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DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-12-30

Happy New Year to friends from Then and friends for Here and all those in between #poetry #poetrycommunity #resolutions #newyear #newyearseve #poems #poems4kids #poemsforkids

Be More You (New Year’s Resolution) This New Year choose honesty choose to love who you can be Don’t believe you’re not all that just because your abs aren’t flat This New Year see what you’ve got Build on that Not what you’re not Don’t believe you’re wrong or strange or to fit you have to change This New Year Chin up, chest out Recapture what you’re all about Don’t believe that you have failed just because some ships have sailed If last year was quite the quest Take a bow You passed the test Do believe your day is here Don’t defer another year This New year forget the vows Concentrate on Here and Now This New Year in all you do do all you can Just be more you Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-10-20

Maybe the saddest poem I ever wrote #poetry #poems4kids #friends #friendship #mentalhealth

DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-09-14

I love wordplay in in poems. Last night, this just jumped into my head. I dedicate the humble lettuce !!! #kidspoems #poems4kids #wordplay #poetry #poems #poetry @brianbilston

Lettuce Pray I know you’re a little gem but the facts romaine life is chard so lettuce pray ... Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-22

A little poem dedicated to the glory of #childhood and #Outside A #personification #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poems #poems4kids

Let’s Go See Outside Let’s leap from our beds, throw those dull curtains wide Let’s dress in a second and go see Outside Outside watched through windows, the day we were born She showed us the sunshine, the moonlight and dawn Outside cheered us on as we pedalled first bikes She dared us to walk haunted paths through the night Outside saw us fall and rise up with new scars above blades of grass, underneath dying stars Outside set us free, let us run wild and proud through settling snow, frozen promises vowed Let’s run with her wind and go bathe in her breeze Let’s roll down her hills and go climb up her trees Let’s dance in her rain and go paddle her brooks Let’s seek out her crannies and go hide in her nooks Let’s doze with her daisies, go sail on her clouds Let’s whisper our wishes in her dappled boughs Let’s grace her with giggles, go smudge her with smiles Let’s dance a new moment down brief blossomed aisles Let’s leap from our beds, throw those dull curtains wide Let’s dress in a second and go thank Outside Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-18

I love a word prompt ... this time the word is #Kaput by children's magazine The Toy Press #poetry #poems #poems4kids #writingcommunity #writing

Kaput When you’re in a rut and you’ve lost your strut When every sentence starts with But When your wonder’s cut and you’ve lost your guts When every avenue is shut When your pitch won’t putt and your chin’s lost jut When every tongue is tipped with Tut Then go fill the rut and dust down your strut and show the world you’re not kaput Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-16

It's fun adding a #suffix to words that don't usually have one: #oomph #poetry #poems #poems4kids #poemsforkids @brianbilston

Oomph If you lose your oomph on an oomphless, grey day know an oomphful tomorrow is an oomphbeat away Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-12

For Better or Worse #poems4kids #bully #bullying
#WGACA #WhatGoesAround #poetrytwitter #poetry #poets

For Better Or Worse You picked on me It really hurt But thanks to you Things could only get better But I’m imagining For you Things could only get worse Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-12

A little bit alliterative fun and nonsense for a warm, wonderful Wednesday! #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poemsforkids #poems4kids #alliteration #TEACHers #literacy
#Dance #poems4kids
#poets @brianbilston

Tarantulas In My Trunks Tarantulas in my trunks Swordfish in my socks Scorpions in my slippers Crocodiles in my Crocs Mosquitoes in my mittens Vipers in my vest Roaches in my ribbons Ducklings in my dress Lobsters in my leggings Hedgehogs in my hat Beetles in my beret Cuckoos in my cap Natterjacks in my knickers Woodlice in my weaves Hornets in my hoodies Slow slugs in my sleeves Bats in my bikinis Snakeflies in my seams Flatfish in my flip flops Jellyfish in jeans These creatures in my clothes These Piranhas in my pants are really rather marvellous Good gosh, they make me dance! Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-07-06

I love contemplating about how nearly everything that surrounds us, began with a spark in a human head. Imagine what we can create with our own head sparks! I even created every image within the question mark when I thought I could illustrate my own work. #poet #poetry #poetrycommunity #poems4kids #poemsforkids #writingcommunity #thursdaythoughts @brianbilston #inventions #sparks

