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What A Lovely Spring Day!

One lovely Spring day in March, Penny the hen was talking to Honksly the goose about when they were going to lay their Spring batch of eggs. Soon, Nelly the duck was proudly strolling by for she had already laid and hatched her spring eggs, and sure enough there were five ducklings following her.

The moral of the story is "Don't put off until tomorrow, what you can do today." by Texas Desselles, 9 years old
COOL AND FUNNY
I am cool and funny.
I wonder what I am going to wear to school;
I hear my mom telling me to get wake up;
I see leaves falling off the trees.
I want to be a model;
I am cool and funny.
I understand that I am very smart.
I say that I am not a blonde.
I dream about flowers growing.
I try to always be positive.
I hope that I can be good in anything I do.
I am cool and funny.
by Brandon Goodwin
    Malakoff, Tx.

The following are "My Valentine" modern cinquain poems written by area homeschooled students, members of Living Stones Fellowship Homeschool Co-op, written as part of a Valentine unit study:
    Grandma
lovely, kind
caring, giving, helping
blessing from God
friend.
by Miranda Coffman, Athens
    Holly
cute, small
playing, meowing, loving
I love Holly
friend.
by Macauley Sanderson, Brownsboro
    Sisters
sweet, kind
loving, caring, daring
someone I trust
friends.
by Makayla Coffman, Athens
      Holly
black, playful
jumping, clawing, running
ball of string
pet.
  by Rylie Sanderson, Brownsboro
    Trooper
hyper, fun
running, digging, jumping
my best friend ever
pet.
    by Taaron Hall, Athens
  Trooper
kind, playful
digging, running, biting
a radio active dog
pet.
by Tyrell Hall, Athens
  Mother
funny, pretty
loving, caring, sharing
someone I love
friend.
  by Angelica Coffman, Athens
  Parents
gentle, wise
loving, guiding, protecting
a pair of wings to carry me
role models.
by Presley Sanderson, Brownsboro
    Dad
silly, fun
giving, caring, understanding
a perfect example of God's heart
my prince.
by Raaven Hall, Athens