Ciara's Waterlilies


Show Me surfer Ciara, who is 9, has written a gorgeous poem for us which makes us feel like we're lying in the sun at the edge of a pond full of lilies:

THE GREEN WATER LILLIES

The green water lilies sitting on the pond,
As a spraying light of flowers surround it.
The sky reflects on the waters edge,
And the hot breeze flows in its own way.
Smoothly and gently it moves around.
Helping the Lilly to live a beautiful life.

© Suzula

Ciara's poem also reminds us of some beautiful paintings by the French artist Claude Monet, who loved to paint waterlilies.

The National Gallery in London has lots of his paintings, including The Water-Lily Pond, which Monet painted in 1899.

Screenshot from National Gallery website showing painting of a bridge over a pond full of waterlilies.

Close-up view of brushstrokes on an oil painting.

You can see a larger version of the painting on the National Gallery's website.

You can even zoom into the painting.

(It might take a minute or two to load but it's worth the wait - you're so close you can even see brushstrokes in the paint!)


Thank you so much for your poem, Ciara. And the rest of you - don't forget, we LOVE to get letters, stories, poems and artwork from you, so Get In Touch!