The hungry housefly had a day out at the beach,
He took the train, ‘cos it was quite out of reach…
Packed up a picnic in a basket,
Put a whole load of tea in a flask and drank it…
Bought a first class ticket, very soon was playing cricket,
He picked up his bucket and spade, tucked into one of the sandwiches he’d made…
From the window, he had a view of the coast, As he devoured a piece of toast….
Overhead, a seagull passed by,
He looked it, it was a sunny, blue sky…
In the distance, he spotted the sea,
And the picnic table, which he ate for tea….
First he chomped a hole in his deckchair,
Then munched his way through a ripe, juicy pear…
The hungry housefly played games in the sand,
Onto a litter bin, he did land…
He gobbled up a whole can of coke,
Left behind by a guy from Stoke…
Out to sea, he could see tall ships,
He tucked into fish and chips…
He even scrunched the left over paper,
His greed was bigger than a tall skyscraper…
The hungry housefly took another bite,
Nothing could quell his appetite….
He tripped over the fork and knife,
The housefly was having the time of his life !
A bag of crisps, some peanuts too,
The hungry housefly crunched as he flew…
He ate all the morsels he could take,
A barbeque steak, a second and third cake !
Finally he swallowed a fifth milkshake,
Before long he had real belly ache…
His wings did flutter, he skidded in butter,
His muscles ow bigger than a Russia shot-putter !
Though he huffed and puffed with all his might,
He couldn’t take off in full-flight…
So on the rocks, he sat tight,
Paddled in the rock pools, and took another bite !
The hungry housefly’s favourite treat,
Was all the seaweed he could eat !
So from the cliffs, the housefly started to glide,
Into the sand dunes, he then took a slide…
In the evening, as the Sun started to fall,
The hungry housefly sat by the campfire on a ball…
From the barbeque, he ate a pork chop and juicy steak,
With all the lemonade he could take…
He said goodbye to the fireflies,
Then headed off back into the skies…
© Jacqueline Richards 2017
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