Mother's Day Poem - Brooke

🌹💝When you thought I wasn’t looking💝🌹

When you thought I wasn’t looking

I saw you put my blanket on in the middle of the night

And I felt loved and warm

When you thought I wasn’t looking

I saw you give money to the poor

And I learnt  to share even if it's the tiniest of things

When you thought I wasn’t looking

I saw you rubbing your eyes when you're tired from

working hard for our family

And I knew I had a loving mum

When you thought I wasn’t looking

I saw you made my bed for me when we were in a rush

to get to school

And I learnt to see a need and respond to it

When you thought I wasn’t looking

I saw you looking tired but still making dinner

And I learnt to make sacrifices

When you thought I wasn’t looking

I saw you wash my laundry

And I knew you do so much for us

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I looked....

and I wanted to say thanks for all the things

I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.

Love From Brooke

Intense Balancing Island - Brooke

Intense Balancing Island

I was shivering while I walked along the thick wooden log. I was feeling anxious about falling into the freezing cold lake as if we were above the Atlantic Ocean with sticks barely poking out of the water below. While walking across the log I felt as if I going to fall but I had courage to get past. When I took the last step on the log I made it to the island where Mrs Kopua was waiting. I felt relieved for a second, but next it was the long unbalanced wobbly bridge!

When walking across the rickety bridge I took a big step one by one slowly but surely and soon enough I had reached the other side. Feeling more nervous than before, I looked up ahead and saw two, long, slim, parallel ropes and one of my friends who had just finished walking across the rope.

“It’s your turn,” said Mrs Kopua.

I took one step and thought to myself “you can do it, you can do it.”

In no time I was on the other end of the ropes feeling relaxed after that intense course.

By Brooke