Note on the Door and a competition

Note on the door is all about family poems so the challenge is to choose a topic from those below and write a short poem to be eligible for the prize- I have two signed copies of 'Note on the Door' to give away to:

an adult writing poetry for children

a poem written by a young person( ie) a child.

And an extra prize of one free lesson from my recent e-course with the Australian poetry centre- poets writing for children- a two layer technique.

The topic:- choose from

• a family note

• a holiday note

• a school note

• a playtime note

Here's an example from my collection:

Writing on a Beach

A stick dipped into the sea's frothy ink,

the wet peppery sand

is a long table to write on.

Footprints are commas,

pearls of seaweed are exclamation marks.

Here comes the tide

erasing, refreshing , recycling.

© Lorraine Marwood

It doesn't have to follow my format-try for free verse. Deadline- Friday 23^th September- winners posted on my blog site and website.

Email entry to : info@lorrainemarwood.com With the header 'Note on the Door' poetry comp.

Please note book prizes for Australian entry residents, but sample e-course  prize world wide.