Creetcha Storybook Illustrations

             

He stood up smiling

with muddy knees and dripping net

he gazed into the bowl.

Hidden in the sludge

a creature writhed against the glass

frightened eyes staring.

 

Squinting at the track,
 his grubby fingers combed red hair.

A long walk home began.

He loved the tangled scrub, 

 bush, trees, animals within,

and sky which held such movement.

He wondered at the blue.

Saw fins of stars and tails of mist

gliding past the clouds.

There were fish up there. 

Up way beyond the dark grey air.

He was sure of it.

The boy's room was dim

the creature gazed out of a bowl

the eager boy peered back

The day had spent them. 

staring stopped and eyes closed.

just a bubble popped.