Thanks for a great year!

To my wonderful Honors class:

I can't even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this year! Each one of you is so talented, and I've been delighted to see you grow as readers and writers. I'm so proud of what we've accomplished together: maintaining this great writing blog, creating an outstanding school newspaper (The Global Gecko) and seeing you all enter and WIN writing contests on local and national levels. I am so proud of each one of you.

Thanks for learning along with me, sharing your insights and writing, laughing with me and making 2nd period my favorite time of the day. I'll miss you all but I'm excited for you as you move onto middle school and beyond. I'm expecting marvelous things from this group of students. Keep in touch with me in the future and know that I'll always be cheering you on!

I've decided to leave this blog up online. You are welcome to keep posting, commenting and I hope you'll visit this blog when you are older--maybe even show your kids--and see how far your writing has come. I love you guys!!  Mrs. Robins :)

(April Post)

     I listened to the poem "Fall" by Edward Hirsch. I like the way he described the way the leaves changed colors and fell, along with the push of the autumn wind. On a personal level, I love that he chose to use a Golden Retriever in the poem.

My Poem:

Ashes rained down from the heavens.

The blanket of snow that covered the earth,

Now facing the heat of a hearth

Darkened at the touch of destruction.

Outside the city wall,

Blazing flames combed through the trees.

The forest, once lush and free,

Darkened at the touch of destruction.

Mother nature cried a desperate cry.

Her loyal subject, whom she loved so dearly,

Were left with a fate ever so dreary.

As they too

Darkened at the touch of destruction.

I feel kinda sad after writing this, now. 

Don't kill trees, guys.