Where the River Flows

Ponds By Micah, grade 1

Sitting by the cool ponds

watching the river flow.

Looking all around, you

see the river flow.

When all your rhymes come

right up to your mind.

When you come to it.

You’ll write a poem.

You will watch the river flow

and want to build a bridge over the river.

River by Michaela, grade 1

A flowing stream

crystal clear

rocks and sparkling shimmer,

light calms with peace

and little creeks.

It rushes really fast with trails

of water that lead to the creek

to the river with

bridges and rocks

shaped like

different things.

River by Micah and Michaela, grade 1

Water rushes

with ponds that flow slow.

Rocks in holes that open

and close

full of sparkling sunlight.

Water!!! By AJ, grade 4

Water: Moving fast or slow or not at all.  Lakes, creeks, rivers, streams, ponds, and other places have water.  It sparkles usually.  It is aqua and when moving, sometimes white.  Water is very powerful and fast moving.  It can make its own path.  Water is also home to many animals and plants.  It must be important because it covers most of the earth.  Water is home for fish, plants, dolphins, sharks, whales, and many many other animals and everything living needs water.

Peace by Oakley, grade 4

I sit under the tree that looks

not happy or sad, and alone. I see the sad

reflection of the tree in the pool of

water.  It is nice and peaceful near

where I’m sitting with the lullaby of

the birds, the wind, and the gushing

water.  I feel happy.

Untitled by Kai, grade 5

Stretching out like arms

over the water, they would float

away if they were to falter.

Their roots are down in the

dirt taking in all that cold wet water

their leaves are stretched out

from them like umbrellas.  They’re

waving in the wind, taking in the

sun.

Untitled by Olivia, grade 5

If you sit on this rock

and look out on the clearing

you can see the water

skimming the rocks as

it makes its way down

Railroad Creek.  It moves

peacefully and steadily along.

Then look up and see

the huge mountains and

see them basking in the

warmth of the sun

and see the

plush green trees standing

tall and proud, like soldiers

ready for battle.

Untitled by Christopher, grade 6

It runs down a hill

like a rock falling from the sky.

It gives homes to many creatures.

Life abounds in this place.

It can be really nice and really deadly.

It’s sometimes enjoyable and sometimes

terrible.  It destroys many things and

it gives life to many things.

Holden Village Students, after an afternoon by the river writing poetry

The First Day of School

by Christopher, Grade 6

"The first day of school" watercolor by Christopher, Grade 6

The first day of school was very exciting.  There was a bus that went around the whole village and picked everybody student up from there chalet. Everybody was dressed up as someone else.  I was Espen.  The bus was an hour 30 minutes late because people made the bus slow down every 5 meters.  Example: People dressed up as grandpa and grandma on electric wheelchairs were going to bingo and stopped in front of the bus. Somebody had coffee break. Someone was sitting on a toilet and the toilet exploded. Then the OPS had a song and they started dancing around the toilet then fixed it. Then it was my turn to go to school I busted through the papered door dressed up as Espen. It was very fun. Then we went up to the second level so that we would be late for school. When we got back people took lots of pictures of us. After that we broke every caution tape and got into class.