From Pac-Man, Oz, the moonwalk, Jaws To rockets and sliced bread Once sparks that lit up question marks Ideas in human heads... The PS4, X-box, the door The BMX, the kite King Kong, Ping Pong and hip hop songs The book, to read and write The Pyramids, New York, Madrid The submarine, the chair The bed, cheese spread and Barbie’s head The wheel, the bulb, the square The swimming pool, the slide, the school The fizzy pop, the gum The shoe, Kung Fu, the flushing loo The phone, the clock, the drum The microchip, the paper clip Cartoons, the ball, the screw Blue jeans, baked beans and trampolines The toothbrush, pens, shampoo The aeroplane, ice-cream, champagne The world wide web, the fridge French fries, cat’s eyes and custard pies The road, the car, the bridge Wonder what's inside your head Magnify the sparks Imagine what you will invent With your own question marks Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-06-28

New poem. If you know, you know! #haribo #poetry #poets #poems4kids #poetry4kids #poemsforkids

Barry Hoe Hello my name is Barry Hoe I just turned ten last week I need to get this off my chest Just don’t call me a freak Some food I love is rather strange But please don’t laugh and nudge for lots of you eat strange things too so who are you to judge? I flood my tongue with creamy milk and cola’s fizzy spew What might surprise you though is this: I eat the bottles too! I like a sour cherry snack I feed on unfried eggs I swallow whole ice creams in one I nibble robot’s legs I don’t like meat but I eat sheep and when I do I smile while I crush heart throbs in my teeth and chomp on crocodiles I chew the heads off dinosaurs I’ve gnawed a thousand bears I gulp down giant strawberries I never, ever share I will devour dummies too especially those with tang I’m partial to fake diamond rings when I have hunger pangs I suck on snakes and butterflies I munch on rainbow strips I gobble sizzling lightning strikes and always lick my lips At Easter, I bite bunny ears At Christmas, I taste trees And when my mummy moans at me I scream, “I don’t like cheese!” Chameleons and turtle tails A megaphone, a boot I’ve scoffed a lot of them tonight I don’t do veg or fruit So yes, I just turned ten last week My name is Barry Hoe But how I wish my name of birth was Happy Harry Boe Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-05-26

A simple poem of positivity for #Friday . Too many children I teach are far better at telling me what they don't like about themselves, rather than what they do.... never mind love #poetry #poetrycommuntity #poemsforkids #poems4kids #poet #poets #loveyourself

I Like I like my teeth, I like my grin, I like my cheeks, I like my chin I like my laugh, I like my nose I like my fingers and my toes I like my bounce, my skip, my hop I like my bottom and my top I like my bones, my skin, my heart I like my body’s every part I like my front, I like my face I like my smile, I like its grace I like my back, I like my spine I like my dreams for they’re all mine Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-05-02

New #poem ... a #poems4kids about waking up in strange places @brianbilston #poetry #poet #poems #baby #poets

Waking Up in Strange Places I’ve woken up in many places Some odd, some quite bizarre: The kitchen floor, the local store My next door neighbour’s car The spa, the park, the cinema in supermarket aisles Beneath a slide, a carriage ride On top of laundry piles The London Eye and Ting Tong Thai Outside of Boots, in Greggs Amongst balloons and macaroons Amid dad-dancing legs At carvery roasts, on soggy toast By donkeys in the sand On boating lakes, The Duck and Drake The gates of Disneyland Upon the loo, at Chester zoo Just past the chimpanzees By parrots eating carrots On top of ladies knees In cafes, bars and seminars In pelvic yoga class At swimming pools, my sister’s school At my baptism mass Just yesterday I fell asleep On beanbags back at home but woke to be surrounded by some garden centre gnomes But I’m not crazy, super-lazy I bet you’ve guessed, well maybe that all these places where I woke was when I was baby Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-05-02

A little poem about no one noticing you and all you have to offer ... but believe me, one day, they will #poems4kids #mentalhealth #poetry #poems

Who cares? Today no one noticed me again Tomorrow I hope they might catch my light Today is like yesterday again When no one noticed I fight feeling slight Today is soon tomorrow again where no one sees I’m scared But who cares? This day could be the first day ever where someone sees my prayers are like theirs Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-04-22

About time I wrote a poem for children after being sucked into the adult poetry universe. This one's for those that love the power of a #football #poemsforkids #poems4kids
@OtterBarryBooks
#TEACHers #FootballFocus #footballs A little bit inspired by #Prince and his song #guitar #poet #poetry #poetrycommunity #writer #amwriting

