Sonnets for the 21st Century: Wigtown Nursery

2 June 2016

We asked children under 8 to write poems in any style. Wigtown Nursery rose to the challenge and here are their contributions to our celebration of Shakespeare. 

 


I like the smell of smoke

I like the sound of the wind blowing

I like the taste of candy floss

I like the touch of smooth materials

 

by Bob

 

 

I like the smell of chocolate cake

I like the sound of the birds tweeting

I like the taste of bananas

I like the touch of my bed

 

by Carsen

 

 

I like the smell of powder

I like the sound of an alarm

I like the taste of watermelon

I like the touch of my covers

 

by Declan

 

 

I like the smell of my mum’s perfume

I like the sound of the birds tweeting

I like the taste of strawberries

I like the touch of the grass

 

by Emily

 

 

I like the smell of cake cooking in the oven

I like the sound of the tweeting birds

I like the taste of cake when it is just out of the oven

I like touch of soft rocks at the beach

 

by Emma

 

 

I like the smell of the flowers

I like the sound of the birds

I like the taste of kiwi

I like the touch of my rabbit

 

by Zoe

 

 

I like the smell of apples

I like the sound of combines

I like the taste of apples

I like the touch of rocks

 

by Euan

 

 

I like the smell of powder for babies

I like the sound of the birds tweeting

I like the taste of a cheese sandwich

I like the touch of my teddy

 

by Finley

 

 

I like the smell of cake

I like the sound of my mummy

I like the taste of melon

I like the touch of my blanket

 

by Grace

 

 

I like the smell of sunflowers

I like the sound of birds tweeting

I like the taste of birthday cake

I like the touch of my blanket

 

by Carly

 

 

I like the smell of strawberries

I like the sound of the wind

I like the taste of bananas

I like the touch of flowers

 

by Isla

 

 

I like the smell of perfume

I like the sound of birds tweeting

I like the taste of cake

I like the touch of my dog

 

by Jamiee-Lea

 

 

I like to watch the deer leap over the road and go in to the woods

I like the smell of perfume

I like the sound of the birds tweeting

I like the taste of lolly pops

I like the touch of furry things

 

by Keely

 

 

I like the smell of cheese

I like the sound of tractors

I like the taste of watermelon

I like touch of eggs

 

by Kieren

 

 

I like the smell of bananas

I like the sound of singing

I like the taste of strawberries

I like the touch of cuddly toys

 

by Miyah

 

 

I like the smell of cake

I like the sound of my teddy

I like the taste of apples

I like the touch of my dog

 

by Ellie

 

 

I like the smell of strawberries

I like the sound of the birds

I like the taste of cake

I like the touch of my car when it is clean

 

by Niamh

 

 

I like the smell of muck

I like the sound of tractors brooming in the field

I like the taste of red onion

I like the touch of a steering wheel

 

by Noah

 

 

I like the smell of flowers

I like the sounds of an aeroplane

I like the taste of melon

I like touch of heaters

 

by Olly

 

 

I like the smell of pineapple and melon

I like the sound of people talking

I like the taste of apples

I like the touch of dogs

 

by Robbie

 

 

I like the smell of the grass

I like the sound of the birds

I like the taste of chocolate cake

I like the touch of soft dogs

 

by Rory

 

 

I like the smell of soap

I like the sound of my friends talking nice words

I like the taste of cake

I like the touch of teddies

 

by Daniel