Counting to Ten
by Jospeh Coelho
Feeling angry.
Just count to ten.
Feeling mad.
Just count to ten.
Feeling annoyed.
Just count to ten.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Feeling calm.
I Just counted to ten.
Feeling kind.
I Just counted to ten.
Feeling happy.
I Just counted to ten.
© Joseph Coelho
from Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss, illustrated by Nicola Killen, Andersen Press
Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss
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About Jospeh Coelho
Joseph Coelho OBE, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Children’s Laureate for 2022-2024, is a performance poet, children’s author, playwright and winner of the Yoto Carnegie Award, an Indie Book Award and a Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Poetry Award. Joe has written plays for the Polka Theatre, Soho Theatre and the Unicorn Theatre and creates dynamic poetry theatre pieces for young people that he tours nationally. He also performs with the UK’s top performance poetry organisation, Apples and Snakes, visiting venues across the UK. Joseph has also been a guest poet on Cbeebies’ Rhyme Rocket.
