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Silver slime creates a pathway.
Night time is when journeying begins
Across leaf litter, deep into the rainforest
In silence they explore,
Leaving little trace of their adventure. Just a sparkle.
She spins her intricate web
Perfectly positioned between bending branches.
Invisible to unsuspecting insects, she waits.
Dinner is served.
Effort rewarded, hunger satisfied, she rests.
Rain lashes branches. She begins again.
blazing wattle –
the splendour
of yellow
a ladybird
on the mock-orange
finds the sun
in the distance
the stillness
of trees leafing
Wriggling your way through life
Overturning soil, helping our environment
Rarely making the news, but
Making a difference.
Submitted by Queensland teacher Lisa McKibben on behalf of her student Julian Schirripa.
Australian Children’s Poetry 