A Magic Spell. Poem by Mike Berriman

A bag of ears and a box of toes
Dry ear wax and hair from nose
Both of these with voice of yell
Stir them hard and make a spell.

Wish for puppy dogs who will talk
Dream of goldfish who run and walk
I would like a chocolate bar
That starts from here and goes so far.

Mix the magic potion around
Add some fly legs we have found
Boots of frog, now's there's a find
Shake ten times with lemon rind.


This magic spell will give two wishes
Talking dogs and walking fishes
To be sure don't waste a drop
Decant into Nan's best cooking pot.

After ten days more we wait
Wait for full moon, - don't be late
Did it work, no try once more
Spell won't work if aged past four.

MB 11/1/2004