Hiccups
Hiccup ONE
Hiccup TWO
Hiccup THREE and FOUR
Hiccup FIVE
Hiccup SIX
How many hiccups more?
Hiccup SEVEN
Hiccup EIGHT
Was it something that I ate?
Did I drink too fast?
How did they come?
Is there a FROG stuck in my tum?
I hold my breath ...
And wait ...
But then ...
Along come hiccups NINE and TEN
I drink some water, upside down.
Hum "Yankee Doodle went to town".
Hiccup ELEVEN
Hiccup TWELVE
NINETEEN ...
FIFTY…
HUNDRED AND ONE …
WHAT IF I HICCUP FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?!
Oh, wait a second … they’ve gone!
Hiccup TWO
Hiccup THREE and FOUR
Hiccup FIVE
Hiccup SIX
How many hiccups more?
Hiccup SEVEN
Hiccup EIGHT
Was it something that I ate?
Did I drink too fast?
How did they come?
Is there a FROG stuck in my tum?
I hold my breath ...
And wait ...
But then ...
Along come hiccups NINE and TEN
I drink some water, upside down.
Hum "Yankee Doodle went to town".
Hiccup ELEVEN
Hiccup TWELVE
NINETEEN ...
FIFTY…
HUNDRED AND ONE …
WHAT IF I HICCUP FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?!
Oh, wait a second … they’ve gone!
This poem is copyright (©) Marc Vestey 2023

About the Writer
Marc Vestey
Marc is from Sheffield, South Yorkshire and has been writing stories and verse for children for about a year. His rhyming story BUBBLE TROUBLE was recently named one of the judges' favourites in the Children's Writers Group 100 word story competition.