Ball
I bought our dog a brand-new ball,
It’s red and blue and black.
While she happily grabs her ball,
She will not bring it back.
So now I chase her and her ball,
This streak of brown and black,
And wedged between her jaws; the ball,
That I’ll never get back.
It’s red and blue and black.
While she happily grabs her ball,
She will not bring it back.
So now I chase her and her ball,
This streak of brown and black,
And wedged between her jaws; the ball,
That I’ll never get back.
This poem is copyright (©) Oliver Sykes 2024
About the Writer
Oliver Sykes
Oliver is an award-winning author, poet and writer/performer. His debut children's poetry collection, We Are Family: Six Kids and a Super-Dad was published in May 2024 by Otter-Barry Books. His debut children’s novella, Alfie’s First Fight, won Best Illustrated Young Reader at the 2023 Children’s Literature Festivals’ Book Awards, and Alex Wheatle described it as “Compelling!” When he isn’t writing, Oliver can be found performing at theatres, libraries and schools all across the world. He lives in Denbigh, North Wales.
