The silent swan
Swimming swiftly
Wonderful wing span
She sees the bright sun!
Category: Poems for Children
The Self Care Bear
The Self Care Bear
Bares its teeth
When danger is near
Fills its aggressor with terrible fear
Flashes its eyes with laser light
Flexes its muscles
Ready for fight
So don’t go near
The self care bear
It will chase you away
Only God knows
To where
Twilight
By the rivers edge
A solitary child
Chaining daisies, lacing shoes
Through silver eyelets stained with dew
Takes off her shoes and dances
With the friends she never knew
Copyright © 2012 Marita Llinares
Jane
She paints a picture in her sleep
Wondering if it’s one she will keep
She goes to the salty sea
To play
And lies in the silky sand
All day
Dreaming of crumbles
To give away
She sits on a train
To God knows where
Diamonds threaded through her hair
(Written for Jane’s grandchildren, Coralie and Lachie at her passing)