Poems inspired by

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Poems inspired by Ted Hughes Moon Whales
By children at the literacy workshop Charborough
Road Primary, 18th October 2007
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The Moon Giant Lurking into the gloomy
forbidding night, Plods a weird deformed
creature. It has a blood red eye that case
beaming, boiling Lasers and its half good half
evil But which half is which? It feasts on human
flesh, with apple sauce This mysterious, strange
creature is the moon giant Its peculiar weapon
is an apple Which it sucks up through its
tube And spits out through its nose. But dont
worry its nothing to fear This one is
stuffed They have been extinct for years. Ethan
Martin Hannah Stevens Filton Hill Primary School
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Windigo There it is, imprisoned in an old house,
Just standing in the window. Staring at the
ring of blazing fire surrounding the house, But
why is it there? What does he do? The Windigo,
trapped as a punishment for treacherous
deeds Pursued in the past. The villagers that had
killed his brother Ignited the Windigo and set
it on a line of rampage. This beastly demon uses
the greatest of his many weapons, Tickling
people. It feeds on your laughter when youre
tickled. So, if you see it Just ignore him,
Pretend it is not there Or youll be laughing
for eternity. Joe Mansfield St Michaels Primary
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The Mysterious Undiscovered Life in
Space Emerging from the light of the stars is
the Squip, the banana loving, war hating,
squip Invaded by the evil space whale. But the
squip fights back Using its bladed nine
tentacles, It shreds the evil space whale with
its undiscovered power. The squip, as smooth as a
cast, Now stronger than a pro-wrestler Wins the
battle for territory. Matthew Reason Dylan
Green Stoke Lodge Primary School
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The Crimpson Crab Surviving in a dastardly cave,
on the desolate realm This dangerous creature, is
the crimpson crab. It feasts on hearts, And to
steal them it shreds you apart Through its
immense power and force, It can stab right
through your skin and bones. Its afraid of the
light, the laser from his eyes Kills you with a
single sight. With its indestructible shell and
brilliant sense of smell The deadly crab can hunt
anything down. And with a single blow, it can
obliterate a town. A light warrior saw a giant
shadow But the crab was the size of his index
finger. The warrior remembered he was a great
singer He began to sing And the almighty crab,
was no longer the king! Hayden Saunders Daniel
Sweet Filton Hill Primary
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Moon Mind Bacteria Keeping you awake, day and
night Scaring even the toughest of beings, Your
mind is possessed by a horrific
micro-organism Which bites through the minutest
cells, of the realms Beneath your skull. This
microscopic and deadly bacteria Browses your most
private thoughts, feasting on the magic of your
imagination, for they need it to stay alive. Your
brain is not damaged, but occupied by its
disgusting content. Scientists cannot explain but
have found a single cure The brilliant and
incredible goodness of .. Orange juice. Matthew
Portch, Little Stoke Primary
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Radar Heads Lurking in the darkness of the deep
moon craters, Constantly searching for their
food Beware, the radar head Invaders of the moon
night That suck away all hope and light. Their
radars spin as they pray for their prey. With
immense excitement blossoming As it comes, they
prepare for strike. As the creature
approaches Deadly poison pours out of Radar Heads
pores. The poison paralysis the victim while the
Radar Heads steal A tooth, Then they give their
prey an elixir of life. For if they collect 2000
teeth The Radar Head shall be immortal
again! Keshan Hollie Stoke Lodge Primary
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Moon Dragon In the dark rocky cave lurks the
Moon Dragon, A fire-breathing monster whose fire
burns you to ashes, An infuriated demon when
approached, A colour changing chameleon that
blends into anything, ready to lash out, A
mysterious protective beast, A speedy flyer with
eyes as sharp as an eagle, A roar as loud as a
thunderstorm, A dangerous creature that can kill
in a blink of an eye, An animal on a
mission. Her mission, to protect her nest! Shes
the only one of her kind Its vital to protect
her young. So dont do anything foolish You may
regret it! Christine Daniel St Michaels Primary
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Limia above the sea Limia, ugly and vicious
creature Covered with purple armour, silver
eyes, With claws that give you a paper cut in no
time, With eight legs. Shes easy to
see, Speaking like a sparrow shouting for
