My Backyard

• Georgia Manning, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2022

The sun glows onto my face as I step into the beaming sun
the warmth widening my smile, making me feel calm and peaceful
A gentle breeze comes by, making my hair swing side to side
No clouds are to be seen, no shades of grey or white
The sky that surrounds the unseen clouds is as clear as it can possibly be
The sound of birds fill up my ears
They zoom by like they are having a race, zooming and darting around the tall trees.
Kookaburras laugh in the distance frightening the small nearby birds
A great big crow, as dark as night, perches on a tree. It begins squawking out to its friends who squawk back
Spots of greenery fill up the ground
Little flowers poke out of the grass, blooming up at the sky with their colourful petals
A great big tree, the tallest I've seen sticks out of the ground providing shelter to nearby plants.
All of my worries fly out of the door, peace takes over my body. No thoughts come into my head, enjoying the moment. As it is just me and the life that surrounds me.
People come by, sitting in groups. Telling each other stories, each of them wrote.