Can you be friends with a pet?
We had a dog called Rusty. I tried to write a Julia Donaldson-type children’s poem about him.
“Rusty’s a Collie who lives by the sea.
He has lots of friends, like you and me.
His favourite dog walk is Sizewell C.
You’ll see him down there every day at 3.
Michelle has a hut with a secret inside
full of bunting and knitting and cloth that is dyed
and tin trays and old clocks and kettles for tea –
if you can’t find Rusty, that’s where he’ll be.
Noel the Fisherman walks on the dunes
with his big woolly hat singing sea shanty tunes
R. wags his tail and scuffs his proud feet.
We know what he’s done. (It’s not very sweet.)
And so on!
Task: Write a poem for children about your pet. Try to use rhyme and rhythm.
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