What a Bird, That Water-Bird! April 16, 2008
do stop a moment, mother duck, I’d really like to know
a little of your language, would you take the time to show
a human how to speak those words which ducks use every day?
so let’s begin this instant, would you tell me how you say:
“thank you for the thought, dear girl, I love this wholegrain bread
but sometimes I would love to eat some sausage rolls instead”
“QUACK”
“the river-water chills my legs, I scrape my toes on rocks
oh how I wish I had a pair of cosy woollen socks”
“QUACK”
“It’s spring again and I must build my brood a homely nest
a place where they can watch TV and take a well-earned rest”
“QUACK”
Thank you kindly, mother duck, you’re such a clever bird
how many creatures say so much whilst using just one word?
Paul Hughes 2008
The spring sunshine has clearly inspired you, Paul.
I think it’s the talking to the tadpoles that has done it - they are the real inspiration behind all of these poems…
Oh yes the world shallnow use one word only to talk and say everything they mean.
But hmmm what shall this word be?
hi you know who we are !!
this poem ROCKS!!!
gets better and better every-day!!
we will be paying you soon to write poems for us when you are big and famous !
(funny)