Nature Poem

• Jaak Schneider, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2013

Wind blows crunching leaves swiftly up off the ground.
Lizards scale the old outreaching trees without a sound.
The cold brown snakes relax on the large hot rocks.
Against lifeless grey trees the woodpecker knocks.
Warm sunshine seeps through gaps in lush green leaves.
Between large brown trees long grass weaves.
Butterflies colourful wings create tiny whirlwinds in the warm sun.
Over the soft soil the tiny ants run.
Large black cockatoos are squawking in the late afternoon sky.
Away from the icy cold wind of the night the reptiles shy.