First, mix a muddy brown And pour it onto the paper. Swish and swirl it around With your brush. Then paint in: The patter of insects feet, The smell of compost, The hardness of stones. Then paint a fence Surrounding the garden; Draw grey metal strips Criss-crossing each other; Then add the coldness and hardness. In one corner Paint a solitary spade Leaning on the fence. Paint a rough wooden handle, Worn with use, And a blunt edge for the blade. from TO PAINT A GARDEN by Michelle Brooham [aged 13] featured in ON COMMON GROUND: A PROGRAMME FOR TEACHING POETRY by Jill Pirrie
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:47:03 +0000
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