National Poetry Day!

[skyesnowflakes]

Love your earrings!!! ♥

[ilovecmcdonnell]

I had to perform this poem with my best friend wayyyyy back in year 4!!! I remembered every word and said it along with you both lol! :P Phoebe x

[FutureMrsMattSmith]

'ok, well i refuse'. HAHA!

my mum would never have the courage to do something like this, so well done mummy coollike!<3<3

[FromHundredAcreWood]

Ha. Charlie cringed at the end. Bless.

[JeauMeau]

Hilarious! I love that mum have the double wave slightly awkward "bbyeyyeeee" too. Awesome..

[sexyzed]

Aww Charlie Lool! Things sons have to do for mums :)

[eljn0323]

I love how Charlie winces at the end and just recovers. Priceless.

[Valeriexoxoxo]

I keep on Smiling whenever it's charlie's turn to say it

[cheyenneroks]

ou both have beautiful eyes :O I love eyes And I get almost all F's in school I only got A's in language arts (poetry,reading things like that) choir, and art :)

[musicbaby756]

Very much enjoyed yours and charlies enthusiasm

[ThePopsicle098]

lol, pause at 1:25

[AkihiroHattori52455]

This sounds so offensive, but it still made me laugh!

[kmt3s3]

U can tell Charlie isn't taking this seriously lol!

[TheCuteFairyKaren]

can i marry charlie?

[JuLuGrnwd]

They both have such lovely eyes...

[codymws]

I live in the US, and after reading all the comments, I just think it's silly to say "mum" instead of "mom." even though they were probably saying mum first... lol

[johiley]

Ohh, I'm familiar with Lincolnshire Life :) :P

[AliJDB]

Charlie: "I think it's best if you just do it...."

Charlies Mum: "I'd like you to do it as well Charlie."

Charlie: "Okay, well I don't want to..."

Charlies Mum: "I'd like you to Charlie."

Charlie: "Okay well I REFUSE.."

Charlies Mum: "Oh DON'T refuse Charlie!"

Best piece of vlogging dialogue I have ever or will ever hear.

I love how she used his name at the end of every sentence too :L My mum does that..

[marinashutup]

Hey, I love writing poetry too! I've had two poems published in magazines as well :)

[nickyyy19]

I love how Charlie says the poem. <3<3<3

[BreakTheSkyMyseIf]

That was so adorable! Here charlie' goes, "I refuse to do it." Then his face jumps up all enthusiastic like lol

[WooHoo507]

I love this poem so much!

[aDisabledRabbit]

Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. I have that poetry book!!! It's that big white one, hardback...! It's awesome! ^_^

[gelingelingx]

Awww, Charlie is amazingly cute in that video <3

[CydneyWebster]

You and charlie have the exact same eyes <3 :)

I loved this poem when I was young, I'd forgotten all about it though so thankyou for reminding me! ^^

[PetalsVideoSpace]

Hahaha Charlie's so unwilling!! ^^

[KristinChannel]

<3 Yes.

[TheJaz333]

im so inlove with your incredible son<3

[qtpie1996]

oh my, that just made my day. :D

[ChloeSapienza]

My birthday is national poetry day? :O

THE WORLD CELEBRATES MY BIRTHDAY WITH RHYMES AND CREATIVITY :D

[thomasstocks]

haha i LOVE that poem! :D just put a smile on my face at 04.25am

[Nabelthebelnal]

Haha that's my favourite playschool song ever!!! That just made my day (:

[TheKTProject]

YAY!! Charlie is such a good sport!

[YvanneLove7]

haha Charlie just immedeately escaped when the video was over :P

[ApplesAndDaisies]

I cannot believe you read that poem, i love it so much!!! I'm doing GCSE graphic design in school, and my last project was making a pop up book, and i used this poem! It was so epic! You read it really well! :D

[ChannelSamantha]

that was without a doubt my favourite poem as a child. xD

[TheHurtAndTheLost]

LOL! at charlie! You two are adorable together!!!

[snowym12]

Thanks for making a National Poetry Day video ^__^. I also adore poetry, so it's great to see YouTubers interested in it too <3. I write poetry whenever I have a chance, but I haven't seen much on the subject of it on YouTube ^^;.

