I’m a Wizard, I’m a Warlock
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
I’m a wizard, I’m a warlock,
I’m a wonder of the age.
I’m a sorcerer, magician,
prestidigitator, mage.
I can change into a chicken,
or perhaps a purple pig.
I can wave my wand and, presto,
I’m a waffle with a wig.
With the power in my pinky
I can burst like a balloon
or transform into a tiger
with the head of a baboon.
If I wiggle on my earlobe
or I knock upon my knee
I become a dancing doughnut
or a turtle in a tree.
Just a simple incantation
and I deftly disappear,
which I never should have done
because I’ve been this way all year.
And despite my mighty magic
I’m impossible to see,
for I never learned the spells I need
to turn back into me.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2009. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 6
Topics: Magic, Poems about Kooky Characters
Word Count: 139
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
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