“Soaring through the Air”
Abby
St. Catherine Labouré School
St. Louis County, Missouri
"Soaring through the Air" by Abby 2016 7GP 7th Grade Poet Laureate St. Catherine Labouré School St. Louis County, Missouri To read the poems of every 7GP 7th Grade Poet Laureate, visit www.7gp.org. The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation (7GP) transforms young lives, improves classrooms and unites communities through poetry writing.
I am a dove.
Wings flapping, body turning, I soar through the air
without any limits
so fragile and delicate
like a glass vase on the edge of a table getting ready to fall.
I am a dove
knowing my surroundings.
Crossing big planes and flying over buildings
I am dodging danger at all cost
being careful in the air.
I am a dove
small but beautiful
white all over with a smooth orange beak.
My feathers are so very soft like a cloud.
Wings, strong and wide, help me glide through the air.
I am a dove
building my nest piece by piece
collecting twigs and string.
Making life better, week by week and day by day,
siblings loving, parents cherishing, I protect my family.
