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Mr McHibbert’s Hocus Pocus

Nonsensical Fun for Everyone!

By Linda BromleyPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Mr McHibbert’s Hocus Pocus
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash

Its gobbledegook and nincompoops

With lollipops and fairy floss

And itty bitty flippertygibberts

Run by a man called Nonsense MacHibberts

Now don’t get caught in his hocus pocus

Or you’ll find the wriggly octopopus

Has come to dinner to eat pasghetti

And caused a ruckus with confetti!

Then you’ll need to clean the table

After sleeping in the stable

For the piggly wiggly dingle dangle

Found itself in a great big tangle!

The flabbertygasterdly whatchamacallit

Dived right in to the bazinga pall bit

Where the thingamajigity jumped with a grizzle

Before yelling out “oh no, my fah-shizzle”

What shenanigans are being played?

Chicanery’s afoot, so don’t be swayed

By preposterous giant bumblebees

Or cattywampas chickadees

Knickerbockers and Pantaloons

Hooly dooly let’s watch cartoons

Of Hey Diddle Diddle and Willy Nilly

Oh my goodness this is soOOO silly

Let’s lickity split it outa here

Pollywaffles we’re in the clear

Of blunderbuss and boulderdash

That whirligig made a great big splash

Our Jackanory is near its end

Thanks for reading, my dear friend

May diggity daggarty follow your days

And don’t get lost in the ridiculous maze

childrens poetry

About the Creator

Linda Bromley

Just one of many creative outlets for me has been books! My whole life I’ve loved them and it’s so easy to make the jump to writing.

Recently I completed a poetry challenge and now, looking for more excuses to write, I’ve found myself here!

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