Ten Ditties

One
There's a hole in my nut,
Where the thoughts leak out.
They get out so fast,
I've the memory of a trout.

Two
Rain's transparent,
The sky is too.
But because of refraction,
The sky looks blue...

Three
Pogscroodle once,
Pogscroodle twice.
Then wait a second and,
Pogscroodle thrice!

Four
Thimble nimble,
Scribble scroo.
Ibbly dibbly,
Flibble froo.

Five
Dare to be wonderful,
Dare to be new.
Dare to be loveable,
Dare to be you!

Six
Larry Lather laughing lots,
Went abroad without his shots.
Larry Lather's in the loo,
Because he ate the Octopus stew!

Seven
Do what you want.
Do what you do.
Do what you need to.
Just think of me too...

Eight
Hello World!
My old brain said.
Then it got splatted,
So now it's dead.

Nine
Speeling mistukes,
And puddy tat boots.
Umblestewed peoples,
And Elephant flutes.
Werevarks and werewolves,
In vampirish suits.
Never take morphine,
With hoppity roots!

Ten
Look in the mirror,
You're the wrong way round.
Look through a spyhole,
For lots to be found.
Look back in the mirror,
Is that really you?
Look back through the spyhole,
To see if it's true...


• Dedicated to Auntie Gillian.

• All poems written by J R A Gigney unless stated in the title.