A Day Down The Stairs

• Jacqui Greer, Grade 4
• Poetry
• 2011

With a surfboard in my hands
And my tummy all tied in big knots
I run down the stairs quickly
I feel the wind on my face
And the sand between my toes
I paddle out past the breaking waves
A huge wave is rolling in
I turn around ready for the wave
Paddling I catch the wave
I am on my knees but I stand up
I go inside the barrel
I come out still standing on my board
I catch a little wave in
From ear to ear a smile appears
Now I know that something hard
Can become easy with some practise

By Jacqui Greer