Ginko: a Japanese word meaning a walk taken with the purpose of writing a haiku poem
Our walk around the Russley School grounds was great inspiration for some nature-themed poetry. We decided to write free-verse poems as an artistic expression of our response to our environment. We love free-verse poetry, as it gives us permission to break all the rules. We can choose the words, sounds, shape and form we want to convey our thoughts to the reader. We are not confined to following a particular pattern, syllable or word count or number of lines. We can make it up as we go along. We don't even have to use full stops or capital letters. Our line breaks and stanzas (verses) help the reader know when to pause and take a breath, like punctuation.
Look for the poetic language we've used to create vivid images; similes and metaphors, strong verbs, specific nouns and senses such as sound.
Nature poem
Pastel yellow of a sunflower
The freeze of the cold breeze
Roses bloom with joy
Spiky thorns prick like needles
Iceberg of fresh air whips my bare legs
Sky high trees sway like wind chimes
Tiny ant runs on the slippery grass
A nest balances on a thin branch
I wonder
why do birds chirp
chirp away?
By Morgan Campbell | age 9 yrs | year 5
I Wonder Why
In front of the library filled with books
mysteries and adventures
a warning
COVID-19 poster
the bare oak tree stretches its branches to reach the sky
soft breeze cools me down
a flock of house sparrows chirp gracefully
delicate flowers shine in the sun
and I wonder
why the sky
is such a very bright blue?
By Mostafa Elnahas | 9 years old | year 5
Scribbles
Wind so shivering cold
I pull down my sleeves
until they cover my hands
The NZ flag flies awkwardly
grasps the pole like a sail on a boat
A small rock in my shoe
pokes my foot hurting my heel
A fabulous fragile yellow nemesia
drops its petals
My red, sharp WARWICK pencil scribbles
adjectives and verbs
By Esme Stalker/10yrs/year 5
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