Abbie Retty from Goodlyburn Primary
Abbie Retty from Goodlyburn Primary
Gorm
Uisge cho soilleir ri sgàthan,
An adhar cho mòr ris an t-saoghail,
Doras air taigh sgiobalta m’antaidh,
Sùilean gleansach air mo charaid Stephanie,
Dearcan blasta is milis ri ithe,
Dealan-dè brèagha le sgiathan snog,
Flùraichean a’fàs le fàileadh àlainn,
Muile-mhagag làn phuinnsean.
Gocan-gorm le òran ceòlmhòr.
English Translation
Blue
Water as clear as a mirror,
The sky as big as the world,
The door of my auntie’s neat house,
My friend Stephanie’s sparkly eyes,
Tasty blueberries so sweet to eat,
A beautiful butterfly with lovely wings,
Flowers growing with a lovely smell,
A frog full of poison,
A blue-tit with a musical song.
Copyright: This poem was recorded as part of the Mother Tongue Other Tongue project.
About Abbie Retty from Goodlyburn Primary
“I really like the colour blue and started to think of lots of things that were blue, I tried to use lots of describing words when I was thinking about all of the blue things. I also like purple so my next poem might be about purple things – I think this will be trickier.”