It’s a Bird!
When mummy first saw my picture, she couldn't say a word.
She must have been astounded by the beauty of my bird.
“Isn't my bird fab?” I said, and she said, “Yes of course.”
“But really, darling dear, it looks a little like a horse.”
“Perhaps,” she said politely, “it is time you had art classes.”
“No,” I said politely, “it is time you got some glasses.”
She must have been astounded by the beauty of my bird.
“Isn't my bird fab?” I said, and she said, “Yes of course.”
“But really, darling dear, it looks a little like a horse.”
“Perhaps,” she said politely, “it is time you had art classes.”
“No,” I said politely, “it is time you got some glasses.”
This poem is copyright (©) Katherine Mathew 2026
About the Writer
Katherine Mathew
Katherine lives in sleepy East Yorkshire with her husband and daughters. She’s had poetry published in various places including The Dirigible Balloon, Lemon Tree Press, Little Thoughts Press and Flapper Press. She’s a member of the Zig Zag Stanza children’s poetry group. Katherine would love to go to Burma and read some poems to orangutans.
