The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day I drank a crate of soda It made me very sweet It also made me very round Now I can’t find my feet It looks like a thousand mile To reach
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day My big shadow Ooh! What a shadow That goes in and out with me And what can be the use of it Is more than I can see My sister says…
Cbisdo is one of our Ethiopian partners and they are based in a very impoverished district in Addis Ababa. They have a number of programmes, including providing daily meals for 201 elderly who have no family support . They also provide after-school meals for 174 children who are from families…
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day I have got some dust in my eye A crocodile biting my leg A goat got into the garden There’s a porcupine in the cooking pot The corn is drying on…
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day I jump, I shake I dance, I hop I like to move I cannot stop I scoot and roll Across the floor I spin in circles Out of the door I…
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day One East African community Working together in peace, Aiming for unity That is my wish One Regional Trading Bloc Working together in peace, Standing like a rock That is my wish…
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day From the north to the east Children are crying From the south to the west Children are suffering Them losing hope is not part of their time They look unhealthy and…
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day In the morning People are working And are searching Down in the plains Sweating and shaking People are busy in the morning. Street children are playing in the dust Rubbing their…
The builders at Nkuru business and vocational college campus don’t hang around when they have a project to complete. In October 2022 they dug the foundations for the first 5 classrooms of the Kids Joy primary school. When complete the school will have 7 classrooms and a resource room, and…
The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day I thought I was a laugh conqueror Immune to all manner of attacks Alas! This was but wishful thinking Of a person with a deficiency syndrome Who was worried and unsure…
