What am I?
I am liquid gold
smelting in a fiery shell.

What am I?
I am a tree jewel
in a orchard cave.

What am I?
I am the ocean at sunrise
rippling within a spider’s web.

What am I?
I am the blink of a flame
in a quick-closed eye.

What am I?
I am a tiny moon
pocked by pips.

What am I?
I am a golden trap
snapping at the sun.

What am I?
I am a desert-dry sponge
mopping up thirst.

What am I?
I am the curl of a dog
lapping the light from a bright blue bowl.

What am I?
I am an Orange.

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What Am I? is Key Stage 1 poetry written to help children look at objects in a new way. Try this with your class to stretch their language skills.

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