Last Friday we welcomed poet Wendy French to our library to hold a poetry workshop at lunchtime.  The event was a great success, and despite limited time, Wendy still managed to get all our students writing their own poetry.   Here are some examples – we think they are fantastic, particularly as they were written in less than five minutes!  Speed poetry if you like....

I am the boy who reads these words

I am the words that sliver down the page

I am the page that was once a tree

I am the tree with dancing leaves

I am the leaves that lie still on the forest floor

I am the forest where the hungry wolf lives

I am the wolf chasing its prey

I am the prey, struck with fear

I am the fear, washed away by the joy.

I am the drawing on the wall

I am the wall with many shadows

I am the shadows that dance down the street

I am the child left out in the rain

I am the rain dripping slowly

I am the slow snail waiting.

I am waiting in the room

I am the room exchanging words

I am the words that are now read.