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Easter Bonnet, Sonnet

Take a bumble bee and bunny rabbit
Then introduce them to some woolly sheep,
Together as a group they will inhabit
A brand new home forever theirs to keep.

Pick a bunch of tulips for some beauty
A shiny button too for some pizazz,
Add a bunch of grapes to make it fruity
Perhaps some feathers for some razzmatazz.

Ensure a nest made out of shredded paper
Is filled with wobble-headed baby chicks,
(Do not be tempted by a candle taper
For fire and Easter craft work do not mix).

By following the guidelines of this sonnet
You will create the perfect Easter bonnet.

formal   Children   easter

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Helen Elliott

Thu 7th Apr 2016 09:03

Thanks Harry. I wrote this last Easter, following a very productive day making bonnets for my kids. My boy won a prize, my girl didn't (cue lots of dramatic tears lol)

Thanks for commenting :)

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Harry O'Neill

Wed 6th Apr 2016 20:27

Helen,

A lady called Dora won ours...but Annes (all sleek sophisticated feathers) should have got it!

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