Avie read out three special poems;
- Natures omelette
- The kite
- The caretaker
The children asked Avie which poem was his favorite, and where he gets inspiration for his work. Thank you for sharing your poetry with us Arvie, we enjoyed it very much! Here is one of Avie's poems that is the children's favourite : )
The Caretaker - By Avie
Pitch black winter's morn.
Turning over the silver click,
unlocking the silence of a
brand new learning day.
I turn on the lights on -
instantly!
Lighting the warmth of
crayon smells, that
awake the goldfish, splash!
It is at this time,
The school bell is silent,
though I am with the
hands of the clock.
The teachers roll into
the morning, they say
"Good Morning Avie".
I raise my hand.
I sometimes forget that I
am a grown up like them.
At this early time of the day
I can hear the voices of a
generation, a community
that will remember my face
while their youth grows older,
my face will grow old from
their school days.
Though for now,
I walk through their playgrounds,
pick up the forgotten clothes of
forgetful children,
the plastic lunches blown away with
the leaves into untidy corners.
Climb ladders for footballs, cricket bats,
tennis balls, and reach out of trees
for shoes and scissors
When the school is into the full
pendulum swing of knowledge,
discovering planets, dinosaurs, words
And numbers, flags of the world
I walk past the hall to hear
the choir singing in harmony. It is
then within the bells of time, I tend
to my gardens, turning back to green
for the birdsong to return.
For the restless winds
Of Island Bay will blow for this
evergreen time, for my children's chimes
and for the children forever
changing colours of season
When the last bell resounds at
the end of the day
I'll do it all again,
except, I turn the silver click
the other way, for tomorrows
brand new learning day