Koala Poem

• Alicia Barker, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2008

Up in the eucalyptus tree
Sitting there smiling at me
With his friendly looking face
And big fluffy ears.
He has soft grey fur
And sharp claws.
He’s ever so silent
While he eat’s his eucalyptus leaves.
Then slowly he closes his eyes
And drifts off to sleep.