Twice for Yes
I asked the stiff gate,
‘Do your hinges squeak?’
The hinges squeaked twice
(I’ll fetch oil next week).
I asked the round pond,
‘Any tadpoles yet?’
Some tadpoles splashed twice
(Frogs soon, I suspect).
I asked the front door,
‘How’s things, are you well?’
The knocker rapped twice
(The door has no bell).
I then asked my Gran,
‘Hi, shall we have tea?’
She nodded two times
(I knew she’d agree).
‘Do your hinges squeak?’
The hinges squeaked twice
(I’ll fetch oil next week).
I asked the round pond,
‘Any tadpoles yet?’
Some tadpoles splashed twice
(Frogs soon, I suspect).
I asked the front door,
‘How’s things, are you well?’
The knocker rapped twice
(The door has no bell).
I then asked my Gran,
‘Hi, shall we have tea?’
She nodded two times
(I knew she’d agree).
This poem is copyright (©) K.J. Watson 2026
About the Writer
K.J. Watson
K. J. Watson’s stories, articles and poems have appeared on the radio, in anthologies and magazines, and online. He used to write scripts for The Topper comic and created the character Sir Vernon the Valiant. He lives in Scotland and is waiting patiently to see a monster in the nearby loch.
