Looking up to the Airplanes
2012 National Finalist
Looking up to the Airplanes
In the corner of our wetlands
With neither riffles nor falls
A branch off the San Francisquito
With mud squelch and birdcalls
The current is non-existent
Ripples solely from a duck
Who paddles through the water
While stirring up the muck
And bordering the launch sight
More ducks begin to fly
Both ducks and airplanes in the air
Seem tiny in the sky
Elizabeth Mittmann, age 14
Palo Alto, California
Girl Scouts Norcal Troop 60656
Leader: Susan Mittmann