Marvin the Maggot was a wondrous maggot, captured by aliens from Zob. They turned him into a robotic maggot, he’s now not a fat smelly slob. They returned him to Earth on a treacherous mission, to combat some dangerous pests. Bionic wasps from the planet...
A group of twelve strangers, RAP, RAP at the door, disturbs my comfortable snooze on the floor. My mistress sweeps through dragging her gown, a tall pointed hat fits tight on her crown. With a rattle of broomsticks the cackling coven, place a large cauldr...
As I walked towards the precisely laid dining table, I encountered a young lady suffering from two painful boils that had arisen upon her buttocks…….. She smiled and served the dinner. Later I noted the two enormous melons she was carrying, wondering if t...
Woke up this morning with back to school blues, Stared at my new uniform and black shiny shoes. Mum screaming, “Are you getting dressed?” “And it’s cold outside so put on a vest” I slouched into the kitchen holding my head, “I can’t go to school mum my he...
Raining stair-rods, quick watch your head, Cats and dogs, they’d end up dead. Hammering it down, that must be Thor, God of thunder bashing at my door. Big umbrellas with a pointy spike, Spear me in places that I dislike. Wellie boots and waterproof coats,...
Ant arrived at the racetrack to watch the big race, the main event was the Grand Steeplechase. Insects were saddling their favourite steeds, they’d been training them hard, jumping ditches and reeds. The steeds were paraded before the crowd, all were chee...
Robin Good and his Merry Hen “Well I’ll be jiggered, I’ll be blown, upon my Charger all alone!” Robin Good of Beerwood Forest, had that day been to the florist. Maid Carrion his bow, his love, had slipped away with a ‘Turtle Dove’ Friar Duck, a bird of th...
Once upon a time a Prince so handsome, sought a Princess, and would give a Kings Ransom; For a Lady so delicate, one who would suit? One who was born and raised, via the correct royal route. He travelled the world and found many Princesses, adorned with j...
I had a pet worm that pulled out my weeds, he filled his long pockets with vegetable seeds. He’d plant them in rows and I’d water them in, then he’d slither back home to my old compost bin. He grew carrots and marrows as big as a car, I’d feed him with ho...
A little story about our cockroach friends Cor! Look at those crumbs left out for me, I’ll crawl out of this sewer and have some for tea. There’s old food galore under the cooker, I’ll take it home for the wife; she’s quite a looker. Just look on the tabl...
What scrumptious pears hanging over my fence, surely to pick them is not an offence; I need just six, that’s plenty to bake; Soaked in Cider…And it’s easy to make. I peeled them thinly leaving the stalks, then stood them upright, using two forks, in an ol...
KRISP Magazine in the USA asked me if I could submit a poem, they asked for a poem about an interview. It has been published within the August edition..I Hope you enjoy it........ The Interview Jump out of bed, bash my head on the door, Trip over the dog...
Get me to the Church on time (Prompted by the Royal Marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton) Just out from the workshop and patched up a treat, the old Rolls Royce pulled up at Kate’s feet. The bridesmaids, angelic in their fairytale dresses, tuc...
‘A’ is for Aphid Aaron Aphid and his brother Pete wouldn’t eat vegetables, their preference was meat Squashed hedgehog, old bones, or even a worm, the thought of fresh beans just made them squirm. Swarms of blackfly flew over their heads heading for the g...
The Boat of Sand When I was young, my Father built for me, a boat of sand, so very grand, to sail upon the sea. My sister was the cabin girl and made to swab the decks, we searched the seas for pirates to turn their boats to wrecks. Our anchor was a bucke...
