IT’S JULY. And that means the summer holidays will soon be here! Perhaps you’re going camping, or visiting another country. Whatever you’re doing or wherever you’re going I wish you a wonderful time. And here are a few different poems about summer and destinations
A POEM ABOUT A PAINTING
BY THE SEA
There’s a boat with a sail.
And – is that a whale?
Waves on the sand,
and gulls in a band
shrieking in the breeze
over sparkling seas.
There’s a dog on the run
with a bark in the sun.
Paddlers in the shallows
and long evening shadows.
Strollers on the shore
and a fisherman for sure
with a rod and a float,
and a sturdy boat
riding the surf
like a horse on the turf.
So much you can see
in a poem by the sea!
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SUMMER SIZZLE
Sizzle go the sunbathers
Lying on the sand,
Sizzling in the summer heat
Across the sizzling land.
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Sizzle go the sausages
On the barbecue.
Sizzle go the burgers
And the people in the queue!
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Sizzle go the flowers
Sizzle go the trees.
Sizzle go the city streets
Without a cooling breeze.
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Sizzle goes the heatwave
Sizzling the earth.
Sizzling you and me for all
the sizzling sun is worth.
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STAYCATION
‘We’re going to go on safari,’
Mum and Dad decided.
‘Oh yes, yes let’s,’ all of us cried
But then the excitement subsided.
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‘Will the lions come into our tent?’
‘Will the elephants trample it down?’
‘Will snakes and spiders scare us at night?’
‘I’m not sure,’ said Dad, with a frown.
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‘Will the monkeys steal our pants?’
‘Will the sun burn our heads bright red?’
‘Will a leopard drag all of us up in a tree?’
‘Right,’ cried Dad, ‘enough said.’
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‘I think we’ll just go to the seaside,
We can swim and fish from the pier.’
We can eat fish and chips out of paper,
And I can enjoy a cold beer.’
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‘What if the weather is windy?
What if we’re swept, out to sea
By a tidal wave, forty feet high?’
‘What?’ cried Dad, ‘goodness me.
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Is there nowhere safe to go?
There seems to be nowhere at all.
Let’s put up a tent in the garden,
And leave our bags in the hall.’
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CAMPING SONG (make up a tune!)
We love camping
Even in the rain.
It’s raining, it’s pouring,
It’s bucketing again!
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It’s leaking through the canvas,
It’s creeping round our toes,
It’s got inside my sleeping bag
And now it’s in my nose.
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It’s raining, it’s pouring
But we don’t care,
‘cos we love camping
In the open air.
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Sun’s out, sun’s out
Now we’ll have some fun.
Camping, camping,
Fun for everyone.
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We like it when it’s night time,
Underneath the stars,
All around the campfire
Looking out for Mars!
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Campfires and barbecues,
Sausages and beans,
Fresh air, adventure,
That’s what camping means!
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We love camping
Even in the rain.
It’s raining, it’s pouring,
It’s bucketing again!
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BETWEEN MY TOES
When I go down beside the sea
I like the sand between my toes,
The curling water rushing in
As it slowly ebbs and flows.
I like the seagull’s epic shriek,
The way it glides above the sea.
I chase the little racing crabs,
Across the sand, away from me.
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AND JUST BECAUSE IT SOMETIMES DOES:
RAIN
I can soothe you I can lash you
I can make you wear a hat.
I can get under your collar
I can hit you with a splat!
I can make your feet all soggy
I can bash your garden flat.
I can stop you playing games outside.
Yes me, I do all that!
HAVE A WONDERFUL BREAK FROM SCHOOL!