Three Poems by Julie

I. Blade of Grass

When the sun rises you will sprout.
First a seed, then green.
You will open your eyes and see
little white flowers
red berries hanging from a bush.
You see a butterfly.
Its eyes are orange.
It has spots on its wings.
They are black, blue, and white.
Below it
you see a cricket.
It chirps for a mate.
A squirrel in a tree –
its ginger-colored hair waves in the wind.

And then your eyes close.

II. East - West

The Sun rises in the East.
It is like a big ball of orange and red fire.
It rises from behind a mountain
like a dragon breathing fire.

The Sun sets in the West.
The dragon stops breathing fire.
The ball of orange and red fire goes out.
Thailand is dark.

III. Ocean

Ocean waters so blue.
And at the bottom lays life, lays love
Lays our feelings, lays us
Lays our hurts, lays our hearts
Lays our souls.
The sands turn silver in the moonlight.