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here we goby Janet Wong

We#are#the#food#drives,the#walkathons,the#readathons,the#gardens.You#start#us#with#a#dime#a#mile,a#dollar#a#book,a#hug,#a#smile,a#bucket#of#soil.You#give#us#life,you#make#us#strong,you#let#everyone#know#they#can#belong—

We’re#changing#the#world,a#town#at#a#time,a#book#and#a#dollar,our#muscles#and#a#dime.We#need#who#you#are,we#need#what#you#know.Join#us,#will#you?Here#we#go!

from Blue Bucketby Naomi Shihab Nye

What#if,#instead#of#war,#we#shared#our#bucketsof#wind#and#worry?#Tell#me#the#story#you#carry#there,#steeping#in#old#pain#and#future#hope,#rich#with#fragrant#savory#spices,#ginger,#turmeric,#tarragon,#find#mea#spoon#in#one#of#your#pockets,#even#if#we#don’t#speak#the#same#language#.#.#.#

maybeyou#hold#my#bucket#a#while,#see#what#the#handle#feels#like,#and#I#hold#yours,or#maybe#both#buckets#are#empty#and#we#trade#them#forever.#.#.##poem%copyright%©2011%by%Naomi%Shihab%Nyefrom%Here$We$Go:$A$Poetry$Friday$Power$Bookby%Sylvia%Vardell%&%Janet%Wong%©2017%Pomelo%Books

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The Perfect Pets for Me(a poem with rhyme)

Try writing a poem of your own that uses rhyme at the ends of lines. You can write about a pet of your own, a pet you would like to have, whether you prefer cats or dogs, or another topic that interests you.

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Try writing a special poem called an acrostic poem. In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells a key word (like READING BUDDY). You can write about a special animal, a school experience, a favorite book, or something else that interests you.

Ruby settles next to me,Ears up, eyes twinkling,Asking without wordsDo you have a book?

I show her the cover.Nice, she wriggles.

Go on, she nudges, so I  

Begin turning shapes into sounds,Uncovering a new world,Discovering new friends.

Did you like it? I ask at the end.Yes, she yips. Again! Again!

Book Houndby Elizabeth Steinglass

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