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Josie Kampe 215 ELA 3/16/11 **  The fall of the autumn leaves   ** The chilling wind is roaring in your ears making the moaning trees sway The first leaf falls and hits the ground gracefully twirling along the way The bright leaf is followed by others a blanket of leaves on the ground And sooner or later the leaves will be     raked up to form a fun massive mound The sound of your feet crunching along as you walk among the decay The crumbling fragile mess of leaves every leaf will become a stray Turn this way and that way, all you can see are colorful, standing out trees Leaves floating downward turning and twisting struggling against the breeze The smell of crispy, crackeling leaves the smell of debris in the air The sun beaming down matched with warmish weather that gives fall its flair The hard work of raking the stubborn leaves soon pays off with one big leap The jump that wastes your effort is worth it when you land in a heap The smell, the sight, and the sound of fall is what I always love best I could freeze and stay with the world like this and never give fall a rest

Josie Kampe March 9, 2011 ELA

Saltopus

Tiny little foot prints, left in the mud The sound of little feet scurrying away, conciously looking in all directions At two feet long you can only be prey, depending on only yourself A Stealthy scaly ninja, creeping, unnoticed A Jurassic period kangaroo, jumping, leaping, scuttling around A pocket-sized mouse, worried at every minute of every day Huddling in groups like a pack of wild dogs, only not on top of the food chain A new student at the middle school, always late and in a hurry Quiet and secretive, a nervous jittery performer with stage fright Sly and concealed, but jumpy and anxious Hidden and agile, but still manages to stand out The prehistoric Saltopus, just trying to survive

Josie Kampe 215 March 3, 2011

Stars and stripes Stars like sea urchins pricking you with sharp edges they’re something to look at while you recite the pledges

Stripes like rolling hills stretching far out of your view they come in many colors like red, white, or blue

Stars shine through day and all through the night like a sparkling lantern that’s full of bright light

Stripes decorate, design, add color and perfect they’re something that you’ll never reject