Museum of Science and Industry

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The Journey of Cotton

It's round and soft,
like a white squishy cherry,
fluffy as a cloud.
It looks like a child's frizzy hair
and makes me think of a bright blue sky.

Soft and squishy,
the colour of ice-cream.

Hard sharp spikes,
silver nails
like a giant dog comb.

Soft, fluffy and squishy,
like whipped cream.

Yellowy cream
like ice-cream.
Like seaweed
or spaghetti.

It reminds me of a rolling pin.
It's hard and white,
the shape of a submarine.

It looks like a fat pencil.
It's stringy
and feels like a spider's web.

It looks like someone is brushing their hair.
It's square, with threads
of white, yellow and green.

It's like a blanket,
it's like a cloud.
It never makes a sound
since it was found.

It's hard as stone
brown as fudge,
and dark as chocolate.

By Molly, Jordan, Michael, Tyler, Dominic, Courtney, Lucy, and Leah.
St Clare's Catholic Primary School.