To celebrate the brilliant and inspirational poetry book, I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year, budding poets aged seven to 11 across the nation were invited to write a poem inspired by the natural world. After receiving hundreds of poetry entries, Fiona Waters, the acclaimed anthologist behind I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree, chose the overall winner and two runners-up. Our fantastic poet, Oscar Hankin in 5E, was a runner-up with his wonderful poem The Wind. We are so proud of Oscar and it is a very well deserved recognition of his superb use of figurative language and love of writing poetry.
The Wind
The wind whispers to me
Telling me if it is happy
Or maybe ANGRY!
The wind dances in the sky
I can hear when it cries
Violently it plays with the leaves
The wind howls
The wind growls
It bangs on the door
When it releases its lion roar
Helping kids fly a kite
Always there, even at night
The wind makes you cold
Just to be told
It will never die
It is everywhere
From ground to sky.
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