Perhaps your children will also discover the glory of poetry if you harass them to read more poetry with you XD. It could work.

[Mekalmc]

xD The end was so cheesy it was amazing ;D

[justartison]

YOU GUYS ARE SO CUTE WITH YOUR POEM~!!!

btw the lighting is really pretty in the video, idk it might just be me being weird! but anyways XD

~Nat

[123hellllllllllllllo]

oh and charlies eyes look realllly awesome in this video.

[123hellllllllllllllo]

:-D you guys are awesome

[Annabuttercup]

:D Made me smile.... AND it was my favorite poem! :)

[cookie4monster4]

hehehe, this is so cute. I love your videos :)

[barbinspired]

ahh favorite :)

[XangelkatzX]

I love that poem! I hated it at first for the straange sounds it made me do, but I love it now ;}

[iman12692]

I love the videos you do with Charlie, they're just so cute! Why don'tyou do videos with your other kids?

[lylaroj]

i luv u lilie but charlie in this video just made my day!

[louiseandberyl]

Can i have an arranged marrige with Charlie? :P

[Poesipaddan]

Nice video! Poetry rulles!

[lenatata]

you've just a perfect son^^

with a perfect mother^^

nice video :)

[omfgoreos]

Aww. :)

You guys have such a nice relationship.

[reggie017]

I love poetry, but I don't like people reading my stuff.

[jjcooljj]

aw haha i loved this!

[JonnyJuiceable]

haha i remember that poem from year 2 and 3 at my od school :D

[sprinklesofsparkles]

love it ^^

[Youwantarevolution]

lovely :D

[BloodykneeVrykul]

lol I remember when I was about 6 ringing my half sister to recite this song to her

[thechamberpots]

YAY nonsense poems! WOooop!

[Kahleeea]

you two are adorable :D

[annelehua]

oh charlie.

this poem was cute, but i didnt undertand half of it ^_^

[hyperelle]

aw you two are so sweet

[CasablancaInATardis]

ah, this takes me back to the good old days of playschool on the ABC - i didn't realise it was an actual poem!

*reminiscent smile*

yay for the ningnangnong!

[GreenCristina]

OMG the Ning Nang Nong! There was an animation of that poem as a song on this show called "Playschool" here in Australia back when I was a youngin', it was my favourite song on the entire show! Thanks for the memories you've brought back! (here it is!: v=E8CHnbdEXgQ)

[Lizzehh]

YES! gosh playschool made my childhood amazing

[plasmavore]

I LOVE PLAYSCHOOL! :D

[aaaaaaaaaargh]

I love the power you have over him XD and definitely try to track down those poems, we'd love to hear!

[ameliebee]

lol this made me smile

[totalNaervich]

family fun! ^^ <3

[0wlCityLove]

aww that was so cute!

[Lexi1126923]

Aw, you two are too cute.

[MsVespalover]

hehe. :D that's funny. And you both have blue eyes. that's pretty cool. I like blue eyes. : )

<3333

[ohhthatemily]

Charlie is adorable!

[midsweetthoughts]

Makes me want to rehearse poetry with my father. lawlz for family time (:

[DJAustay]

i have like two of his poetry books. big ledge.

[likethecravat]

This is a good example of how inspirational YouTube users can be. This pair is a good example of how people can make an interesting, amusing and encouraging video by the use of their personalities. You dont have to be dramatic to produce drama. This video has inspired me to go back to writing poetry. I hope liliesarelike will carry on with her own poetry.

[AnaAddiction]

Hahaha.

I really like that poem. (:

[YukiKirai]

So sweet! : D

[FolieAMoi12]

LOL!

Oh that brings back memories! We had to do it in first year for English and recite it in our own little awesome way! You have not lived until you've turned The Ning Nang Nong into a rap with a dance!

[hamsterface2000]

haha lol "well i refuse" hehe

[writeranonymous]

Wonderful! Well done! (especially on getting Charlie to recite it with you!)

[katiesjustthebest]

i remember this poem!

haha @ charlie refusing in the background

[thalzrox]

aw no special kiss?

loved it! Great poem :)

[Thereupon]

They used to play a claymation version of that song on Play School over here in Australia.

