A poetic reflection from Colin...

These poems were written at school this year and give us a glimpse of some of the things Colin is looking forward to. Colin writes, "Poetry is finding something in your heart. It is thinking about how you feel. Poetry is expressing a big feeling. It is when you find a big topic and write about it." Here then are a couple of Colin's "big topics".

Kangaroos

I love the way

that you hop

you bump and jump

like balloons of laughter

your pouch is just like a

basket of goodies

and

little

roo

who seems so

like a bunny

you have floppy ears like a

clumsy elephant

One Australian Year

So excited

flipping fish

waving waves

to surf

on

scuba diving

learning

new

things

maybe learning

a different language

nice house

beside

cemetery

go to zoo

airplane ride

maybe I'll see jumping kangaroos

so excited

so excited

- Colin Darling