‘Children’ (Poetry)

CHILDREN

Children

always

should

obey instructions,

wipe their feet,

neverchewchewingguminthestreet;

clean their teeth,

have a bath,

neverstampinpuddlesonthepath;

eat their cauliflower,

turn the telly down,

nevercomplainorgrumbleoffrown;

keep their pockets empty

of screws and string,

andnevereverloseanything.

Yuk!

I hope I grow up

soon.

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Anne Bell

Anne Bell is a renowned poet whose work has appeared in numerous international anthologies. She also helped found the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards, which has grown to become the biggest and longest-running children's poetry competition in Australia.