New Shoes (New Me)
They’re nippy.
They’re grippy.
Just the right amount of slippy.
They’re my mirror-shiners.
First-in-the-liners.
My clip-clopping,
playground hopping,
leap-to-the-top-of-
the-climbing-logs shoes.
My catch-me-if-you-can,
whizz-around-the-fielders.
My jangly-buckled bully shielders.
Hey, look at my moves!
These are my I can be anyone shoes.
They’re grippy.
Just the right amount of slippy.
They’re my mirror-shiners.
First-in-the-liners.
My clip-clopping,
playground hopping,
leap-to-the-top-of-
the-climbing-logs shoes.
My catch-me-if-you-can,
whizz-around-the-fielders.
My jangly-buckled bully shielders.
Hey, look at my moves!
These are my I can be anyone shoes.
This poem is copyright (©) Paula Thompson 2024
About the Writer
Paula Thompson
Paula is a children’s writer and former newspaper journalist from Hampshire with an MA distinction in Writing for Children. She is a winner of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Undiscovered Voices competition and longlisted as one of London Library’s Emerging Writers 2024/25. Paula’s poetry and fiction for children has featured in various publications in the UK and overseas. She is very excited to be taking flight on The Dirigible Balloon!
