Fall Writing Frenzy

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Counting Geese 

by Megan Ray Durkin 

 

Can you count the wild geese, 

landing in the field? 

 

One flies at the very front, 

air breaks at its shield. 

 

Two come whooshing past you. 

Hold onto your hat! 

 

Three skim low across the pond, 

skidding with a splash. 

 

Four fly over the orchard, 

catching scents of spice. 

 

Five sail in a perfect V, 

settling on the ice. 

 

Six toot to the others, 

remembering landings past. 

 

Seven beaks hide under wings, 

nestled in the grass. 

 

Eight go up to honk the route, 

as a pale moon starts to rise. 

 

Nine will wait for stragglers. 

No goose left behind. 

 

Ten salute your waving hand, 

filling half the sky. 

 

Will you see the geese again? 

Count them as they fly.

Cooking in the Children's House--Fall Harvest Vegetable Soup

You can use any vegetables available in a variety of combinations to suit your taste buds. If the growing season has been lucky, ours come straight from the school garden. Served with Herb Bread this makes a great meal at the first Visit School Night! "Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird, I would fly about the earth seeking autumns." —George Eliot

Favorite parent comment: "First I had Anna's piece of carrot and then I had just a random piece of carrot..."

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