Norman_Conquest
Well-known member
I thought we might have had one or two poems from our resident poet HarryVegas. Anyway, I have added two poems that mean a lot to me but could have added a lot more. Please feelfree to add your favourite poems.
The first poem I have added below is by A. A. Milne called Jonathon Jo that I use to read it to my boys at bedtime. The second is a poem by John Agard regarding a term we regularly got called when growing up (Half-Caste).
Jonathon Jo by A. A. Milne
Jonathan Jo
Has a mouth like an "O"
And a wheelbarrow full of surprises;
If you ask for a bat,
Or for something like that,
He has got it, whatever the size is.
If you're wanting a ball,
It's no trouble at all;
Why, the more that you ask for, the merrier -
Like a hoop and a top,
And a watch that won't stop,
And some sweets, and an Aberdeen terrier.
Jonathan Jo
Has a mouth like an "O,"
But this is what makes him so funny:
If you give him a smile,
Only once in a while,
Then he never expects any money!
The first poem I have added below is by A. A. Milne called Jonathon Jo that I use to read it to my boys at bedtime. The second is a poem by John Agard regarding a term we regularly got called when growing up (Half-Caste).
Jonathon Jo by A. A. Milne
Jonathan Jo
Has a mouth like an "O"
And a wheelbarrow full of surprises;
If you ask for a bat,
Or for something like that,
He has got it, whatever the size is.
If you're wanting a ball,
It's no trouble at all;
Why, the more that you ask for, the merrier -
Like a hoop and a top,
And a watch that won't stop,
And some sweets, and an Aberdeen terrier.
Jonathan Jo
Has a mouth like an "O,"
But this is what makes him so funny:
If you give him a smile,
Only once in a while,
Then he never expects any money!