Barn Cat
by Paul Kaddis, age 12
As the morning dawns
And the sun shines
A baby kitten lets out a whine
The mother cat
In the farm
Starts to chat with a nearby rat
One of the many activities
Is to find food
As the cat runs back
It jumps for milk from the cow
As the farmer is milking it
It tramples the gardens
Passes the pigs
Jumps from the horses
Avoids the twigs
Picks up some hay
Licks the water
Runs through the shade
Returns to the kitten
Feeds it food
Nighttime comes
Through the cold
They curl up
On their bed
Darkness approaches
And they fall asleep
In the morning
They awake
To see the sunshine
Shine through the cracks
If To Be Young Again
by Paul Kaddis, age 12
If To Be Young Again, meant to slide again, If
To Be Young Again, meant to sigh again, If To
Be Young Again, meant to cry again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to play again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to care again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to try again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to start again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to run again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to find again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to grow again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to sleep again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to excite again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to lie again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to imagine again, If To Be
Young Again, meant to be me, Then I choose
that
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