Excercise 3: Poetry Speakers

Library Day (Speaker One)

The air was cool and crisp when the door opened.
One by one, eleven little packages
made their way down the sidewalk,
wrapped in hefty fleece and soft down,
decorated in hats and bows.

Our light turned green and all other traffic stopped.
"Don't let go of the rope!" we called out
as they made their way across the road.
The little bundles held on tight,
looking around at the big world ahead of them.

It seemed quieter in the cold,
the bustling noises of the city whispering,
making way for the children in their path.
Glancing at the traffic I saw
All of the drivers smile and point as we passed.


Library Day (Speaker Two)

Today is library day and we will walk down the hall
and hold on to the big red rope.
Teacher says to hold on tight and not let go.

The big doors open and I see everything!
Big school buses are outside waiting for people to get on
and cars are coming from both sides down the street.

Teacher says stop and we wait wait wait.
Something is keeping us from going
I wish I knew why we had to wait so long.

Now we are moving and I see so many things!
There's a big rock on the ground and some chewing gum;
I see a man with a cigarette and a girl with a phone.

The big stairs go up, up up
and we will go inside and sit down with our friends.
"It's Story Time!" They will say and we will sing the song.