The Scientist
The sun-brittle shell of a garden snail
Smaller than my little fingernail
Pinprick flowers in the garden bed
A tiny web on the door of the shed
A red-and-black spotted ladybird
The weightless feather of a baby bird
Some things in the garden are hard to see
Unless you look as well as me.
Smaller than my little fingernail
Pinprick flowers in the garden bed
A tiny web on the door of the shed
A red-and-black spotted ladybird
The weightless feather of a baby bird
Some things in the garden are hard to see
Unless you look as well as me.
This poem is copyright (©) Annelies Judson 2026
About the Writer
Annelies Judson
Annelies Judson is a children's author and poet from Aotearoa New Zealand. She
loves cooking, cricket and her kids (not in that order). She also has alopecia, but
that is neither hair nor there. Her debut picture book, Turkey Hurly-Burly, was
released by Scholastic (NZ) in 2025. You can find her at anneliesjudson.wordpress.com