help. When you hear it Look out for Limia. Here
to save her beloved children of three. Beware
when you are out and about Limia, doesnt catch
you out. To live she forces you to pick up your
rubbish You wont understand but just do it Pick
up your litter just this once. Chloe
Stephens Charborough Road Primary
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Tree of Life Lurking in the murky waters of the
deserted swamp Stands the Tree of Life. With
gnarled, twisted branches Mysteriously watching
every movement, its single eye Awaiting a human
heartbeat. It stands motionless, waiting. Roots
like spaghetti hide the entrance to its
secret Warning all photographers, be alert,
Dont be fooled by its unusual
appearance Because, it engulfs unsuspecting
humans. Needing a thousand souls To live as a
normal tree To be loved by a family. Gaby,
Imogen, Sophie Peter St Marys RC Primary
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Shellball Innocently hibernating, in a deserted
crater beach Lies the angelic, harmless,
Shellball. As blue as the planet, He lies
awaiting the fragrance of human flesh Which he
detects through his many pin-spot eyes. His
airholes, shaped as the top of a sports
bottle, Squirt out dangerous chemicals and
liquids That can kill before you can blink. From
the top of his head, a pink bubble emerges, It
will trap you inside its solid armour body
forever And ever, and ever. Mashiyath, Natasha
Abbie Wheatfield Primary
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Evil Eye Avoid the pig-like creature with a ruby
as an eye. Hell wield a tail-hand With a
sigh Shake that hand, without surprise, To save
yourself From that ruby eye. Ignore it, and he
will grab you To a desolate place. The hand will
drag you. He wants to smash his ruby eye with
your fear And release his baby blue shadow
body, But the sadness of his heart holds it back
- The evil and the good in him Fighting a
constant war. Bethany R Charborough Road Primary
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Mutant Space Crab Flames emerging from the space
shuttle As it crashed, into the centre of the
moon. As the smoke got fainter and fainter there
appeared an ugly creature. As it hobbled closer,
it started to feel like it was evil. Without
blood this creature wouldnt survive. If you take
pity on it, its sharp claws will sing into your
flesh and draw out the scarlet juice and As it
flies away, full up, it leaves you there led in
agony! Flapping firmly through the twilight
skies Flies the mutant space crab, ready for
you. So stay way or you will regret it Ellie
Usher Abbie Chinnock St Michaels Primary
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Double Ball Terror Of all the dangers of the
sea, the Double Ball Terror is the most
feared. It stuns scuba divers with its paralysing
poisons Shooting from mysterious breathing
holes. A humungous mouth appears from its shell
And consumes the scuba diver whole. Its mission
is nearly impossible, but if this creature
achieves its goal It evolves into a massive
creature With an orange and red shell, nine feet
tall, That stays in the water and waddles on its
new-grown feet. Its mission is to hatch out of
its double-balled shell And escape the dark,
dingy sea. But to achieve this goal it must
consume Three whole humans. Its shell acts as a
pink and purple armour that nothing can
penetrate. This creature is immortal. David
Stace Charborough Road Primary
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The Moon Fly Driven in lost confusion Only
hoping to leave its former life Instead of
wandering the shadowed skies as a bird of prey,
Without a purpose. The Moon Fly perches itself
upon a hill silently, As it waits for its
prey Almost violently. Every night it must listen
to squeals Of an unaware creature to add to its
black-hearted passion, With talons as sharp as B
flat. Benjamin Charborough Road Primary
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Trapoon Lurking in the dark craters of the
moon Lives the intergalactic crater, Trapoon. The
crater Trappon appears completely harmless. He
looks cute and cuddly and thats the best
test. His best disguise is a light blue blob With
blow holes all over as an extra
feature Hundreds of holes, apparently for
breathing. The crater Trapoons are the best at
scheming, When you approach and reach out to
stroke him From the top of the ballish body A
beady eye will appear. The hundreds of holes
will shoot out a bubble In which youll be
trapped, no way of escape. The whitish blow holes
will shoot out poison Which may pop the bubble,
but youll be hit. Youll only glimpse his small
body head Before, quick as a flash, youre gone,
youre dead. So I warn you now before its too
late Do not stop, do not hesitate Just walk away,
do not take the bait. Matt Smith Wheatfield
Primary School
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