I Went out Exploring
From the book The Elephant Repairman
I went out exploring
for treasure today.
I wasn’t successful
I’m sorry to say.
Instead of some treasure
I found a few rocks.
I found a dead bug and
some stinky old socks.
I found a small string
from a party balloon,
a bubblegum wrapper,
and half of a spoon.
I found a flat can and
the cap from a pen.
I don’t think that I’ll go
exploring again.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Travel
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, List Poems, Narrative Poems, Repetition
Word Count: 73
From the book The Elephant Repairman
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