Potion Puddle
(For Isla)
Listen to Rhiannon ...
There's a magic potion puddle
Just outside the school
A shallow world of wonder
In a rainmade pool
We mix in parts of buttercup
Pieces of a leaf
Little bits of dandelion
We drop in some belief
We count in daisy petals
A few tiny purple flowers
Then stir it with a long dark stick
To wake up all its powers
We wait and watch the puddle
In the glinting sun
Then when it's time for school to start
We drop our sticks and run
And on the way home, we discover
It's magic was quite strong,
Because this morning's potion puddle
Has vanished!
Yes, it's gone!!
Just outside the school
A shallow world of wonder
In a rainmade pool
We mix in parts of buttercup
Pieces of a leaf
Little bits of dandelion
We drop in some belief
We count in daisy petals
A few tiny purple flowers
Then stir it with a long dark stick
To wake up all its powers
We wait and watch the puddle
In the glinting sun
Then when it's time for school to start
We drop our sticks and run
And on the way home, we discover
It's magic was quite strong,
Because this morning's potion puddle
Has vanished!
Yes, it's gone!!
This poem is copyright (©) Rhiannon Oliver 2024
About the Writer
Rhiannon Oliver
Rhiannon is an actress, poet, workshop facilitator and playgroup leader based in Cardiff. She started writing for children in 2021 and has been published in The Caterpillar, Tyger Tyger, The Toy, The Dirigible Balloon, Northern Gravy, Paperbound, Little Thoughts Press, Parakeet, Buzgaga, and Launchpad (Australia). She has publications forthcoming in multiple anthologies. She has also written and created performance videos for The Big Welsh Rhyme Time (Book Trust Cymru) and her poetry has appeared on TV (Only Boys Aloud Christmas Concert, S4C). She is part of Literature Wales' Representing Wales 2023 scheme and is currently developing her first collection for children which explores Mental Health and Well-being.
