Saturday, May 10, 2014

Ten Little Zeppelins - First World War Poem by Winifred Cook

Ten Little Zeppelins
Ten little Zeppelins
    Flying in a line,
One got far out to sea,
    Then there were nine.
  
Five little Zeppelin
    Making such a roar,
One exploded with a bang,
    Then there were four.
Nine little Zeppelins
    Flying rather late,
One had a dreadful end,
    Then there were eight.
  
Four little Zeppelins
    Buzzing like a bee,
The R.F.C. caused one to squirm,
    Then there were three.
Eight little Zeppelins
    Flying up to Heaven,
One pilot had a smash,
    Then there were seven
  
Three little Zeppelin
    Bombing Sister Sue.
She stuck a pin in one,
   Then there were two.
Seven little Zeppelins
    Admiring English ricks,
One got hay-fever bad,
    Then there were six.
  
Two little Zeppelins
    Frightened by the gun,
One made off for Germany,
    Then there was one.
Six little Zeppelins
     Made a swanky dive,
One took it much too low,
    Then there ware five.
  
One little Zeppelin
    Feeling very lonesome,
English gun shot high and sure
    Gave it back its ownsome.
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Following the interest in my earlier post Sing a Song of Zeppelins I have decided to publish further First World War School Poetry.

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