{"id":6549,"date":"2016-11-09T12:05:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T18:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=6549"},"modified":"2016-11-10T20:32:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T02:32:12","slug":"gatewood-school-poetry-residency-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=6549","title":{"rendered":"Gatewood School Poetry Residency 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to the Gatewood PTO, who funded the poetry residency for many years.
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Tiger Fly<\/strong>
\n\"\"It\u2019s a beautiful butterfly<\/em>
\nGolden as the sun<\/em>
\nSometimes I wonder<\/em>
\nHow old it was<\/em>
\nBut now I\u2019m sad<\/em>
\nBecause it is Dead<\/em>
\nA beautiful butterfly<\/em>
\nI once could\u2019ve said<\/em>
\nSonia Lerner<\/p>\n

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Where Does Beauty Hide?
\n<\/em><\/strong>In the diversity of cultures
\nIn the colors on our posters
\nIn the foggy rain on our skylight<\/em>
\n<\/em>Where Does Beauty Hide?
\n<\/em><\/strong>In the sparks of inspiration
\nIn the brightness of our teacher
\nOn all the different flags<\/em>
\n<\/em>Where Does Beauty Hide?
\n<\/em><\/strong>In all the growing trust and respect
\nIn all the knowledge in the books
\nOn everything worked for
\nIn all of Gatewood!!<\/em>
\n<\/em>Jeulien Long-Wynne<\/p>\n

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\"Sea

Sea Star<\/p><\/div>\n

So small and fragile
\nThis fish eats from the bottom
\nIt pricks your finger
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\"shark

shark jaw<\/p><\/div>\n

Ocean predator<\/em>
\nSitting with its mouth wide open<\/em>
\nSwimming in heaven<\/em><\/p>\n

Jude Lulu<\/p>\n

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\"vertebra\"

vertebra<\/p><\/div>\n

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The whale bone is hard
\n<\/span>Humongous and very rough<\/em>
\nFound by the seashore<\/em>
\nHans Greenwood<\/p>\n

\"Cottonwood\"

Cottonwood<\/p><\/div>\n

The tree is so big<\/em>
\nThe leaves dance down the tree to the ground.<\/em>
\nThe wind sings to the tree and me,<\/em>
\nI feel like an ant being among the nine tree trunks.<\/em>
\nThe branches sway,<\/em>
\nWaving \u201chi\u201d to anyone who comes by.<\/em>
\nThe leaves,have many colors,<\/em>
\nSo unique.<\/em>
\nIsabella Gomez<\/p>\n

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