I never knew it came from an actual poem!

[TheOrangeDream]

Haha, that was adorable! :) xD

[Zimologist]

That was lovely!

I remember practising my handwriting by writing that Spike Milligan poem over and over again.

[laplinp]

I love Spike Milligan <3

[Ahug4stella]

cute and lovely poem <3

[yuukiisawesome]

gahaha reminds me of me and my mom LOL!!

[asimplecadence]

That was wonderfully amazing :D

[fdsagmail]

so adorable ! love it ! <3

[mayadrgd]

OMG!! so cute! =)

[soonerorlaterx]

hahahah,

"i refuse"

[MooCow3202]

I love your earrings. ^^

Lol, Charlie... He's so adorable.

[FitaPita]

You two have the same eyes and smile =]

[iamgryffindor]

Haha, that was awesome. I know have fallen in love with that poem. =]

[strangebob2007]

Haha excellent, I love Spike Milligan's silly verse :D

[fangirl8392]

Pressuring your son for the sake of poetry! I think that deserves a round of applause! :) :D

[ofohsho]

this is so perfect, thank you guys

[smilenose]

aww that was cute <3

[AllegraLegsLoves]

You're like two English Dr. Suess...es.

[planeshavewings]

When I was a kid they turned that poem into a song for a popular children's television programme called "Play School". Your recital just brought back a flood of memories... thanks! :)

[clazluvsdolphins]

i absolutely love you. and i love writing so i feel better about being educationally inadequate but good at creative writing... plz bear in mind im 21 and just about finishing uni at crimbo

[ekrammarkee]

That was amazingly cute! Well done Charlie and Mum! :)

[leaherss]

that was awesome! :)

[AmelieVonFerdinand]

<3perfect!

[kisskissbabey]

hahah thats awesome.

aye charlie why dont you reply to me on twitter?

[BeccerTehRecker]

This is one of my favouritest poems ever! I know it by heart still after I read it aloud for a regional brownies meeting for some sort of badge that I forgot what it was. Another good one (also a spike milligan poem) is about little worm. I can't remember the title it goes.

"Once I saw a little worm,

Wriggling on it's belly,

I thought he'd like to come inside,

And see wh's on the telly."

[rockyrelay]

I love that poem!! :D

[overobsession]

that was cute :D

[greendaybabe125]

I love it! :-D

[alithejewishfreak]

ahhh, i love that poem!

you two are so adorable! :D x

[meercat101]

I remember that poem from when I was little ^_^ I'd forgotten all about it!

[songsfrompaul]

Spike Milligan is probably my favourite poet; nothing cheers me up like a bit of Milligan! "Have a Nice Day" is my favourite of his =)

[FlameDemo]

I was always terrible at poetry. But I was rather good at writing essays on them

Does it make you smile cause your son is the coollest?

[Cadwaladr]

Ah, excellent! I'm glad you persuaded Charlie to participate with you.

[xXImACookieXx]

i never really liked poetry

but having charlie and you say it

like changes that, haha

[Viviennn93]

ah! i love this poem!

xxx

[cwtchesandchaos]

i love poetry too :)

my fave is Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen

:)

[VickturMovies]

:(

No special kiss.

:(

[BIGTomWellingFan]

hahaha that was awesome! x)

[MeeshaBabes]

lol i think ive heard that before

[mcrl0verr]

that was cute:)

[awreslr2]

Great to have your mum in the videos! We will get to love her as much as we do YOU! OH, maybe you can give her her own Youtube channel. Mother of cool-like!

[thenayobiwan]

This is her YouTube channel. :)

[OMGitsmooley]

your the same as me :)

i can do art,a nd i can write poems

but i cant do maths! :)

x

[emperessemma]

You are Charlie are really cute together. :)

I love poetry too, I love writing and poems are better than stories for my attention span. Hehe.

[geomadness1995]

haha charlie looked like he wanted it to be over with :P

[AlyAndCate]

lol love it!!!

and I also have a hat alot like yours

[charchin]

charlie is gorgeeous!

[Dazshabang]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha awesome ^^ charlie is very good at resiteing poemsxD

[b9e0c0k2y6]

You're SO awesome!

I want to hear the poems you had published!

