“Four Poems” by Caitlin Krastek

Caitlin Krastek (age 6)

FOUR POEMS

Silent E

is quiet.
It just sits there
at the end
of the word.

 

Semi-Colon

It’s not fair
that we can’t use them
in first grade

 

Mushrooms

Smooth tops
Mice hide
underneath them:
umbrellas to keep
out the rain

 

The Alligator

Swims in icky swamps;
it opens its jaws
and chomps
and chomps

from 2018 Rattle Young Poets Anthology

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Why do you like to write poetry?

Caitlin Krastek: “I like to write poetry because I would like to be a poet, like my Nana, when I grow up.”

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