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LITERATURE
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Poetry
Star: Limerick
This is the story of Issa, born in by Kaitlyn Guenther Ladybird, Ladybird fly away
1763 on a farm in central home
Japan. He began writing There once was a wonderful by Mother Goose
poetry as a young child, star Lady-bird! Lady-bird! fly
inspired by his love of nature. Who thought she would go away home;
At one point in his life he very far The field-mouse is gone to
spent seven years walking Until she fell down her nest,
across Japan, composing And looked like a clown The daisies have shut up
poetry along the way. He She knew she would never go their sleepy red eyes,
wrote more than 20,000 haiku far. And the birds and the bees
and never lost his love for the are at rest.
little things.
“Issa was born long ago in a Lady-bird! Lady-bird! fly
small mountain village in away home;
Japan. In the spring, plum The glow-worm is lighting
blossoms washed through the her lamp,
air, and Issa heard farmers The dew's falling fast, and
sing as they planted rice.” In your fine speckled wings
the mountains, the four Will flag with the close-
seasons change, filling Issa’s clinging damp.
days with discoveries. His
observations made their way Lady-bird! Lady-bird! fly
into poetry – haiku that away home;
becomes part of his life story The fairy-bells tinkle afar;
in this book. An illustration of Make haste, or they'll catch
a young boy: you and harness you fast
A child intent With a cobweb to Oberon's
on plucking jewels car.
of dew in the morning
grass.
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