Elayne Ogbeta
Elayne Ogbeta Poems
There was a girl called Dreadilocks
Who went for a walk through the wood.
She soon came across a neat house
And the scent from the house smelt good.
...
Well, I listened to Benjamin Zephaniah,
And I kept my young turkey alive.
We had a really good blast last Christmas,
With hip-hop and reggae and jive.
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Once lived a little black gal
And in de town dem said
Dat she wore a bright red cloak
So dem call her ‘Pickney Red.'
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‘Jack, Jack, tings don't look good,
We no have no money to buy food
Go to de market, mi don't know how-
But use yu sense and go sell de cow.'
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Black Ice was very beautiful
But her mudder had sadly died.
Black Ice had no choice but to live
wid her father's new ugly bride.
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I sprang from my bed in the dead of the night,
'Cause I heard a big BANG, and it gave me a fright.
So I tiptoed downstairs and was surprised to see,
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A girl and her mother were very, very poor
Had not a single crumb in their kitchen store.
The girl, one day jumped up and said,
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Rapunzel, Rapunzel, my beauty so rare
Please will you let down your fine relaxed hair?
Oh no, dear Prince, I can't, I'm afraids,
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This is the story of the tailor's daughter.
He was known to be a mighty boaster.
Even in the palace, the king was told,
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This is a most peculiar story
It's all about a boy named Aubrey
Who thought it nothing out of the ordinary
To stuff his face with strawberry after strawberry.
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Before I go to school
I say good night to mum and dad.
I brush my face
And wash my teeth.
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Where on earth did this spider come from?
How did it suddenly appear on my wall?
How did it sneak its way in my bedroom?
Which way in did this black spider crawl?
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Mosquitoes jump
Mosquitoes bite
Like little vampires
In the night
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Grannies come in all shapes and sizes,
Some use Zimmer frames, others do exercises.
Some splash out with trinkets and toys,
While others are tight as a fist with girls and boys.
...
My father was a Windrush man,
He came to England in nineteen sixty-four,
Landed at Southampton's port,
A brand new world to explore.
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Elayne Ogbeta Biography
I live in Salford with two bubbly children and a supportive hubby. I was a former tutor at YMCA Training. I now work freelance. Ever since I was 10, I knew I wanted to be a writer. In 1997 I completed a BA in Creative Writing at Bolton University. It was there I discovered my voice for writing children’s stories and poems. But it wasn’t until I completed my MA in Creative Writing degree at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2003 that I started focusing on writing for children and was fortunate to have a few of my poems accepted for publication. I have also published a picture book called Anansi & The Dutchy Pot. www.anansiwinks.com)
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Dredilocks And The Three Bears
There was a girl called Dreadilocks
Who went for a walk through the wood.
She soon came across a neat house
And the scent from the house smelt good.
"Hello, Hello, me wan come in! "
Was Dreadilock's boastful call
There was no-one in to answer
She stepped boldly into the hall.
Dreadilocks yu have no manners
Dreadilocks yu do not care
Instead of saying pardon me
In de face yu just flick your hair.
She went straight into the kitchen
Three bowls of porridge lay quiet still
And with her greedy, greedy self
Her belly she went to fill, fill.
She tasted the large bowl and said,
"Dis porridge is too hat, hat, hat."
She tasted the next bowl and said,
"Dis porridge is too cold, cold, cold."
She tasted the small bowl and said,
"Dis porridge just right, just right."
Yu nyamed up de baby's porridge
Dreadilocks what a disgrace!
Could yu not even stop awhile?
To whisper a little grace?
After gobbling up the porridge
She wanted to nosey about.
Then she spotted three wooden chairs
And just had to try them all out.
She sat on the large chair and said,
"Dis chair is too hard, hard, hard."
She sat on the next chair and said,
"Dis chair is too soft, soft, soft."
Sat on the smallest chair and said
"Dis chair just right, just right."
Dreadilocks oh how naughty!
Dreadilocks how will this look?
Yu entered dis house un-welcomed
And de baby's chair yu bruk!
Now full, full, full and comfortable
She opened her mouth and shrieked.
"Me will just tek a walk upstairs,
And have a little, tiny peek."
So up the stairs she slowly climbed
And found three little beds neat
She couldn't wait to dive inside
And snuggle down warm and sweet.
She jumped on the large bed and said,
"Dis bed is too big, big, big."
She jumped on the next bed and said,
"Dis bed is too tough, tough, tough."
Jumped on the smallest bed and said,
"Dis bed just right, just right."
Dreadilocks yu is a nasty child!
With no etiquette or décor,
Yu jump into bed wid a dirty shoe
And immediately yu start to snore!
Now Dreadilocks was fast asleep
And in a world of her own.
She didn't hear the open door
Of the bears returning home.
"Someone's been nyaming mi porridge."
"And someone's been nyaming mine too."
"And someone's nyamed mine clean, clean up."
Said the smallest bear, turning blue.
"Someone's been sitting pon mi chair."
"Someone's been sitting pon mi chair too."
"And someone has sat and bruk mi chair."
Said the smallest, bear turning blue.
They decided to look around some more.
Very angry were the bears.
There was only one more place to look
So they all marched up the stairs.
"Someone's been sleeping in mi bed."
"Someone's been sleeping in mi bed too."
"And someone's been sleeping in me bed."
"And she's there with a dutty shoe! "
Dreadilocks jumped up quickly.
But wasn't startled by the shout.
She saw six eyes glaring down
And all three bears said, "GET OUT! "
Dreadilocks would never panic
Because Dreadilocks didn't care.
She got off the bed, brushed her dress
And she simply flicked her hair!
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