Roll Up! Roll Up!
Roll up! Roll up!
for the Allotment Extravaganza
boomed the radish-faced ringmaster:
IN-TRO-DU-CING…
A chorus line of cabbages
bonneted in green.
Two dazzling dahlia dancers
who pivot and preen.
Three greasy painted pansy clowns
juggling with a smile.
Four shiny shimmying shallots
in a rhythmic style.
Five corncobs balancing on stilts
waving to the crowd.
Six hives of singing honey bees
buzzing high and proud.
Seven tumbling tomato plants
somersault and jump.
Eight perfectly poised pompon balls
falling in a slump.
Nine leafy herb wheel carousels
ready for a turn.
Ten aerial hanging baskets
trailing Hart Tongue’s fern.
The radish-faced ringmaster sighed
looking all around.
Summer’s almost over so it’s
thyme to leave the ground.
for the Allotment Extravaganza
boomed the radish-faced ringmaster:
IN-TRO-DU-CING…
A chorus line of cabbages
bonneted in green.
Two dazzling dahlia dancers
who pivot and preen.
Three greasy painted pansy clowns
juggling with a smile.
Four shiny shimmying shallots
in a rhythmic style.
Five corncobs balancing on stilts
waving to the crowd.
Six hives of singing honey bees
buzzing high and proud.
Seven tumbling tomato plants
somersault and jump.
Eight perfectly poised pompon balls
falling in a slump.
Nine leafy herb wheel carousels
ready for a turn.
Ten aerial hanging baskets
trailing Hart Tongue’s fern.
The radish-faced ringmaster sighed
looking all around.
Summer’s almost over so it’s
thyme to leave the ground.
This poem is copyright (©) Kathryn Beevor 2026
About the Writer
Kathryn Beevor
Kathryn is an English teacher, charity trustee, fundraiser and new writer who lives in Buckinghamshire. She writes for adults and children. Her first poem was published in the book Elizabeth’s Poetry of Hope. She is currently editing and publishing her own poetry book to raise money for the charity KASIN (Kids at School in Nepal). Her poems are inspired by experience.
