I Wish I'd Written This

I HAVE A RIVER

I have a river

in my back yard.

The sun is a fish

in the sky.

My dad likes

to catch fish

with his feet.

There is a fish

that likes to jump

on the moon.

At night

the fish creates fire

by hammering

two moon rocks together

with a fishing pole

so he can cook himself up

in the morning

for breakfast.

Javon, 5th Grade

Fitzgerald Elementary

Detroit Public Schools

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If fishes were wishes, I'd have a bucket filled with gold.

Fish on,

Peter Markus