Some Fun Poems

Here are some fun and silly poems by Kenn Nesbitt:

Timbuktu

I'll tell you of a man I knew who claimed he came from Timbuktu. He said, "I have the world to see!" So off he went to Timbukthree. Then Timbukfour and Timbukfive were where he seemed to come alive. He went to Timbuksix and -seven, and Timbukeight, -nine, -ten, -eleven. Then Timbuktwelve and -thirteen too, he liked them more than Timbuktu. The last I heard, he's doing fine. He lives in Timbukninetynine. So, kids, if all you ever do is take a trip to Timbuktu, at least you'll have a lot more fun than staying home in Timbukone. But if you have the world to see... continue on to Timbukthree. --Kenn Nesbitt Copyright © 2009 Kenn Nesbitt All Rights Reserved My Puppy Punched Me In The Eye My puppy punched me in the eye. My rabbit whacked my ear. My ferret gave a frightful cry and roundhouse kicked my rear. My lizard flipped me upside down. My kitten kicked my head. My hamster slammed me to the ground and left me nearly dead. So my advice? Avoid regrets; no matter what you do, don't ever let your family pets take lessons in kung fu. --Kenn Nesbitt Copyright © 2009 Kenn Nesbitt All Rights Reserved All My Great Excuses I started on my homework but my pen ran out of ink. My hamster ate my homework. My computer's on the blink. I accidentally dropped it in the soup my mom was cooking. My brother flushed it down the toilet when I wasn't looking. My mother ran my homework through the washer and the dryer. An airplane crashed into our house. My homework caught on fire. Tornadoes blew my notes away. Volcanoes struck our town. My notes were taken hostage by an evil killer clown. Some aliens abducted me. I had a shark attack. A pirate swiped my homework and refused to give it back. I worked on these excuses so darned long my teacher said, "I think you'll find it's easier to do the work instead." --Kenn Nesbitt Copyright © 2009 Kenn Nesbitt All Rights Reserved These poems are from the website: http://www.poetry4kids.com/