Poems, stories and lots more- Dr Audrey Coatesworth

  Listen to my poem NATURE. You can read along with me if you want.

RED=STOP

GREEN=PLAY

This is the picture in the book Click on the picture to make it bigger

I found a few flower pictures for you. I couldn't find the others.

 Rose - They can have a beautiful scent

   -1-

What kind of flower would I be
If I had not come here as me?
What lovely colour would I chose?
There are so many, I couldn't lose.

Would I have a fragrant smell?
Or like a rose have thorns as well?
Would I be dainty, pretty and small?
The lily of the valley has them all
An autumn flower , colourful, strong?
A chrysanthemum blooming long?
A sunflower reaching to the light
Standing proud, its colour bright?
A Dahlia boasting many blooms
Holding the stage in many rooms?
Beautiful, stylish , an orchid be
Exquisite, just a joy to see?
A freesia delicate, fragrant, sweet
As lovely as ever you could meet?
There are hundreds I could mention
I give just a few for your attention!

  - 2-

I would not want to be a weed
They do not ever seem to heed
The needs of other plants around
And just take over any ground
As if a random hand has thrown
When pulled up, again have grown
And everywhere they do appear
Carelessly spreading with no fear
Without a care, giving no joy
Not even beauty do they employ
Arrogant , selfish all the way
Not giving , just taking every day.

Flowers and weeds are all around
On this earth , growing in the ground
If you could choose,
What would you be?

What would we all get to see?

Orchid - there can be many different colours

Dahlias -the ones here have 'single petals'.

This is meant to be a chrysanthemum!! I couldn't find one to show you. But it looks very similar. I think it is both bold and pretty. Do you think so too?

 Primary school poems by Dr Audrey Coatesworth