By Jodee Madden, Year 6
Dive into a handstand
Bend into a bridge
Leap into an ariel
Bend into a bridge
Leap for the sky
twist your body upside down
and get ready for a good landing
Jump up straight put your leg out and ta-daa!
Some things to notice about this poem
Look at the action words used and the deliberate repetition to show a gymnastics routine.
This could be a set of instructions but it is so much more ... it paints an action picture of a movement sequence.
We loved the humour of the last line! Ta- daa!
This poem was written during a Holiday Workshop with our tutor Greg O'Connell and supported by Creative Communities Selwyn and Rolleston Library. It appears in WRITE ON 51 Fun and Games.
© The School for Young Writers and the poet, 2019.