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Created on: July 02, 2010
We are going for a walk today,
I wonder what we ‘ll see along the way.
Look up; look up, in the tree!
Three baby robins, count them, there are three.
Look down; look down, in the grass!
I just saw a green snake quickly slither past.
Look up; look up, at the bright blue sky!
There is a big jet in the clouds, flying by.
Look down; look down, next to your shoe!
I see a butterfly, happily fluttering and blue.
We went for a walk today,
Up, down and all around, I saw many things along the way.
Look!
A Poem for Children
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