Friday 14 December 2018

The Forgetful Student


Here’s a poem from my book, The Teachers are in Trouble and Other Rhymes.

The Forgetful Student


When I arrived at school today
I felt extremely bad.
I’d forgotten to do my homework
and my teacher got quite mad.

She said, ‘You’re very forgetful,’
and she tapped me on the head.
‘Do you think you can fix the problem?’
‘Of course I can,’ I said.

When I awoke next morning,
my homework was complete.
I put it in my schoolbag,
then headed down the street.

And when I arrived at school,
I didn’t know what to say.
Not a soul turned up for class,
because it was Saturday.