Exploration Poem
-Outdoor Classroom Inspiration-
Alisa Jiwani

The snow is white
The footprints are deep
The ice is slippery
It’s cold on our feet
The water and Geese bond together
The snowflakes falling as white as a feather
The squawking of geese are heard all around
Ducks swimming and floating are found
Water glittering, sparkling in the distance,
From the shimmering sun’s magnificent existence
The trees stand tall with all their might
The creek is frozen and what a lovely sight
This is our nature,
This surrounds us each day
We shouldn’t take it for granted
What dismay!

My poem on Canadian Identity

By: Alisa Jiwani

The colour of our flag is red and white

Standing tall and proud at any height

Our maple leaf will always stay

A trademark of the Canadian way

Our home, our house our native land

We stand strong and brave at any command

The snow, the mountains, the tall evergreens

Are landmarks that can always be seen

When travelling by plane, land, or sea

Canada is the place to be! ...

Metamorphosis
BY: A.J.M Smith (1902-1980)

This flesh repudiates the bone
With such dissolving force,
In suck a tumult to be gone,
Such longing for divorce,
As leaves the livid mind no choice
But to conclude at last
That all this energy and poise
Were but designed to cast
A richer flower from the earth
Surrounding its decay,
And like a child whose fretful mirth
Can find no constant play,
Bring one more transient form to birth
And fling the old away.