You, kid
A poem to my son
The Little Red Can
A poem about caring for the environment
What it takes
A poem about the power of laughter
Child-Light
What if a child had invented light?
How Many Bears?
A counting poem
Faulty
Part of a verse novel about scoliosis
The Edge of Christmas—a Christmas Story
What if it was the last ever Christmas?
Daniel’s Deal
Let’s be clear: I wanted that part as I’d never wanted anything in my life. But I don’t know why. Maybe it was because Mr Gabriel always chose Michael for church services, or maybe it’s because I wasn’t one of the choir because mum put me in for extra maths on Tuesdays, or maybe because…
I did and I didn’t
I did my work at school today and didn’t stop to run or play I did the work as I was told and didn’t once act rude or bold I did my writing, nice and neat and didn’t leave it incomplete I did my maths then queued for lunch and didn’t shove or even punch…
Rain
… …. … …. … ……. . . . … . .. …… we …. ….. dash ….. .be. .tween. . . .. …. . …. … .. . … … . ..each … . …cry.. .s. . tal… . … .. . . . . . ….. . …. . …. . … .…