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Acrostic poems with Christian McEwen. P4 and P5 pupils from Newcraighall Primary School took postcards of paintings in the National Gallery as their starting point and imagined what life might be like on the other side of the frame.

Some of the Newcraighall poets tried their hand at writing a 'lune', which is a 3-line poem with 3 words in the first line, 5 words in the second and 3 words in the third.

F ine vegetables lying on a table waiting for
O live
O il to be poured
D own on them acrostic

F ishing
I n a dirty
S wamp
H e catches a big fish, he
E ats it
R aw with his
M um
A nd
N ana

B allet dancers
A re getting ready for a show, the
L ovely
L eotards are
E legantly moving in the wind. What a
T errific dance

A lways caring and loving
N ever noisy
G entle like a small wave from the sea
E ach night her wings light up
L ike a bright candle

A lovely angel
Playing her harp to nature
"Don't wake me!"

The gods are
Making a strong storm to …
… dry the washing!

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