Topsy-Turvy
If I lived in Australia,
would my world be upside-down?
If I had a great big smile,
would it look like a frown?
Would the drops fall up
in a rainy downpour?
Would we walk on the ceiling
rather than the floor?
Riding on my bike
might be hard to do.
And how I’d fill the bathtub
I just don’t have a clue!
Living in Australia,
might put my life asunder
in that topsy-turvy place --
The Land Down Under.
would my world be upside-down?
If I had a great big smile,
would it look like a frown?
Would the drops fall up
in a rainy downpour?
Would we walk on the ceiling
rather than the floor?
Riding on my bike
might be hard to do.
And how I’d fill the bathtub
I just don’t have a clue!
Living in Australia,
might put my life asunder
in that topsy-turvy place --
The Land Down Under.
This poem is copyright (©) Deb Reidy 2025
About the Writer
Deb Reidy
Deb is a former elementary teacher from Indiana, USA. In the classroom, she enjoyed sharing the wonders of poetry with her students as she helped them write their own poems. Today, she has the good fortune to be a poet herself. Her work has been published in Cricket and Highlights magazines, The Dirigible Balloon, and the poetry anthologies The Toy, Little Thoughts Press, Hop to It, What is Hope? and Clara’s Kooky Compendium. Deb is also the author of two educational resource books.
