There She Was Again
This morning
ready for school
I opened the front door
and there she was again
one of my oldest friends
waiting on the doorstep
My go-to chauffeur
wearing her yellow bow tie
opening the garden gate wide
in her loud sunshine suit
and lavender boots
beckoning me
to take another ride
in her four month long
pristine limousine
repainted and reupholstered
in gold and green
It was Summer
ready for school
I opened the front door
and there she was again
one of my oldest friends
waiting on the doorstep
My go-to chauffeur
wearing her yellow bow tie
opening the garden gate wide
in her loud sunshine suit
and lavender boots
beckoning me
to take another ride
in her four month long
pristine limousine
repainted and reupholstered
in gold and green
It was Summer
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.
