Poetry - 'Have You Ever...?'

We've been writing poetry this week!  Using a very old poem (above) from a school journal as inspiration, we each wrote a poem about an 'extreme' activity we've done.  These poems are AWESOME, and you can read them on our blogs.  Here are some great examples:

Have you ever been on top of a wild calf, with just a rope to hang on to?

And the gate fly’s opens to let the wild calf loose, and it runs and bucks to try and throw and kick you off?

And you’re hanging on for dear life, so you don’t hit the ground hard,

And eventually you come off and hit the ground and it usually hurts really bad?

And at the end of the day you always go home with some injuries and bruises, but that’s the thrill of the game?

CODY

Have you ever been on the Lego ride in Singapore?

And while you’re waiting for something tremendous to happen, your heart is beating a million miles an hour?

And then you drop?

And it feels like your stomach is inside out and your cheeks are stretched right to your ears?

And your Mum is embarrassing you with her ear-busting screams.

SINEAD

Have you ever been down the bright, yellow Speed Slide at the Lido?

And it’s so fast that there’s no point in staring down to see where the end is?

And you’re worried that you might come off at the side or at the end?

And you hope that it will be over really soon… so you can go on it again?

GEORGIA

Have you ever been nearly run over by a massive sheep?

And the colossal creature looks you in the eye?

And it makes you wish you were anywhere but right there?

And as it charges, it strikes fear into your bones?

HAMISH

Have you ever been on the ‘Very Extreme Stratosfear’ at Rainbows End in Auckland?

And it is tremendously windy and makes your face go all numb?

And you feel like you’re going to tumble out of your seat?

And it’s the biggest, most thrilling, most electrifying ride ever?

LEAH

Have you been shot with a paint ball gun?

And it feels like it paralyses your bones?

And it hurts and bruises you?                       

And it is impossible not to get hit?

HEATH