Noah Noodle
Hi, I’m Noah Noodle
And I’ll help you learn to swim.
I helped Chandra in the pool over there
and I happily helped Tim.
But there’s something I want to ask you
and I’m sure you’ll work out why -
take me out of the pool when we’ve finished
and help me to get dry.
It’s a bit tricky on my own
and besides I need a rest.
I get tired after all that splashing
so help me look my best.
I have another thing to ask now
and it might seem odd to say
but I’d like you to consider it -
it would really make my day.
You probably think I’m unimportant -
just a length of bright-coloured foam
but I’m wet and I’m also lonely
so please could you take me home?
And I’ll help you learn to swim.
I helped Chandra in the pool over there
and I happily helped Tim.
But there’s something I want to ask you
and I’m sure you’ll work out why -
take me out of the pool when we’ve finished
and help me to get dry.
It’s a bit tricky on my own
and besides I need a rest.
I get tired after all that splashing
so help me look my best.
I have another thing to ask now
and it might seem odd to say
but I’d like you to consider it -
it would really make my day.
You probably think I’m unimportant -
just a length of bright-coloured foam
but I’m wet and I’m also lonely
so please could you take me home?
This poem is copyright (©) Rob Walton 2026
About the Writer
Rob Walton
Rob Walton is a writer, performer and teacher from Scunthorpe who lives in Whitley Bay, where he writes poetry and fiction for children and adults. His poetry for children has been published by The Toy Press, Tyger Tyger, Parakeet and The Dirigible Balloon, and features in anthologies from Macmillan, Bloomsbury, The Emma Press and others. His collection of thirty very short stories, Please Don’t Read the Footnotes Please, is published by The Emma Press.
