Poet's Corner

A RIVER POEM BY KAYLEIGH

I was born in the highest of hills.

Fishes and branches go down me.

Trees as green as a turtle’s tummy.

Chuckling and laughing I go.

Today I am as clean as a house’s windows.

The damselflies were my ballerinas.

I wore flowers like necklaces.

Kingfishers were my spies.

The flowers looking up at the beautiful sky,

Going through my stomach.

People put their hands in my skin

And it makes me sick.

Wind playing with my feet.

I grow into bubbling burns,

Singing songs I sang.

Look at this life I have.

I never want this life to go.

By Kayleigh of Andover C of E school

About the author

Dan Hooks

Hi there my name is Dan Hooks and I am a poet.

My poetry has many diverse themes from madness to the mundane, from fantasy and fable to philosophical and the darkness of reality (whatever that is).

I have been writing since I was 18 and have inspired other artists such as Benjamin Heine who created an piece of art work called”filled with fire” from my poem called “Freedom”. That poem was inspired from a quote from Nelson Mandela saying “we are free to be free”. Writing I find is a collaborative process.

I have also written other poems which have been used in language courses in America, Canada and Australia. One of which is called “poem on identity” and the other one is “Antithesis”.

I have a soundcloud account in which I post poems to music and my spoken word pieces. I find spreading my work on various social media platforms really useful for presenting my work.

I am also fond of travelling and have climbed Mount Fuji in Japan visited Finland skied in both USA in keystone Colorado and Whistler in Canada. I find perspective can be found in travelling to other countries and it also helps you appreciate other cultures as well your own.
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