The 5th Grade students were all asked to write a poem for an Arbor Day Contest. Shawn’s was selected by the committee as one of the top entries, and he has been invited to take part in the Arbor Day Celebration tomorrow. I’m very excited to attend this with him and watch as he recites his poem. I’ll update this post tomorrow with photos of the event.
Here is his poem about trees:
 Arbor Day
I see
   The kids climbing the tree
 The new leaves blossoming
 And the birds building nests
 I feel
The rough bark of an oak
I touch the sap on a pine
And the texture of each branch I climb
 I smell
The flowers on trees
The burnt wood in a fire
And the smell of a Christmas tree
 I hear
The birds chirping
The crack of a falling tree
And the wind swaying trees
 I taste
The exotic syrup
The oranges and apples
And the bananas and coconuts
