WINNER FOR FUSE
the e-zine for ages 8-11 years
50 by Michael
Fifty is a number, the big five-0
Half a century, that’s old, whoa!
People are in their 50’s but say they’re in their 20’s
How many people do that? I can tell you, plenty!
If you score 50 in a rugby match, you’re doing well
You usually have 50 minutes for your lunch break, before they ring the bell
The number 50 bus goes through Kings Heath
When you’re 50, you start to have false teeth
50 is a bank note, think of all that money
50 degrees would be unspeakably sunny
The 0 in fifty is, around the castle, a moat
You could easily sail there but first you’ll need a boat
50 percent in a test is half
Bad enough to make you laugh
You’re not that great
If you’re 50 minutes late!!!
50 in the charts is not a very good song
If you don’t like it, it’ll last very long
50 years old is a grand old age
Old, but everyone has to go through that stage
50 backwards is 05
You’d only just be alive!
“50 miles in that direction”
50 votes in an election
50 years of Potential Plus
Wow, that’s lush
You’ll notice this poem is really long
‘Cause next year I’ll be writing ‘bout 51!
HANNAH SAYS: Michael
focuses on how the number
fifty is around us in our
everyday lives. It shows the
practical element of the
number fifty and is very well
written. “Next year I’ll be
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writing ‘bout 51” – Michael, we
hope so!
FUSE EDITOR SAYS:
Michael followed the 'brief'
well and combined many
elements of his lateral thinking
in a humorous way.
DENISE SAYS: I love it!
ZULEIKA ADDS: I like how
cheerful Michael’s poem is
and how many aspects of the
number 50 he covers.
“The Wonder of 50” by Aliya