Year 2000

(Primary School, Grade 1)

The Sun

The sun is hot
The sun shines a lot
When it's cloudy
The sun is sad
But when it's hot
It's not that bad.

(The Canberra Times 2000-Nov-12)

My Bird

My bird is furry and soft
It sometimes lies in a loft
When it lays eggs
It steals lots of pegs.

(The Canberra Times 2000-Nov-12)

Year 2001

(Primary School, Grade 2)

The Snail

Once I saw a snail

It was clinging to a pail

When I touched it on the tail

It crawled away leaving a trail.

(The Canberra Times 2001-03-04)

The Spoons

There once was a spoon

Who got married, and had a honeymoon

But when they were in the middle

Their cat played the fiddle

And it gave them both a giggle.

(The Canberra Times 2001-03-04)

The Beach

When I went to the beach

I gave my mum a peach

And when my mum got the bleach

She washed her thongs at the beach

(2001-03-04)

TUFFY

Once upon a time there lived a dog named Tuffy.

He lived in a house with a mother, a father and a child.

Everyday the child would play with him.

He learned to stay home all by himself.

He was very alert.

Everybody likes him, well almost everyone

He was even scared of an umbrella.

(2001-09-01)

TUFFY-2

Tuffy is my gorgeous dog

Understanding what I say

Fat he is never

Fighting no, but jumping yes

Yummy foods he gets every night.

(2001-09-20)

KITES

Kites are beautiful, flying in the air

In the breeze, its sways to and from

Tickling wind blows the kite

Everyone comes to the competition

So how about you - go out and fly a kite as well?

(2001-09-24)

Year 2002

(Primary School, Grade 3)

AuCo

Auco is 7

United States of America is owned by AuCo

Cats are her softies

Olivia is her other name

(2002-03-23)

WHOOSH

Whoosh, go the reindeer,

running through the sky.

A little child sees Santa,

and gasps, Oh, my !

Santa delivered the presents,

to everyone in the land.

There's even a little drum set,

for little Toby, who plays in band.

What do you, want for Christmas,

a toy? A book?

But if you want to see Santa,

then late on Christmas eve,

out your bedroom window,

just take a look !

(2002 December 23)

TIP-TAP

Tip-tap, tip-tap,

Rain drops onto my rain-cap,

My dog gets wet all over,

And so do all the clovers.

Then the sun puts the rain to a stop,

And in the puddles I did a hop.

But I am sad for the rain to go,

'Cause it makes the flowers grow,

It watered mum's seedling in the pot,

I love the rain a lot, lot, lot.

(2002 December 23)

Four leaf clovers

Four leaf clovers are lucky

But they are really rare

If you look really hard

They could grow in your backyard !

(2002 Dec 26)

Year 2003

(Primary School, Grade 4)

A Poor Old Boy

There was a poor old boy

He lived just down the street

He begged for shelter

And he begged for things to eat

He never had a toy

Or any fun at all

And all that he did

Was walk and ... crawl

He was the only child

He had no mum or dad

So sometimes he stole food

And people called him bad

He drank from the big lake

And sometimes ate a “deer”

But people that are rich

Only teased, laughed and jeered

But now he’s gone away

To a great foster home

And I’m happy now

To know he’s not alone

And now to finish up

My lovely little song

I know he will grow up

And be big and strong.

(Mid-2003, Inspired from

“The Old French Song” by Tchaikovsky)

Fairy of the Chestnut Tree

I live in the woods,

Up the chestnut tree.

Children stand around the tree,

But I’m so small they don’t see me.

They each throw a stone,

And catch a nut.

But some hit me,

Or make holes in my hut!

And poor little me,

That they can’t even see,

Says “Oh I wish they don’t bother me!”

But I think I will,

Move to the country until,

These children have eaten nuts to their will.

(2003 July 18)

Animals

1

There was a dinosaur whose name was Harry,

Who asked for permission to marry .

Elizabeth was his bride,

Whom he married with pride,

That nice young dinosaur named Harry!

2

Once I had a pig,

On Sundays it dances a jig

I couldn't find her a name,

Even when I played the "name game"

So I just called her Pig.

(Mid -2003)

Japan

As I was walking down the street,

It's name I do not know.

I went into a shop,

And bought a kimono.

It had a floral pattern,

With pigeons here and there.

But shopping made me hungry,

So I ate an enormous pear.

Then I bought some hair clips,

With lacing all around.

And after I had paid for them,

I set off (homeward bound).