Most of this poetry is performance poetry – poetry for the stage rather than poetry for the page. As with a lot of traditional rhyming verse it is best appreciated by reading it out loud, to an audience of at least one (the dog will do) to best appreciate the rhythm, the rhyme and the music of the words. Some performance element adds to the reading, but if the dog slinks out, best tone it down a bit. I believe the same applies to free verse as I have seen some very entertaining free verse performances over the years.

I’m a big fat banana growing high in a tree
I’m the wonderfullest fruit that you’ll ever see
When you pick me on high from the big yellow bunch
And mash me on bread I’m your favourite lunch
Chop me up on your Weet Bix in sugar and milk
Whip me up in a smoothie all softer than silk
Ah roll me in chocolate and dip me in cream
Of battered and frittered and custard I dream
I might look a bit bent when I lie on your plate
But I go bananas when you have me straight.