Letting Your Gerbil Out
Listen to Kate's poem ...
Let your gerbil out and it may
hop it before you can stop it –
roll in a ball
and spin down the hall
drop in a shoe
pop to the loo
hide in a box
devour your socks
bathe in the flour
take a hot shower
try your computer
borrow your scooter
nibble a wire
start a great fire
head out the door
leave to explore
or just curl up in your pocket
hop it before you can stop it –
roll in a ball
and spin down the hall
drop in a shoe
pop to the loo
hide in a box
devour your socks
bathe in the flour
take a hot shower
try your computer
borrow your scooter
nibble a wire
start a great fire
head out the door
leave to explore
or just curl up in your pocket
This poem is copyright (©) Kate Williams 2024
About the Writer
Kate Williams
Kate has been writing poems for children for over two decades, with 150 - 200 published to date. She has many contributions to anthologies by major publishers, including Macmillan, Oxford University Press, Hodder, Dorling Kindersley and Bloomsbury, with others appearing in arts magazines such as The Caterpillar (Ireland), Cricket Magazine and Better Than Starbucks (USA), and The School Magazine (Australia). Her work has also contributed to national curriculum support material and she shares her writing passion with children in school workshops.
