The Rainforest

• Jessica Holding, Grade 7, Kenmore South State School
• Poetry
• 2005

3rd in the 'Calling All Poets - Poetry Competition of 2005' competition

The sun rises and everything is quiet and peaceful.
Sunlight shines on the water trickling down the creek.
The pebbles in the creek topple around lazily in the water.
Young flowers thrive on the thin rays of sunlight.
After a night's rest, thirsty animals drink from the creek.
Strangler figs wind around large, healthy trees.
Snakes slither through the vegetation seeing their prey.
Monkeys playfully jump and chatter noisily in the tree tops.
Magical waterfalls splash over ledges.
The sun sets and the animals sleep while some begin to play.