My first ever poem

I am racking my brains to recall to mind my first ever poem. I remember clearly writing it, carefully crafting every word, every line, with a spirit that came from ... where?  A sense of wonder at nature and a love of writing came together to produce something that I was so proud of, at the tender age of 8.

I had written my first story - typed out on a type-writer that I had requested for Christmas - at the age of 7.
But, this blog is not about the story (the Rock Fairy). That might be for another day.

In honour of my client, CPRE Hampshire's children's poetry competition - newly launched for 2014 - here is my first ever poem.


"Flowers".

Big flowers, small flowers,
Pink flowers, red,
All sorts of different flowers
In the flower bed.

Tulips from Holland
[Roses] from France
Do thistles come from Scotland?
Well, we've got a chance.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
...


That's all I can remember...  I do hope that I have kept it at home somewhere, so that I can share the whole poem with you!

If you know a child who has a sense of wonder at the natural world, and they can also dream and write, why not ask them to lay down a few lines in ink, and send it in to the team at CPRE Hampshire?  If it's good enough, why, even Sir Andrew Motion, the former Poet Laureate might well get to read it!

Thank you for reading.  Here is a link to the Competition

Keren.