It! (poem)

I know something,

It was there.

In the my house

It gave me a scare!

It tickled my toes,

Like with a red rose.

It stroked my hand

Like with a rubber band.

When I turned,

Only the firewood burned. 

Nobody was there, 

I searched everywhere. 

It was night, nine-past,

It all happened fast. 

It touched, it stroked,

It was but soaked. 

When the lights switched on, 

I saw It and there was a laugh!

For it was just a feather,

And I broke it in half!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

When Museum Came to Life (poem)

One Sunday, mom said,

"Lets go to the museum, get out of bed!"

I took my best friend with me,

So the museum she could also see!

When finally we all reached there,

I searched for the Natural History section everywhere!

After about five minutes or so,

I found my destination, where I wanted to go!

To see the animals, my friend and I went,

Because all extinct animal models there were kept.

After we saw the Prehistoric Age,

We turned to see the fishes, when we saw a sage!

He told us to close our fists and make a wish,

But when we asked him why, he went away with a swish!

We didn't really believe him, but still tried doing this,

And said together, "These animals and birds come to life, we wish!"

Suddenly, there was a bang and a blinding light,

We grasped each other tight with fright!

There was a ROAR and then it came,

A majestic Brachiosaurus, with all its fame!

Me and friend were dumbstruck,

Then came another dinosaur, many sizes bigger than a truck!

Its name tag was still on and we shivered when we read it.

That dino was a T-Rex, yup, that's right, I just said it!

The huge carnivorous dino, was drooling when it saw me,

And then came a deafening TRUMPET, and we both screamed with glee!

A huge Woolly Mammoth, ready to fight Mr T Rex, but oh!

The Rex roared with fear and got ready to go!

We jumped around happily, but the Mammoth was not done yet,

He tried to stamp us down, like mortal enemies, but we had just met!

In the scene of jumping around, came a scary sound,

A sabertooth tiger roared as he walked slowly on the marbled ground!

I wanted to escape and a plan struck me,

I told my friend, and she did agree,

She whistled loud and distracted the animals with a statue,

Of lordess Athena, from 234 BC, kept in a distant view

By then, I had perched myself up on a window sill, and pulled my mate with all my strength,

The animals scraped at the wall but couldn't catch us at such length!

We jumped off the window and landed on a mattress, we wondered where we were,

And then saw beneath us, a statue of Athena, 234 BC was the year!

We were astonished to see it there, but stood up from the mattress soft,

We searched for mom, and found her near the loft!

The prehistoric animals were all in place, stuffed and unreal,

But just as we were leaving, a sabertooth tiger, winked at us, totally cruel!

~ Anoushka Sabnis

The Orthopedic and Tigger (poem)

One day there was a tiger big,

In an orthopedic's chair;

On its head there was a wig,

And in it's eyes, a hungry glare.

He said, "Oh doctor, look at my bones!

They are so thin and weary; they should be like stones!"

The doctor said, "Umm..ok bro! I'll try to fix your bones so thin."

When he said 'bro' he really didn't mean the tiger as his kin!

Old Tigger said, "Bend down a bit,

'Cause if you stand, then I can't sit"

The doctor was as pale as cheese,

And thought, "Can someone please put me at ease?"

Said Tigger, "Come on, move on, you silly thing,

or give me something for chewing!"

The doctor fearfully said, "Okay."

As he had no courage for anything else to say.

He bent down a bit to sit,

And Tigger said, "Oh, stupid twit!"

I'm gonna eat you yes, I am!

I'll savour you with bread and jam!"

Suddenly a lady came in and screamed,

"Oh, Tiggy, little cubby, you were lost it seemed!"

And she started crying like a mad woman,

But suddenly took from her pocket a gun!

She said, "Naughty Tiggy, up to your tricks?"

"If you eat that man, I'll beat you with bricks!"

The doctor said,"Take it away! I hate animals, okay?"

The woman thanked the doctor for being gentle with Tiggy,

Put him on a leash, and went with a sway!

 ~ Anoushka Sabnis 

My Feelies (poem)

When I am bored,

In my mind nothing gets stored,

I don't want to sleep,

Or hear my alarm clock's beep.

When I'm happy,

I would like a chilled Appy;

And I'll play with my friends,

With a smile at all ends! 

When I'm sad, I don't want to talk,

I feel I want to be, by the sea, on a rock.

Sometimes I cry in my bed,

"Love you baby!" until Mumma's said.

When I'm angry, I want to shout 

Throw things and jump about!

I am rude, when angry, you know?

Can hit anybody, friend or foe! 

When I'm scared, I want to be with mom,

I don't let her go, even to fill an important form.

I'll stick to her like a tail, at home,

And alone, I would not roam.

When I'm disgusted, I can be sarcastic. 

Like when I see public washrooms and dirty plastic!

Dustbins etc and all things yuck,

Or food between teeth, stuck. 

When I'm writing poems, I'm thoughtful.

I am, like, swept into it, full!

I write fast, I write well,

Surreal imaginations and lovely stories I tell!

~ Anoushka Sabnis