| These poems are by three students from St Agatha's Primary School. After I had visited St Agathas, Ella, Isabella, and Arabella decided to each send me an email with some poems they'd written. Thankyou so much for sending these in girls! They were a delight to read. |
My Best Friend Ella McNamara |
Today is a heavy hippo Today is a twinkly xylophone
Isabella Shun Wah |
The Day after Yesterday
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My Best Friend Arabella Scott |
| These two poems are from Aiden McCarthy, a student who attended the Curtis Bay Carnivale. Aidan was also one of the judges of the Australian Inky Awards. Thanks for being a terrific minion, Aidan! Great poems - I particularly love the imagery of My Best Friend - there's a lot of good energy in the poem. Awesome! |
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Portraits of a Best Friend My best friend is a set of bagpipes, bought not so long ago but so very well used, with one bag missing, and so refusing to behave. My best friend is a television show full of car chases; lacking a plot line, but fun to watch all the same. My best friend is a partly cloudy day, keeping in the cool, the secrets, but shining ever so brightly. My best friend is a bright ginger cat with a patch of white, lazing in the sun, who isn’t afraid to catch a mouse – to work for himself. My best friend is a dawdle along the beach, but with a place to go, watching the waves while slowly reaching the destination. He is my treasure chest, my panic room, my rolling dice, my everlasting inside joke, my punk rocker who never stops trying to be different. My best friend is your old wedding dress, battered but beautiful, always sitting at the back of the cupboard, waiting for you. My best friend is your favourite mug, knocked about but always loved; by you at least. My best friend is that last book you need in the bookcase, always trying to fit in but never quite doing it. My best friend is a boring novel at first, but then becomes more and more exciting and becomes the best you’ve ever read. My best friend is Superman, from another planet, but still pure-hearted. My best friend is that sock that goes missing, then turns out to be under your bed all along. He is blind to flaws, deaf to lies, though always listening to the problems of others. My best friend is a painting by Picasso, weird to look at, but so interesting if you pay attention. My best friend is a holey toe-sock – overused, wacky, colourful and fun, not all there, but still so useful. He is a guiding light, a morning star, a snooze button, a day off work, an unmade bed, a cold-morning sleep-in. My best friend is an angel in disguise. |
Meet Mac He’s a real nice guy, I’ve known him since we were just small, Our neighbourhood wasn’t very nice, He was always kinda good at school, He should be here any minute, Oh, wait, just before, It’s just, and, you know, He’s still the best guy I’ve ever met, |
| In June 2010 I visited Methodist Ladies College, and, among being amazed that they have 20 staff employed for the school library (!), was read this very cute poem by Phoebe, in thanks for my visit. She also included a few photographs of her two West Highland terriers, in relation to my book Millie and the Night Herron, where there is one such dog named Phoebe. Thanks a heap Phoebe! You made my day! |
Poem reads: We girls share a love of words on the page, I'll sit down. From a Phoebe who may not be a West Highland Terrier, but owns two, and that's good enough. |
| These next poems are by Jacob, James, Junior, Jade, Princess, Maddy, Jocelyn, Jolene, Raymond, Dean, Angelo, Dylan and Steven of Thomastown Primary School. These poems explore metaphor as a poetic technique, using colours and senses. This is a great excercise particularly for Primary School students who are often open to non-literal translations of the world and experiences. |
Chocolate Tastes smooth |
Indigo
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Silver Is a crystal in a cave. |
Lime Lime looks like the beautiful green parts
of the earth from space. |
| These poems are list poems by Marka.K, Victory.C, Vanessa.B, Alexandra.R, Geno.B, Danielee.K, and Maria.L. I love the idea of swimming in dark chocolate! I would also love to experience the serenity of the Amazon rainforest. |
8 Reasons to Stay Alive! 1. To experience the serenity of the Amazon
rainforest. |
10 Things to do on your Lonesome 1. Go skipping through a field filled wiht
sun flowers and tulips up to your neck. |
| During Feburary 2010I went on a trip to Ryan Catholic College in Townsville, where I stayed for a week. The students at Ryan Catholic College were excellent; eager to learn, and they produced great work. The first is by Kayla Spragg, Richele Breed andMadison Delit, from 7B. This is an example of an excercise, 'Magical Cities and Faraway Places', which explores writing from all five senses. The other two poems are examples of a 'Recipe' poem, which explores metaphore. 'Today is a Fiddle' is by Tahlia Bird, Mitchell Jensen and Sarah Webb. 'Today is a Piano' is by Rhiannon Kondisenko of 9G. |
| The Great Barrier Reef
I'll go to the Great Barrier Reef on I'll go to the Great Barrier Reef and smell I'll go to the Great Barrier Reef I'll go to the Great Barrier Reef to meet |
Today is a fiddle
Today is a fiddle, playing a lively folk song.
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Today
is a Piano
Today is a piano |
1. I asked year 11 students at Wodonga West
to write five images for bad love; no explanations, just images. They
then picked their favourites and wrote a group bad love poem. Dont you
love that last line- putting it all into perspective! Brought back memories
for me, of sneaking in to the house a little later than promised! This
first poem is by Brooke, Jamie, Shaun, Luke.C, Dean, Leigh, Aron, Michael,
Mitchell, Luke.G, Robert, Cindy, Danielle, Kade, Sarah, Sian, Kerrina,
Chris, Asheley, Tara, Sheree, Sarah, Amanda and Kylie.This is an excercise
I have previously run with my T.A.F.E students. |
| Bad Love Have a whinge love Late love Playing empty cricket love Empty bank account love Peeling hands love Bad breath in the morning love Cold Monday love Forgive me, for I have sinned love Improper love Dogs barking in the night love Reject shop love Look but you can't touch love Broken string love On the list love The only love Can't get enough love Hateful words love Like falling over painful love Sand in your shoe love One night love Earn while you learn love Hair raising nail biting love Clean the kitchen love Don't tell my father love |
Bad Love
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Love
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