Ancestral Poem

First we took a photo of our fingerprint, then our teacher enlarged it.  We traced around the lines, then got a new piece of paper to write our poem on it.

Mihi

This is the mihi I wrote about myself.  I need to remember all the words, and next week everyone in the class will be tested if they know their mihi.

The English Languge

Some people say that you’re a dear,

yet dear is far from cheap.

A jumper is a thing you wear.

yet a jumper has to leap.

It’s very clear it’s very queer,

and pray who’s to blame

for different meanings to some words

pronounced and spelt the same?

A little journey is a trip,

a trip is when you fall.

It doesn’t mean you have to dance

whene’er you hold a ball.

Now here’s a thing that puzzles me:

musicians of good taste

will very often form a band -

I’ve got one round my waist!

Harry Helmsley

A desert is something sweet you eat,

yet a desert is full of sand.

Kids whine when they hurt their feet,

yet some drink wine of a certain brand.

North pole is where Santa works,

yet a telephone pole deliver signals.

Presents are given to children who behaves,

yet people are present at a funeral.

Nice work

Never use the word YUMMY, our teacher said.

It doesn’t mean a thing!

Try…  delightful, pleasant, delicious,

tempting, mouthwatering, tasty,

appetizing, flavourful, juicy–

the choice is as long as a string!

But please, never use the word YUMMY,

it just doesn’t mean a thing!

Yummy

Never use the word YUMMY, our teacher said. It doesn’t mean a thing! Try… delightful, pleasant, delicious, tempting, mouthwatering, tasty, appetizing, flavourful, juicy– the choice is as long as a string! But please, never use the word YUMMY, it just doesn’t mean a thing!

That was Summer

Have you ever smelled summer?

Sure you have.

Remember that time when you were window shopping

in a night market

or trying all the delightful food

and looking at all the alluring accessories?

Remember the ice cream’s scent

and the refreshing smell of mint?

That was summer.

Have you ever heard summer?

Sure you have.

Remember that time when you relaxed on your chair

or were just chilling on the balcony

and you heard the croaking of the cicadas?

Remember how you tried to catch them

but they’re silenced?

That was summer.

Have you ever felt summer?

Sure you have.

Remember that time when you are betting with you friend

or just feel like a challenge

and you tried swimming in a river?

Remember how you felt so freezing and cold

but you still stayed in the river?

That was summer.

Have you ever tasted summer?

Sure you have.

Remember that time when you are clenching an ice cream

or rummaging through the fridge looking for popsicles,

and how satisfying it is when you took a lick?

Remember how nice and cool the popsicles are

and the ice cream?

That was summer.

Have you ever felt summer?

Sure you have.

Remember that time when you came out of the house

waiting for the rain to stop

and caught a glimpse at the muddy and watery puddle

the rain had created?

That was summer.

Leaf

The leaf  flutters and glides

the same as a bird

down towards the ground.

It perches

looking upwards to the sky

on its back

and then is carried away by the wind.

I hear

When i think of the mall,

I hear

Shopping bags rattering,

chattering on the phone.

Children blowing bubbles with their drinks,

footsteps of a leopard.

End of the day speaker.

Slow motion chit chat,

quiet as a funeral.

Doors opening,

doors closing.

All silence, all leave.

Staff pushing trolleys,

splashing of water and mop.

Windows being rubbed,

soft breathing.

And there, outside the playground

As if it had never ceased to be

But only needed listening to

The clicking of cicadas, in the warming sunlight.

Superlatives

Superlatives

A lollipop is sweeter than a strawberry,

A banana is squishier than a peach.

A cloud is softer than some silk,

A cake is tastier than some milk.

I am bigger than my brother,

My sister is smaller than me.

My mother types slower than my father,

But I type as fast as he.

Juicy Big White Shark poem

The Big White Shark

A big white shark is fast and furious, it can eat anything.

Crab, shrimp, fish, and even huge squids.

It lives in the ocean, sometimes swims up to the beach,

and make us frightened and scared.

It is the big boss of the sea, it swims as fast as anything.

If you are its prey it will swim around you in circles 

you are sure to have a quick heartbeat.

But it is also noticeable, by its dorsal fin.

If you saw something like a grey triangle poking out of the water,

be sure to yell and ran away because it is the Big White Shark!

Swimming

Swimming

Swimming is an olympic sport.

Win shiny gold, silver and bronze medals.

In swimming the first one finished wins.

Many swimmers win gold medals.

Many people like to swim at the beach when it’s hot.

In swimming try to swim quicker.

Not giving up.

Going under water.