The written entries for the 2019 Bush Poetry have been judged and St Mary’s has once again done exceptionally well. All but two students were from our school. Congratulations to the following students: 

Winners

Zara C                        1st                      Nature  

Sia K                          2nd                     Elementa  

Tess W                       3rd                      My Heart on a Canvas 

Highly Commended

Zara C                                                  In the Wild

Commended

Tess W                                                  Seasons

Tess W                                                  Haunted

Zachariah D                                          Baby Names

Kristen P                                               Old Streets

Molly K                                                  A Nightmare of Morning

Thomas S                                              Squeak

The Bush Poetry Recital Competition will be held in our school hall this Saturday, September 7 at 2pm. Entry forms have been sent home to students who wish to recite a poem of their choice. Students may dress up and bring props. 

Nature

Bountiful birds, bright, bold, brilliant and beautiful 

Soaring, swooping, flapping, flying, ever so gracefully gliding 

The chirps, the tweets, the squawks all sounds of Mother Nature

High up in the Eucalypt trees Australia’s birds are residing.

Cute, climbing ‍Koalas, chubby cuddly Quokkas

Inquisitive Echidnas, waddling Wombats, short legs are their thing 

The Kangaroos are red and grey, the Emu long and lean 

From bouncing, jumping, leaping and roaming these qualities we bring. 

Buoyant, beautiful, bursting the Whales go breaching by 

Frolicking, floating, shimmering, silver creatures larger than life 

They twist, they twirl, they sleep, they slap Seals in total bliss 

The flashes of colour passing by, the fish numbers are rife. 

Crystal clear, turquoise blue, emerald green so deep and rich

Gloomy murky, dirty grey, shades of brown sadly all around 

Tall trees eucalypts sweet scents, breaths deep and fresh 

Dark smoke, plastic wraps, nature stripped bare, no beauty to be found. 

Red, orange, ochre, a sunset standing tall and wide, Uluru 

Kakadu wetlands, the Daintree rainforest too fighting man's impact 

Awe of the Great Barrier Reef a beauty, a wonder of this World 

Why can’t they see the emergency and know it’s time to change and react. 

People past and present, generations gone and growing 

Resourceful respectful recyclers , worthless woeful waste

Living off luscious land, bricks, boards and buildings

Sluggish sinister slaughter, hurry the Healing, humans Haste.

Excited energy and eager it’s not too late to fix this mess 

We have nature’s friends, environmental hero’s like David and the rest 

The good, the beautiful, the true, reflective, our human race these things 

Time to act, no time to waste, to save our planet, so everyone do your best.

Zara C

Elementa

Burning clouds of vapours

Flames of colours yellow, orange and red

Create the element of heat required

To prevent life on Earth from dying

Heat provides warmth and energy for growth 

We must light this heat

And nurture it most.

Small,crystal clear waves

Roll upon the sandy shore

then peacefully fade back into the ocean.

Seagulls happily squawk as they fly above the water.

Life-giving breath of oxygen 

Given to us by the shady trees.

In return the trees absorb the toxic carbon dioxide 

left floating in the air by us humans.

Pollution is making cities look old

choking them with deadly gases.

I dream of a sky full of fresh and healthy air.

Light surrounds us everywhere

Gifted by the rays of sunshine during the day

And the moon’s silvery shine glowing during the night 

Giving all the ability to see.

Darkness is unseeingly black

too dark to see on a moonless night.

No shadows in sight

just dull and gloomy darkness.

A multitude of ecosystems that together make Earth.

The majestic mountains covered in grass and alpine flowers.

Rivers and lakes giving life to fish and water creatures.

Oceans across the world, a home for all sea creatures. 

Harsh deserts, providing life for bilbies and cacti.

Animals, running free in the wild.

The natural beauty of Earth is all around us,

Nurturing, for our survival, Earth.

Sia K

My Heart on a Canvas

Smears, smudges and swirls of paint

Are my emotions as I paint with joy,

Orange, red, blue and purple, 

The colours that express my feelings.

Vibrant shades of bright red

Reflect my feelings of courage,

And how I feel brave and strong

As I paint, the feelings come to me.

Flourishes of flamboyant colour,

Smudges of yellow that make me feel joyous

While I paint the positivity fills me with confidence

And the familiar feelings that I know.

As I smear blue and purple with my bare hands,

I know it feels more distant than before

Although I feel cheerful the paint reflects something else,

These darker colours feel so different.

Colours and feelings seem so different 

But really there quite the same in so many ways

Swirls of blue, smudges of yellow and splatters of orange,

my work is complete and a wave of achievement washes over me

Tess W