Spring Stroll: Nature Takes Its Course, of Course

It’s a Spring Thing: bees are buzzing, trees are greening, birds are singing… a sunny scene-ing! The arrival of spring means it’s time for great rhymes and renewed appreciation for the great outdoors. Without a doubt, Lafayette School has been bitten by the Poetry Bug! Here, Poetry Puppeteers perform Five Little Insects by Eve Merriam:

Check out a spring bouquet of good-natured poems about good nature, Lafayette Originals composed and shared by students:

Spring Is Coming by Theodore S.

Spring is coming.

It's approaching very fast.

The grass begins to grow

While we sense winter's last.

Birds sing and glide,

Children play outside.

There is a rising temperature.

Spring is here for sure.

The trees are filled with birds' nests

As there baby birds quietly rest.

People on vacation depart

When fun activities start.

Vegetation starts to appear

As winter sheds its last snowy tear.

Busy is every bird and bee.

Spring is here.

Can't you see?

Guardian by Laurel H.

A tree

Standing tall

Casting its shadow 

Across the grass

Its pristine leaves

Protect

The nests of the meadowlarks

When the eggs hatch

The tree

Will be content

With the meadowlark's song

Wafting 

through the air.

Ocean by Kate H.

My friend the sea,

you shimmer and shine,

bringing happiness every time.

The sand between my toes,

the wind in my face,

you are my friend the sea,

the beautiful shining sea.

Sunset by Molly E.

It's setting over the west

It's gleaming over the grassy hills

It's falling down

Down

Down

Down

You can see the reflection in the sky blue ocean

The sunset is in your hands

It's falling once again

Down

Down

Down

The sunset fades and

The sky is midnight black

The sun is gone

But it will come back

I just know it

Poetry invites us to create, to share, to wonder about the world, and to wander through nature. Where will poetry take us next? Stay tuned, Poetry Paraders!