Poems-Kiara



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__**My Bio Poem **__ **Daughter of**... Byron and Elizabeth **Sibling of**... Melissa, Chane' and Nikita **Who is**... shy, sensible, intelligent, funny, helpful, caring and generous **Who knows how to**... solve problems, be a good friend and have fun!! **Who loves**... most animals and family **Who hates**... lollies, creepy crawlies and all primates!! **Who is scared of**... bugs/insects (cockroaches especially!!) and more... (but I would be too embarrassed to tell...) **Who needs**... shelter, protection, love, warmth and family **Who gives**... love and warmth **Who would like**... a horse, a pony, a puppy, a kitten, a parrot, and a new addition to the family!


 * Poem Written By: Kiara **

NOTE: I wrote the following 4 poems without even drafting them in a book first, so I am sorry if they don't make sense :p

__**"Remember Summer" Poem **__ Remember us frying in the sun, it scorching our backs, As we hiked to the 'Ice-cream Stand' to order a cool, chilly ice-cream cone. <span style="color: #fa8b00; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">That was summer.

<span style="color: #fa8b00; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remember the smell of sizzling sausages, and a salty sensational smell wafting through the air, <span style="color: #fa8b00; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">And the clear blue water, with huge waves lapping at the shore, and the sound of screeching seagulls and slip-slop-slapping as the people slapped sunscreen on. <span style="color: #fa8b00; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">That was summer.

<span style="color: #fa8b00; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remember the sun setting on the horizon, as we sat on a cliff and looked down at the still blue sea water, with the empty sandy shore, the pinky-purple sky, and all the noisy sea gulls once again quiet, satisfied and tired, settling into their nests for the night. <span style="color: #fa8b00; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">That was summer.

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__**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">"Remember Autumn" Poem **__ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Remember all the green leaves turning brown, yellow and red, as my little sister looked at them in wonder, pondered, and questioned why they turn these colours in autumn. And how I looked at her, smiled sweetly, and said, "You will understand one day". <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">That was autumn.
 * <span style="color: #fa8b00; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Poem Written By: Kiara **

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Remember the leaves slowly falling from the trees, one by one, as I watched them fall to the ground, slowly creating a pile of leaves on the ground that got bigger and bigger. And how I turned to look at the evergreen tree, and my little sister looked in the same direction and questioned why the leaves of the evergreen tree never changed colour or fell to the ground. And how I looked at her and said, "I will tell you another day. At the moment, we have work to do". <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">That was autumn.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Remember my sisters and I slowly, hesitantly raking up the leaves, and moaning and grumping and complaining. And how I sighed deeply, then quickly got to work. And how, once the job was done, we stood back and admired our work. And how we saw a single leaf (the last leaf) slowly fall to the ground and land in front of us. And how we cursed it and groaned, then quickly picked it up and set it aside on a pile of leaves. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">That was autumn.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Remember my sisters, cousin and I jumping about and playing in the piles of leaves, throwing leaves everywhere. And how we hid from each other under the leaves, then jumped out and yelled, "BOO!". And how we tagged each other, yelling, "You're it!" as we ran across the yard, kicking leaves all over the place! And how the yard was once again a messy dump of leaves. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">That was autumn.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Remember us all looking at the huge disgrace - leaves all over the place! And how we looked at the mess, then back at the rakes, then gave each other reluctant, hesitant looks, sighed annoyingly, and got to work raking up the leaves again. And how, once the work was done, my cousin and older sisters slowly walked inside. And how my little sister looked up at the naked, leafless trees and asked quietly, "What happens to the trees now?" and looked at me with a puzzled face, and how I calmly replied, "They will grow more leaves in time. Just give them time and they will have plenty of green leaves." I said, "And next autumn, more leaves will fall from the trees, and we can have another leaf fight", I chuckled cheekily. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">That was autumn.

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__**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">"Remember Winter" Poem **__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Remember sitting on the sofas in the living room, slowly slurping down our hot pea soup and sipping from large mugs full of hot Milo. And how the dog curled up on the mat in front of the fireplace, as dad lit a match and started a fire. And how the cat curled up on my lap, snuggling into my warm cotton pajamas, purring. And how we shivered, teeth chattering, as my older sister reluctantly pulled herself out of the seat and went to boil the kettle. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">That was winter.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Remember me snuggling into my bed, pulling my covers over me, trying to keep warm, as mom entered the room carrying a pile of warm blankets and threw them all over me, kissed me goodnight, switched the lights off and exited the room. And how the cat curled up beside me, and the dog whimpered from outside my sister's room, begging to be let in. And how I shut my eyes, trying to forget about how cold I was. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">That was winter.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Remember me waking up, hesitantly pulling my covers off and getting an immediate chill. And how I shivered as I walked to my wardrobe, pulling out warm gown after warm gown and placing layer after layer on me. And how I walked to the front door of the house, opened it, and peered out, seeing ice all over the lawn, feeling the cold wind blow across my face, shutting the door, and walking to the kitchen to switch the kettle on. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">That was winter.

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__**<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">"Remember Spring" Poem **__ <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Remember the newborn baby animals struggling to their feet, taking a few steps, their knees buckling, them falling to the ground, climbing back to their feet and trying again. And the animal mothers following their newborn offspring, to keep an eye on them and protect them. And how the babies wandered off, wanting to explore. And how some baby animals leaped and pranced around in the meadows. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">That was spring.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Remember all the beautiful flowers blossoming. Their petals opened wide as the dew dripped off them. And the bees buzzed past, collecting the honey. And how their stems grew and grew and grew, longer and greener than ever. And how all of us skipped by, smelling the marvellous sensational scents of all the flowers, picking them and placing them in our baskets, then skipping on along. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">That was spring.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Remember the parents standing on tall ladders that are leaning on trunks of fruit trees, and how they climbed to the top of the ladder, and slowly, one by one, picked each piece of fruit from the tree and checked for any signs of them being rotten, before placing them in the fruit baskets. And how they disposed of the rotten ones, by throwing them on the ground for animals to eat and put all the fresh, ripe fruit in their baskets, then walked to the table and placed all the picked fruit in the fruit bowl. And as they walked away, I quickly snuck an apple, and took one big bite out of it, munching it and licking my lips, and how my mom came along, looked at me mysteriously, said, "Don't push your luck", chuckled and moved the fruit bowl out of my reach. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">That was spring.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Remember me laying on the soft green grass, closing my eyes and relaxing, as a butterfly landed on my nose, the cat plonked her fat body on my stomach and the dog licked my face. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">That was spring.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Remember.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Poem Written By: Kiara