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Thursday, June 3, 2010

STUDENT POET OF THE DAY: ALEX DAVIS


Alex Davis's haiku-like poem has stayed in my mind ever since I first read it. I like the interplay between" tumbles" and "cushions".

THE WATERFALL

by Alex Davis

The water tumbles
Over the edge
The velvety moss
Cushions its fall.

Alex is a 6th grader at Macon County Middle School and is the son of Tina and Jason Bruce of Otto, North Carolina

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Too bad Alex is a female.

-Jason