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      March 21, 2015I Remember the SquirrelOscar Brady

      I remember the squirrel
      inviting me
      into his house
      that goes deep underground
      as I guessed it would.
      I remember
      how he showed
      me the ocean
      beyond the horizon.
      We went swimming
      to help a lion-fish
      escape from a fishing boat.
      We went diving
      too, with a shark
      who told us
      we will be able
      to breathe.
      I remember the squirrel
      waving as I walked home.

      from 2015 RYPA

      Oscar Brady (age 8)

      Why do you like to write poetry?

      “I like to write poetry because it keeps my brain busy and lets me think. I like poetry because it makes words sound just right. When I write a poem the sound of the words can put more interest into a short space and it can be read in a certain and very particular way … just the way I want it to sound.”

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