Last week Room 9 and 10 created poems based on James K Baxter's Memoir Poem
This is Jame's model we looked at: The town was usual enough: It had a creek, a bridge, a beach, a sky over it, and even a small tin church I never went to. My brother, my cousins and I did what boys do: Dozed in the hot schoolroom, made bows and arrows, dodged the mad Boatbuilder, crept like rabbits through the black under-runners with a weak torch, burnt dry rushes, wrestled or swam - Doing nothing important.
The Town
The town was usual enough; it had
A dairy, a wharf, a library, a park
It even had an old art gallery
That I never went to. My friends and I
did what boys do-wharf jumping,
playing tag, and hide and seek in shops,
getting kicked out of places and getting told off
Doing nothing important.
Blake D- Rm 10
The Town
The town was usual enough; it had
A dairy, a park, a library, a beach a sun
Above it, and even a wharf.
My friends and I did what girls do- sun bathe on
The hot sand, eat ice-cream, gossiping, swimming or even wharf jumping
Doing nothing important.
By Beth R -Rm9
The Village
The village was normal enough; It had
A supermarket, a theatre, a dairy and a few clouds
Over it, and a large spruce library
I rarely go to. My best friend and I
Did what best friends do - Attack eachother,
Tell eachother secrets, Walked around the
School grounds hand in hand, Go shopping, Talked or screamed
Doing nothing important.
Betsy- Rm 10