WELCOME TO MY POETRY CORNER

To keep you all busy: Complete the missing lines of these poems yourself: Grandma’s cuckoo’s flown away -   Her clock is silent now - But I’ll soon mend her cuckoo clock. ............................................... (a line with 4 iambic feet) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the Island of Babonga   Everyone is green. They really are the strangest folk   That ...................................... - So what rhymes with "green" that would go in on this line quite well? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bright coloured sunflowers that dance in the sun. “I'm here” said the primrose. “I'll not be outdone!” The buttercup added “Now don't forget me.”   “I love yellow cowslips” said .... ...... ........ ....... This metre is called "dactylic" and a dactyl is the waltz of the poetry world. TUM titty TUM titty TUM titty TUM - so clap your hand to this rhythm and write the last few words yourself. And if you've finished all of this and done well, I'll put a couple of poems here for you for a treat. Do come and see my two new books, published this week. Your school might buy them for you, but also your parents could - - - well, that's if you like poems.