Parrots in the Classroom
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There are parrots in the classroom
and monkeys in the gym.
Yak herds crowd the corridors –
what a mess we’ve gotten in!
Racoons in the lunch hall,
scavenging for snacks.
Giraffes in the library,
peering round the stacks.
Boars all in the staff room.
(No surprises there!)
Cheetahs racing on the field,
an ibex on the stair.
Out in playground puddles
there’s a flappy penguin crew.
Did I really come to school today
or turn up at the zoo?
and monkeys in the gym.
Yak herds crowd the corridors –
what a mess we’ve gotten in!
Racoons in the lunch hall,
scavenging for snacks.
Giraffes in the library,
peering round the stacks.
Boars all in the staff room.
(No surprises there!)
Cheetahs racing on the field,
an ibex on the stair.
Out in playground puddles
there’s a flappy penguin crew.
Did I really come to school today
or turn up at the zoo?
This poem is copyright (©) Ian Brownlie 2026
About the Writer
Ian Brownlie
Ian lives with his family in Marlow, Bucks (UK). His prospective middle grade novel, Solomon Brown from Hero Town, was longlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. His poems have been published in The Dirigible Balloon and The Toy.
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