Such a terrific bunch of poems arrived in my email box! So full of the wind it felt like my study got really windy. And it is still windy. I have picked a few of my favourites to post but don’t feel bad if you missed out this time as I had too many favourites this time!
Such good words to make the wind come alive in your poems. Short lines worked well. And so did longer lines! I loved the poems with good windy detail. Daniel used ‘w’ alliteration which made his poem even windier — and then made it LOOK windy on the page. He also made up a word — see if you can spot it. I loved the surprise of Anita’s poem and the fabulous sounding list that grows in Matthew’s. I also loved Natalie’s short lines. Very effective. Lucy’s terrific poem was strong on mood. Great job young poets!
I am sending a book to Matthew from Fendalton Open Air School in Christchurch.
The wildest winds
The wildest winds
Twist my hair up
Like a tornado
Above my head
And lets it fall
Loosely down again.
The wildest winds
Blow my dress
Out to the sides,
But nothing can
Blow me off my feet.
The roaring wind
The roaring winds go whoosh.
The roaring winds knot my hair
Like a dragon in its lair.
both by Imogen Campbell Age 7 Homeschooled
Name: Natalie H Age: 10 Year: 6 School: Fendalton Open Air School
The Constant Wind
The wind that blows the leaves to your front door
the wind that blows the waves on the sea
the wind that blows the grass on a mountain
the wind that blows on the feathers of an eagle
the wind that carries the howl of a wolf
is the wind that sounds like a beating heart.
by Matthew B 10 Fendalton Primary School, Christchurch, NZ.
Anita, Age 9, Year 5, Fendalton Open Air School
Lucy is currently in Year 8 at Selwyn House School, and is 12 years old
By Daniel Year 2 Aged 6 Adventure School
Poetry Box 