poems by Sue Palmer:
Daisy the Snail (ai)
Daisy is a brainy snail,
She can drive a train
And bring the mail,
She can sail a ship or follow a trail
Yes, Daisy is a brainy snail.
Meet the Creeps (ee)
Mr Creep is far from sweet
He's got
three legs and smelly feet.
Mrs Creep is the creepy queen
Her knees
are blue and her hair is green.
Teeny Creep likes to peep
So he always
wins at hide and seek.
The creepiest three you'll ever meet,
The
creepy Creeps from Creepy Street.
A Meal By the Sea (ea)
I dream of a meal by the seaside,
I
dream of a meal by the sea
A seat on the beach
With the sea within
reach
And peaches and cream for my tea.
Yes please!
The Toad and the Goat (oa)
A gentleman goat
Fell in love with a
toad
Whom he happened to meet
By the side of the road.
He adored her
low croak
She adored his fur coat
And so they got married
The toad and
the goat.
The Birthday Day (ay)
My birthday is a week on Monday
Last
year it was on a Sunday.
It doesn't matter anyway
I was born on a
Saturday
It's odd how birthdays don't just stay
They hop around from
day to day.
Ice Cream Cake (a-e)
Ice-cream cake, ice-cream cake
I
could eat it all day from the minute I wake
I wouldn't miss peas or carrots
or grapes
If I could eat loads of ice-cream cake.
Ice-cream cake,
ice-cream cake
I could eat it all day, plate after plate
I wouldn't miss
apples or tuna paste
If I could eat loads of ice-cream cake.
The Man in the Moon (oo)
Without any warning
The man in the
moon
Dropped into our school
At round about noon.
You may not
believe me
But I have the proof
There's a man-in the-moon
Shaped hole
in the roof.
I Spy A Little Fly (y)
I spy a little fly
Buzzing in the deep
blue sky.
He'll be gone by and by.
I spy a little fly
Buzzing
round, I don't know why.
He'll be gone, by and by.
I spy a little
fly
Buzzing round and looking sly.
He'll be gone by and by...
But not
before he's made me cry.
Marching Through the Night (igh)
Left, right, left, right,
Marching
onwards through the night.
Left, right, left, right,
Marching till the
morning light.
Left, right, left, right,
Even though your boots are
tight.
Left, right, left, right,
March right on with all your might!
The Doctor’s Line (i-e)
Three six nine
The doctor's
line
I'll come round in five minutes time.
It's five to nine
I'm
here on time
A nice cup of tea and you'll be fine.
Three six
nine
The doctor's line
Please call again another time.