I'm Burstin' Over Here!!

Our Fisher won first place in the Higley District Gifted Program's writing contest for kindergartners and first graders. I am a proud mama. We went to the awards ceremony on Wednesday night, then he got to read his poem over the loudspeaker at his school today during the morning announcements. So here's the poem, some pictures of the poet and a short video of him reading it this morning.

I have to say it was so stinkin' cute -- there were a bunch of people in the front office where he was reading the poem into the microphone. No one was paying attention and they all were milling about doing stuff when he started reading. About halfway through the poem I realized everyone had stopped to listen to him and they all started clapping when he was done. It was awesome. Except my phone started ringing halfway through his recitation. Dang cell phones. You can hear it singing on the video. But thanks Rochelle for trying to call me to let me listen to Fisher!

Yellowstone
by Fisher Curtis

Did kids 100 years ago
Love Yellowstone like me?

Did they see
Lots of animals
Flocks of birds
Herds of bison
Elk, moose and grizzly bears
Forests of trees

Did they
Go camping with their families
Wait for Old Faithful
To spout like a gun
Go hiking
Watch stinky mud pots spit
Have a campfire in the rain
Take lots of pictures

Will kids in 100 years
Love Yellowstone like me?

(the contest theme was 100 years, celebrating the district's centennial)