Have you seen my little pig?
as he dances tango
My dog is very happy too
when he eats his mango
And here I have my purple cow
and she can sing a ballad
together with my prancing ewe,
when they share a salad.
My Horse has stripes in red and blue
and wants to be an actor
My billy goat with golden horns
drives his silver tractor
My cat is sleeping with the mice
can you hear them snoring?
The rooster tries to wake them up
he thinks they are too boring
Animal party – from Wikimedia Commons
Today in dVerse poetics Victoria wants us to write poetry for children. Myself I remember that I liked absurdities in poetry. So I went this way.
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Björn Rudbergs writings 
A little off the beaten track for you Bjorn. A fun little ditty. >KB
Poetics tonight is writing poems for children.. thus this little ditty. 🙂
i def. can hear them snoring…smiles… fun piece björn.. ha – i never tried feeding my dog a mango you know… he may have liked it.. really cool piece…i bet kids love the rhythm, rhyme and funny characters you’ve painted…
haha fun and fantastical….when the cat and mice lay down together its a beautiful world eh? and what does a little bit of dancing not cure….smiles….nice use of rhyme and rhythm in this one…
I ABsolutely adore this!
This is incredibly sweet and such a pleasure to digest!
Such a fun write, with a lovely rhythm and very playful rhymes. Adorable writing. 🙂
Interesting collection of pets you have Björn 🙂 This looks like a fun prompt!
I laughed till I cried. This is an absolute delight. I had to play it again and again. I hope you have children to read this to. Perhaps pictures for an illustrated book? It begs for colors and animal pictures.
Oh, this is good, Bjorn! You are a natural with children’s poetry. And I do think my dogs WOULD enjoy mangoes! Smiles.
All superlatives here, my brother, the rhyme scheme, the sweetness, part e.e. cummings & part Dr. Seuss; and your recording of it just compounds the fun; you rocked the prompt and tickled my tummy.
I’m loving this, Bjorn. You seem to be a natural at getting inside the mind of a child. I imagine they would love the menagerie you offer in this one.
this is simply delightful, Björn – the child in me immediately fell in love with the rhyme & rhythm & your fun portrayal of farmyard animals
Ohh! I’m with the rooster!
I really liked hearing you read this poem.
L♥ve!
This made me smile, Bjorn. Thank you.
So sweet. The more characters the better. Also very memorable for little ones, I would have thought.
So cool, in a fun reading voice ….
I love the silly flavour 🙂
..the sky is the limit with nursery rhymes….fun to be taken away with such silliness!
Very cute! I almost wish I wrote this…
Playful and FUN, Bjorn 🙂 Gotta find some kids to try this out with…
So many imaginative characters. Really enjoy this.
Ha ha…what I know of billy goats…I reckon they could drive a tractor what a hoot of a poem. Loved it! 🙂
Br.illian
such a fun piece and I laughed out loud at the pig dancing the tango and the dog eating mango. You have captured the prompt well and it was a joy to read BR.
I like the billy goat who drives a silver tractor.
Very inventive! 🙂
Oooh, I really liked this rhyme. Wish it went on a bit longer! Very clever. Nice to hear you reading it also!
Bjorn,
This is a delightful poem for a child..they would get lost in the magic.liked the audio as well nice to hear your voice..
I LOVE this poem so much! Terrific fun to read.
Lovely! What a great rhythm coupled with silliness that children would love 🙂
What a gem. Absurd, lyrical — this would be a great one to introduce children to poetry.
Completely fun! Would love to see this illustrated! Love it!
So fun! I too could see this illustrated in a book for kids 🙂
Lovely and fun!
love the read…brilliant!
so fun to read…..
This is the first time I was able to listen to you recite. You have a beautiful voice.