Marin and I had fun creating some free verse poetry for her class assignment. See what you think!
summer is…
summer is saddling up my favorite horse
riding through fields of safflower and sage
scents of sweat and dust fill the air
sounds of hooves clip-clopping a steady rhythm
summer is walking to church in sandals
no coats or boots or snowy roads
short sleeved dresses and church shirts
scriptures swinging by our sides
summer is roasting marshmallows over the fire
sitting like kings on our tree stump thrones
graham crackers and chocolate bars
singing and laughing and telling jokes
summer is eating watermelon with my cousins
even the cat wants to try some
seeing who can spit the seeds the furthest
sticky hands and arms and chins
summer is jumping on the trampoline
sprinklers watering the garden and the kids
both are growing bigger each day
barefoot in swimsuits and sunscreen
summer is long days and cool nights
trips to the lake and sometimes sunburns
ticks and mosquitoes that nibble and bite
the horses and kids and even moms and dads
summer is stacking hay on the trailer
driving down rows of checker board fields
alfalfa and grass down Dad’s shirt and pants
he looks like the Jolly Green Giant when he’s done
summer is floating on tubes down the canal
looking for spiders under the bridge
collecting snakes and lizards and frogs
and begging mom to keep them all
summer is my favorite time of year
vacations and warm weather and parties
family and friends and fun
summer is… happiness
-Marin and Donna van Uitert
February 2, 2010
angel baby
hair the color of milk chocolate frames her face
pink rose petal cheeks against snow white skin
her eyelids flutter as she dreams angel dreams
whispers of baby breath the only sounds she makes
my little china doll sleeping in her crib
mother calls her a miracle and a gift
daddy calls her an angel straight from heaven
I call her baby sister
-Marin and Donna van Uitert
February 2, 2010
