5

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Mon, 06 Dec 2021
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8 comments
 

5 days for school –
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and then Thursday, Friday;
5 fingers on each hand
(though one is called a thumb)
5 petals on a buttercup
3 sweets with another 2
makes 5 sweets altogether.

4
4 sides to a square,
4 wheels on a car,
4 legs on a chair:
2 books, and 2 more
makes 4.

3
3 leaflets on a clover leaf,
a tricycle has 3 wheels –
1, 2, 3
and every day there’s 3 main meals -
breakfast, lunch and dinner or tea.

2
2 hands to play
2 feet to take you on your way
2 eyes to watch
your feet don’t trip or slip or stray.

1
One mouth to guard,
one tongue to keep in check
as I talk;
one nose
that goes
in front
as I walk.

Certificate U
Poem
For children
Children's

Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Gosh Rhiannon,

you really are doing the numbers justice with these daily poems. They're coming along great.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. It is a continuing challenge if they can be done brief and simply and with interest! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you for the cherries! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Trust you to think of buttercups :0) You are making numbers seem exciting instead of scary! Though can imagine the 5 sweets thing being taken up by a canny child asking about needing to count up to ten :0)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, but as you said about your project, we'll have to see how far it gets! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Turlough on

Well done you for keeping up the good work. This is becoming a daily occurrence that I look forward to.

You're doing a much better job than I would have done. I would have included the five lucky goals that Manchester United scored against Leeds United on the first day of the football season, the five members of the Spice Girls and the five stages of grief. 

I can't wait for six.

Turlough

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Ah, but I am supposed to be at the level of a child (while still entertaining the older readers!)

Thanks for your continued encouragement. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Turlough on

I am often accused at being at the level of a child so encouraging you in your quest comes quite easy to me. 

Turlough