Tiny Poems

Over the past few weeks, some of our writers have been working on tiny poems, inspired by Paula Green's challenge on Poetry Box.

Paula picked some of her favourites to publish on Poetry Box and we were thrilled to have some poems included. Congratulations to:

Haon - gliding falcon

Ryan B - golden lion

Isaac E - sneaky dog

Madeline - fast cheetah

Georgia - wrinkly elephant

Emilia A - falling down

You can read their poems on Poetry Box  and below.

Special congratulations to Haon, who Paula picked to send a copy of her book, Groovy Fish to.

gliding falcon

thin wings
glide
like paper aeroplanes

sharp beak digs for worms
big eyes
stare

Haon, age 10, Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School

Golden Lion

copper eyes glowing
like the sun
thin whiskers
pointy like needles
soft mane
as messy as a gorse bush

Ryan B, age 11, Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School

Sneaky Dog

creeps silently
to the pantry to retrieve his bone
acting like he’s on a secret mission

Isaac E, Year 7, Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School

fast cheetah running
brown dots,
brown as chocolate

fur bristles,
gold as a sunflower

Madeline, age 10, Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School

wrinkly elephant

enormous ears
big as the titanic
wriggly trunk waves like seaweed
feet as round
as dinner plates

Georgia, age 10, Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School

Falling down

Gorgeous green now blinding brown
A sheet of leaves covers the land
like a blanket           

Emilia A, Year 7, Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School