George's marvellous medicine (as a poem)

 

 George's marvellous medicine (as a poem)

I’m going out to shop, now don’t misbehave,

Said George’s mother as she gave them a wave. 

George turned around unfortunate to see,

His putrid,old grandma demanded some tea.

George’s Granny was a grizzly, old grouch

Always sitting on her small, lumpy couch,

She had wicked, beady eyes and was always in a slouch.

She stared over her cup sipping her tea slow,

Then told George: “It’s silly to grow”.

“Boys that grow become stupid and lazy”,

George wanted to argue and say; NO THAT’S CRAZY!

  

Not only that she had more stories up her sleeve,

All of which wanted to make him leave.

Stories like slugs and worms taste good,

Far better than you think they would.

Hearing all this George wanted to gag,

But instead just ran away from the old hag.

Into the kitchen and on to the floor,

Then behind him he then slammed the door.

I can’t stay frightened of her all my life,

I must do something to set things right.

So-ho! Thought George suddenly. Ah-ha! Ho-hum! 

I know what to do, he said, twiddling his thumbs.

I must give her medicine at 11.00 o’clock.

But today I shall give her something new,

Give Her a horrid medicine, that’s what I'll do.

George jumped up, happy as ever,

She’ll never suspect it; never, NEVER!

‘A magic medicine it shall be!’

So give me a bug, a jumping flea, 

Give me two snails, and lizards three!, 

And a slimy slug from under the sea,

And the poisonous sting of a bumble bee,

And the juice from the fruit of a deadly tree,

And the powdered bone of a wombat’s knee.

And one hundred and one other things as well,

All with a rather nasty smell.

I’ll stir them up, I’ll boil them long,

A mixture tough, mixture strong.

And then heigh-ho down it goes,

A nice big spoonful, (hold your nose).

Gulp it down have no fear,

“How do you like it, Granny dear?”

Will she go pop? Will she explode?,

Will she go flying down the road?

Will she go poof in a puff of smoke?,

Or will she fizz like a can of coke?

Who knows?, not I, let’s wait and see.

(I’m glad it’s neither you or me).

Oh grandma, if you only knew,

What I have in store for you.

To be continued …