Monthly Archives: May 2026

June Poetry Prompts

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The beginning of winter can be a great time for celebrating FOOD and contemplating KINGS! There are actually special dates for Meat Pies, Cheese, Pineapple, Donuts and even National Vegemite Day on the 16th of June!! King Charles III’s birthday is commemorated on Monday 8th June in most States and Territories (except QLD and WA). What will you celebrate in a poem this month?

Send your poetic inspirations to Linda Davidson:

ozchildrenspoetry@gmail.com

Date prompts include:

  • World Environment Day (5th June) – our picture may inspire you?
  • World Oceans Day (8th June)
  • Winter Solstice (21st June)

Picture Prompt:

Artwork: GRATITUDE KOALA by Melissa Varoy

Autumn Haikus by James Aitchison

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high in the tree-top
kookaburras form a choir
notes falling with leaves

my breath clouds like mist
summer bleeds from the branches
I walk on colour

Image from Pixabay

A Haiku poem by Jeanette Swan

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Dandelions roar:
Yellow lions in the grass
Mimicking the sun.

Image from Pixabay

Fissures and Friendships by Celia Berrell

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We can’t know how
someone else feels
(we can only guess).

My point of view
isn’t precisely
the same as yours.

And in that gap,
in that mysterious little divide,
looms a hollowness.

Burning empty with
innocence
or ignorance,

within that crevice,
a glue called “sorry”
may help us mend.

Image from Pixabay

When the sun goes down by James Aitchison

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The bright afternoon is over,
the sun is low in the sky,
the world is holding its breath
and the trees are waving goodbye.

The first night creatures are stirring
and bats come out to play,
as the night spreads over the plain
and claims the leavings of the day.

When the sun goes down by James Aitchison

Desert sunset, Australia. Photo by Ginette Pestana

A Trio of Autumn Haikus by Dannielle Viera

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A patchwork of leaves
blankets the soon-cooling earth.
Seeds sleep until spring.

Bonfire burns brightly,
melting marshmallows like snow.
I dance near the flames.

Red and orange leaves
warm the air of autumn days.
Gaia’s ardent gift.

Image from Pixabay

A Haiku poem by Jenny Erlanger

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Diamond-studded lace
shimmers in the sun shower,
spider’s artistry.

Image from Pixabay

Honey Bee by Linda Davidson

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Lately I’ve become quite the honey connoisseur,

Trying different flavours as I go from store to store.

I’ve learnt the taste and colour depends on the flower.

Stringybark is dark while Blue Gum is amber.

Worker bees forage and collect the nectar;

Caring for the queen – they will fiercely protect her.

Drone bees have no stinger and they are the males,

While females do a waggle dance by ‘talking’ with their tails. 

Keep on buzzing, little bees, I’m in awe of your skill.

Lucky honey won’t expire ‘cause my shelf is now full.

It’s time for gooey sweetness on my toast and in my tea.

Then I’ll plant some garden flowers to keep the honey bees happy.

Honey Bee by Linda Davidson

Photo taken by Linda Davidson

Happy World Bee Day !!

https://www.worldbeeday.org.au/

Loony Limericks by James Aitchison

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There was a young man from Crete,
Who walked on his hands not his feet,
What a fun affair
To have your knees in the air,
And shake toes with the people you meet.

There was a young man from Peru,
Who swallowed a mouthful of glue.
His lips were sealed,
His nose was congealed,
And his face turned a bright shade of blue.

Loony Limericks by James Aitchison

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Lovely Ficus by Toni Newell

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A row of Ficus
Line the drive
Evergreen
And air revive.
On a branch
Possums nest
Escaping from
Daylights quest.
Annoyingly
The leaves shed
Continuously
The drive, their bed.
Falling softly
When winds blow
Floating leaves
Put on a show.
A quiet whisper
Through the trees
As branches shuffle
In the breeze.
Lovely Ficus
Large and strong
Manicured
They’re now oblong.
As they look out
Upon the street
The trees observe
The passing feet.

They see the birds
That fly on by
Or those that perch
On branches high.
Lovely Ficus
Line the drive
Evergreen
Where they survive.

Lovely Ficus (Ficus hillii) by Toni Newell

Photo taken by Toni Newell