Motherhood and Me

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Whare

I am a Weta

Ancient and wise

I roamed with dinosaurs

Before mankind came

I like the dark the damp the shadows

In wet places I will thrive

I sit and think of times long gone

And contemplate it’s demise

Sometimes for fun and company

I creep out into the night

I search for signs of dinosaurs

And wonder of their plight.

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Ma

I’m a slippery slimy character

I’m changing all the time

I lie in wait for Mum to come

Then I play with her mind

I muddle up all her words

I play tricks with her game

I make her believe she lost a file

When I just changed its name

Computers are my home and house

You can chase me around

But just be warned you’re all fair game

I don’t like to be found

Some say I’m a virus

Some say I’m a horse

I say I’m just lovely

so let me run my course

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Whai

I’m a slick green grasshopper

Hip Hop is my name

I’m fast, I’m lean

I’m smooth, I’m mean

Jumping is my game

I creep between the fallen leaves

I leap up through the trees

I search out all the little bugs

So yummy is my tea

My mandibles gnash and gnaw

You hear them on the wind

So just beware you little bugs

I’ll catch you in your dreams

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Ika

I

like spiders

When they creep

into my sisters bed

at night and crawl up

through her blankets tight

to give her a great

big fright that

wakes her

up

Rihara

Sparkle

Love

Beautiful

Sprinkles of Dew

On a Fluffy Lawn

Footprints through the Dunes

Chasing Sand to the Ocean

Foam Stretching out across the Beach

As Whales Sing

and Gulls Call the Wind

Salt Caresses Your Face

You are Alive

Sharon Nuku 01-09-22

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Karla

As light as a bird on wing

playing games with a summer breeze

As gentle as an autumn leaf

swirling to mother with ease

you patter through the corners of my mind

I tiptoe after you quietly

and it is love I find

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Sharon Nuku 23-02-21