Cate Whetzel, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Mr. David Maring
Teachers: Ms. Kathy Tighe
School: Pilgrim Lutheran School
The Snow Leopard
a poem by Annie B.,
Grade 4
The snow leopard is incomplete. His spots are only a fourth of what they are supposed to be. His roar only lasts a second but then stops. He is almost extinct. He is not a full circle.His friends are the big hunters on the ground. His enemy the birds in the sky. The leopard wishes he could fly and only likes the lions and tigers because they suffer from envy too. The snow leopard has snow in his blood and blood on his teeth after dinner. He could win any race with one leap of its powerful legs. He has the personality of a rock: He will only do what he wishes and will not move by another's force. Although he may sound awful, he loves his children too and admires his best friend. He is grateful to be alive and is grateful he has a home. He does not wish to rule the world, only to be a part of it.
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