Tristan's Panda Poem

Tristan (8) had some homework for today. He was required to write a poem to read to his class.

Normally this is quite a daunting task for him but I sat with him and to my astonishment, he wrote his poem in almost a single go. It was so good that I couldn't bring myself to change any words - not even the rude one.

I sent a note to school to explain this with my translation (because he had a lot of trouble reading his own writing back). I hope he gets the respect he deserves for the poem and doesn't get into trouble. (It wouldn't be the first time one of my kids has gotten into trouble about rude poetry and we have a family history of it).

Anyway, without further ado, here is Tristan's Poem;

P ...... Panda, Cuddly

A ...... Panda, Licks

N ...... Panda, Roots

D ...... Panda, Barks

A ...... Panda, Runs

Panda died...

I miss Panda.

Panda's last photo - taken about a week before she died.