Creepy-Crawly Poems (2)

Snail poetry

Following my last post, here's another poetry frame, for any children inspired by snails.

'What? Inspired by snails? That sounds like a contradiction, you may say. But actually, when you stop to think about it, there's a trail of snail wonders to be tracked down.

What's so special about snails?

For starters, they're little characters to the human eye, with their cheery-looking, head-up, slow-but-sure manner and their comical in-out antennae!

Then there's their extraordinary sucker feet to consider - so odd and ugly-looking, yet so brilliant! If only we had such inbuilt skates to slide on, we could shoot merrily about all over the place, never having to  worry about stiff knees or weak ankles, tired legs or expensive shoes! No wonder they look so serene, sailing over that rough, stony path, leaving nothing but a delicate, silver trail in their wake!

And the shell?

And then, there's their house to consider. Cosy? Compact? Convenient? I'll say so! Yet fragile as china and delicately speckled as a falcon's feather, I could say too. But what will your children write about their snail? Will they be ending their poems with a snail/trail rhyme, I wonder?

My next poetry frame will be a butterfly, though I'm sure your children can draw their own, and will have a lot of fun doing so. We'll be looking at kennings too (a poetic form, not a minibeast).

The poem

The picture above is intended to be a poetry frame, in fact, to be written inside and out. If more space is needed, paste onto a larger sheet. More frames available to order, now just 20p per sheet (notes included). See Poetry Frames page for list and examples.


Kate