KING OF THE WORLD! By Waylon & Wellington, both age 9

CELESTINE, HO! By Tony, age 9

SILVER CLIFF By Misu, age 9

HALFWAY THERE! By Katie, age 9 & Cindy, age 8

SQUIRT GUN SCIENCE! By the Kids in Room 2

BUZZ! BUZZ! FLUTTER! FLICK! By Emily & Vanessa, both age 8

Stars 

gleam in

the night sky, 

an owl hoots on a branch

under fluffy clouds.

The rising sun shimmers up

through the tree branches,

and hummingbirds suck nectar

from blooming jasmine.

When it rains the drops will land on lavender and daisy petals,

sprinkle onto their leaves, trickle down their stems. 

The sun will slowly return, shining onto

whirling puddles,

and Painted Ladies will flicker their

wings against sunflower petals that

will flutter and sway across a bed of grass

where deer legs will kick beneath

Woodpeckers

pecking tough tree trunks.

Buzz! Buzz! Flutter! Flick!

SLURP! TEAR! BURP! By Angelina & Carmen, both age 8

Flowers bloom

in the sunlight

blazing

between 

redwood needles.

Wind sends petals 

fluttering and flickering

all around the 

welcoming sky.

  

Snakes slide on the 

dusty ground. 

Ssssssssss!

Bobcats scratch 

tree trunks 

and roar

while birds soar 

through the air.

When salmon jump 

out of the rushing 

waterfall,

bears catch them between

their jaws. 

Heads and tails

flipping and flopping,

teeth peeling scales from 

muscle and meat.

Blood drips on
the rocks

and water splashes 

on the grass.

Slurp! Slurp! Slurp! 

Rip! Tear! Burp!