Caterpillar, by Eliza, Grade 3

swallowtail caterpillar Lyn Littlefefield Hoopes

oh, caterpillar,

why are you so slow,

green as grass,

white as snow?

inching, crawling

no time waits

as you crawl everywhere

with a smile on your face

down a vine

then up some walls,

you never simply fall,

caterpillar, so golden and green

stretching out like a long lima bean

by Eliza, Grade 3