Category: poetry
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The Bamboo Toothbrush Puppet Show
You can read I’ve got a bamboo toothbrush in Why are you a vegan? and other wacky verse for kids or here where you’ll also find links to how to get your own bamboo toothbrush 🙂
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VVeC Productions Presents: Luke Walker and the Hypothetical Question
From Why are you a vegan? and other wacky verse for kids
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Spider in my shower cap
There’s a spider in my shower cap And she doesn’t want to go. She’s determined to hang on, Whether I shake or whether I blow. So I guess if it’s that important, And she really wants to stay, I don’t mind getting my hair wet. It looks better on her…
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Chickens Are People Just Like Dogs
Chickens are people Just like dogs. They enjoy dust baths And jumping on logs. Chickens will play games Like ‘chase’ and ‘steal your smalls’. They’ll splash you in the paddling pool, Though not keen on fetching balls. Some of them are gentle, Some of them are tough. Some of them are bossy, Some timid…
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The Hungry Compost Bin
The compost bin was hungry And it wanted something new. It’d reduced old fruit and lettuce leaves To gloopy, slimy goo. “Enough with all the green waste, For now I’ve had enough. I need something dry and brown Like paper and card and stuff!” So strips of card were fed to it And more and…
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Javier Culotte loved to wear shoes.
Javier Culotte loved to wear shoes, He liked them in reds and he loved them in blues. He sometimes wore tall ones, sometimes they were flat, But none of them were leather, he made sure of that. *** “Leather is not natural,” said Javier Culotte, “It’s been tanned with dangerous chemicals. The tanning makes sure…
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Isn’t it a yucky thing?
Why would you wear leather? It’s cow skin you know, Or goat skin or calf skin, Or even kangaroo. Why would you want to wear someone else’s skin? Isn’t it a yucky thing to put your body in? Everyone should have the right, if they have no other, To keep their own skin fully attached,…
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Come rhyme with me
First these little gems by the lovely Barry Wax: “You will eat anything,” said the cow to the Billy Goat.“Not at all,” the goat burped with the flavor of the shoe on his lips.The cow munched on the cud and thought the remark over.“I am not sure who is worse in habits, you or the pig?”The…
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Appreciate the little things
‘Twas the night before the weekend, And something was in the air. His face looked concerned when he told me, Though he tried to hide his despair. **** “The internet’s stopped working! I don’t know what to do!” To ease his mind by distraction I said, “The hot water’s stopped working too!” **** He reached…
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Cheep Chirp
Cheep, chirp, tweet, caw, These sounds we make, and more. Quack, squawk, gobble, cuckoo, We’re saying something worthwhile, twit twoo. **** If you don’t follow, if you don’t know, What we’re saying or why we crow, That doesn’t mean there is no reason For our calls and conversation.
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The Ravens Watch
The gamekeeper walks, shotgun in hand, A frown on his face, he litters the land With barrels and bags of game bird feed, With cages and wire, and bodies that bleed. **** The bodies of animals killed by his gun Are hung on the tree, one by one. With hardness of heart, and misery of…
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Dear Giovanni
“Dear Giovanni wouldn’t eat a bird.” “He wouldn’t eat a bird?” “No, haven’t you heard? Lovely Giovanni wouldn’t eat a bird, Because he loves them dearly.” **** “Dear Giovanni wouldn’t cook a bird. He wouldn’t cook a bird In his restaurant, take my word! Kind-hearted Giovanni, beloved restauranteur, Wouldn’t cook a bird, no sir!” ****…
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The Folly of Expert Opinions
There was a time, long long ago When they thought the world was flat. They worried if they sailed the seas They’d fall off the end of that. In centuries past, in primitive times, They demonized herbal healers. They’d label such gifted folk a witch. Fear and ignorance led to murders. 1908, the Siberian tundra…
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Luke Walker and the Hypothetical Question
Two days later …
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Remember I wanted a new hat?
Remember I wanted to make a new hat With the yarn from old hats I’d unravelled? Remember I said Random Rose made a hat, A beret with ridges she cabled? **** Well I followed the pattern that Rose kindly shared, Though the yarn had lost elasticity. The needles I used were not quite the right size, But I wasn’t going to…
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Look at this can
Look at this can, and picture if you can What it would do to Peter Rabbit’s paw. It’s as sharp as a knife, it would cut like a knife, And cause bad infection for sure. This is how it goes, when someone just throws Their drink can on the ground. Inevitably it must, succumb to…
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Vegan Nursery Rhymes on Kindle
Vegan Nursery Rhymes is now available on Kindle! Six popular nursery rhymes have been veganised, colourfully illustrated and made into a tiny little kindle book. So cute 🙂 Why don’t you pop over to Amazon and take a look?
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I want a new hat!
I want a new hat, It’s as simple as that! But I’ve got no money to buy one. I know what I’ll do, I’ve got old hats – two, I’ll unravel to make a new one. Rose shared a pattern, A cool beret pattern, Which I’ll use to make my new hat. The purple from my…
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When I was a young child …
When I was a young child An omnivore diet I ate. I wasn’t very adventurous, The same few things appeared on my plate. I liked to eat egg, chips and beans, Or sometimes sausage and mash. Occasionally I’d have fish fingers and peas, Or maybe corned beef hash. *** I didn’t like many vegetables, Only…
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Marigold Marigold
Marigold Marigold Calendula Officinalis, I planted you for bees, But for me you have uses. In salad for food Or poultice for sting I welcome the positive Stuff that you bring 🙂
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Dirt-Filled Pot
What is that? A dirt-filled pot! It’s not just that. I’m sure it’s not. *** Look closer, See what you can see, It’s tiny lettuce, There are more than three!
