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Timothy Dimwit

Timothy Dimwit


Timothy Dimwit would not go to school
And all of his mates considered that cool
But Timothy Dimwit was never in school
And as a result he knew nothing at all

Timothy Dimwit couldn't spell bat
He couldn't spell dog and he couldn't spell cat
He couldn't spell cod and he couldn't spell sprat
He did once spell hat, he was quite proud of that

Timothy Dimwit could not kick a ball
Because he decided, there must be a tool
Or some kind of whistle through which he could call
To cause it to rise up and bounce off a wall

Timothy Dimwit thought chips grew on trees
That candyfloss simply blew in on a breeze
And honey he wouldn't have guessed came from bees
But meatballs, he thought, could give cows trembly knees

Timothy didn't know Francais was French
That there was a kind of a fish called a Tench
Or that in the park, there's a seat called a bench
And Americans all call a spanner a wrench

So, I hope that you don't think that I'm preaching at all
With good education, you're nobody's fool
But Timothy Dimwit did not go to school
And as a result, he knew nothing at all.

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 11/29/2018 11:32:00 PM

G'day Terry … some may not believe your poem is true, but a fellow near me claims he never learned to read or write, so he can't drive a car, read a paper, write a letter etc. I'm not sure if he is a dimwit but he's restricted no end - thank you Terry - Lindsay

Terry Flood
Date: 11/30/2018 1:52:00 PM

Thanks Lindsay. I would never link illiteracy (Thankyou spell check) with dim-wittedness, there are so many very clever people who can’t read or write well. Poem’s a bit of fun, hoped you liked it