POET OF THE WEEK
Josephine Barnes
Week of May 1
8/365
Lake Washington
Fog covers over you
Sun light sparks off of you – like an idea from my head
Slowly, you drift away…
and then come back.
Hot summer days come
Children splash and play in you
At night, you rest for the next day.
Lake Washington
Fog covers over you
Sun light sparks off of you – like an idea from my head
Slowly, you drift away…
and then come back.
Hot summer days come
Children splash and play in you
At night, you rest for the next day.
Josephine Barnes 9, Seattle
FAVORITE POEM Haiku: a story about a black cat named Haiku written in Haiku.
EARLY WATER MEMORY Rain and puddles.
TO PROTECT WATER I turn off the water when I brush my teeth. We don’t use pesticides in our yard.
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