Nick Toczek is a British writer and performer who has had more than forty books and dozens of recording published. As well as being a poet, he’s a rock journalist (for the magazine RnR), a radio broadcaster with his own week show (on BCB Radio), a professional magician and puppeteer, and an authority on the activities of racist groups in the UK and in America. His Authors Abroad page is here, and his brand new website is here.
Here is the lovely poem Nick has sent for the Poetry Feast:
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GROWING
A branch begins as a twig.
A piglet becomes a pig.
When I’m older, I’ll be big,
Biggerty, biggerty, big.
An elephant starts off small,
And little bricks build a wall.
When I’m older, I’ll be tall,
Tiggerty, tiggerty, tall.
Maybe a baby just cries
Yet learns with its ears and eyes.
When I’m older, I’ll be wise,
Wiggerty, wiggerty, wise.
Our legs and our arms get long,
Grow muscles where they belong.
When I’m older, I’ll be strong,
Striggerty, striggerty, strong.
And anyone can be cruel,
A bully, a beast, a fool.
When I’m older, I’ll be cool,
Kiggerty, kiggerty, cool.
© Nick Toczek
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