Nathan Bach Poet Rhyme

I'M a Great Crested Newt

I must state
That I am great,
I have a crest,
I’m simply the best.
Oh yes – I’m a Great Crested Newt!

I am brownish black,
With warts all over my back,
My orange tum has black spots
It looks just like join-the-dots.
Oh my – I’m a Great Crested Newt!

If I lose a toe or a leg
Another one grows instead,
My spots on my tum
Are different for everyone.
Oh wow – I’m a Great Crested Newt!

Being an amphibian is great,
I can move on any substrate,
Beneath rocks I sleep
And under compost heaps.
Oh yawn – I’m a Great Crested Newt!

In Winter when the year is late,
I need to hibernate,
In Spring I awake
And to water I take.
Oh gulp – I’m a Great Crested Newt!

I do a dance when I mate,
The females think I am great!
Up to 300 eggs are laid,
Not all hatch though, I’m afraid.
Oh boy – I’m a Great Crested Newt!

I have to be careful of fish
As I make them a tasty dish,
I come out at night 
As Earthworms I bite,
Oh yum – I’m a Great Crested Newt!

Being a Newt is cool!
I might live in your pool.
But please don’t touch
I’m rare, as such.
Oh dear – I’m a Great Crested Newt!

My species is protected
So I must not be collected
Look after me
Or there won’t be
Any Great Crested Newts! 

I wrote this when I was 8 years old, on 28th May 2013.

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Jan Allison October 5, 2015 at 11:21 PM wow what a budding talent you were then Nathan - fabulous informative write:-) hugs Jan xx Jan Allison October 6, 2015 at 12:11 AM What a wonderful achievement Nathan you must be really proud:-)hugs Jan xx Nathan Bach October 6, 2015 at 12:08 AM Thanks Jan, I wrote that poem for my Wildlife Watch Kestrel Award. I'm a bit mad on Great Crested Newts and I was even on CBBC WILD last October talking abut them. I'm really pleased you like my poem.