A Platypus In My Bed
By Jeff Duckworth
Asleep? In bed? Why am I not in bed?
My reason is good,
Listen you should.
Of why I’m not in bed.
Jumping. Leaping. A hopping in my bed!
A platypus,
Is all a-fuss.
Just bouncing in my bed.
So there. You see? Why I’m not in bed.
Up I’ll stay,
Until he’s away.
I will not go to bed.
This is so cute! I’ll share it with my kids
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What a great poem! It sounds like something my 7yo would actually say to me.
Thank you all for your wonderful comments.
Nancy: Sharing my poetry with children is the greatest honor for my work.
Megan: Actually, now that I think about it, this is something my wife says too. She tells me all the time “You snored so loud last night I thought there was a platypus in the bed.”
What fun !
I’m going to read this one to my son, after nap… I have a feeling he will relate well to this sentiment! He thinks your poetry is terribly silly which is the ultimate compliment from a 2 year old!