The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Wrong Way Day

Listen to Attie read ...
I can't get today the right way up
I can't tell left from right
I poured my cornflakes in my cup
I went to school at night
I spread my toast with toothpaste
I cleaned my teeth with jelly
I did my homework in my sleep
I neatly brushed the telly
I walked to the bus stop on my hands
I washed my face with jam
I put the cat in my packed lunch
I filled my bag with ham
I called my teacher Mummy
I did sums on the wall
I sat on the teacher's special chair
(he didn't like that at all!)
I said my name was Tuesday
I said the month was red
I can't get today the right way up
I'm going back to bed.

About the Writer


Attie Lime

Attie Lime likes walking in fields, playing UNO, and new stationery. She has children’s poetry featured in Northern Gravy, Little Thoughts Press and Parakeet Magazine. Attie also enjoys nonsense poems and making up words. Twitter @AttieLime