Heads up, I’ll be following last week’s fourth grade poem theme for a few weeks to come. Sorry in advance. Anyhow, we were told to choose a color and write a bunch of similes about it, and for some inexplicable reason I chose green instead of blue, even though I’m reasonably sure blue was still my favorite color back then (as opposed to now, since I don’t have a favorite color anymore, though I generally prefer blues and greens – big shock there).
Green
Green is the celery Mom is cutting for a stir fry dinner.
Green is the grass on a summer day..
Green is a tree swaying in a spring storm
Green is the money I collect in my allowance
Green is a bitter lime tickling my tongue.
Green is the Jell-O jiggling in a clear plastic bowl.
Green is a turtle trying to cross the road.
Green is the steamed broccoli on my ceramic plate.
Green is a saguaro cactus protecting its hidden fruit.
Green is the Grinch stealing the best Christmas.
Green is a striped shirt camouflaging into the grass.
Green is the envy you feel when your best friend gets $50 for Christmas.
Green
