What do you see when you look at that tree?
Is there an animal up in that tree?
Could there possibly be a giraffe in that tree?
No-o-o-o? well, Okay, what else might we see?
Would there be an elephant up in that tree?
No-o-o, he’d break branches off, wouldn’t he?
(Besides, you know elephants can't climb a tree)
So, what do you think of a big old hoot owl?
Or maybe a furry, gray cat on the prowl?
An owl, you say? Well, you are right! Yes siree,
It’s very likely that up in that tree
You COULD find an owl just a-hootin’ away
BUT only at night time. They sleep in the day.
And, also, you might find an old yellow cat
Or an upside down bat
Or a (ugh) scary rat
BUT… What would be even much better than that
Is if you saw a tiny wren singing a song
Or a bright red male cardinal, as he hops along
Saying, “tit-tit-tit-tit” when he talks to his mate
And sometimes he feeds her—now, isn’t that great?
He brings her a seed and puts it in her beak
And he does this a lot—from a window, I peek.
And sometimes, a mocking bird sings his song, too
There are so many birds, and I sure hope that you
Will get to see all of them, and name them, too.
And so now you have guessed, my sweet chickadee,
That mainly, what you’ll probably see in that tree is….
BIRDS! You are right!
But there’s one other thing
That is such fun to watch, he will keep you laughing…
You guessed it. A squirrel. You certainly did.
Because you’re a very smart, wonderful kid!
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| Writing Prompt |
Write a poem that will appeal to young children. Any topic. Any poetry type. |
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