Competition Entry

Dear bee, dear bee
I love the taste of your honey.
Sometimes you just fly around
making a nice buzzing sound.
Through the summer,
through the spring
I hear a buzz buzz buzz
coming from your wings.
Although bees can sting
bees are a really cool thing!

Animals here animals there
Animals animals everywhere
I see insects over there underneath those rocks
and puppies over there playing with their clocks.

Animals here animals there
Animals animals everywhere
I see birds up ahead
and cats in their beds.

Animals here animals there
Animals animals everywhere
I see fishes swimming in the sea
don’t you think that’s where they should be?

Animals here animals there
Animals animals everywhere
We love you
We appreciate you and we need you.

RUNNER UP

Searching for nuts.
Quick as lightning, quiet as a whisper.
Under the golden leaves of autumn,
In the hollow trunks of trees.
Reaching out for the final acorn.
Running along ​the tops of fences,
Evading the neighbour’s chasing dog.
Leaping home joyfully with a plump nut.

Flamingo, Flamingo
What is Flamingo?
Flamingo, Flamingo
Go play the bingo!
Flamingo, Flamingo
Outside your window
Flamingo, Flamingo
They always hate the dodo!
Flamingo, Flamingo
Hanging on a yoyo?
Flamingo, Flamingo
Go, go, Flamingo!

Shining like gold
Fur is burnt, fiery orange and pitch black stripes
Hiding in bushes menacingly, listening to the rustling leaves

You are gentle but waiting for the moment to pounce
Ferocious and deadly

I am thrilled at your sabre-teeth
How magnificent you are!

T-Terrifically brilliant
I-Iconic
G-Graceful
E-Effortlessly Hunting
R-Resilient
S-Splendiferous

Look!
In the sky!
Flutter Flutter Flutter!
All the beautiful colors shining in the sunlight.
Butterflies Butterflies what a beautiful sight to see.
You only live a few days but you make it a wonderful time to be!

The fox is cunning
With piercing eyes that sear your soul
As you try to look away your are stuck
Petrified by those black beady eyes
It’s as if with one look you have crystallized
Made to be completely clear, transparent, naked.
You try to run but your feet remain firmly grounded.
Frozen in place
Forced to be judged by a creature that man has labelled dumb.

Cute cats,
Amazing animals,
Too great to miss,
Such great animals,

One big meow for cats.

Tiger, Tiger in the night,
With your eyes so burning bright,
Your coat so silky smooth,
And your always vicious mood.

With your roar –
As loud as a civil war,
With your teeth sharp as a knife,
Why are you stealing others life?

You always look so lonely,
For me you are my one and only,
I want to be your friend forever
I’ll be with you whatsoever!