Comely Park Primary School in Falkirk, Scotland, where I am a proud Patron of Reading, has a special mascot bear called Parker. As you can imagine, Parker has been very lonely in school since the lockdown, and he is looking forward to the day when the children will return. In the meantime, he has painted a rainbow for his window, and he’s been thinking about how to help everyone feel more positive about the future.
Parker is quite a creative bear, and he has been writing some poetry. It made him feel better to think about the colours of the rainbow and all the things he is looking forward to doing with the children when they come back to school. You can read his poem here:
Parker was so pleased with his poem that he thought he would challenge all his Comely Park friends to write one too! And that’s where I come in. As Comely Park Patron of Reading, it’s my job to launch this exciting new writing challenge: Parker’s Positive Poetry.
So what can you write about, I hear you ask. Well, Parker has provided a few ideas to get you started. You can write about all the things you like about being at home instead of at school. You can talk about all the things you are looking forward to once school starts again. You can describe how the world has changed, like the cleaner air and all the animals and birds coming out of hiding. You can imagine what the future will be like – will we all just go back to the way we were, or will things change for the better?
Your poem can be in any form and any length, from a short haiku to a kenning or acrostic poem. It can rhyme or not rhyme – it’s entirely up to you!
Every poem submitted to your teacher will be posted on this page. I’m hoping there will be lots of brilliant work added here over the next few weeks! Good luck and happy writing!
And here are the first entries – some crackers already!
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Lynne Rickards author 
Some fabulous poems there, Lynne! Well done to all the poets (and isnāt Parker cute)?
I’ve been very impressed by all the poems pouring in! I’ve got another big batch to upload today, so stay tuned for more positive poetry!
What a creative collection! Well done Comely Parkers – and thank you for all your hard work Lynne, we really appreciate it!
I’ve been very impressed by them all! Great work from a fantastic group of inspired pupils! I look forward to the day I can visit Comely Park School once again. In the meantime, this has been a great project!
What an amazing response – and such a unique school record of the lockdown. Thank you so much Lynne!
I have been so impressed by the children’s writing, as well as their positive outlook on this difficult time in all our lives. They are a credit to their school and an inspiration to the rest of us!
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