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Poems From a Forest

Before and After
Roads, Houses, Stores and Factories Moved In

by Some of the Students in Ms. Miller's Third Grade Class of 2001/02
Bethesda ~ Maryland, U.S.A.

POEMS BY DEVIN

BEFORE	AFTER

The Forest The forest smells like blooming flowers And it feels like April showers. I can taste the rain falling from the sky. I hear the butterflies’ wings flapping by. I see that everything is fine !	Forest – Good Bye Everyone, everyone, come here now! I have bad news. Factories, houses, streets, and more, are going to take over the forest floor! Run ! ! Help ! !

POEMS BY MARIANA

BEFORE	AFTER

Home Sweet Home Home sweet home. I drink from a clean lake. I breathe clean air. I have a home sweet home. I have a bed, a food source, A place to hide, No people around, Smells fresh, Feels fresh, Tastes fresh (yum). It’s fresh!	Home Gross Home Home gross home. I drink from a dirty lake. I breathe dirty air. I have no home sweet home. I have no bed, no food source, No place to hide, Lots of people around, Smells spoiled, Feels spoiled, Tastes spoiled (yuck), It’s spoiled!

POEMS BY DEMIR

BEFORE	AFTER

Wolf I am a wolf. My name is Bolf. I live under trees. I love being free	They Destroy My Home I am sad. I feel bad. I look around me. And see broken trees. I can’t drink water. And it’s getting hotter.

POEMS BY JESSE

BEFORE	AFTER

Rattlesnake I look like a scary fierce snake. I have large pointy fangs and my tail rattles. My scales are green with black and red designs. I live in a forest tall and green. There is lots of stuff for me to eat like an egg inside a hole. My dangerous enemy is a bear. Except for him, I’m happy as can be.	Rattlesnake I am a rattlesnake I hate this place Because it has been Polluted. It has been built with roads and factories. My hiding spot has been destroyed. My feeding area has been polluted. My drinking hole has chemicals. It makes me feel like I’ve been put in a desert with no food or water. I feel sick and I think I’m going to die.

POEMS BY MANTHANA

BEFORE	AFTER

I was a white, fluffy, whooshy bunny. I was so happy like I was gonna blast my head off! Clean, fresh forest, Nice and clean. As fresh as it can ever be!	Oh, my habitat got destroyed I’m sad when homes, hiding places all get destroyed. Water is dirty. My friends are sick. Oh! Who would ever do such a terrible thing?

POEMS BY MICHAEL

BEFORE	AFTER

Furry, antlers Happy with joy, jumping up and down all around the woods! Deer	Mad, greedy looking for food, The lake is polluted In the messed up woods! Deer

POEMS BY ANDRE

BEFORE	AFTER

Before Weeee! Isn’t it so glorious that I am up here, happy in my tree?	After What happened here? Where is my tree? No! Don’t kill me!

POEMS BY ALYSSA

BEFORE	AFTER

It feels like home, Fresh clean water "delicious" As I fly through the air, delicious food to eat. It smells like animals breathe sweet smashed berries I hear babies slurping their mom’s milk I am a cardinal!	I didn’t care that much When the house was built. The people in the house put out bird feeders and cups of water. But when the road was put in, it was hard to get from one place to the other. It was very sad When the water was polluted. But it was still okay for us birds. It sounds like car engines r roaring against wind. It smells like car gas and burning rubber.

POEMS BY JESS

BEFORE	AFTER

Forest Life Ahh, Fresh air Just-picked lettuce and carrots Cool stream water Hop, Hop, Hoppity I’m being chased by a bear!! Warm, cozy den I sleep again.	Ahh Help Vroom, Vroom I hear roaring engines! I run from the lake to my burrow I peek out Ahhh!! Big, Bad Bulldozers Are knocking down the trees (Next day) I wake up and hop out of my hole Ahhh ! ! ! ! There are BIG thingy’s on wheels I scurry back into my den I am SCAWED

POEMS BY SAM

BEFORE	AFTER

I feel so good, clean And fresh. I’m so wonderfully happy that humans Don’t trash and treat our Wonderful forest bad. All the animals go to sleep.	I am so sad There are no more wonderful worms and trees. The road has covered up the worm holes. Now, I will die!

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