Mrs. Bonnie introduced the Year Five students to ‘private eye’ poetry. Using jeweler’s loupes they looked closely at a flower. They asked themselves: What else does it look like? What does it remind me of? and created some amazing poetry.
My Bright Mysterious Flower
My bright, mysterious flower,
Your mini-petals surround your center acting like guardians to protect your secrets,
My bright, mysterious flower,
What secrets do you hide?
Your bold colours are like a brilliant, beautiful sunset capturing everyone’s attention,
The stripes in your center are like a tiger prowling in the jungle all the way across the ocean,
Your unique smell is like a Starburst melting in my mouth.
My bright, mysterious flower
You are just beautiful!
By M.Z.
My Flower of Sunshine
My vibrant flower, swaying in the breeze,
My picturesque blossom, as soft as silk,
My beautiful bud about to bloom,
Small, yet so appealing to the eye,
The veins that run through your leaves are like dry, cracked clay,
Waiting for the aquatic droplets to come,
Your center is like scorching hot flames, dancing in the hearth,
Oh my beautiful flower of sunshine, how wonderful you are!
M.P-R.
My Fabulous Flower
Your small but magnificent flowers as white as a fresh blanket of snow,
Your pink leaves remind me of raspberry ice cream in the summer sun,
Your emerald green veins and leaves remind me of a fresh new
field of grass,
Your stems like a weightless, fragile twig that can break any second,
Your buds are extremely gifted because from them will come such
beauty and shape,
Flower, oh flower, oh I wonder how can you produce such beauty?
How do you form in such a shape that dazzles everyone who sees you?
Oh flower, I cannot explain the beauty you have!
T.S.