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National Poetry Day 2011

Teams - by Kate Clanchy

{ Poem }

I would have skipped the stupid games,
/ long afternoons spent chilled in goal,
/ or sleepy, scratching, in deep field,
/ leapt…

An t-Seann Chairt Againn - by Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul
Angus Peter Campbell

{ Poem }

Ghiùlain i mìle mìorbhail –
/ pocan-mòna nach tèid àireamh,
/ clòimhtean chaorach bhon an àirigh,
/ badan feòir is cocan-eòrna,
/
/ còig gille deug…

Bingo - by Alison Mary Fitt

{ Poem }

Tae the bingo haa
/ Gaes aald Mrs Broon,
/ And every nicht,
/ When they caa “ehz doon”,
/ Aald Mrs Broon
/ Wull…

Roundabout - by Julia Donaldson

{ Poem }

see postcard image below…

Football Haiku! - by Creative Writing Group Dean Park Primary School

{ Poem }

chip
/ pokes
/ for posts
/
/ all
/ my
/ saturdays
/
/ o
/ ya
/ beauty
/
/ he shoots
/ she
/ scores
/
/ stretch
/ the
/ net!
/
/ my
/ veryown
/ goal
/
/ half
/ time
/ donut
/
/ total
/ red
/ tackle
/
/ my…

Skippin Sang - by J. K. Annand

{ Poem }

In comes Nannie
/ Jines wee Annie
/ Bides wi her Grannie
/ And Annie lowps oot.
/
/ In comes Sammy
/ Greetin for his mammy,
/ Drives…

A Lay of the Links - by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

{ Poem }

It’s up and away from our work to-day,
/ For the breeze sweeps over the down;
/ And it’s hey…

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