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Spooky the Ghost - A "rap" fun performance poem for several children.
By Josie
18 January 2008


A poem for several children to take part in

This is a "rap" poem - a performance poem and local children I know say it's "cool" - which I guess is teen-talk for OK.  I can imagine them with sheets over their heads, and chains to rattle etc - and even the audience can click their fingers and sway and join in with the whooooohooo's between verses.  This poem was never meant to stay on the pages of a book.  I would aim this poem at children from 7 or 8 upwards.  It may be a bit scary for very young children.  I've tried to vary the words for "ghost" and brought in lots of assorted adjectives to help with vocabulary extension.  Teachers should get a lot from this for their English lesson, and it's a poem children can use to copy the style in a poem of their own on a subject dear to their hearts.
Are you ready to click your fingers?  One, two - one two three four - - -

Sound recording of this poem (including rattling of chains, ha ha) - http://www.whiteheadm.co.uk/html/spooky.html#spooky   Well worth listening to for a laugh.




            

ghost




            I’m just a scary little spook who rattles his chains
            A gruesome, grizzly ghost, with a super brain.
               An awesome apparition who’ll make you jump. (Boo)
                You’ll never know I’m here till you hear a bump.

Whooohoooo!

            The doors will strangely open entirely on their own
            I’ll be hiding in the dark – you may hear a little moan.
               I walk through brick walls and float high in the air.
               I'd never steal your sweeties - no, that wouldn't be fair!

Whooohoooo!


            I’m just a terrifying terror - a fact beyond all doubt –
            But you’ll hardly ever know when I’m hovering about.
               Old cemeteries and castles are the places that I’ll be
               And I’ll be looking down at you, but you won’t see me.

Whooohoooo!


            On Halloween night I’ll come come haunting you all –
            For I’m the number one guest at your Halloween Ball.
                Yes, you may go to bed, but you'll never sleep a wink –
               “But, are there really ghosts.”  Well, what do you think?

Whooohoooo!







 

Copyright 2008
www.whiteheadm.co.uk

Reviews

Written by Fledermaus (3281 comments posted) 18th January 2008
Nice sound effects. Usually I don't like them, but here they have a function. Good poem. I wonder though, is a superlative like 'mostest' educationally acceptable? :p
Fledermaus
Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 18th January 2008
Mostest? No, by no means grammatically correct, but children would just laugh at this, and I do this so seldom that they know it is just for fun. If you Google "mostest" you will see that we use it just for fun, ie the hostess with the mostest or "Henri, the Ghostest with the Mostest" etc. So mine is a ghostest with the mostest also. ha ha. Actually, Spooky is rather a show off. You won't like him so don't encourage him Fledermaus - he's not your type at all.

Written by LadyMoldwarp (6 comments posted) 24th January 2008
Was the "I'll come come haunting you all" intentional? 
The first verse doesnt flow as nicely as the rest, but other that that i think it's good, It works really well as a rap because it has a good steady rhythm which is really important in a rap! I think kids would find it really fun!

Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 24th January 2008
Thank you. You'll have to ask your brother's young advice about the first verse. Ask him for an improvement, It would be good for him as children have to write poems.

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