Writers in the Schools

The Writers in the Schools program (Houston) sent me this lovely poem by 4th grader Cody:

Ink Heart

What the night hides:/
a stranger in the dark,/
 fire and stars, /
snakes and thorns,/
 a house full of books,/
a night full of words,/
the lion's den,/
going farther south.

Love that last enigmatic line, Cody!

Folks, were you writing like that in 4th grade? I certainly wasn't!

Check out WITS' great program with inner city kids and others
at www.witshouston.org