Dream Beyond The Big Pond : Childrens Poetry

There once was a duck that lived in a pond
he had a quack so sweet .
He had a fondness to waddle
beyond the pond and down the street .
On and on he went waddling
with a jigger and a swagger along .
Then he rested near a fairy tree
where he heard a little song.
It was the song of a nightingale
that made the little duck smile.
He was so tired after the end
of waddling a country mile.
So he yawned and closed his heavy eyes
and put down his little head .
He dreamt he was no longer a duck
but a teddy bear instead
and a little baby was his friend
held him close there by his side .
Night fell as the duck awoke
to find there was no place left to hide .
The dream had left the duck alone
without even saying goodbye.
So he waddled away back to the pond with starlight in his eye .

By Paul McCann