Bunfungle

I wrote this for a children's poetry competition. It didn't get very far but another one I already had that I just threw in as an extra entry got on the long list. Just shows that you are not the best judge of what judges think of your work!



Bunfungle

My best friend's called Bunfungle

he lives beneath my bed.

He's got quite a tiny body

but a big and furry head.

He wakes me in the morning

by tickling my right ear.

He sings a happy morning song

'til my yawns all disappear.

He likes to share my breakfast,

he eats some of my toast.

Marmalade's the topping

that he enjoys the most.

He's in the pocket of my coat

when mum takes me to school

and hides inside the locker

at the swimming pool.

'Cos no-one sees Bunfungle,

he'd scare and he'd surprise!

Frighten them with his giant teeth

and his googly yellow eyes.

Bunfungle's better than a dog

he's more fun than a cat.

I like it when he dances

and wears a funny hat.

Bunfungle always keeps me safe

when I go to bed at night.

He scares off all the monsters

and tucks me in all tight.

I know one day Bunfungle

will have to go away,

when I get big like Daddy

he won't come out to play.

He'll still be in my pocket

he'll follow everywhere

I won't see him anymore

but I'll always know he's there.

Tim Fellows 2019