Writing a Poem is Easy
Writing a poem is easy.
All you need to do is pick up a mountain,
turn it upside down
and eat it like an ice cream cone.
Writing a poem is easy.
All you need to is comb your hair
with a hedgehog every morning,
brush your teeth with an acorn,
have breakfast with the King of England.
Writing a poem is easy.
All you need to do is kiss the sun,
remember the name of every raindrop you meet,
swim through outer-space.
Writing a poem is easy.
All you need to do is take your brain out
and give it a wash,
grow lightening in your fingers,
swap your eyes for kaleidoscopes.
All you need to do is pick up a mountain,
turn it upside down
and eat it like an ice cream cone.
Writing a poem is easy.
All you need to is comb your hair
with a hedgehog every morning,
brush your teeth with an acorn,
have breakfast with the King of England.
Writing a poem is easy.
All you need to do is kiss the sun,
remember the name of every raindrop you meet,
swim through outer-space.
Writing a poem is easy.
All you need to do is take your brain out
and give it a wash,
grow lightening in your fingers,
swap your eyes for kaleidoscopes.
This poem is copyright (©) Carl Burkitt 2026
About the Writer
Carl Burkitt
Carl likes telling tales. He tells long tales, short tales, silly tales, sad tales. He tells them online, behind a mic, in books, in schools, and on the sofa with his young family. His debut kids’ collection, Elephants Sleep in Bunk Beds, was published by Beir Bua in 2021.
