An explorer lives in my garden.
She bravely voyages into the unknown,
discovering new territories
and charting unfamiliar terrains.
Until she gets scared
and hides in her shell.
© Kristin Martin 2015
Poems for Kids
Kristin Martin's poems for kids
Hi Kristin,
Sometimes when I get scared I wish there was a hard shell I can hide in!!! But most of the time I get butterflies in my tummy when the next day I am competing (running) for my faction I like doing lots of races !!! Have you ever gotten butterflies in your tummy or wish you had a shell to hide in, just like a turtle!!!!
Clara❤️
Hi Clara,
I get butterflies in my tummy before I do lots of things for the first time. But once I start doing it, the butterflies go away. Do you find that happens when you run?
Kristin
Hey Kristin
I LOVE Turtles also
I love that in your poem doesn’t ell Us what you are talking about and make the readers imagine what it is until the end.Do you actually have a turtle??
Hi Lithumi,
Yes, I have three pet turtles.
Kristin
dear kristin,
this poem was great. It reminded me of the time i saw a rare turtle in srilanka.
Tirath.
Hi Tirath,
I love Sri Lanka! It is a beautiful country. I didn’t see any turtles when I was there, but I loved seeing elephants.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
I absolutely loved this poem. It was so nice to read and very imaginative. Do you still have this turtle? If so, How is it doing?
Tharusha
Hi Tharusha,
This poem was written about Emily. We still have her, and Percy and Speedy. Speedy is the one who explores the most now.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
I liked how you said that the turtle in your garden was an explorer and always hides in her shell when she gets scared like when the sprinkler goes of.
Thanks for the great poem Kristin.
Hi Dinith,
I like how you thought about what might scare her.
Kristin
Hi kristi
i loved your poems so much
can i ask you a question? where do you get these amazing poem ideas
tharuja
Hi Tharuja,
I’m glad you like my poems. I get ideas for poems from everywhere! Any time I see something beautiful, or funny, or interesting, I see if I can make it into a poem.
Kristin
Hi Kristen
that poem was surprising to me because when was in year 2 we had a turtle as a class pet and she was not an explorer she mostly just sat around since then I thought they just lazy animals. But that poem changed way I think about turtles.Also did the turtle have a name?
Hi Thinara,
I have four pet turtles, and Emily is the one I wrote this poem about. She likes to explore our backyard. Speedy does too- he can be very fast when he wants to.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
It made me feel brave and that she had a secret hideout.
Love
Adelaide
Hi Adelaide,
I’d like to have a shell to hide in sometimes. Would you?
Kristin
I thought the poem was about a girl and then a snail until I saw the picture of the turtle. I like how she goes into the unknown and discovers new territories.
It reminds me of the time I went to the Hastings caves discovering something so big that was millions of years old.
Hi Milana,
Thanks for your lovely comment. I like that my poem made you think of lots of different things.
Kristin
Dear Kristin
I love your poem. It was so descriptive. My favourite part was when you said “Then she hides in her shell.” I like it because it was at the end and that’s the bit that gave away that it was a turtle. Keep up the good poem.
Yenuli
Hi Yenuli,
Thank you for your lovely, detailed comment. I’m glad you were thinking about my poem so much.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
My first thought was you were talking about a person but then when I saw the pictures I knew it was a turtle.
Hi Nuwin,
That’s what you were supposed to think!
Kristin
Hi
we found a turtle at the river one Easter when we were camping.
Hi Chloe,
I’m glad my poem reminded you of when you found a turtle at the river. What do you think you’ll find this Easter?
Kristin
I like tortoises and turtles we gat lots of animals from the bush come exploring at our house a couple of weeks ago we had an echidna come visit
Hi Cadence,
How lovely! I think you could write a poem about that.
Kristin
hi Kristin love your poem.
I absolutely love turtles
So do I!
I really like how you didn’t mention what the creature was in the poem but I’m guessing it was a turtle that you were talking about. You also used your imagination to turn the garden into an unknown territory. Most people I meet don’t have ant imagination. What I also like about it is the words that you used, like “territory” and “voyages” and “terrain”. Do you have a pet tortoise or turtle? I would like one but I still don’t have one yet.What inspired you to write this poem anyway?
Thisali
Hi Thisail,
I have four pet turtles. I’m glad you like the words I used when describing one of them (Emily). I thought a lot about choosing more interesting words.
Kristin
Truly I thought you are taking about snails……but when you say when she get scared hidden in a shell I realize its a about tortoise. Your words and picture made in my mind motivate me to read and find it out. Such a lovely poem. Soo much happ.
Hi Dinethri,
You aren’t the only one who thought it was a snail at first. I also have snails in my garden, but I like my turtles better.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
This poem is so cute. I like turtles a lot.
From Lysha
Thanks Lysha!
Hi Kristin
I love this poem at first I thought you were writing about a snail.
I didn’t realise it was a turtle until I seen the picture
this is one of my favourite poems
From Kiara
Hi Kiara,
I’m glad you like my poem. Do you like turtles?
Kristin
Hi Kristin
yes I love turtles
I would love to own my own turtle one day =)
Kiara
At first I thought it was a snail but then I realised that it was a turtle. I think this poem is funny. And can confuse you.
-Thisama
Thanks Thisama
Hi Kristin,
I liked the creativity and imagination you put into this poem.
Tharusha
Hi Kristin
I love the amount of creativity and imagination you put in this poem. It was very intriguing. Where did you get the idea, and is it based on a true event?
Tharusha
Hi Tharusha,
This poem is based on my turtle. She likes to explore my garden.
Kristin
I love turtles they are so cute!!!!!! Good poem love it
Hi Nae,
We have four pet turtles. I think they are lovely pets.
Kristin
Hi Kristin,
my dads friend is an Aborigine he says that turtles are a totem spirit animal.
Cadence K
Hi Cadence,
I didn’t know that about turtles. Thanks for telling me.
Kristin
very cute how the turtle hid in it’s shell, do you know it’s name?
Hi Thenumi,
This poem is about my turtle Emily.
Kristin
I like it how you classified the turtle as a explorer
Thanks Harry,
This is a metaphor poem. Have you heard of metaphors? If someone says ‘your room is a pig sty’ that is a metaphor.
Kristin
Hi , I thought this is a turtle …. what do they
eat ?
Hi Methuli,
You’re right. It is a turtle! That one is my pet turtle, Emily. She eats the turtle food I buy from the pet shop. It has meat, fish and vegetables in it.
Kristin
Do you know how she is doing now, if she is still scared?
Tharinsa
Hi Tharinsa,
My turtle is hibernating (or brumating as it is actually called) in her pond for the winter.
Kristin
Okay
Tharinsa