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There's a Crumpet in
my Trumpet !©
And other poems for children.
by
Brian J. Donovan
(pictures contained within this document are from Claris Home Page. All rights reserved.)
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There's a crumpet in
my trumpet ! Oh, whatever shall I
do ? There's a crumpet in
my trumpet --Thank goodness it's
not in my shoe ! I remember, once, I
found a newt Fast asleep in my new
flute, But he was ever so
polite, When I asked him to
leave one night !

I even discovered a bass,
Swimming in my double-base
--But I have absolutely no idea,
How he got there in the first place !
After that, I had to dry out my double-base,
And got water ALL OVER the place !
NOW, there's a CRUMPET in my TRUMPET !
Oh, whatever shall I do ?
If YOU had a crumpet in YOUR trumpet,
What would YOU do ?
Would you make a cup of tea ?
Or buy a jar of raspberry jelly ?
Would you try to blow it out ?
Or maybe just scream and yell and shout ?
Well, here's just what I did...
I just sat myself right down,
Didn't cry, or shout or frown
--Because that doesn't do any good, you know...
I just held on good and tight,
And I blew with all my might !
The poor, little crumpet shot out into the air;
Out of my trumpet with such flair.
Then, it landed on the floor.
--In fact, it landed in front of the door.
My neighbor, Wally, didn't see it on the floor,
When he opened up my front door.
As he stepped inside
--He SQUASHED IT underneath his shoe ! Oh my !
So that's the tale of the little crumpet,
That found its way into my trumpet.
When at last it was set free awhile,
It found itself squashed into a little pile !
There WAS a crumpet in my trumpet !
But I knew just what to do.
There was a crumpet in my trumpet !
But I blew it right out
--just like you might do, too !
I gots me all dirty
My mom just might yell
But it was 'cause of the dog
--He nudged me and I fell
I know he didn't mean it
He only wanted to play
But mom saw all the mud
So now I'm in the house to stay
--until tomorrow.
Watch out mud!
Ball of fur
and wagging tail
he jumps on the couch
and chews up the mail
but he's oh so cute
and lovable, too...
getting a new puppy
was the right thing to do !
think about your hair
and then make sure
that it's still there
because you can never be sure
when it comes to hair. . .
--but do you really care
as long as YOU'RE still there ?
Sliding down the slide today
I thought that I could fly away
but when I reached the bottom fast
I found my flying didn't last
I think I'll try the slide once more
then I can really, really soar
so I'll climb right back up
and slide again and again and again. . .
Makin' mud pies
out in the sand box
after a summer shower
I'm sure that my mom will call me
within the hour
but until she does
I'll be scooping away
at the gushy, mushy mud
makin' mud pies.
"No! No! No!" I said
"I don't like beans!"
so I stamped my feet
and screamed and screamed
"No! No! No!"
that's just what I said
so my mom yelled, "TO BED!"
--I guess maybe I'll try some beans next time. . .
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Please paint me a flower
a beautiful one
with green and blue and gold
a soft, little flower
I can smell and water and hold
Please paint me a flower
as it's such a rainy, gloomy day
one that'll bring the sunshine
and chase the gray clouds away.
Missing socks, missing socks
where do they all go ?
I asked them one day
but they wouldn't say
It's a secret
I guess I'll never know.

Books!
Books, books
I like to read
I like to look
so I'll find a nook
to read my book
and don't bother me
'til I'm done
'cause I'm discoverin'
a whole lotta fun. . .
--in my books.
You call that math ???
1, 2, 3
buzzes the bee
divide by the middle, and you get the last
divide by the last, and you get the middle
add 'em all up, then divide by one
you'll get the answer
and the poem is done !
The little construction worker
stacks his blocks
with care and precision
to build his dreams
yet unrecognized
by mom and dad
on that lazy Sunday afternoon. . .
Marbles, marbles everywhere
rolling all over the floor
marbles rolling down the stairs
and rolling out the door !
Now, Daddy didn't see 'em
when he came home from work
he stepped right in my marble patch
and fell and went berserk !
I guess I should be careful next time
when I play marbles on the floor
'cause if Daddy slips and falls again
then he'll roll ME right out the door !
The wind is blowing
the leaves in circles
--what a great design !
each swirl in turn
moves more and more leaves
as the wind keeps blowing
the leaves in circles. . .
I just sat still
the little ant was busy at work
many clouds sailed gently by
a few dogs barked
some babies cried
each blade of grass
danced lightly in the wind
the ants found a crumb
and I just sat still
and watched.
A wave crashed over the beach
and the little sandcastle wondered
how much longer will it be
how much longer for me ?
"Don't worry little castle," I say
I'll build you back up again
summer after summer after summer
The moon was smiling down at me
and winking one eye, too
so I just smiled back at him
--what else was I to do ?
After all, it just wouldn't be right
to be impolite
to the moon shinning so bright
for us every night.
Off
to school.
As I stepped through
the school bus door
I looked back at my mother
she was smiling at me
and so was my little brother
I was sure they were glad
the I was off to school
so they could read and play
and go for a swim in the pool
but when I got home
and saw the cookies they made
my mom said they were for me
'cause they missed me all day.
The falling snow looked like so much fun
So I went outside to play
But after 30 minutes
The fun just went away
My nose ran so very much
I sneezed and sneezed "AH-CHOO !"
I couldn't feel my little toes
And my fingers turned all blue !
So, back inside I ran
Away from my new snowman
My mom made me some soup to warm up
Then I got ready to go back out again !
Sunshine

Oh, sunshine !
to dance
and laugh
and sing
Oh, sunshine !
what happiness you bring !
No way, No way
I just won't go
'cause I wanna stay
I wanna stay awhile and play
So I won't go away
--Well, unless you've got some ice cream
for me today.
I like chocolate
the mostest
but vanilla is OK, as well
Strawberry is great sometimes
and as for chocolate chip
--it's hard to tell,
I need another taste.
Busy bunny, busy bunny
I saw you running by
Little bunny, little bunny
I wanted to say, "Hi."
--But you're soooooooooooo fast !
(Added May 1, 1998)
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There's a crumpet ©1996 Brian J. Donovan
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