Table of Contents

Life.................................................................Page 4

Spring............................................................Page 6

Summer.........................................................Page 8

Autumn.........................................................Page 10

The Downpour and the Dew......................Page 12

Snow.............................................................Page 14

Pond.............................................................Page 16

Hope............................................................Page 18

Flowers........................................................Page 20

Feelings.......................................................Page 22

I'm Not Like Them......................................Page 24

        Poems Of the World  Around Us

By: Kristin Li

I'm Kristin Li!

                                 Life

Life is like a sun; rising and falling. 

Life is like a moon; there is something new always to look forward to. 

Life is like a dusty, nostalgic picture; nothing is perfect, but you can brush off old sin of the past. 

Life is like an adventure; you'll find many interesting things awaiting you. 

Life is like work; after you are done, you can rest. 

Life is you; you are everything. 

                                        Spring

A sliver of sunlight peaks through the clouds

Warming up the frosty grounds

Seedlings sprout from under the snow

Into beautiful flowers, they will grow

Animals stir awake under the grass

When the cold vanishes like an hourglass

Under the refreshing rain,

The last of the wintery ice is drained

Young green leaves replace the ones that fell away

Dancing in the blissful spring day!

                                                    Summer

The hot, sticky sun smiles down on the trees

Helping children cool down with the whispering breeze.

The flowers bloom full of life

Attracting the nearby beehive

Critters play in the pond,

Leaving their burrows far beyond

Ice cream, anyone? Yes please!

A few refreshments would bring everything at ease!

                   Autumn

Autumn comes, autumn goes.

Leaves fall, breezes blow.

Autumn is time for the Thanksgiving fest,

When trees and flowers come to rest.

Halloween is almost near,

When candy is eaten and spirits jeer.

Autumn comes, autumn goes.

When leaves descend, when warmth flows.

                  The Downpour and the Dew

Rolling, raging, tumbling down

Leaves falling on the ground

Gathers in a great big puddle

Insects scatter, animals huddle

Hits the grass with plummeting force

You'll want to stay inside, of course!

Glistening, glimmering little beads

Awakens the earth stuffed full of seeds

You may see it settling in a nest,

Or curled up on petals, taking it's rest

You'll see it in your backyard when you're having fun

Lazily smiling at the sun!

                                               Snow

Spinning, sliding, gliding, swirling

I descend from the clouds, twisting, twirling

I freeze on the oceans, forming glaciers

I am found on fields of both tight and spacious

You'll see me rest on grass and leaves,

Or blown by the wind, across the lazy seas;

Come winter I'm everywhere, high and low,

Frozen or soft, my name is snow!