Blackbird by Harriet Whitaker

Harriet Whitaker, Year 6 penned this beauty of a poem called Blackbird.  It was entered for the RSPB/Young Poets Network poetry competition and was one of only 6 winners.
Harriet's poem uses some striking imagery and paints a compelling picture of one of our most familiar birds.

Blackbird

Take

The tangerine sun

Strolling past

Our Earth

To make the beak.

Take

The vibrant colour of a fox’s eye

Trudging through the freshly fallen leaves

To make the eyes.

Take

The soft touch of a flower

Bursting from its bud

For the feathers.

And finally take

The sharpest flint

That wanders with a cave man’s life

Side by side for centuries

For the mighty claws.

Harriet Whitaker

You can read Harriet's poem and some of the other winners at the link below.

http://www.youngpoetsnetwork.org.uk/category/writing/