of the water An Anthology of Poems by the WHISPERshout Writers of Rock Creek Forest ES Spring 2024 with Heidi Mordhorst
water and the water cycle. From Walt Whitman to Francisco X. Alarcón to Anishinaabe author Carole Lindstrom, we explored many poets’ approaches to nature’s ways with water contrasted and compared with humans’ ways with water. Inspired by our different uses of watercolor paints, we experimented with word choice and mood, line breaks, stanza breaks and layout. As always, each poet took personal ownership of their creative choices. We hope you enjoy our work! The Wheel of the Water by Tom Chapin and John Forster The wheel of the water go round and round and the wheel of the water go round… Water flow down down, trickle trickle down, Down to the ocean, trickle trickle down… Clouds rain down, thunder and lightning sound… And springs bubble bubble up And springs bubble bubble up…
by Benicio N. My house is an island because it’s around water. but there’s no sand. so instead of sand it’s grass. Around my house there’s boats instead of cars. But why? Because it’s healthier for the planet and the world is an ocean! When the stars rain by Benicio N. Did you know that clouds don’t do the rain? It’s the stars have a liquid that’s hot but when they drop it gets coldish it would take a day to land on earth and they fall and they’re called rain.
by Pallavi D. Silky seaweed water slides. Mermaid merman having fun in the underwater adventure park underwater vending machine, bar, delicious buffet. Swirling, whirling whirlpool. Everybody’s merry. Very, very unusual sights under water by Pallavi D. Seaweed, coral, coral zones and more. But one tall, tall thing, we see every day, gives us fresh air, a tree. Leaves floating down S L O W L Y Orange-ish yellow, reddish orange, yellowish red. Who ever knew there could be such a thing. A tree under water.
by Lena I am mysterious– I swim through the deep dark seas I’m a scaly slick creature swimming here and there if you want to find me swim far down and call my name but still I might not appear I don’t like company and well, it doesn’t like me people say I’m the scariest thing in the sea okay sure, I have fangs and I bite occasionally when I’m mad but when people say I’m scary, it makes me mad well actually sad deep dive by Lena first find a diving board then step on the wobbly surface and, launch You start floating but end sinking you reach the bottom and push off in less than a second you are back at the surface fresh air fills your lungs but you want to do it again so you find the diving board and dive down again
by Florence When you go Back to Basics to the very beginning Roots of your Water Vines by Florence They twist and turn they coil and uncoil sharp but not, scaly yet soft amazing but always in the Dark There is no end just Beginnings to this thing But how do you end when you are everywhere? How do you be when your being is EVERYWHERE? you go back and the very amazing Life.
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by Anja d to Dedicate ent urr all my c friends re ones and futu Friends, the ones who turn that d o w n upside When you start crying, you go to these people, and end up smiling. When your mood is sad, they turn it into happy. Friends, like family, are there for you every step of the way. They help you conquer the obstacles in life, and to soar over the bumpy trail to reach the smooth ones. Friends are the 1s who understand. And that’s what we need. They know you’re special. And they know you are nique. u
by Beatriz My dog is named Rosie she is very nice she scares away the night frights She is my very best friend and our friendship will never end. So when it’s the morning on a sunny day Rosie was acting funny and wanted to play. We were having so much fun that we played all day. On the next day we went to the park to play We were having fun but the day was done so we went to bed and knew the next day was going to be even funner! The Blue Water Bird by Beatriz You’ve probably seen many birds brown purple red or green yellow gray brown black but none like the blue water bird teal blue and a hint of light green it has the most beautiful wings you will ever see now if you find one you are very lucky it will lead you to the beautiful waters not like water fountains or hoses it will lead you to the most beautiful waterfall surrounded by animals of different colors orange monkeys pink elephants yellow striped zebras but if you want to see the blue water bird you have to cross the most deadly oceans swim through the rushing rivers go past dangerous rain and thunderstorm and then seek for the blue water bird then it will lead you there
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