More Mini-Verses for Boys and Girls
by W.A. Tyler

Light but intelligent reading for pre-teenage children.

Each little verse makes an interesting, often humorous point about the subject of the title.

ANIMAL BABIES
How pretty are kittens,
Feeding from their mama!
How pretty are puppies
Doing the same!

DOGGIE
When he is excited
The doggie wags his tail.
That way he shows affection,
But he may not he for sale.

PUSS
Old pussie is a smooger,
Who rubs against your leg.
But he can kill birds and mice
And doesn't have to beg.

THE ROSE
A rose is colour,
A rose is smell;
A rose is thorns,
Remember well.

MILK
Cow's milk is for the poddy calves,
But we enjoy it as well,
As a drink, or cream, or yoghurt
Or cheese of all sorts and smell.

BLACKBERRIES
They say the blackberry
Is a weed; but wonderful
To find in the bush,
If it's food you need.

PINEAPPLES
You might think that pineapples
Would grow on a tree.
That they are out of the top
Of a plant, certainly surprised me.

BANANAS
Bananas are very nourishing
And make a hearty meal
Then eaten with bread
And pea-nut-butter — a steal.

A KISS
A kiss shows love,
Sure as Heaven above.
A pleasure to experience,
Especially when from mum.

ICE-CREAM
You scream, I scream
Then really in the soup;
But we enjoy ice-cream,
Alone or in a group.

FAIR EXCHANGE
Your Mum and Dad care for you
Then you are a baby or child.
Then they grow old and frail,
You can look after them.

HAT
A subject's only crown, his hat,
Is useful in all weathers.
It doesn't have gold or gems,
But might include some feathers.

THE HOLIDAY
Did you know that holiday
Is a word that comes from holy day,
A religious day of rest
From your work-a-day efforts.

VEGETABLES
Some vegies you enjoy straightaway,
Say potatoes, peas and beans;
Others, such as pumpkin and quash
Get nicer than they at first seem.

PICTURES
Every picture tells a story
Of the life in which we glory.
Still an artist is creative,
Using imagination as well as copying.

HAND-SHAKE
Grip tightly when you shake hands,
To show you really mean it,
Goodwill and pleased
> To meet you.

COLLAGE
Cut out from magazines
Some pictures you really like;
Glue them here and there on paper
And you'll make what's called collage.

THE READING
Read all you can,
Just what you fancy,
Whether sad or happy,
Or perhaps romancey.

KOOKABURRA
My how the kookaburra laughs!
Is he amused, or a critic,
laughing at life to mock
The sounds of man and birds?

PICTURE
I made a pattern picture,
Of all the different shades,
So now I have a rainbow scene
Of everyone 's favourite colour.

PET BIRD
When our old pet cockey
Began to hide his head in his
Feathers, we didn't know it
because he was near dying.

PEARS
If pears came in pairs,
They'd be a lot to eat
At once, but all right,
If they were shared.

SPARROW
It would be hard to kill a sparrow
With a bow and arrow,
Because he's only little and
A target moving from place to place.

MAGPIES
Magpies soon attack your head,
Especially Dad 's, who's bald.
I wonder why they aren't
Affectionate and happy instead?

PEBBLES
As the waves of the ocean
Come continually into shore,
They gradually make the pebbles
Smooth as silk, for sure.