APRIL
Here are some poems for Spring. The sun has been shining and the dark clouds with rain have disappeared – at least for the time being – so here are some Spring thoughts.
The First Poem is from my book A CLASSROOM OF STARS and it’s called:
TWITTER FEED
There’s a tweeting in the hedgerows
Snap-chatting in the air.
She’s filling up the feeders,
Excitement everywhere.
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The twitter feed is going mad
It’s buzzing round like bees,
She’s filling up the feeders
With fat balls, nuts and seeds.
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Every single one is full
For every bird around;
And mealworms for the robins
To peck at, on the ground.
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They’re tweeting in the hedgerows
Snap-chatting in the trees,
It’s a twitter feed for everyone
As long as they tweet ‘please!’
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This poem appeared in a wonderful poetry resource for children called:
THE DIRIGIBLE BALLOON (www.dirigibleballoon.org)
THE COLOURS OF SPRING
Where the moss turns green
and softens the lawn,
Spring has a spring in its step.
Where yellow daffodils
and primrose beam,
Spring has a spring in its step.
Where purple aubretia
pops out from the wall,
Spring has a spring in its step.
Where magnolia buds
bloom ice-pink in the tree,
Spring has a spring in its step.
Where new life begins
in colourful joy,
Spring has a spring in its step.
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And here is a poem for a little insect you might have ‘spotted’ emerging.
SEVEN SPOT LADY-BIRD
I’m the seven-spot ladybird
Quite common, so they say.
But I’m really rather more than that
In every kind of way.
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I work around your garden
Where you’ll find you need me most,
As a natural pest-controller
And an aphid eating host.
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My appetite’s voracious
I hoover up the pests,
The aphids on your vegetables
Are tasty and the best.