Aristotle
Once I dreamed I found a bottle
with a bright pink axylotl.
You, I said, will have to go
straight back home to Mexico.
First I named him Aristotle,
made a raft, using the bottle;
launched with pride, and cockney glottal
stops accompanying Axylotl.
with a bright pink axylotl.
You, I said, will have to go
straight back home to Mexico.
First I named him Aristotle,
made a raft, using the bottle;
launched with pride, and cockney glottal
stops accompanying Axylotl.
This poem is copyright (©) Jane Newberry 2026
About the Writer
Jane Newberry
Jane Newberry is an all-sorts poet and songwriter living in Cornwall. Her book of play-rhymes Big Green Crocodile was shortlisted for the prestigious CLIPPA award in 2021. The new baby is Big Red Dragon, published by Otter-Barry Books in August 2024. Jane is widely published online and in magazines and anthologies.
