Colours for Kids 5)

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 28 Mar 2019
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Pink pom-poms of thrift by the sea,
    pretty pink blossom of a cherry tree
    drifting down like pink-petal snow;
Peppa Pig, and real pigs ,and
    the long-legged, feathers-flushed-pink
        flamingo,
sticky candy floss, so very sweet to lick;
and the colour of the medicine
    you sometimes have to take
        when you’re feeling
            very sick.

[IP: About one colour]

 

Certificate U
Poem
Colours for Kids
Children's
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

All little girls would love this poem Rhiannon. How I adore the pink blossom that attracts bees and how it drifts down like pink-petal snow. 

Beautifully written.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny, and everyone likes that pink-petal snow don't they? and some love candy floss too, though I don't think my mother liked it! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

This is so lovely, I can't help be attracted to the colour pink, I think it goes back to us foraging for berries to survive. Such nice pink things you've chosen for your poem, blossoms and pom poms, it makes me think of those pink pom pom Dahlias. It's perfect for kids.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jane. It's a very soft colour, I suppose, sort-of tentative! Are there any pink berries, apart from spindle? That wouldn't be edible, would it? Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I thought pink would be impossible apart from flowers, but you have done it, brilliantly! I had not thought of flamingos or candyfloss. The way you've ended, i can imagine it read slower and slower and a face being pulled for the last word

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Di. I hoped it would read like that! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

Always have liked your work and this one is no different.  I like it a lot.

forest

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Nice to know! Thank you for telling me! Rhiannon