A selection of Children’s Poems written by Ross MacKay
THE PEOPLE I MEET ON ALPHABET STREET
These are the people I always seem to meet
Every time I walk down The Alphabet Street
Arthur, Agnes, Arnold and Annie
Every single one of them my grandpa or granny
Baker Bill who wakes up early
To ice his cakes all curly and swirly
Chandni the Copper whose looking out for crooks
Writing their names in her little notebooks
Doctor Daisy who helps when your sick.
A little bit of medicine always does the trick.
Eustace the Useless who looks a little toothless
But always gives a great big smile.
Never has a plan, but will always give a hand
Even if it isn’t worthwhile
Fatima and Faiza are always on the pitch
Hoping that football is going to make them rich
General George worked in the army
Shouting out orders that always sound barmy
‘Atten Hut! One Two! Who Goes There!?
Feet Together! Straight Back! Shoulders Square
Hairless Harry loves to jog,
With Happy Henry his hairy dog.
Ishmael and Isaac are Insect Collectors
But when they are working their Ice Cream Inspectors
Joshua Jingle has a new single
On which he plays every part
He’s crossed his fingers like all the best singers
That it hits number one in the chart
Kingsley is a kid who knows karate kicks.
He even does a judo chop that can break some great big sticks
Hai ya
Lydia licks her lollipops with a little slurp
When she licks the fizzy ones it always makes her burb
Malcolm the masseur massages muscly men
If they’ve had an injury he makes them fit again,
Nobody lives at Number Nine It is an empty house
Which is why it is the perfect home for Norman the runaway mouse
Oscar is an only kid with no sister and no brother
Oscar is more than enough for his father and his mother
Oscars like an octopus he can reach things from his pram
Once he stole some chicken and a great big ham
Polly and Pedro are just the perfect pair
Before they even step outside. They do each other’s hair
Quentin is a quilter who will never quit
Quietly he works away until the wool is knit
Rory’s rugby record is really rather strong
He’s won a hundred games now, they even have a song
Rory’s the best at rugby. He wins every game
Whoever he is facing. The score is always the same.
Sasha’s shoes are shiny, sparkling with glitter
She likes to do the samba wearing her silky slippers
Tiny Tina Teaches each and every day
To the tinier toddlers who love to learn and play
Uncle Knuckle will always chuckle
Ha Ha Hee Hee Ho Ho
Doesn’t matter what you said or if you even spoke
He will start to giggle about his funny joke.
Victor’s very vocal driving in his van
If he gets to angry he uses breathing to stay calm
In Out In Out Count to Ten
The light might be red but it will soon be green again.
Wahlid works with Wind making electric power
Wahlid’s giant turbine looks like a spinning flower
Xander plays the xylophone exactly like he should
Mixing all the notes until the tune sounds good
Yasmin teaches Yoga so she is very bendy
Her classes are always full because yoga is so trendy
Zara is a zookeeper, who runs the local Zoo,
The Aaardvarks and The Zebras are fed at half past two
These are the people I always seem to meet
Every time I walk down the alphabet street
One day I will walk and go the other way
Then I’ll meet all my friends going from Z to A
