, or to pick up new ones that sound good. |
| Animal Jon Gadsby Animal show us, Animal please |
| Carelessness Harry Graham A window-cleaner in our street |
| Little Willie Harry Graham Willie in one of his nice new sashes |
| Chorus for a Cat Nicholas S Gray I will never subject be, I am free |
| Song Overheard in the Night Nicholas S Gray I Before I thought too much I knew that Man was slow and frail |
| The High Places Nicholas S Gray Men flourish flags against the sky |
| Goldfish Peter R Hawes O we goldfish are a class fish |
| Lemmings Peter R Hawes Now and then the lemming biffs |
| Rabbit Peter R Hawes I half expect, as they hop off |
| Draught Horse Peter R Hawes You'd be daft to stand aft of a draught horse |
| Rhino Peter R Hawes Has a meter maid made life for you a misery? |
| Sheep Peter R Hawes The sheep's a thing that's made of hide |