Box Hill Poetry - Preliminary Drafts

7E 7R 7W

15 NEW HAIKU

Banks of grass sucking Up the succulent Nutrients of the soil

Monty Mills 7R

Flowers take off into the world Spouting out of the ground like a mole Inhaling the spirit of the trees

Harry Spicer 7R

Bluebells, a riot of colour: Heads held up high Squinting into the blinding sun

Matt Muldoon 7R

Slowly decaying tree speaks his last words: Trapped under mangled bushes His eyes shut wearily

Fergal Antonioli 7R

Pale green stem Hidden from the sun Futilely attempting to grow

Dan Mulcahy 7R

Vines strangling trees Climbing as high as possible To steal every droplet of light

Ruari Gavin 7R

Green rolling hills Shifting in the morning breeze; Trees moving in a pack

Ben Hornby 7R

A dome from above Flowing green with the wind Impenetrable citadel

Will Brooke 7W

Desperate beech-tree Thin like a skeleton Begging for sunlight

Garrett Tan 7W

Shimmering silver shadows Peppering the velvety floor: Burning shards of sunlight

Diego Lacheze-Beer 7W

Fathomless colour Bursting with life: Green hair sprouting

Joe Williams 7W

Underneath leaves, Living life Disturbed by giants

Sam Stewart 7E

Trees twist and turn intertwining amongst each other: a puzzle slowly coming together

Christopher Paton 7E

Tranquil clouds Slowly swelling and drifting Floating on the sea of peace

Teymour Taj 7E

Erupting from the earth Ancient beings of unfathomable power: Mighty beasts alive

Billy Morris 7E

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