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It starts as a river  Drip drop   Flowing faster and faster   Whoosh   Crash   The drop is near   Flow forever   Flood the river   Fly off the end Into the waterfall   Float on the foam at the bottom   A simple process   Flow   Flood   Fly   Float   All the while being engulfed   In the fresh smell of the ocean   In all the wonders of the waterfall  = **The Ocean** =
 * Waterfall ** By Nazeli Hagen

By Nazeli Hagen     Beware the ocean   Its salty water   Stings your mouth   Dries your skin     It drags you   Far far away It attacks you   Boom! Crash! Tumbling into its blue-green darkness… Open up  Have fun   Let the ocean hug you   Let it twirl you   Let it take you away in its rolling waves   Let it love you… The ocean  Friend or foe?

= **Saltopus**  = By Nazeli Hagen    Saltopus is the cheetah of the dinosaur world   With its agility and speed   And its long legs   Its so fast no one can catch it    Saltopus is the kangaroo of the dinosaur world   Hop hop hop   All day long   Leap every which way Saltopus is the seal of the dinosaur world  It’s smooth and flat   Its neck is round like a bat   It smells of nature   Water or land But most importantly Saltopus is the baby of the dinosaur world  Very little   Very delicate   Whatever you do   Don’t step on it    The Saltopus is very helpless   It’s difficult for it to survive   It’s very frail and small   Who knew it existed at all

**Simile: Concrete and Cotton** By Nazeli Hagen

Cotton is like marshmallows Soft and fluffy Concrete is like the frozen winter ground Tough to the bone

Cotton is soft as a baby’s blanket Curl up with it and rest Concrete is hard as polished wood If you fall on it you won’t feel the best

Cotton is a pillow A pillow that protects you A wonderful comfy pillow That couldn’t harm a thing

Concrete is the floor The hard surface That supports you On the sidewalk

//I love cotton// //But I admire concrete//