Hairlairous Friends
Gilly’s hair has the giggles—
Flouncy, bouncy, springy rings,
A bright cascade of ginger coils,
That twirl in mirthful flings.
Helen’s hair happily hollers,
With jazzy stripes of ocean blue.
Each week she sings as she scrubs it clean
With her sparkly, scented shampoo.
Tim’s hair likes to titter,
As if it’s heard a funny joke—
A burst of blond explosions
With one proud spikey spoke.
Andy’s hair cheekily chuckles,
Frizzy tufts that leap and shout—
A daring sprout of bushy black,
Worn to stand right out.
Lucy’s locks are smiles in motion,
Cascading gently down her back—
A tinkle of warm summer light,
A rippled golden haystack.
Greg’s head wears a silky crown,
A chocolate laugh that softly flows—
Thick and glossy, gorgeously loud,
Where every strand glints and glows.
Flouncy, bouncy, springy rings,
A bright cascade of ginger coils,
That twirl in mirthful flings.
Helen’s hair happily hollers,
With jazzy stripes of ocean blue.
Each week she sings as she scrubs it clean
With her sparkly, scented shampoo.
Tim’s hair likes to titter,
As if it’s heard a funny joke—
A burst of blond explosions
With one proud spikey spoke.
Andy’s hair cheekily chuckles,
Frizzy tufts that leap and shout—
A daring sprout of bushy black,
Worn to stand right out.
Lucy’s locks are smiles in motion,
Cascading gently down her back—
A tinkle of warm summer light,
A rippled golden haystack.
Greg’s head wears a silky crown,
A chocolate laugh that softly flows—
Thick and glossy, gorgeously loud,
Where every strand glints and glows.
This poem is copyright (©) Philippa Rae 2026
About the Writer
Philippa Rae
Philippa is an award-winning author of four print books and one audio book (The Story of Noah). She has also written poetry and short stories for magazines such as The Caterpillar, The School Magazine, High Five, Storytime, Bumples and Stinkwaves and online publications such as The Short Edition, The Dirigible Balloon and Café Lit; as well as various anthologies Hipp-O-Dee-Doo-Dah, Words And Other Wild Things and Dear Tomato. She has written around 40 assemblies for SPCK publishing website resource.
