Four Limericks

Once there was a girl from Oslo,

Who didn't know how to say 'eyebrow';

So she got a teacher,

Who started teaching her,

Small rhyming words like 'go' 'no' 'slow' 'throw'

The was an old lady,

Who lived on a tree;

But a bird,

Who ate her curd,

Angered the old lady and chuckled with glee!

A dog which was brown,

Lived in a small town;

And everyone,

Had fun,

So they gave it a golden crown!

This is the end of my limericks,

But I can still write about my tricks;

Now's your chance,

To stand and dance,

And if you don't like these you can throw sticks!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

 

Shytoons (poem)

Wimpy Wella wants a walk,

Squeaky Susie smiles in shock,

Runaway Richard races a rat,

And afraid Alex is alone in his flat,

Cautious Cathy is crying now,

Timid Timothy tries turnip somehow,

Humble Henry hastily hides,

And diffident Daisy, her dresses dad decides,

Meek Martin eats meat,

While pussy Pamela's stuck on pokeweed,

The chief of Shytoons,

is also shy,

His name is...

Introvert Issac Izai !!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

Writing a Poem (poem)

Poetry is fun,

Easy to write;

But it can be difficult,

If the poet's not bright!

It can be based on anything,

A bee or a tree, a chalk or a board;

But it should be nice to read,

Or else your readers will get bored!

People can read it on a blog,

Or in a book;

Yeah! you can publish one,

But be careful, don't go to a crook!

I am a poet,

inspired by my surrounding;

I express through my words,

that are astounding, resounding, confounding and expounding!

~ Anoushka Sabnis