Got your backpack?
Got your got your water?
Got your snacks?
You’re on your way, the streets passing like a blur,
Park and pay,
Start the hike,
Is that a snake?
Watch out, a bike!
Continue on,
Look! Laurel sumac!
(glad you took that nature class?)
I’m so tired can we head back?
Don’t worry! At the end is a surprise!
Almost there!
Just 1 more mile,
Just a little while,
Oops, some rocks so watch your step!
Almost at the end,
Come on you can do it!
Watch out!
A rattlesnake,
I hope I don’t get bit!
I see the end,
Just one more bend I bet!
I’m at the end, what do you know!?
I am rewarded with a beautiful sunset!

By: Maryam Zayed  Age 13       Photo: Sama Wareh

  
Oh my favorite bird the Red-tailed hawk
When I am bored, to you I talk
Your mate is 25% bigger than you
So I don’t think you can fit in a shoe
But because your tail is very red
You hurt so much when you go to bed
With your tail shaped like a fan
No one will fry cook you in their pan
You fly so much and you need a rest
So you are the best of the best
So it’s time to end this song
See you later oh Red-tailed hawk
Thank you very much my favorite flock
To you bye - bye oh Red-tailed hawk
 

By: Hamza Sidky, age 10