Hot Food - Michael Rosen

Poem Title: Hot Food
Author: Michael Rosen
Source: Cracking Comprehension Year 4 Teaching and Assessment Guide

We sit down to eat
and the potato's a bit hot
so I only put a little bit on my fork
and I blow
Whooph Whooph
until it's cool
just cool
then into the mouth
nice.

and there’s my brother

he’s doing the same

whooph whooph

into the mouth

nice.

there’s my mum

she’s doing the same

whooph whooph

into the mouth

nice.

But my dad.

My dad.

What does he do?

He stuffs a great big chunk of potato

into his mouth

Then

that really does it.

His eyes pop out

he flaps his hands

he blows, he puffs, he yells

he bobs his head up and down

he spits bits of potato

all over his plate

and he turns to us and he says,

“Watch out everybody –

the potato’s very hot.”