A collection of Silly Stanzas I have kept or students have chosen to add from the poetry classes I have taught.
These were inspired by some fun poems from a certain book we had in our library. It is a great resource for beginning poets. The book is My Brother Drinks Out of the Toilet and Other Poems by Colin Thompson.
Adding Poems
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POEMS
My Grumpy Uncle
I have a grumpy uncle,
As lazy as can be.
Always drinking coffee,
And spilling it down his knee.
(Darcy, 2022)
Silly Sister
I’ve got a little sister,
Who cherishes her hair.
So, I took the garden scissors,
And made her very bare.
(Grace, 2022)
My Annoying Teacher
I wanted something about school so why not a teacher.
I had an annoying teacher,
Who yelled at every one.
So I yelled back at him,
That sent him on the run.
(Ky, 7/8, 2017)
My Brother
I liked the idea of this and it sounded funny
I had an older brother,
Who liked to play the bass.
He played it in a brass band,
It sounded out of place.
(Cameron, 7/8, 2017)
My Sister
I am a nice person. I promise
I had a little sister,
I put her in a cell,
Threw away the keys,
Now she’s in hell.
(Cian, 7/8, 2017)
My Brother
I just don't know.
I had an older brother,
I threw him outside,
Opened the window,
And gave him cyanide.
(Cian, 7/8, 2017)
The "Cool" Kid
I made this poem because I needed another poem for my anthology
There once was a young boy
Who tried to act cool.
He tried to do a backflip,
He was an absolute tool.
(Joseph Coles, 7/8, 2017)
The Terrible Mum
I've got a terrible mum
Who is always mad.
It not my fault
My brothers are just too bad.
(Lilly, 7/8, 2017)
The Old Man
I was trying to do something funny.
I knew an old man
Who was obsessed with the loo.
He didn't really know anything
Except for doing the number two.
(Lilly, 7/8, 2017)
My Feral Brother
I’ve got a little brother,
He was a bit feral.
So mum sent him away,
To loopy Aunt Cheryl.
(Lilly, 7/8, 2017)—-
The Crazy Girl
I knew a crazy girl,
Who was a liar?
She was sent away
And burnt in a fire.
(Lilly, 7/8, 2017)
Bad Teacher
A really quick poem I wrote
I had a bossy teacher,
Who really hated me.
So yesterday I sliced him up
And buried him under a tree.
(Ella, year 7, 2017)
My little sister
This is just a quick poem I came up with.
I had a little sister,
She was a big disgrace.
So we bought an old rocket
And sent her off to space.
(Jack, 7/8, 2017)
My Older Sister
The sister I have.
I have an older sister,
She lives in a cave.
I thought I’d better find her,
But she’s not worth a save.
(James, Year 7, 2017)
Get Away Sister
This is a quick poem i wrote. I think it's funny because i based it on my older sister. But she never wanted to get away i did.
I had an older sister,
She had no friends.
She always wanted to leave,
So she left in a Mercedes Benz.
(Josie year 8, 23/08/2017)
I had an Older Brother
I did this because I couldn't think of a poem.
I had an older brother
Who wasn’t very nice.
He stole all my money,
So I stuck him in a vice.
(George, 7/8, 2017)
My Weird Aunty
these ones are very funny and good to do if you have trouble with poems .
I had a weird aunty
She had to go to the loo,
She was in there for an hour
And she said she did a two.
(Hayley, 7/8, 2017)
Silly Brother
I had an annoying brother
Who gave too many tips,
So I served him up for dinner
With some spicy chips.
(Holly, 7/8, 2017)