Bionicle Building

It's fun building,
And it's cool,
Parts and bits to build with,
Ships can take hours,
or weeks,
A Toa is much quicker,
A Big Toa takes hours,
or weeks,
Rahi are easy,
Makuta's army is easy to build,
BUT THERE ARE SO MANY BITS!

By Felix, age 7

Funky Monkey

Funky monkey see,

Funky monkey do,

Funky monkey dancing in the zoo.

Elly Elephant saw monkey dance,

She danced too,

Funky monkey & Elly elephant dancing in the zoo!

All the other animals saw them dancing too!

So now

Funky Monkey,

Elly Elephant,

Ben Bear,

Talia Tiger,

Suzy Snake,

Leo Lion,

And all of the keepers too

Are dancing the Boogieoogieoo.

by Hazel, age 9

If My Head Was Like A Doughnut

If my head was like a doughnut,
I would be in trouble,
Bugs would come and climb inside,
Bringing sticks and rubble,
Hang a banner on my nose,
Build a jungle gym,
Spill all their milkshakes,
And jump in for a swim.

by: Angela
editor: Hazel

Into The Deep

First we venture into the deep,

Where we find the seaweed sheep,

You want to see the coral cow?

Into the shallow we go now.

Then seek the under water caves,

In the dark the octo-puss waves,

Surface to greet the barnicle dog,

He wags his tail in sea foam fog,

In the driftwood here afloat,

Splashes the salty sea shell goat,

And now back to our cosy home,

Together we will slowly roam,

What is that in the dinner dish?

I think it must be fish!

by Angela

Making A Giant Feel Queasy

Making a giant feel queasy,
Is not so very easy,
There is an awful lot,
To put in the stewing pot.
Stinky poop,
Hairy gloop,
Rancid oil,
A witch's boil,
Mouldy bread,
A hamster's head,
Week old cheese,
A rooster's knees,
Rabbit's brains,
Fierce lion's manes,
A flat screen TV,
Ear wax from a flea,
A lizard's skin,
A maggot's chin,
Vampire vomit,
A Shakespeare sonnet,
Gone off milk,
A pig's ear silk,
A dried lump of dragon snot,
And then when you have the lot,
Stir it up with a ten foot spoon,
Grimacing like a witch's goon,
Keep stirring for at least an hour,
To stop your brew from turning sour,
When at last it is all done,
Add it to a giant's bun,
Watch from very far away,
On a lovely clear view day,
The giant who has been a toad,
Will first jump and then explode,
I know he doesn't feel queasy,
But I did say it wasn't easy.

by Angela, Hazel and Felix

The Wicked Witch

There was a wicked witch,

Who liked jars,

So she'd put a curse in them,

And hide them in old cars.

Then one sunny day,

A family of chipmunks found them all!

In the wreckers yard

(and they had a ball)

They took the jars :o

And they opened them :o :O

The curse came out and turned the chipmunks into...

CHIPMUNKS!!!

By Hazel, age 9

The Ice Cream Run

Mom said "who will put the ice cream away?"
The freezer is two floors up.
"I will", I say.
I run up the stairs clutching the ice cream tub,
On the second set of stairs I stop,
Pry back the lid,
Dip my fingers into the softened ice cream,
Scoop,
Eat,
Lovely,
I put the ice cream in the ginormous freezer.

Next day,
The same.
This time when I peel back the lid,
Dad says
"Gotcha!"
Oh.
Was it my finger marks?
Was I too keen?
Now when they ask,
For a volunteer,
They don't get one.

by Angela (once even she was a kid)

Couplet War I

Players: Hazel and Angela

I have a cat,
You have a rat.

My rat is a hero,
Your cat is a zero.

Your superhero rat,
Just went splat.

That furry splat,
Is actually your cat.

Your rat went splat,
Along with my cat.

Rat's superhero power,
Turned him into a flower.

I stepped on your flower,
With all it's power.

I made a fur hat,
From your beloved cat.

