Sky Cake
Listen to Julie reading her poem ...
Skip if you like
but I’m going to fly,
sieve all those flour clouds
that soften the sky.
Jump if you like
but I’m going to fly,
right to that sunset
to find the yolk of the sky.
Run if you like
but I’m going to fly,
soar through that rainbow
and collect the sugar of the sky.
Climb if you like
but I’m going to fly,
grab some of those star shapes
and cut the butter of the sky.
Walk if you like
but I’m going to fly,
I may be home soon
with my cake full of sky.
but I’m going to fly,
sieve all those flour clouds
that soften the sky.
Jump if you like
but I’m going to fly,
right to that sunset
to find the yolk of the sky.
Run if you like
but I’m going to fly,
soar through that rainbow
and collect the sugar of the sky.
Climb if you like
but I’m going to fly,
grab some of those star shapes
and cut the butter of the sky.
Walk if you like
but I’m going to fly,
I may be home soon
with my cake full of sky.
This poem is copyright (©) Julie Stevens 2024
About the Writer
Julie Stevens
Julie Stevens writes poems for both adults and children. She covers many themes, but often engages with the problems of disability. Her children’s poems have been published in many places including Paper Lanterns, Balloons Lit Journal, Parakeet Magazine, The Toy, Tyger Tyger, The Dirigible Balloon, Brian Moses’ blog and in anthologies. She has three published adult pamphlets: Step into the Dark (2023) and Balancing Act (2021) both with The Hedgehog Poetry Press and Quicksand (Dreich, 2020). www.jumpingjulespoetry.com
