“Looking at a Horseshoe Crab Shell” by Nicholas Chritton

Nicholas Chritton (age 7)

LOOKING AT A HORSESHOE CRAB SHELL

Were you gruff?
Were you tough?
Were you proud?
Were you loud?
Were you glad?
Were you sad?
I have no clue
You horseshoe

from 2017 Rattle Young Poets Anthology

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Why do you like to write poetry?

Nicholas Chritton: “I like poetry because poetry is fun to write and because it can be funny.”

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