By Amelia Fairlie Year 8
As the ballerina
runs onto the stage
taking little ballerina steps
she leaps
into the air
her legs
and the corners of her mouth
point towards
the sky.
This tiny poem first appeared in WriteOn 2017-2018. It started life as an extended slow-motion sentence.
© Amelia Fairlie and The School for Young Writers, 2018.