Poems about School for Children
'Twas midnight in the schoolroom
And every desk was shut
When suddenly from the alphabet
Was heard a loud "Tut-Tut!"
Said A to B, "I don't like C;
His manners are a lack.
For all I ever see of C
Is a semi-circular back!"
"I disagree," said D to B,
"I've never found C so.
From where I stand he seems to be
An uncompleted O."
C was vexed, "I'm much perplexed,
You criticise my shape.
I'm made like that, to help spell Cat
And Cow and Cool and Cape."
"He's right" said E; said F, "Whoopee!"
Said G, "'Ip, 'Ip, 'ooray!"
"You're dropping me," roared H to G.
"Don't do it please I pray."
"Out of my way," LL said to K.
"I'll make poor I look ILL."
To stop this stunt J stood in front,
And presto! ILL was JILL.
"U know," said V, "that W
Is twice the age of me.
For as a Roman V is five
I'm half as young as he."
X and Y yawned sleepily,
"Look at the time!" they said.
"Let's all get off to beddy byes."
They did, then "Z-z-z."
A was once an apple pie,
Pidy Widy Tidy Pidy
Nice insidy Apple Pie!
O
O was once a little owl,
Owly
Prowly
Howly
Owly
Browny fowly
Little Owl!
P
P was once a little pump,
Pumpy
Slumpy
Flumpy
Pumpy
Dumpy, Thumpy
Little Pump!
Q
Q was once a little quail,
Quaily
Faily
Daily
Quaily
Stumpy-taily
Little Quail!
R
R was once a little rose,
Rosy
Posy
Nosy
Rosy
Bows-y - grows-y
Little Rose!
S
S was once a little shrimp,
Shrimpy
Nimpy
Flimpy
Shrimpy
Jumpy-jimpy
Little Shrimp!
T
T was once a little thrush,
Thrushy!
Hushy!
Bushy!
Thrushy!
Flitty-Flushy
Little Thrush!
U
U was once a little urn,
Urny
Burny
Turny
Urny
Bubbly-burny
Little Urn!
V
V was once a little vine,
Viny
Winy
Twiny
Viny
Twisty-twiny
Little Vine!
W
W was once a whale,
Whaly
Scaly
Shaly
Whaly
Tumbly-taily
Mighty Whale!
X
X was once a great king Xerxes,
Xerxy
Perxy
Turxy
Xerxy
Linxy Lurxy
Great King Xerxes!
Y
Y was once a little yew,
Yewdy
Fewdy
Crudy
Yewdy
Growdy, grewdy,
Little Yew!
Z
Z was once a piece of zinc,
Tinky
Winky
Blinky
Tinky
Tinkly Minky
Piece of Zinc!
Beary! Wary! Hairy! Beary!
Taky cary! Little Bear!
C was once a little cake,
Caky Baky Maky
Caky Taky Caky,
Little Cake!
D was once a little doll, Dolly Molly Polly Nolly Nursy Dolly Little Doll!E E was once a little eel, Eely, Weely Peely Eely Twirly, Tweedy Little Eel!F F was once a little fish, Fishy Wishy Squishy Fishy In a Dishy Little Fish!G G was once a little goose, Goosy Moosy Boosy Goosey Waddly-woosy Little Goose!H H was once a little hen, Henny Chenny Tenny Henny Eggsy-any Little Hen?I I was once a bottle of ink, Inky Dinky Thinky Inky Black Minky Bottle of Ink!J J was once a jar of jam, Jammy Mammy Clammy Jammy Sweety-Swammy Jar of Jam!K K was once a little kite, Kity Whity Flighty Kity Out of sighty- Little Kite!L L was once a little lark, Larky! Marky! Harky! Larky! In the Parky, Little Lark!M M was once a little mouse, Mousey Bousey Sousy Mousy In the Housy Little Mouse!
N
N was once a little needle,
Needly
Tweedly
Threedly
Needly
Wisky-wheedly
Little Needle!