Nature within me
By  Emmalynn d

The crackling beneath my feet

Cut branches 

Now eyes, watch my every move

Gumnuts 

Seeding through the ground

The loud squawking of crows 

Overhead

Fresh clean air fills my lungs full

Deep breaths 

In, and out

An overwhelming calmness of nature

Thunder clapping sticks

Small orange sparks like stars

Bright red flames 

Stretched to reach the sky

Dark clouds 

Encompassing the vast blue

Deep breaths ragged

Calm nature 

Now ferocious cries

Little bud
By Oreoluwa A

A sprout, a yawn and a little beam.
The sun kisses her face,
And with that a beautiful day awaits.

The night was dark and dim, 
but tomorrow is here. 
Her worries of the past,
no longer need to be feared.

Wet dew trickles on her petals.
Each moist sphere crystallises her glow. 
As the earth hugs her tight,
Mother sees her beauty flow.

But…

Even beauty cannot escape what lies with all our fate.

So, day after day,
Mother carries her pain. 
Night after night 
she cries for her life. 

Mother bears not to see another drop of despair.

So as the sun fades, 
Little bud also decays.

Ann Treanor - English Coordinator