Hello. I live in Middlesbrough in the UK, aged 39, and I am just starting out as a children's (ages 7-10) poetry author. I used to write poems in my teens and early 20s to cope with a difficult time in my life, but having come through the other side of that, I now want to focus my efforts into children's literature that a family might enjoy together.
The wise old rabbit looks into the wind,
and over his ears it blows,
His eyes half shut, his whiskers flat,
as into his mind he goes.
...
Humans see rats in two ways, in darkness or in light,
The sweetest people of them all, or creatures of the night.
The rats thought it was time at last, for choices to be made,
'Let's call a moot! ' their leader said, to end this false charade.
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Atlas was a lion,
With mighty long claws,
A huge shaggy mane,
And enormous paws,
...
A dormouse woke and scratched his head,
He'd slept a long duration,
'What could I possibly need, ' he said,
'After six months hibernation?
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Well Mr Bumble Bee,
Had lots of friends to see,
And the time was almost here for taking flight
He wore his very best,
...