ACARA Years 3-6
— A morning walk reveals birds like phoenixes and dahlias like fireballs, ending with the burial of a bumblebee and hope for its resurrection.
— A peasant mistakes the quarter moon for a silver bowl filled with riches and seeks a magician's help to pull it from the sky, only to discover true wealth lies...
— A child mistakes an airplane for a star while making a wish, then decides the plane will carry the wish across the world instead.
— Trees gain fiery autumn cloaks while evergreens envy their beauty, not knowing the burden it carries—a meditation on transformation and permanence.
— A kinetic poem follows a car journey across the Bishop Ford bridge, past landmarks and exits, building speed toward a hidden quarry pit.
— On a windy gray beach day, a girl transforms driftwood into a pirate ship, discovering sea glass and the power of imagination along the way.
— A rock on a cliff observes the forest through a day, finding richness in stillness as the world below bustles on.
— A girl who missed last year's snow savors an early morning walk with her dog through fresh snowfall, reflecting on how scarcity makes things precious.
— A poem traces the cycle from evening through night to dawn, observing how moonlight and starlight transform the landscape before sunrise returns.
— A curious girl defies warnings about a grumpy man's forbidden book collection, only to be seized by magical vines that emerge from an enchanted volume.