Poets & Poems
DREAM OF TURTLE SONG
By Victoria Atkinson
One of my turtles died and now it’s alive
Turtles are my dream
The turtle comes to life
Make me happy again
Dreams come true
Before they come out ...
Story of the Driftwood Whale
By Mathew Calandra
The driftwood whale takes shape
under the pressure of Mr Matthew Calandra fingers
working fast and sure as if the marks already existed
on his sandy page.
Black lines parallel ...
The Disappearing
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Little One
By Mathew Calandra
Mr Matthew Calandra has one cat left, Pequeña
is a Spanish name
meaning ‘little one’.
She is a little one he found in a shelter
with his brother Dave ...
A Walk with Tilly
By Guy Fredericks
You’re not a lady yet Tilly,
with your red and white fur.
Your friendly face is happy with it’s short wet nose.
Remember that time
you saw Silver ...
Basil
By Guy Fredericks
sleeping on my parent’s bed
too slow to catch wildlife.
with eyes the colour of basil
and white tiger fur
Tilly jumps up on the bed wagging her tail ...
Max
By Lauren Kerjan
- Max is happy, smiling, eyes pop up, tilts his head, wagging his tail.
- Kangaroos bouncing around the dessert happy seeing other kangaroos.
- Max, mindfulness, meet dogs, marvelous, mad, male mean ...
Sandy the Dog
By Jaycee Kim
1.
Here is my dog named Sandy
Sandy is a Golden Retriever
Sandy's fur is so soft
that it makes her look so fluffy
Sandy is so precious
and ...
Romeo and Juliet
By Catherine McGuiness
1.
I love Romeo
I always love him
He was there
told him not to attack the birds
not to bring the birds inside the house
not to attack the ...
Bonnie
By Meagan Pelham
My wonderful dog I love is Princess Bonnie.
She is my favourite
My life is you, Bonnie.
I love to play dress ups with You
As Tutu fairies
Bonnie liked ...
Pets I Love
By Meagan Pelham
Meagan Pelham, 'Pets I Love' Digital Collage (Ink & Water Colour), 2020
Rainbow the Turtle
By Meagan Pelham
Rainbow loved raw soft meat wrapped in lettuce
eating with delight.
She had very sharp teeth,
don’t put your finger in her mouth
you’ll get them bitten!
Rainbow ...
Homeless
By Meagan Pelham
Help them find
Help them save money
Help them make muffins, cookies
Help them have the clothes they need
I feel so sorry for them
I want to help homeless ...
Mopsy the Rabbit
By Meagan Pelham
Claire my sister loves rabbits.
Claire and Hanna are adorable
like a warm cuddly jumper.
Mopsy’s fur was white and soft
her ears were floppy.
We cradled her like ...
Owls
By Meagan Pelham
Owls are my favourite animal
Whole world, all my life
My dad, Joe, taught me about Owls.
We watched Harry Potter
And my favourite part was the owl scenes.
Bobby and Millie
By Meagan Pelham
Blue and yellow and we have green
the love bird budgerigars
are hugging
with warmth,
sharing a moment of passion
whistling with joy.
They are my favourite budgerigars
quietly eating ...
Fluffy and Prince
By Meagan Pelham
Prince was my goldfish
and Fluffy was Frankie’s.
They were my favourite fish in the whole world,
in my whole life.
They were brother and sister
swimming around the ...