I ate the flower,
Now I have super power.

Hazel wins.

Crazy Cook

A crazy cook dancing hard,
Slipped on a puddle of runny lard,
He fell in the pot,
And a shock he got,
When his under pants got charred.

Boh-rok Kal

Bohrok Kal knocks down big boulders,
Bohrok Kal has tools like swords,
Air shields when he was Levak,
Bohrok Kal can go into a ball.
His head can spring up!

by Felix, aged 7

In The Forest

In the forest,

Silence talks,

Of days that last forever.

Stand still,

Look about,

What time are you living in?

Is this the Jurrasic era?

Will an Allosaurus be eating you?

Is this the middle ages?

Will a knight come charging through?

Or have you slept for a thousand years?

Whatever will you see?

As long as the forest stands,

Time roams free.

by Angela (aged very old)

A Silly Dog

A Silly Dog

A dog who played tug-o-war,

Zoomed right into a door,

Chased a bouncy ball,
Right into a wall,

And went down in doggy folk lore.

By Hazel aged 9 and Angela aged xx

The Sock from Smellville

The Sock from Smellville

From Smellville there was a young sock,

Who said "Do not mock!"

I am quite witty,

With my famous ditty,

My head is not a block.

by Hazel, aged 9

Captain Red Beard's Secret

I am the pirate Red Beard,

I sail upon the sea,

Shooting, looting, never saluting,

The irreverant pirate I be.

I have one little problem,

Pirates love their beer,

It tastes like rancid pee to me,

And makes my stomach queer.

So I bring my very own barrel,

Of my Momma's lemonade,

It tastes so good and sweet,

There's nothing like homemade.

I mark my barrel EXTRA STRONG.

THIS BEER WILL EXPLODE YOUR HEAD.

ONLY RED BEARD THE INFAMOUS,

DRINKS THE BEER OF THE DEAD.

So now the grunting pirate rabble,

Think me the most able,

'Cause when it comes to roudy nights,

I drink them under the table.

by Angela

editor Hazel

Contributions by Felix

Rollercoaster

Up,
Down,
Zoom,
Whoosh.

Exciting,
Thrilling,
Hands in the air,
Go, go go!

Faster,
Crazy,
Rocketing,
Supersonic.

Shocking,
Scary,
Cheeks ripple,
Eyes water.

Vertical,
Horizontal,
Oscillating,
Inverted.

Queasy,
Dizzy,
Stomach lurching,
Legs bandy.

We stop.
"Let's do that again!"

by Angela

The Four Year Old Boy

I am Will,
I construct,
Morning, noon and night.
I am Will.

I'll have your sticky tape,
glue,
card,
Every ball of string you have.

I make it high,
I add a lever,
The bucket will tip,
The water comes out.

If it falls,
I build again,
Tie the knot,
And this time I'll need the lining from the couch.

Mom, where are the scissors?
Snip, snip, snip.

Best Friends

Said the girl to the boy “You stink”,
Said the boy to the girl “No, you stink”.
Silence.
Said the girl to the boy, “Let's both be stinky.”
Said the boy to the girl, “Yeah, let's be poops.”

by Angela

Pickled Cat Tree

Pickled Cat Tree

Peter loves picking pickled cats,
On his pickled cat tree,
And Peter loves picking,
Pickled pepper dogs.
By Felix, aged 7

Peter Picker

Peter Picker

I am Peter Picker;

I can see you there.

Do you seek the monster,

Hiding in his lair;

Or have you come for my peppers,

It is a myth that I pickle them.

I wear them in my hair.

by Hazel, age 9

A Happy Dog

A happy dog jumps,

A happy dog leaps,

A happy dog goes off leash;

A sad dog does not.

A happy cat pounces,

A happy cat plays,

A happy cat goes outside;

A sad cat does not.

A happy bird sings,

A happy bird flies,

A happy bird goes in the sky;

A sad bird does not.

by Hazel, age 9