Spring Poem

Hi Adele,

I recently worked with grade 3 & 4 students at Cootes Paradise School in Hamilton.  (Cootes Paradise Marsh is the largest wetland at the western end of Lake Ontario, on the west side of Hamilton Harbour. It is now a wildlife sanctuary, home to plants, birds, and water & land animals. The original inhabitants, known as Princess Point people, came there between 500-1000 A.D.  We still have an area called Princess Point.)

Here is one of the best short poems about spring I've ever heard, written by a pair of students (part of a longer poem):

Birds 
     Chirping
              Words

and here is one of the class poems (written together) about spring, using all the 5 senses plus emotion and movement.
Love, Happy Spring and Happy Mother's Day,
Ellen

Spring is:

The sight of flowers sprouting, colourful as a rainbow.

The smell of honeysuckle.

The sound of birds chirping.

The taste of sweet berries, pineapple, maple syrup, and ice-cream.             

The touch of flower petals, buds on trees, raindrops splashing your face.                                               

The movement of walking freely, butterflies flying free, 
and animals coming out of their hibernation.                                                                                                                                    

The emotion of happiness, excitement, and surprise!