by Rachel Piercey | Feb 25, 2023 | Issue 4 poems
When the pirate’s half-way up the mast with his telescope lookin’ afar – what does the sea-dog pirate say? He yells with a lusty Y’aaargh! When the pirate’s rolling out the gun and readying it to fire – what does the sea-dog pirate say? He yells with a lusty Y’aaargh!...
by Rachel Piercey | Feb 25, 2023 | Issue 4 poems
Come all you daylight dwellers Come visit our hidden kingdom Give this subterrestrial lifestyle a chance I’m the Mole King Ruling my underground network Come admire our worm larders Come meet my artillery of miners Give this world of deep darkness a chance I’m the...
by Rachel Piercey | Feb 25, 2023 | Issue 4 resources, Resources
All of the poems in issue 4 are also available as free poem-posters to download, print and display. There are also free, downloadable teaching resources around the poems ‘Anticipation’ by Sarah Ziman, ‘Pirate Song’ by Jane Newberry, and ‘King of the Moles’ by Gwenno...
by Rachel Piercey | Oct 6, 2022 | Issue 3 poems
Red are plums and loganberries, Bramble, port and damson jellies, Hips and haws and juicy cherries. Red is tasty. Blue are chilly winter skies, Hyacinths and jackdaws’ eyes, Kingfishers and damselflies. Blue is beauty. Green are mosses, lichens, leaves, Conker cases,...
by Rachel Piercey | Oct 6, 2022 | Issue 3 poems
Dazzle my kin, spite my foes, Transfix my friends, bewitch my toes. Bruise of purple, splash of blue, Pulse of red, gleam of moon, Glitter of stars, pizazz of pink, Breeze of green, brown of skink. Colours fix, bold and true, Colour-fast till next blue moon. Bring all...
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