The four seasons
The four seasons
By Riley Westling
Richmond Middle School, Grade 7
Spring is loud; all you hear are birds
The squish-squashing of boots in mud
The wind blowing in the trees
Children laughing as they look for Easter eggs.
But what I love most of all are the plants
The little green buds sprouting out of branches
Tulips and daffodils jumping out of the ground
Little blades of green grass
cutting through the snow
as the snow melts
creating mud
fun for the children and disaster for adults.
What fun!
Summer is my favorite season.
The warm sun beating down on you
the river bubbling down the hill
the splashing of the pond
flowers and vegetables galore
and no school!
Autumn is very brown
the leaves are turning colors
the air is getting cooler.
You can start to smell that warm smell of smoke
from the chimneys of the houses, see
children dressing up and saying “trick or treat!”
warm squash soup fresh from the garden
harvest moon.
Winter is exciting!
The cold air flushing your cheeks
snow sifting out of the sky
the time of snowmen and hats and gloves
big wool socks and cozy fires
Christmas time with cookies and treats,
the stockings are stuffed with little sweets
we sing and dance the year away;
then it all starts again on New Year's Day.