The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

I like to count backwards on Wednesdays

I like to count backwards on Wednesdays
It’s something that I’ve always done
I start at a thousand and twenty
And stop at a hundred and one

I like to count backwards on Wednesdays
Whether cloudy or rainy or fine
My favourite number’s a hundred and ten
Or was it a hundred and nine?

When I first began counting backwards
My troubles and woes disappeared
A friend of mine says he counts sideways
But he’s always been a bit weird.

I like to count backwards on Wednesdays
I hope you now understand why
If you don’t I can’t help any further
I’ve another appointment – goodbye!

About the Writer


John Dredge

John Dredge is a silly person. He not only writes silly poems but also presents a silly comedy sketch podcast series called The Nothing To Do With Anything Show. Please do not hold this against him. He has presented silly music shows on Resonance FM and Mad Wasp Radio and has appeared at the Brighton Fringe by mistake. He has never played the ukelele.