Not Like I Love My Football I love a pizza I love to dance My PlayStation My SpongeBob pants but not like I love my football I love a giggle I love to prank My bicycle My lizard tank but not like I love my football I love a birthday I love to skate My newest shoes My oldest mate but not like I love my football My football gives me a chance to soar From head to toes it makes me more It gives me goals I have to score I love the world I love you all But not like I love my football Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-04-10

My 1st #Villanelle poem. Easier said than done, but #NoScreenDays can spark a child's imagination in ways a screen cannot. Maybe we need a #NationalNoScreenDay

I'm an old fuddy-duddy though, where screens were 80's Saturday morning TV and #Atari for a few hours but nothing beat playing #outside #poems4kids #poems4kids #childhood #noScreenDay #Poetry #poems #writing #writingcommunity

A No Screen Day Let’s make today a no screen day Let’s run outside, wide-open-eyed Imagination needs to play No worries if the clouds are grey Let wonder bolts blow them aside Let’s make today a no screen day Go let your worries go astray Go river stride, go rainbow slide Imagination needs to play Go fairy hunt, go dragon slay Go zombie hide, go phoenix ride Let’s make today a no screen day Today’s about to run away Without you in it, stuck inside Imagination needs to play So quickly, chase it, beg it stay Put on your pride and go outside Let’s make today a no screen day Imagination needs to play Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-03-09

I love the simple joys and philosophy of Nursery teaching. My children are at the stage where they tell me vehemently, " I can put my own shoes on Mr. Bird!" Who am I to dictate what's left and what's right?! #earlyyears #nursery #poems4kids #Philosophy #philosopher
#teaching

I can put my own shoes on and I don’t mind they’re tight I’m only 3 and life’s too long to care what’s left or right Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-03-03

A little bit of #Friday #positivity for all those dreamers who were told not to dream #poems4kids #poemsforkids #poetry #poetrycommunity #pigsmightfly #writingcommunity #writing

And Pigs Might Fly One day when young I shared my dreams, “And pigs might fly!” they frowned, Today, years on, those pigs fly high, refusing to come down Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-03-02

"Before Red was Red." I can't stop writing #poetry at the moment #poetrycommunity #poems4kids #poemsforkids #poetrylovers #poem #poems #cambrian @brianbilston

Before Red was Red Before red was named red Before green became green Before eons had passed Before humans with dreams There was once a big bang and the universe dawned and some billion years later against odds, you were born against odds, you found air against odds, you found will after Cambrian explosions put your odds about nil You’re a trillion to one You’re a miracle child You have made it to Earth You’re assigned your own smile But your purpose and plight But your fight and your fears But your labour and love has x number of years So like butterfly wings can change worlds with one flap so your love, purpose, fight can create your own map and that map when you’re gone after shortest of stays newer humans will use to traverse future days Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-03-01

I wanted to write something for #WorldBookDay2023. My second ever #sonnet If all the world's a stage, then all the world's a book #WorldBookDay @WorldBookDayUK #poems4kids
#WorldBookWeek #poetrycommunity #POEMS

Your Book of Life Your story starts with one stark empty page Your life thereafter finds its unique hook From your first wriggle, ‘All the world’s a stage’ From your first giggle, all the world’s a book You’re given names: a character unread But soon your words and sounds will sell your pitch Your phrases, sentences and chapters spread Your bound between the lines of why and which By twelve years old, your debut book’s complete Are childhood fairy tales put on the shelf? Can come-of-age teen dramas then compete? Will your life’s plot be driven by yourself? Your once upon a time was just the hook You sequel though could be your greatest book Mark Bird
DreambeastPoemsDreambeastPoems@mastodonapp.uk
2023-02-24

"Happy!" Never underestimate its glory and power for you never know when it will take a leave of absence. Happy #Friday people of the world #mentalhealth #MentalHealthMatters #FridayMotivation #FridayFeeling #fridayvibes #Poetin #poetrycommunity #poems4kids

Happy Happy What a word! What a feeling! It’s quite absurd that when it’s seen and when it’s heard and when it’s felt and when it’s stirred happy sometimes goes astray leaves you lonely moves away but when it leaves on days of grey be sure it will return another day Mark Bird

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