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Night and Waking Poetry

By Angela Castillo, Kimberle Edgecomb, and Jessica King

SILVER DREAMS

by Angela Castillo

It is a summer's eve,

The air is still,

Locusts buzz,

Whippoorwills cry,

Summer has settled over the hill

It is a night for dreaming,

I hope that you will see,

Will you come,

Will you stay,

To dream a bit with me?

 

© Angela Castillo

Angela Castillo lives in Elgin, Texas.

OVERNIGHT GUEST

by Kimberlee Edgecomb

I brush my teeth and head for bed.

My mommy goes with me.

She listens as I talk to God

while praying on my knees.

I ask the Lord to keep me safe

and bless my mom and dad,

to bless my sister and my dog

and help me not be bad.

When I am done, Mom tucks me in,

and then turns out the light.

She says she loves me as she leaves,

then kisses me goodnight.

I’m not afraid when I’m alone

but if I am I say,

“God, I know you’re with me now

and right here’s where you’ll stay.”

© Kimberlee Edgecomb

STARLIGHT

by Kimberlee Edgecomb

I look into the star filled sky

Such wonder fills my mind

to think that God reached out His hand

and placed them for all time.

© Kimberlee Edgecomb

Kimberlee Edgecomb lives in Hornell, New York

RAINFOREST

by Jessica King, age 9

I wake up and all I see is green,

Yellow green, blue green,

Olive green, true green.

            I wake up and all I hear are animals,

The monkeys in the trees,

Gorillas and chimpanzees.

            I wake up and all I smell are plants,

Tropical flowers swaying in the breeze,

The minty smell of minty mint leaves,

            I wake up…

In God's Rainforest

© Jessica King

Jessica lives in California

Now it's your turn!

Write a poem!

Have you ever tried to write a poem? Now is a good time to try it. Write a poem about the evening or about waking up in the morning after a good dream. Your poem doesn’t even have to rhyme, but it can if you want it to.

Happy writing!

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