FOUR POEMS
Silent E
is quiet.
It just sits there
at the end
of the word.
Semi-Colon
It’s not fair
that we can’t use them
in first grade
Mushrooms
Smooth tops
Mice hide
underneath them:
umbrellas to keep
out the rain
The Alligator
Swims in icky swamps;
it opens its jaws
and chomps
and chomps
—from 2018 Rattle Young Poets Anthology
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Why do you like to write poetry?
Caitlin Krastek: “I like to write poetry because I would like to be a poet, like my Nana, when I grow up.”
