Child’s play?
Meg Marsden has had a tough time judging the winners of WM’s competition for children’s poetry
Meg Marsden
FIRST PRIZE
Adam ate an ant Dennis O’Keefe
Adam ate an ant
In the playground for a joke.
He scooped it up with his tongue,
Then gulped it down with diet coke.
The other children gathered round.
They found it quite amazing.
Adam kissed a wasp
In the playground for a dare.
He held it tightly in his lips,
Then swallowed it without a care.
The other children looked aghast.
They found it quite disturbing.
Adam found a fly
In his lunchbox during break.
He trapped it in the corner
Then enjoyed it with his cake.
The other children laughed out loud.
They found it quite amusing.
Adam sucked a slug
In the playground after dinner.
He rolled it round in his mouth,
Leaving the slug decidedly thinner.
The other children couldn’t watch.
They found it quite upsetting.
Adam licked a worm
In the playground for a laugh.
He stretched it to its full extent,
Then chewed the worm in half.
The other children had seen enough.
They ran to tell the teacher.
Adam bit Miss Hill