The Dark
Don’t let the Dark catch you bright; Roam home, little people, roam home. Run, bury your light Or we’d lose such a sight If the Dark were to witness you bright. But you really can’t lose If you sparkle in twos, If you sparkle in reds or all manner of blues, Little people you really…
The Forgotten—a Christmas Story
a story from The Edge Of Christmas “What if Father Christmas forgot someone?” here is a house just out of sight, a house built upon a bend in the road, which cannot be seen from the north as surely as it cannot be seen from the south. In the summer, the trees around grow thick…
Macy’s Christmas Paper
This is Macy Mayhew. Macy Mayhew is almost ready for Christmas. She has decorated her tree, with stars from the sky. She has iced her cake, with fresh fallen snow. She has written her cards, with secret wishes. She has ticked off the days, written her list and has been ever so good. But Macy…
Alfie Knight—a World War 1 poem
Alfie Knight Our Alfie Knight, he likes to fight, He’s nine years old, and plenty bold. He’s very strong, and never wrong. He’s got a bike, the little tyke, He wants a gun, he thinks it’s fun To go and fight, does Alfie Knight. Reckons shooting might be tooting, Reckons stabbing’s pretty fab and All…
Christmas poems for children – Day 5
It’s the end of the week and the last of our Christmas poems for children. To end we are back in the world of snow with a poem called ‘The Trouble With Snowmen’ by Roger McGough Read the poem out loud. Does it rhyme? Do the rhymes make it easy to read? Who is talking…
Christmas poems for children – Day 4
Today we are looking at a Christmas poem by a wonderful poet called John Siddique. It’s from his book, ‘Don’t Wear It On Your Head’. Read the poem out loud. Does it sound like what you think a poem sounds like, or does it sound like a conversation? Does it rhyme? Look at some of…
Christmas poems for children – Day 3
Today the Christmas poems feature one by Shel Silverstein. Shel wrote lots of beautiful books for children (my favourite is ‘The Giving Tree’) and lots of poetry too. He had a great sense of humour as you will see from this poem. Read the poem out loud. Does it rhyme? Does it have an easy…
Christmas poems for children – Day 2
This is day 2 of our Christmas poems for children. Today we are sharing ‘Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening’, a magical poem by Robert Frost. Read this poem out loud. Does it rhyme? What do you think the rhymes do for the poem. Is it a fast poem or a slow poem?…
Christmas poems for children – Day 1
Welcome to Christmas! Over the next week we are looking at five Christmas poems for children. I thought I would start the series with a brand new Christmas poem by ME! I hope you like it. Read the poem out loud. Does it rhyme at all? Are there any descriptions you like? There are parts…
A Poem for Magpie Charts
Here’s a poem for keepers of magpie charts everywhere. As you collect words like ‘crept’, ‘adorable’, and ‘irascible’, think what happens to the poor words they replace. Some Words Have Left Our Heart Some words have left our heart. They were forced to depart. Before protests could start. Some words have left our heart. Where…