Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Suzanna socked me Sunday

Suzanna socked me Sunday,she socked me Monday, too,she also socked me Tuesday,I was turning black and blue.She socked me double Wednesday,and..

© Jack Prelutsky

I Went Hungry on Thanksgiving

I was hungry on ThanksgivingBut I couldn't eat a thingI couldn't eat a drumstickAnd I couldn't eat a wingI couldn't have the picklesOr the gravy..

© Jack Prelutsky

A Wolf Is At The Laundromat

A wolf is at the Laundromat,it's not a wary stare-wolf,it's short and fat, it tips its hat,unlike a scary glare-wolf.It combs its hair, it clips its..

© Jack Prelutsky

Pumberly Pott's Unpredictable Niece

Pumberly Pott's unpredictable niecedeclared with her usual zealthat she would devour, by piece after piece,her uncle's new automobile.She set to her..

© Jack Prelutsky

A Pizza the Size of the Sun

I'm making a pizza the size of the sun,a pizza that's sure to weigh more than a ton,a pizza too massive to pick up and toss,a pizza resplendent with..

© Jack Prelutsky

I met a dragon face to face

I met a dragon face to facethe year when I was ten,I took a trip to outer space,I braved a pirate's den,I wrestled with a wicked troll,and fought a..

© Jack Prelutsky

Herbert Glerbett

Herbert Glerbett, rather round,swallowed sherbet by the pound,fifty pounds of lemon sherbetwent inside of Herbert Glerbett.With that glob inside his..

© Jack Prelutsky

Deep In Our Refrigerator

Deep in our refrigerator,there's a special placefor food that's been around awhile...we keep it, just in case.'It's probably too old to eat,'my..

© Jack Prelutsky

Homework! Oh, Homework!

Homework! Oh, Homework!I hate you! You stink!I wish I could wash you away in the sink,if only a bombwould explode you to bits.Homework! Oh..

© Jack Prelutsky

Super Samson Simpson

I am Super Samson Simpson,I'm superlatively strong,I like to carry elephants,I do it all day long,I pick up half a dozenand hoist them in the..

© Jack Prelutsky

Dora Diller

'My stomach's full of butterflies! 'lamented Dora Diller.Her mother sighed. 'That's no surprise,you ate a caterpillar! '

© Jack Prelutsky

The Visitor

it came today to visitand moved into the houseit was smaller than an elephantbut larger than a mousefirst it slapped my sisterthen it kicked my..

© Jack Prelutsky

Bleezer's Ice Cream

I am Ebenezer Bleezer,I run BLEEZER'S ICE CREAM STORE,there are flavors in my freezeryou have never seen before,twenty-eight divine creationstoo..

© Jack Prelutsky

As Soon As Fred Gets Out Of Bed

As soon as Fred gets out of bed,his underwear goes on his head.His mother laughs, 'Don't put it there,a head's no place for underwear! 'But near his..

© Jack Prelutsky

Last Night I Dreamed Of Chickens

Last night I dreamed of chickens,there were chickens everywhere,they were standing on my stomach,they were nesting in my hair,they were pecking at my..

© Jack Prelutsky

Be Glad Your Nose Is On Your Face

Be glad your nose is on your face,not pasted on some other place,for if it were where it is not,you might dislike your nose a lot.Imagine if your..

© Jack Prelutsky

Once

Once there was a boy whowanted to be beautifuland a girl whowanted to be strong.The boy was worriedthat he wasn’t beautiful enough.The girl was..

© Michael Rosen

Down Behind The Dustbin

Down behind the dustbinI met a dog called Ted.‘Leave me alone,’ he says,‘I’m just going to bed.’Down behind the dustbinI met a dog called Roger.‘Do..

© Michael Rosen

Chocolate Cake

I love chocolate cake.And when I was a boyI loved it even more.Sometimes we used to have it for teaand Mum used to say,'If there's any left overyou..

© Michael Rosen

The Longest Odds

Leonidas of Sparta, years gone by,With but a bare three hundred of his braves,In the ravine of famed ThermopylaeHeld up the Persian army's endless..

© Jessie Pope

To A Stout Shepherdess

Dear lady, are you open to a hintAs down our sober pavement you displayA costume reminiscent of a printOf Valenciennes and shepherdesses gay?When..

© Jessie Pope

The Two Goliaths

GOLIATH was a giant, the bully of his side,His coat of mail was brazen, his face wasfierce with pride;And when a shepherd stripling to challenge him..

© Jessie Pope

Cobbers

They were “cobbers,” that’s Anzac for chum.But it means rather more than we mean –A friendship that will not succumb,Though distance or death..

© Jessie Pope

A Close Finish

['A marriage is arranged between Miss Diana Dashington and Lord Broadacres.']The race of the season is over ;I've lost and Diana has won ;She's..

© Jessie Pope

The Clerk Of The Weather

Re: HEAT WAVEDear Sir, we've had enough.Do you forget, I think you do, perhaps,Our temperate position on the maps?Daily we mourn the collar's swift..

© Jessie Pope