The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Chickens are too Chickeny

Chickens are too chickeny
And dogs are far too doggish,
Geese are far too goosified
And frogs are far too froggish,
Hamsters are too hamster-ish
As far as I can see,
These animals should all behave
A little more like me!

About the Writer


John Dredge

John Dredge has had his work broadcast on BBC Radio London and BBC 6Music. He has been published in The Manchester Post, The Morecambe Poetry Festival Anthology, and the Dirigible Balloon children’s anthology Sky Surfing. He has also had work shown as part of an exhibition run by The Poetry Society.