Billy the goat was a builder
With his nanny he built a small boat
They collected up bark twigs and oak leaves
Plus bits from the farmers torn coat
The chickens were missing some feathers
All stuck to a bath made of tin
The bark and the twigs patched the holes up
Where rust caused the holes to begin
They used an adhesive called cow pat
Smelly but boy did it stick
Collected it fresh in a bucket
Then spread on the boat pretty quick
Billy was quite the explorer
He thought of his boat in a dream
How he’d stand at the helm when it’s finished
Without maps he would cross the great stream
The animals gazed in amazement
At the boat with its feathers and bark
Agreeing the best time to launch it
Would be after tea in the dark
They all shoved it down to the water
All saying it smelt like a skunk
At the helm Billy floated off proudly
Till the bits all fell off and it sunk
© 2008 David Threadgold
Rambling Riddles & Rhymes
Oh I love this one. We are all children at heart and I laughed and chuckled at your lovely sense of imaginative humour Dave. Ten it is.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
David..thank you for your very nice comments on my poems. You're right, we do share a similar style. We both have imagination, and we're rhymers. I loved your poem Billy's Boat. Got to go..so I can read your other poems! Mike