PS I'm glad you made Charlie recite with you.

[anatete1]

Hahahahahah! I can't figure out who's awesomer. I loved the ending, it's cute (:

[Simplyforlaughs]

Very cool, I'm glad Charlie eventually agreed to join in! :)

[afroloverx]

Ive written like i think 6 poems For this local newspaper before i was even 12! :)

[CabbageGabbage]

I love it. I just love it. :) all of it <3

[thinkthegirlsgonemad]

aw, that was awesome. yay for poems

[bananas1and2]

Quite amusing. :)

I love writing poetry as well, but I've never had anything published. Too lazy, I'd wager. :P

[j0ames]

hahaha, charlie's fake smile of enjoyment! get out the poems and read them to us!

[k8b1129]

hahahah awesome video. :)

[FranSaysYeah]

I love how you blink a lot :)

that sounds so weird :L

x

[VikipediaxD]

I wish my mum was as cool as you :D

[PlayRadioPlayTheUsed]

LOL.

Haha.

You guys both win at life.

[Kilendger]

Hahaha Charlie listen to your Mom! XD. I love poetry too, I have one poem published in a book.

[mofoexpo]

that made my day, so cute ^^

[avfischer23]

aww that was so cute.

and also, i love your earrings. =]

[iAmortentia]

that made my day

[andrsdtz]

this was really a fun video and i loved the poem. Its always great to see you 2 together in a video :)

[jimbobjun]

can a parrot eat a carrot standing on it's head?

if i did that my mum would send me straight upstairs to bed.

there are holes in the sky where the rain gets in, but theyre ever so small thats why rain is thin.

[HammBonee529]

That was an AWESOME poem! I love the way you jumped from you to charlie. it was cool. Thanks for helping out charlie!!! =D

[itsabitgud]

possibly the coolest mum in the history of mums :)

[liliesarelike]

Thank you, so kind ! X

[katiehumphries]

you're such a pretty family!

[theoriginaledi]

Heh, poor Charlie... :-)

As always, your video has made me smile. Thanks again for doing them. <3

[UberNerdsAreCool]

Mother and son poetry harmonising.

Win. ^_^

[iluvcakexxx]

that's my fav poem!!

[paperclipsplane]

This has made my day :) I love Spike Milligan, but you're rendition has put a smile on my face... is it weird I know the words off by heart?! x

[thenameiskimbra]

This video is so cute!

Thanks for reading the poem for us : D

[billtvmacon]

As Alvin and the Chipmunks used to sing,

"Oo EE OO Aa Aa Ting Tang Wala Walla bing bang!"

Great poem, you two! I bet Charlie could make an awesome song out of it.

[litteredheartbeat]

i had to learn that poem for a recital in my english class a few years back. :')

that made my day. <3

[whitesoxfanatic]

Maybe you should make a video about peer pressure, you sure seemed to make Charlie change his mind quickly.

[thattashakid]

adopt me

please?

Your videos make me smile =]

[checkMorgan83]

well done.. charlie is a bit of a poor sport though. i like how you said you were "a great lover... of poetry."

[Mentalspud49]

Aww :P poetry is cool! That poem is particularly wonderful haha.

[TracyLalonde]

This made me smile. Thank you!

[inkypurplesky]

i learnt that poem when I was about 7! im now 18 and i still knew all the words..... and recited them whilst watching haha ^_^

[grnlfe01]

Really great video. You and Charlie did it very well. I'd like to see the two of you do a John Cooper Clarke poem....Evidently Chickentown? lol. well done both of you.

[sophia122]

Ahhhh

I Learned This In School xD

[kelllshmelll]

awh that was lovely! It brighten my day!

[cheekychen]

Spike Milligan is a legend!! Love your recital :]

[liliesarelike]

Thank you Mr Cheekychen X

[Cittykat27]

That was amazing :]

Charlie!

Don't refuse to your mother :]

SHE LOVES YOU

[liliesarelike]

I LOVE John Cooper Clarke, went to see him many times!! I saw him when I was out shopping in a few Bath a few months ago... I was smiling at him, he smiled back. he must have thought, 'Who is this crazy woman!'

[SakuraHirot87]

I truly would not have been the same had Charlie not been there. You two are too cute.