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      August 29, 2015Nathaniel SchottI Asked

      I asked the orange why it was orange,
      And it faded and turned moldy.
      I asked the computer why it was smart
      And it said error number 73.
      I asked the dolphin why it was happy
      And it turned and swam away.
      I asked the cactus to make a fruit
      And it did and the fruit tasted like gold.
      I asked the clouds why they were white
      And they darkened and blew away.
      I asked myself why everything turned away
      And the clouds blew back.
      The dolphins were happy
      The computer was fixed,
      And I kept quiet
      And everything was perfect.

      from 2015 RYPA

      Nathaniel Schott (age 10)

      Why do you like to write poetry?

      “I like to write poetry because it lets you express your mood. It is also fun to try to find a rhyme for a word.”