El libro es como una flor,
libro hermoso.
Mínimo bosque. Huele
tu papel a elemento.
Te miras como una estrella.
De a dónde vienes?
Del mar frío y
salado. Bonito como
una mariposa, brillante
como el sol. Suave
como un conejo. Reflejado
en el agua. Eres
mi amistad. Huele
tu cuento a árbol. Tienes
páginas como una nube.
Algunas veceseres verde como
el monte. Tienes animales dentro de tí.
El libro es fabuloso.
The Book (Translation)
The book is like a flower,
beautiful book.
Small forest.
Your paper smells
like the elements.
Where do you come from?
From the cold and salty
sea. Beautiful like a
butterfly, shiny like the sun,
soft like a rabbit.
Reflected on water.
You are my friendship.
Your story smells like a tree.
You have pages like clouds.
Sometimes
you are green like the grass.
You have animals inside you.
My book is fabulous.
by Giselle, 3rd Grade
[photo by hope0040 via flickr]
March 27, 2008 at 10:42 am
Fantastic! So many fine lines – a great read.
March 27, 2008 at 1:14 pm
thats it… i give up… i fight with a piece for 5 hours before i am ready to post it,, and here a third grader just pops off something this wonderful… more than likely in no time at all!!!!!!
March 27, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Each metaphor and simile is so fresh and alive! Your writing teacher must be excellent to get such wonderful poems out of her students!
March 27, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Beautifully done! Makes me wish I could sit in on that third grade class.
March 27, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Fabuloso! Tienes animals dentro de ti – Bonito!
March 27, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Marvelous! I want to be THAT book!
creatures of eerie night