Topic # 39 TURTLE

Ferdinand the turtle

Was as wise as could be found.

His only problem while here on earth

Was he could not get off the ground!

He dreamed of flying high in the air

And going fast-as-a-bird in the sky.

While he watched birds soar high above

Ferdinand often wondered... WHY?

Pondering this thought, he stared up in the air.

Much to his surprise, there were no birds up there.

It was raining very hard that day

So none of them could come out and play.

Ferdinand thought "Rain is Fun!" and so he started to run

And scampered along his way.

He was thrilled to move his turtle legs

And is happy to this very day.

Topic assigned my Lauraine

Topic #38 WEED SEEDS

WEED SEEDS

Why do they grow?

I asked my dog.

She...does...not...know.

I looked at my sister

In search of the truth.

She gave a big sigh

And glanced at the roof.

What's up there?

I wondered and asked.

She said "Have no clue...

Let's get to our task".

We kept pulling them out

One...at...a...time.

I pulled out a big one.

It came with a dime!

I was very excited

to find some more.

So I pulled very quickly

And saw dad at the door.

He said "How's it going?"

And "Look! You're almost done!"

I never knew pulling weeds

Could be so...much...fun.

Topic #37 On The Move

They were all standing; all in a row.

Toben looked around and said "Let's go, Go, GO!!!"

So off they went to have some fun.

Gabriel yelled "I CAN'T RUN!"

Olea picked him up and strapped him down.

Sophie looked over and danced like a clown!

A FLASH STREAKED BY! It was Leela-LaRue.

Please don't doubt me... because IT IS TRUE!

Kailani had her skates on. She went really FAST.

Anakha-Marie declared "We're having a BLAST!"

So, over the hill they all went that day.

They are always on the move...

They...

                           NEVER...

                                                   STAY.

Topic #36 The Life Of Worms

Today is so sunny...
It has become so terribly funny.
And my nose... it is very, very runny.

The worms are hiding from the light.

They stay down below in horrible fright

And hold the door shut with all their might!

WHY, you ask?

They are afraid of the task

The Fisherman has in store.

If they dare go out the door

He will snatch them up one-by-one

And place them on hooks until his fishing is done!

So... stay inside my little friends...

Or you will come to very bad ends.

Please help my dirt stay soft and squishy.

I'll not ask you out. I'll not be pushy.

Please!... just relax and have some fun

While I go out and play in the sun!

Topic #33 Water Slide

I raced down the water slide

And splashed into the pool!

But when I landed upside down

It...was...not...very...cool.

Because water went up into my nose...

And I AM SURE IT SOAKED BY BRAIN.

The Lifeguard said it would be very good

If I would carefully train

My nose to keep the water out

It would help me every day.

So now I place a big clothes pin on my nose

Every time I go to the pool and play!

Topic #32 Worm On The Sidewalk

Little worm, don't wiggle away!

I want to help you through the day.

I know it rained hard all...last...night,

But if you try with all your might

We can get you on your way back home

And when you arrive, you won't be alone.

Mom and Dad will see you there.

Your little brothers will stop and stare

At how brave you were to escape the sun!

They'll want to play and have some fun.

So...

Eat some yummy dirt and get some rest.

We are Pals...We are the best!

Topic #30 The Fork In The Road

It happened again, just like before.

I was perplexed...and headed for the door.

I walked down the path that led to the road,

Then heard a scary noise...and decided it was a toad.

The road came into view and I started to look

I had never seen one, nor read of one in a book.

My Mother had been very clear when speaking with my Dad.

She said "...FORK, IN, THE, ROAD.." and I was very glad

That she wasn't talking to me. She was BEING VERY BLUNT...

SO I WAS ON A SEARCH... I WAS ON A HUNT

For a FORK IN THE ROAD; I am sure it is there.

Perhaps I will see it, and then I will stare

And wonder how I've missed it, sitting on the ground

In the middle of the road, waiting to be found.

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I never found that fork while searching on that day.

I came to where the road divides, and really wanted to play.

So I went up the hill and get my friend to run

To the playground, so we could have some fun.

I think sometimes, and I am very glad I did not go down the hill,

For evil lurked down there...once there was a shrill.

It was only a baby screech owl, but I am VERY SURE

If I had gone that way, I would have caught something

           FOR WHICH

                                   THERE

                                                   IS

                                                           NO

                                                                      CURE.

TOPIC #29 Ice Cream In The Summer

Ice Cream In The Summer

Ice cream in the summer is supposed

To be a treat.

Then why does it melt, run down and

Drip all over my feet?

Our dog down there likes to lick it up…

She licks RIGHT…OFF…THE…FLOOR!

My Mom said “You are such a mess!”

So I ran right out the DOOR!

I found myself outside

Standing next to our tree.

I heard a buzzing sound…

OH NO!!! Here comes a bee!

I dashed over to the swing set

And sat there on the swing

And tried to lick my ice cream

Which had become a sloppy thing…

With more on my hand than in the cone

Which was almost empty and looking so alone.

I licked off as much of the mess as I could.

I made a plan and decided I would…

Wash off with the hose; get it all clean.

I’d do so well, no mess would be seen.

So I ran to the hose, turned the water FULL ON,

Washed all the ice cream, then watered the lawn.

I felt the cool water as it splashed on my feet.

I sprayed it all over, it felt so very neat

To point the hose straight up in the air.

It flew high in the sky, then rained in my hair.

I don’t really know how long

I was out there to play

But it sure was refreshing…

On that hot summer day.

TOPIC #28 SHADOW JUMPER

AGENT: 

SHADOW JUMPER

COORDINATES: LATITUDE 37.100778 LONGITUDE -113.578211

LOCATION: St. George, Utah, USA

WEATHER: FULL SUN                            TEMPERATURE: 104 F

We went to the desert to see all my cousins.

I have a LOT of them; I am sure there are dozens!

We played and laughed and had lots of fun.

But our parents kept saying “STAY OUT OF THE SUN!!”

How to do that we did not know…the sun was very bright,

But if we were in the shade, it seemed as though we might

Be able to not get caught by “OVER 100 degrees”

So we stayed in the dark, right under the trees…

And went from one to the other, running while in the light.

We jumped from shadow to shadow sprinting with all our might.

We became SHADOW JUMPERS, that’s what we were!

We were SO FAST… all you could see was a blur.

We went on secret missions; agents doing good;

Each one of us with a purpose, knowing that we would

Save someone in need, help someone in destress.

Pulling people out of their GREAT…BIG…MESS.

We had signals to talk without making a sound,

And found treasures that needed to be found.

We stayed out of the sun for sure that day,

And had a great time… and I must say…

That becoming a SHADOW JUMPER with my cousins was neat…

We banded together

To

Escape

The

Heat.