It looks like flowers blooming with love
It sounds like a Cuckoo bird on its way to its baby
It feels like thorny bushes running across my skin
It tastes like cold air hitting my tongue
It smells like elderflower letting its smell go wild
I can see…..a small cottage in the distance and some freshly cut grass.
I can hear…..birds chirping in the sky and trees blowing by the wind.
I can feel…..my feet sinking in the mud and leaves everywhere.
I can smell…..smoke from the cottage, pollen from the trees and flowers
Ground before as flat as a tidy bed
The plough as dangerous as a poisonous snake
Ground after as brown as chocolate logs
Farmer as hard working as a doctor
Horse as slow as a snail
A girl dug in the ground at 12 o’clock beside her house.
She placed in the ground the sound of her granny laughing, all her cousins, friends and her family voice.
She placed in the ground gymnastics, dancing and discos with her friends.
She placed in the ground the sadness of her granny dying, and when she forgot her teddy in Mayo.
She placed in the ground the happiness of spending time with her cousins in the sea and the lake.
She placed in the ground a picture of her family.
Then a forest grew, beside her house of her wonderful life.
Every tree of flower would be a memory, happy or sad.
A little house among the big woods is camouflaged by flowers and trees.
A sunset pathway leading from the forest to a new land.
Worms dig and wriggle like a freshly silent concertino.
A fairy house in the middle of a forest hides in moss covered tree stump.
A white shadow sky with little sparkling stars shimmering in the water.
I trip and fly through my adventurous, wondrous imagination:
The ancient leaning trees towering over the abandoned little cottage,
The shimmer of light shines onto the glossy river leading into the unknown…
Sparkling fireflies dart and whizz piercing the darkness of the enchanted forest,
The toadstools like lollipops dipped into a rainbow,
Worms dig in and out of the clumpy soil just like fresh concertinas.
What magical adventures will I have next?
Digging up the crumbling brown soil
Then settling some daffodils down
Kicking ball out in the open
With the Sun blazing down
Opening up my bedroom door to get ready for School
Pack my lunch and then on the bus I go
Now I’m at School learning about Pushkin
Opening Ground is the theme and that is my poem
I come from Gortnatraw,
Where I belong.
I come from a family of five,
Where I am loved and cared for.
I come from a fairy tale,
That’s never been told.
I come from a game of chance,
That goes on forever,
I come from a song,
Where the words have no end.
I come from a secret,
Of friendship.
I come from a deadly game,
And I am the girl who was on fire.
I come from a box,
Filled with sparkles and diamonds.
I come from a world,
Of colour and magic.
I come from a poem,
Which gives me the passion to write.
I come from the alphabet,
So I can spell I.
I come from numbers,
And I am the number one.
I come from the light in the sky,
The heavens smiling at me.
I come from a cupboard of sweets,
Marshmallows, crisps and chocolate.
I come from bubble gum,
Strawberry, apple and mint.
That is where I come from.
These roots are wild and fearsome
Like a mad dog hunting for its prey.
They struggle and squirm
Along the forest floor.
Their roots slither and slide
Like a python snake slinking underground.
The suction of their octopus tentacles
Holds the tree
Sternly to the ground.
These roots are comfortable homes
For animals and minibeasts.
Here hedgehogs hibernate,
Foxes, badgers and cubs.
Worms wriggle,
Beetles giggle,
What a wonderful
Underground world!
My mum is:
A sick bed soother
Likes to hoover
Neat and tidy
My mum is very bright
I don’t need to turn on the light
She likes to sleep (all the time)
So very very deep
She counts about twenty sheep
And she doesn’t even make a peep.
She’s a first class shopper
Very sweet
Gives out love
Just like a treat
She really likes to hug a lot
But it’s really really tight
She likes pups, kittens, and bunnies too
And after a bad performance she doesn’t boo
She hates noise
And buys lots of toys
She helps me with a really hard sum
I just have to say I love you mum.
