@ The SPCA
Today the girls and I joined some local homeschoolers in a visit to the
Auckland SPCA. We were given a talk by one of the educators named Haley. It covered things like what they do at the SPCA, some of the animals who they have helped and some of the important aspects of caring for pets. Then we got to meet some of the residents.
The Word Party
Loving words clutch crimson roses,
Rude words sniff and pick their noses,
Sly words come dressed as foxes,
Short words stand on cardboard boxes,
Common words tell jokes and gabble,
Complicated words play Scrabble,
Swear words stamp around and shout,
Hard words stare eachother out,
Foreign words look lost and shrug,
Careless words trip on the rug,
Long words slouch with stooping shoulders,
Code words carry secret folders,
Silly words flick rubber bands,
Hyphenated words hold hands,
Strong words show off, bending metal,
Sweet words call each other 'petal',
Small words yawn and suck their thumbs,
Till at last the morning comes,
Kind words give out farewell posies....
Snap! The dictionary closes.
-RICHARD EDWARDS.
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