A fine first encounter with poetry
Underneath a Rhubarb Leaf features short pieces of writing that inspire thinking. For reading alone or together, one poem at the time or all at once.
Rhymed verses about nature and animals, about a lost mitten and a frozen vegetable garden. Lena Sjöberg’s lyrical poems and fantastic pictures bring us different seasons, changing settings and unusual meetings.
Shady cool, sunny bright
Carrots side by side
Little kitten, paws so white
Sleeps beneath a kale leaf wide.
Sun rays pouring down, down, down
Hot fur on kitten gleams
Kitty makes a sleepy sound
We can’t know what she dreams.
Shady cool, sunny bright
The tail, a sudden sweep
Little kitten, paws so white
In our garden sleeps