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These two short poems will charm and amuse you.

The Things You Never Knew About Dinosaurs by Giles Paley-Phillips

and

The Bump in the Rug by Anne-Marie Williams

if you didn’t know just how cool and laid back dinosaurs really are, then you really need to listen to the poem by Giles who is an up and coming poet for both adults and children. You can check out his site here where he has more poems.

Anne-Marie is the mother of Storynory listener Aline. It’s a lovely poem that describes a domestic scene with a touch of drama and suspense.

Although both these poems were sent in by listeners, we have to stress that this is a one-off. If you would like us to consider your poems and stories, please wait until our Christmas writing competition when we’ll give everyone a chance.

Read by Natasha. Duration 5.10.

The Things you never knew about dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs eat sausages, dinosaurs fly kites,
And if they’re not ironing clothes, they ride around on bikes.
Dinosaurs love climbing and dabbling in the arts,
When a dinosaur falls asleep, it dreams of playing darts.
Dinosaurs like rock’n’roll, singing and strumming guitar.
After dinner, they clean their teeth, with jam and caviar.
Yes dinosaurs do lots of things;
you never thought were true,
If a dinosaur wants its lunch, take care it could be you!

The Bump in The Rug.

I walked into the living room
And much to my surprise
There’s a bump in the rug
Oh my, Oh my!

It is rolling and wriggling and moves from
Side to side Oh what could it be?
I think I’ll run and hide.

But no, I must be brave
I will not run away
This bump in the rug will not chase me away

I go get a broom
To poke it just to see
The bump lets out a gurgle
Then moves towards me

The bump has reached my feet
I am frozen in one place
Suddenly I can feel something tugging on my shoelace.

I crouch down very quietly
To have a little peek
I finally have the courage to go ahead and speak.

“Are you a monster?”

The bump does not answer

But grows bigger and bigger
Until al last……………

POPS OUT MY LITTLE SISTER!

We laugh and we giggle
And both crawl under and hide
Suddenly we hear footsteps
And mom lets out a cry.

There’s a bump in my rug!
Oh my, Oh my!