Autumn

Autumn

Leaves crunching under foot,
Crows in the wheat field,
Singing their lonely song.
And the wind blows softly to sway the trees,
And the full moon shines all night long.
And the grass turns brown, as it whispers it's cry,
That autumn is here at last.

Deer

Hooves softly bounding,
On the dark brown forest floor.
Antlers tall and strong.

Deer.

The Dive

With the sun in my eyes,
There is nothing else I can see,
As I start to dive.
I bend and gracefully curve,
Into the water.
I feel my hands go in,
While my legs are still exposed,
To air.
My hands skim the bottom of the lake,
And I go up, up.
I break the surface of the water,
And I take a deep breath,
As I swim back to the dock to go again.
 

Review of The Healing Spell by Kimberley Little

The Healing Spell is a slightly sad book about old endings and new beginnings.  When 11 year old Livie's mom falls into a coma, she knows she is responsible.  She finds a healing spell that she hopes will heal her mother and  help solve her family's problems .  A heartwarming story about magic, hope, and love, Livie's story is a good GREAT one at best.

A Spring Poem By One Of My Readers

Spring

Finally. Warmer days.
Finally.  Longer days, sunshine, and crocuses poking their,
heads up for all to see.
Finally.  A little bit of green here and there.
Finally. Spring!

By Virginia



Hi everyone!  I hope that poem inspired you to write your own poem about spring!  Please tell me any book or type of poem you want me to blog about.
Thanks so much!

Water and Wood

 Hi guys!  Here is a song I wrote.


(at first the song is gentle, peaceful, and calm)

Are you wood or are you water?
Are you free or are you blocked?
Are you wood or are you water?

(pause)

Even an iron grate can't keep water in,
It always gets out, by flowing between the cracks.
But wood, well it flows a little less,
Gets stuck between the cracks,
And it won't go on.

(chorus: loud and upbeat)

Will you sing your heart out?
Will you dance like crazy?
Will you make your own tunes,
Or just sing along?
Will you flip your hair back?
Will you raise your arms up?
Will you make a difference?
Or just sit in the shadows?

(back to gentler, calmer tune)

Are you wood or are you water?
Are you free or are you blocked?
Are you wood or are you water?

(almost a chant, gets louder and louder)

Are you flowing?
Are you free?
Are you flowing?
Are you free?
Are you flowing?
Are you free?
Are you FREE!

( chorus again so loud and upbeat)

Will you sing your heart out?
Will you dance like crazy?
Will you make your own tunes,
Or just sing along?
Will you flip your hair back?
Will you raise your arms up?
Will you make a difference?
Or just sit in the shadows?

(back to gentle tune)

Everybody makes mistakes,
Even the best of us,
But,
Not everyone counts them as failures.

'Cause are you wood or are you water?
Are you wood or are you water?
Are you wood or are you water?