Great Writing - Home > For Kids > Nearly Notquite
READING ROOM
Great Writing - Home
Read and review others' work
Articles on writing
Advice from the community
COMMUNITY
Talk to others in the forums
Events and Competitions
GW News
ABOUT GREAT WRITING
All About Us
Contact Us
WORK AWAITING REVIEW
GW IS...
Great Writing creative writing community is designed to prompt ideas and provide inspiration and motivation within aspiring and amateur authors. Whatever your topic; from love poetry to Doctor Who or Harry Potter fan fiction, Great Writing's online writing group is where you can make new friends and improve your creative writing.
WHO'S ONLINE
We have 3159 guests online and 6 members online
For Children
Nearly Notquite
By punchy
31 October 2007
In a quaint little town
By the edge of the sea
Lived a bundle of joy
As sweet as a pea

Her nose was a button
Her eyes like 2 moons
Her skin was as smooth
As the back of a spoon

An adorable face,
All pretty and slight
Was just not enough
For Nearly Notquite

The trouble with Nearly
Despite of her size
Her wants were enormous
As big as the sky

Nearly was dearly
Polite and reserved
But she wanted respect
Like a queen would deserve

She had a few friends
Of whom she was fond
But she wanted a best friend
That's funny and blonde

She fronted a choir
The best in the land
But Nearly not happy
She wanted a band

Nearly was clearly
Ambitious alright
But that's not enough
For Nearly Notquite

She wanted to run
As fast as a car
But her cute little legs
Ran fast but not far

She loved painting pictures
Of scenes in the town
But expected to sell them
For thousands of pounds


Then one day it happened
A miracle came
In the form of a baby
And Hardly his name

A cute baby brother
A sibling, an heir
A friend that is funny
With curly blonde hair

Now Nearly is really
The biggest and best
At all sorts of stuff
But Hardly protests

For Hardly is Nearly
But not quite as good
As Nearly Notquite
But one day he could!

Reviews

Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 30th October 2007
Your poems are getting funnier and funnier. I'm sure the children would enjoy this Paula. Well done.

Written by tpowell (105 comments posted) 30th October 2007
Hi Paula 
 
I think this is your best yet, very funny and well written. 
Well done from me too! 
 
Tracey :)

Written by fellpony (1608 comments posted) 11th November 2007
Clever and funny - practice is clearly making YOU a lot better than nearly notquite!

   Only registered users can rate and write comments.
   Please login or register.

Powered by AkoComment 2.0!

Next item