Our Fall Collage

Julie, at Bravewriter, gave us a family writing assignment. We were to write a "Fall Collage," a piece of writing that included contributions from Mom and each child. We had a good time writing ours, so I decided to post it here:

Fall
Mud boots lined up inside the kitchen door,
wheelbarrows full of crunchy leaves,
the whack of Daddy’s axe chopping wood,
the hiss and pop and smell of the fire in the woodstove,
the mists rising in the early morning,
the pumpkins along the path, not just orange but orange with a hint of nutmeg,
and the sugar maples dropping leaves–
red
green
yellow
orange
brown.
--Michelle (38)

Red
Spiderman
Web
Spider
Ferrari
Race
Thunder
Lightning
Fire
Red
--St. George (8)

Ferrari Red
Santis, Strong Knight of Morcia
Bear
Hunt
Gun
Fire!
Ferrari Red
--St. George (8)


The Kingdom of Green

The Kingdom of Green was a very green kingdom. It had trees that had green leaves and green trunks. The people loved pistachio ice cream. All the houses were green and the castle was green, but not on the inside since that would have been too much.

Once there were four princesses and four princes. The princes had a raft. The king and queen loved their children very much. One day after the royal breakfast, the princesses went for a walk in the royal woods. They went to the sea. Then they were captured! They were tied-up and taken far away. The princes searched for their sisters. The princesses had been taken as slaves! Their beautiful green hair was dyed blonde so that they would not be noticed and could be sold.

They were sold in the land across the sea. They were bought by the royal house there. They had to work so much. Back at the other side of the sea, the princes were sailing on their raft were looking for their sisters! Rose, the youngest, and Sofie, the oldest, and the twins Cora and Nora were noticed by the King and Queen when their hair began to grow. The part closest to their heads looked like green Easter grass. The King and Queen called them to the Throne Room.
“Are you girls from the Kingdom of Green?”
“Yes,” said the princesses. “Can we go home?”
“We don’t want slaves taken from our friends the Kingdom of Green. You may go home.”
“Thank you,” said the princesses, “but we don’t have a way to get home.”
“Do you have any brothers?” asked the King and Queen.
“Yes,” said the princesses.
“Do they have a boat?’ asked the Queen.
“They have a raft.”
“We will tell them to come and take you home. They have probably been looking for you. Are you hungry?”
“Yes, could we have some pistachio ice cream?”
“Yes, your brothers will be here tomorrow.

The next day the princes came and got the princesses. They went home and they lived happily–and greenly– ever after.
--Rose (7)


Brown
Hot Chocolate–with milk and
5 spoonfuls of chocolate
powder piled high
Coffee–with sugar, a handful
at least and a splash
of cream
Tree Trunks–the bark rough and
warm, it scratches
my feet when I climb
Squirrels–they stop and start
like they’re playing a squirrel “Red Light, Green Light”
hurrying carefully to see
what I am–a monster in the tree
Acorns–smooth nuts
wearing little hats
Brownies–chewy, warm
Catfish–small and whiskery,
he escapes back into the creek.
In his place I catch a minnow
and a crawdad
Mom’s Eyes–brown like Mine.
The eye doctor says that any
eye color that isn’t brown is “blue”
My Skin–brown from playing
outside in the sun,
building forts,
catching snakes–one was 3 ½ feet long!
and playing in the barn.
--Edison (9)