Woodpecker Whatsapp
Text! Text! Text! (clap, 3 times as you say these lines, repeat throughout the poem)
Tap! Tap! Tap! (clap 3 times, as you say these line, repeat throughout the poem)
Would you like to join
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Hey, woolly-necked stork
Come join me asap!
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Would you like to join
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Playful lion cub
Typing with a rap.
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Would you like to join
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Golden orb weaver
Keen to fill a gap.
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Would you like to join
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
It’s mummy hippo
Leaving for a nap.
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Are you glad you joined
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
Tap! Tap! Tap! (clap 3 times, as you say these line, repeat throughout the poem)
Would you like to join
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Hey, woolly-necked stork
Come join me asap!
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Would you like to join
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Playful lion cub
Typing with a rap.
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Would you like to join
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Golden orb weaver
Keen to fill a gap.
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Would you like to join
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
It’s mummy hippo
Leaving for a nap.
Text! Text! Text!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Are you glad you joined
Woodpecker Whatsapp?
This poem is copyright (©) Kathryn Beevor 2025

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.