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Dandelion Dandelion
Oh glorious dandelion So misunderstood. Maligned as a weed Don’t you wish you would Be valued and treasured, Encouraged to grow, To extend your long leaves Sun gold flowers to show? Your leaves make good salads, Green smoothies and juice, Your flowers bright and yellow, Sweet to taste; you produce Vitamins and minerals So many…
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Answerin’ Back
She said “Do as you’re told So that as you grow old- -er, you’ll learn how to be a success.” **** I said “What’s that to me If there’s no bumble bee And the world’s all polluted wiv mess?” **** She said “Be quiet and sit still Or you certainly will Be punished and I’ll…
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Vegan Food
Vegan food hot Vegan food cold Vegan food never gets Nine days old. Some like it hot Some like it cold, It’s just too good to leave until It’s nine days old.
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Vegan Organic Fair-Trade
Today I ate a bar of chocolate, Vegan organic fair trade. For taste, enjoyment and ethics it Put other bars in the shade. *** My chocolate went down so smoothly with A piping hot cup of tea, Vegan organic and fair trade too, Happy indulgence for me. *** Bananas we eat And oranges sweet, Are…
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Nutritious Still Life
My friend drew a still life Which she wanted me to see. She told me I’d like it Because it’s good for me. There’s vitamin A, vitamin K, And of course vitamin C. Potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, Lycopene and manganese! 🙂
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Walnut Counting Rhyme
Up and down the walnut tree, The squirrels run, Just for fun, Collecting nuts for free. 1, 2, 3. The 4th they drop for me. *** From branch to walnut branch, The squirrels jump, Without a bump, Collecting nuts for free. 5, 6, 7. The eighth they drop for me. *** Round and round for…
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Puddlesplashers
Wetsox Puddlesplasher, That is my name. My job is important But it feels like a game. *** We clamber through ditches, And sink in the mud. We jump down from earth mounds And land with a thud. *** Soggybottom Puddlesplasher, My close relation, Is my partner at work, This mucky vocation. *** *** *** But…
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Here We Go Round The Shopping Mall
All together now: Here we go round the shopping mall, The shopping mall, the shopping mall, Here we go round the shopping mall On a dirty, dusty morning. *** This is the way we’re kicked about, Knocked about, blown about, This is the way we get about On a cold and windy morning. *** This…
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Three Brown Cows
Three brown cows. Three brown cows. See how they run. See how they run. They all run after the human ilk, Who kidnap their calves and then steal their milk, The cows want their calves back, the humans can’t bilk, The three brown cows. For more nursery rhymes and wacky verse for kids click here…
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Juice
Making juice is fun to do We do it with greens We do it with fruit We turn the crank ‘Til the pulp comes through 🙂
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Onwards and Upwards!
The rain is falling fast and wet, I haven’t been outside as yet, But still I’m sure, and look with awe, The year has started well. **** Positive minds that focus together On positive ends whatever the weather, Can only go forwards and onwards and upwards As vegan numbers swell. 😀 Happy New Year!!!!
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A Very Merry Vegan Christmas
Dashing through the snow In our purple vegan boots O’er the hills we go Eating juicy fruits. ha ha ha Bells on bracelets ring Making spirits bright, What fun it is to laugh and sing A jingling song tonight. *** Oh, jingle bells, walnut shells, Chocolate raisins taste Sweet, and so do peanut chews, Vegan…
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Fox Whisperer
Come closer dear, so no one else will hear, Allow me to softly whisper: “I’ve loved you since I first caught a glimpse Of you enchanting the vista.”
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Please Please Please
Please please please let me take my ease, Let me ride on your back for a while. My legs are short and not as strong as yours, I’ve been walking for more than a mile. I’ll just climb on and I won’t take long Try to stand still here for a minute. I really appreciate…
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Muddy Boots
The leaves are brown and they’re tumbling down, The rain is falling faster. The mud is wet; how deep the puddles get, My boots are a disaster! 🙂
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If animals spoke our language
Animals speak to us in their own way, but if they spoke with words, what would they say? One thing I declare, without ANY doubt: All creatures in cages would say ‘Let me out!’ ‘Watch my eyes follow your every motion’ A dog would say, ‘my life speaks of devotion’. A horse would say, ‘A…
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A Dog’s Love
When I need to love, my dog is faithfully there. In the sweetest way, dogs show us how much they care. They inspire us to play, to go for walks or a run, A dog’s love is comforting and makes life more fun. They’re willing love objects at any time of day. And somehow my dog understands…
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Open House Part 4
Part 4 of the Open House at Violet’s Veg*n e-Comics’ (virtual vegan comics for veggie veg*n children kids ;-)) is Poems Here you will find rhyming thoughts from me, some silly, some cheeky, some thoughtful, just in case you’re into that sort of thing 😉 As usual – click on the pics, if you want to…
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Topsy-turvey
Life might be more straight-forward if you’re comfortable upside down, Especially if you don’t object to being the wrong way round.
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Vegan Doll
My sister has a vegan doll who has bright orange hair. My sister said her vegan doll is prob’ly very rare. She said there can’t be many dolls who simply couldn’t bear To attend a tea party if there is cow’s milk there. **** “I have to say, I understand,” my sister said to Mum,…
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There once was a vegan called Megan
There once was a vegan called Megan Whose best friend was a fish-shaped alien, She did love to read, And to grow things from seed, She loved animals and never would eat one! 🙂 Go to the Megan & Flos stories to read more about Megan 🙂
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Said Andrew Jones to me
“Why are you a vegan?” Said Andrew Jones to me. “Does your mum make you be one? Do you have to drink herbal tea?” *** “Don’t you wish you could eat this?” He showed me the meat on his pizza. “Have you ever even tasted fish? You’d probably like it Jamila.” *** “You can’t even…
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