We are planning to run some poetry workshops for the children in school, partly inspired by their love of poetry and story. Dylan wrote the beautiful poem below in response to a lesson stimulus where the children went outside into our glorious grounds to immerse themselves in nature.

Nature

by Dylan Mannix

Luscious. The wind breathes
on me as a storm thickens in the air.
The heavy atmosphere
has a calming touch on my skin.

The birds singing, children laughing,
joy is all around. I know it won’t last
as we take shelter under a fir tree.
The smell of wet grass. Humid.
I am not going to lie, I prefer indoors,
but today felt different.

I have a quick daydream, as always,
I don’t know why. Beautiful breeze.
Thunder and lightning. Buttercups,
grass, flowers, daisies, grey clouds.