December 26
From the book The Aliens Have Landed at Our School!
A bb gun.
A model plane.
A basketball.
A ‘lectric train.
A bicycle.
A cowboy hat.
A comic book.
A baseball bat.
A deck of cards.
A science kit.
A racing car.
A catcher’s mitt.
That’s my list
of everything
that Santa Claus
forgot to bring.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2001. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Kindergarten
Topics: Christmas, Game, Holiday Poems
Poetic Techniques: Irony, Narrative Poems
Word Count: 47
From the book The Aliens Have Landed at Our School!
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