Nice Weather for Ducks
Listen to Gillian ...
I don’t like the weather today
I wish this rain would go away
If I tell mum, then she’ll just say,
“It’s nice weather for ducks.”
“Excuse me, can you see a beak?
Do I quack instead of speak?
Waterproof feathers and feet?” I shriek,
“Really, nice weather for ducks?”
Mum says, “You’re not made of sugar, you know.”
It’s time for school so I have to go.
I protest again, but mum says “No.
It’s nice weather for ducks.”
I don’t think I could be more wet.
My clothes are drenched and I’m quite upset.
I fell in a puddle, got soaked, and yet
“It’s nice weather for ducks!”
I think all the ducks are laughing at me,
As I try to shelter under a tree.
I hope tomorrow’s forecast won’t be
“Nice weather for ducks”.
I wish this rain would go away
If I tell mum, then she’ll just say,
“It’s nice weather for ducks.”
“Excuse me, can you see a beak?
Do I quack instead of speak?
Waterproof feathers and feet?” I shriek,
“Really, nice weather for ducks?”
Mum says, “You’re not made of sugar, you know.”
It’s time for school so I have to go.
I protest again, but mum says “No.
It’s nice weather for ducks.”
I don’t think I could be more wet.
My clothes are drenched and I’m quite upset.
I fell in a puddle, got soaked, and yet
“It’s nice weather for ducks!”
I think all the ducks are laughing at me,
As I try to shelter under a tree.
I hope tomorrow’s forecast won’t be
“Nice weather for ducks”.
This poem is copyright (©) Gillian Spiller 2025
About the Writer
Gillian Spiller
Gillian Spiller is a Scottish poet and children’s author, who has spent many years living and teaching in S-E Asia, E Asia and the Middle East. She is the author of four picture books, The Blue Sock (2019), Star Sailor (2020), On The Shelf (2021) and A Shell for Cleo (2022) by Marshall Cavendish Ltd. (Asia). Her poetry for children is available on the British Council’s Learn English Kids website, as well as here on The Dirigible Balloon.
