Lots of Autumn poems tumbled into my email box and it felt like it was full of Autumn flavours and colours. I liked the way you tried different things as you wrote. It was hard choosing but here is a selection of poems I enjoyed (and there were so many more!).
There are thoughtful poems and funny poems. Slender poems and fat poems.
I am sending Emily C a copy of The Letterbox Cat as I really liked the way she worked on an Autumn series and tried different things. I have posted just a few she sent me. I am also sending a copy to Matilda at Westmere School as her poem made me smile. I loved the way she explored the word ‘spread.’ That is exactly what poets do!
Emily C, age 12, Year 8, Selwyn House School, Christchurch
Fiery, orange
leaves cover
the rich,
grass. A
monarch butterfly
flutters through
the morning air.
Emily C, age: 12, Year: 8, Selwyn House School, Christchurch
The cold
morning air
stings my
toes. An
old man
wanders through
the park
covered in
autumn leaves.
Emily C, age: 12, Year: 8, Selwyn House School, Christchurch
The Autumn Kitten
The autumn kitten
Leaves trails of fur,
Orange and red
Through green and brown.
The autumn kitten
Roams free in the world
Here and there, everywhere.
Avoiding all people
Here and there.
Darting through bushes
Pouncing on birds.
Teresa aged 8, St Andrews College, Christchurch
Luella, age 10 Richmond Road School Samoan Unit
Maisy T, age 9, Fendalton School, Christchurch
Aaron K age:9 Fendalton Open-air School
A bundle of poems from Westmere School:
Autumn
Autumn
leaves fall
crunch, crunch, crunch.
Rake up all the leaves.
Cartwheels.
Bikes and shoes
rush through.
Autumn.
Sofia Age 10 LS6
Spreading
A tree spreads its branches
An apple spreads its seeds.
A person spreads their apple jam,
What more can you spread?
Matilda Age 9 LS6
Eating
I have a pumpkin on my bed.
My sister has carrots on her head.
My mum has feijoas in her bag.
My dad fed an apple to his stag.
What an Autumn feast it could have been!
Matilda Age 9 LS6
Leaves and Trees
Green leaves
Crunchy leaves
Yellow leaves
Round leaves
Square leaves
Oval leaves
Small leaves
Sunset leaves
Big leaves
Giant leaves
Thin leaves
Thick leaves
Bush leaves
Long leaves
Short leaves
Brown trees
Large trees
Huge trees
Teeny tiny trees
Dead trees
Oak trees
Flame trees
Coconut trees
Apple trees
Gum trees
Feijoa trees
Lemon trees
Orange trees
Palm trees
Swamp trees
Grey trees
Leaves and trees!
Jasper Age 10 LS6 and Jamie Age 10 LS6
Archie Age 10 LS6
Indigo K and Rita P Both Age 10 LS7