Glittery Grannies
Listen to Jacqueline's poem ...
Beware!
It’s the caretaker’s worst nightmare:
the Year 4 Christmas craft affair.
Cottonwool snow filling the air,
mums with glue in their hair,
a toddler painting his underwear,
grannies sprinkling glitter everywhere.
Our teacher’s slumped in her chair
in despair.
But it’s nearly Christmas and we just don’t care!
It’s the caretaker’s worst nightmare:
the Year 4 Christmas craft affair.
Cottonwool snow filling the air,
mums with glue in their hair,
a toddler painting his underwear,
grannies sprinkling glitter everywhere.
Our teacher’s slumped in her chair
in despair.
But it’s nearly Christmas and we just don’t care!
This poem is copyright (©) Jacqueline Shirtliff 2024
About the Writer
Jacqueline Shirtliff
Jacqueline is a poet and primary school teacher on the Isle of Man. One of her favourite things is helping children to love poetry and reading and encouraging them to be writers themselves. She lives in a rose-covered cottage near the sea and enjoys gardening, crochet, and playing the tuba and harp, but not all at the same time! You can read some of her other poems in The Caterpillar, Tyger Tyger, Northern Gravy, The Toy, and Little Thoughts Press.
