Kristine O'Connell George has a great web site with information about her books, poems you can listen to, teacher tips and ideas, and more. Her page about the Amazing Middle School Poetry Quest has this wonderful poem and many others.
Runaway
by Meghan, 5th grade
Orange is the color of the drinking gourd signal,
Grey the pepper that I sprinkle.
Green is the woods that hide me,
Black is the time of day I flee.
Silver is the color of the North Star I follow,
Yellow is the flame in the cabin hollow.
To read the rest, go here.
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