New Whooping Wood
The trees were all giggling
The fungi guffawed
The ferns were all tittering
The daffodils roared
The bluebells were chuckling
The crocuses grinned
The nettles were chortling
all thanks to Spring Wind
who tickled their branches
their blossom and buds
their stems and their petals
down New Whooping Wood
The fungi guffawed
The ferns were all tittering
The daffodils roared
The bluebells were chuckling
The crocuses grinned
The nettles were chortling
all thanks to Spring Wind
who tickled their branches
their blossom and buds
their stems and their petals
down New Whooping Wood
This poem is copyright (©) Mark Bird 2026
About the Writer
Mark Bird
Mark Bird is a children’s author and teacher. He was born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire and now lives in London. His debut picture book, ‘Halloween Date From Hell’ came out in October 2022 followed by ‘The Klangaroo’ in 2024. Mark has poems published in several anthologies including Ana Sampson’s ‘Heroes and Villains’, Gaby Morgan’s ‘Cosy Poems’, Brian Moses’ ‘The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems’, Kathryn Beevors’ ‘Peak Poetry’, Jonathan Humble’s ‘Sky Surfing’ and in Gill Education’s ‘Over The Moon’ series.
He also has poems featured in two 2025 anthologies from Macmillan:
‘Space - Royal Observatory Greenwich Poetry Book’, and ‘You’re Never Too Much - poems for every emotion’. Many more of Mark’s poems can be found on his website: www.Dreambeastpoems.com.
