Friday 5 July 2013

Eric the Crow



picture -Diana Leighton. Taken at Brean Down September 2011

Eric the Crow

The wind blew
and the trees went
round and round
round and round,
round and round.
The wind blew harder
and the trees swayed
this way and that
and were very bent
but this way and that
is the way the trees went.

At the top of the tree
live Eric the crow
who now we all know
was not a good crow.
Eric the crow didn't like wind
which made the trees bend
and sway this way and that

Eric the crow became very dizzy
and got all in a tizzy,
when the trees bent,
and swayed this way and that.
He didn't like flying
when the wind was high in
the trees, when they bent
this way and that.
Eric's eyes would spin
His claws would cling
to a branch that would sing
in the wind when it blew.

eric feeling very sick
Eric turned green
and he felt very ill
so he took a large pill
as the trees swayed
this way and that
and round and round,
round and round
He felt very, very wobbly
on top
of the tallest tree
as it swayed
this way and that
and Eric wobbled and wobbled
then FINALLY TOPPLED
and went
SPLAT!!!!!
as he fell flat
onto the ground
which didn't go
this way and that
and round and round

Now Eric the crow
never goes high,
nor does he fly
just watch him go
this way and that
round and round






He's a happy crow now as
he lives on the ground!!

©Diana Leighton September 2013