AUSSIEJOHN

ICKLE SEZ #4 I have been doing short poems from observations of my youngest grandson between birth and his now 5th year.We call him "Ickle" as that is how he always says (little).
Ickle sez;. " Nosey" My Auntie thinks my nose is cute My sister says that it's a brute My Nana loves it too, although My Grandad says "Pinocchio" Ickle sez;. " Mouth organ " My mouth is open when I snore My tongue is in the way once more My mouth is where I keep my teeth until it's time for me to eat. My sister then acts like a nut and says why dont I keep it shut, but then I say to her "You dork, I have to open it to talk." Ickle sez; "Hear here" I went to the doctor 'cos my mommy had a fear The doctor took a look and said " ah yes,I see it clear he has a problem there I diagonise it as Glue-ear so I'll insert 2 grommets and then it will disappear. Ickle sez; "Think Zinc" In Brisbane town the sun beats down and we must wear a hat or run the risk of sunstroke and I surely dont want that . Skin cancer is another risk we have to wear thin clothes and last of all they put zinc ointment on my Ickle nose. Ickle sez; "Kiss off" My grandad grew himself a beard it's come to pass the thing I feared I think I'll give it all a miss 'cos now he says he wants a kiss. Ickle sez; "Night fright" The lightning crashed the thunder rumbled and down the stairs poor spotty tumbled "I can't find Ickle "nana said. I'd hided under Ickles bed. Ickle sez; "Me-ow" The cat next door meows all night but he's been keeping out of sight because I found out what to do I'm waiting with my other shoe. Ickle sez; "Rain drain" I'm stuck inside and bored again because we've had 5 days of rain. my nana said there's no more cuddles till I stop jumping into puddles. Ickle sez; "Tricky" My nan said " You stay home from school because your forehead isn't cool." Thermomerters are fine and dandy if those hot cups of tea are handy. Ickle sez ; " Belt up" The school bus is a welcome sight the driver usually gets it right but yesterday I got a fright. My seat belt was done up too tight.	Ickle sez; "Phew" We had a heat wave here in oz and I could hardly breathe because whether Celcius or not I know that it was Hot! Hot! Hot! Ickle sez; "Bones" The museum is a place I dread 'cos everything they have is dead. Exhibits are all laid out for us The largest is the Stegasaurus. Ickel sez; "Zoo crew" My mummy took us to the zoo and there were lots of things to do. We fed the animals inside and the elephant gave me a ride. Ickle sez; "Learning from yearning" The first things that I learned in school were hard for me it's true. There wasn't much at starting time that I had learned to do but I have learned to count to ten and know my A B C the first thing that I learned was where to go to have a pee. Ickle sez; "Frys" My mummy took me to Macdonalds we went to the mall but I couldn't eat a whopper 'cos i was much too small. so mummy bought an icecream, she said "That won't have much fat" and the girl behind the counter said "Do you want fries with that?" Ickle sez; "Cool School" I started big school just today I didn't feel much sorrow in fact I liked it so darn much I may go back tomorrow. Ickle sez; "School's out" I've changed my mind about big school it's just too far to walk I can't read or write and now They've told me not to talk. Ickle sez; "Black magic" My best mate has a boomerang he's Aborigine And he bought it to show and tell for all the kids to see. I thought that it was useless so I threw it down the track but now I can't get rid of it. It keeps on coming back. Ickle sez; "No-No" My grandad is an an acupuncturist now this is true. and now my mummy says they have injections for the flu My grandad says" they're painless just you wait & see" but he's crazy if he thinks I'll let him stick one into me . Poems Printed with permission of author
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