United States, (b. 1946)
Pigs
- Pigs are playful
- Pigs are pink
- Pigs are smarter
- than you think.
- Pigs are slippery
- Pigs are stout
- Pigs have noses
- Called a snout.
- Pigs are pudgy
- Pigs are plump
- Pigs can run
- But never jump.
- Pigs are loyal
- Pigs are true
- Pigs don’t care for
- Barbecue.
© Charles Ghigna.
Used with permission of the Herman Agency. This poem first appeared in Ranger Rick Magazine (Jan. 1993), a nature magazine for kids, published by the National Wildlife Federation.
Used with permission of the Herman Agency. This poem first appeared in Ranger Rick Magazine (Jan. 1993), a nature magazine for kids, published by the National Wildlife Federation.
The Pigs Played Football
- The pigs played football
- And ate barbecue
- Until they were told,
- “They’re made out of you!”
© Charles Ghigna.
Used with permission of the Herman Agency.
Used with permission of the Herman Agency.
About the Poet
Charles Ghigna (b. 1946), (aka: Father Goose) is a U.S. poet, children’s author, and nationally syndicated feature writer who helps promote the love of children’s literature by speaking at schools, colleges, conferences, and libraries.
Ghigna has a B.A. degree in English in 1967 and a M.Ed. degree in 1969, both from Florida Atlantic University. He was poet-in-residence at the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham from 1974 to 1993. Read more at: charlesghigna.com/ and hermanagencyinc.com/. [DES-1/07]