Charlie the Gnome

Childrens story

Charlie the gnome needed a home
and so he looked around,
the garden shed too big he said
and too high off the ground.

The bar b que would never do
the ash would make me sneeze,
so on I go look high look low
in and around the trees.

The bird box white would be too tight
with chicks that chirp and cheep,
and constant song the whole day long
I'd never get to sleep.

The kennels large but then there's Sarge
and all his smelly toys,
plus after dark he likes to bark
and make a lot of noise.

The house I found is out of bound
too many folk in there,
so I'll stay out and look about
as I don't like to share.

A wooden crate there by the gate
would make a perfect home,
it's not too small or wide nor tall
it's just right for this gnome.

I need a door and windows four
some carpet and a bed,
a rocking chair would look good there
or maybe there instead.

Yes this is fine and it's all mine
with roses all around,
the place it seems straight from my dreams
is what I think I've found.

Charlie the gnome no more will roam
his house is warm and bright,
with flower beds of blues and reds
and picket fence of white.

Reviews

[Baz]

Love it! Good old Charlie Gnome.

Great sense of playfulness and whimsy as with all your kids poems. As you know I just adore this sort of stuff. More please.

[Looouise]

This is nice. :) I like that it's a children's poem (though you've got story?). It reads really quite well as one and the rhyme scheme is lovely to capture the attention of those either reading or listening to it. :) And I like how it provides a narrative of "what to do, where to go?" kind of thing that is present in children's literature. :) Nice write. :)