Sense Poems

Thanksgiving

by Jonathan White

Sounds like happiness and joyfulness

Looks like brown and orange

Taste like turkey and cranberries

Feels cold and rainy

Smells like brown sugar and cinnamon

Scags and Walkers
by David White

There are all kinds of mowers that are used in the lawn care business. The best mowers are the Scag and the Walker. Every lawn care business needs either a Scag or a Walker.

Scags and Walkers are the same in many ways. You can cut and stripe grass with them. Scags and walkers have arm rests. They both can go very fast. The mowers mow very good. They both come in different colors.

Scags and Walkers are different in many ways. Scags do not collect grass, but the Walker does. Scags can be used when mowing big fields. Walkers are better for smaller jobs, such as the front yard.

The boss needs to decide which mower is the best for their business. My pop has a Scag and I love to drive it. Someday I will be able to mow with it. If I had a lawn care business I would buy a Scag.

Wolves and Foxes

Wolves and Foxes

Wolves and foxes are interesting animals to learn about. Foxes and wolves are wild animals. There are many books about them. Werewolves were made up in Greek mythology so they are not true.

Wolves and foxes are different in many ways. Wolves are bigger than foxes and more aggressive. Wolves eat deer and meat. Foxes are smaller than wolves. Foxes eat small rodents because they can't catch big animals like the wolf. Foxes rob people so they can eat. They steal chickens from farmers. Wolves are hunters and get their food that way. Wolves live in packs, but foxes could not be in a wolf pack because they could not survive.

Wolves and foxes are the same in many ways. Wolves and foxes are in the dog family. Foxes and wolves both eat rats and rabbits. They both live in the woods. They both have babies and they take care of them until they can survive on their own.

Foxes and wolves are fun to learn about. I saw a family of foxes in the city, but I have never seen a wolf. Maybe one day I will get to see a wolf too.

The Barnyard Mistake

The Barnyard Mistake

By: Isaac, Jonathan & David White

September 24, 2009

Once upon a time, a chicken was up in the barn and was telling the other animals to not make fun of people. All the barnyard animals were there that day. Mr. Chicken was really getting onto everyone about how mean it is to make fun of others. God made everyone for His own glory.

The next morning the chicken wakes up early and sees the donkey getting up too. The donkey is having a bad hair day. The chicken says “ha, ha ha, your hair is UGLY! It looks like a bomb just exploded on your head!” The donkey left the barn and started crying and feeling sad.

The next morning, the chicken woke up and all his hair was gone! The donkey didn’t make fun of the chicken, because he knew how it felt. The chicken was really sorry for making fun of the donkey.

So remember, walk your talk!

I Am Blessed

When I was at school my wallet got stole from me. The Lord wanted that to happen to show that I am blessed. I am very blessed!

James White's Fort and the Grist Mill

James White came to TN with his sons and his servants to TN. He founded the town of Knoxville, TN. He came to TN because he got paid for his service in the Revolutionary war with that land. I think it's amazing that the house is still there and James White lived it in so many years ago!

I liked the tool room because they used to have coal to heat the house and a blower. I liked seeing the arrowheads, and holding the gun. All the furniture was really neat to see it is so old. I didn't like that the kids used to get their mouth washed out with soap. There was an outhouse in the yard where they went to the bathroom and I saw cobwebs in there.

The kids' t.v. in the old days was looking out the window and seeing the grass, stars, skies and fields. The radio was listening to what grown up were saying about the war, past, future, the farm, the beans and corn. I liked seeing the knife and the man picked up food with the knife and ate with it, but he had the blade turned from his mouth.

The Grist Mill was neat to see, it was really pretty in the woods and the creek. I loved running up the side of the mountain with the trees everywhere. It was funny when David got stuck in the thorns. It was so beautiful out there in Tennessee, the grass was green and the trees were everywhere, I love it so much. We had a lot of fun.

Thank you Grandpa, you are the best and I appreciate you and grandma taking me to these places.

Reply from Grandpa

Isaac, I read your report on Daniel Boone and it brought back memories of when I was a kid. Daniel Boone along with other frontiersmen and mountain men were my heroes. I used to spend a lot of time in the woods with my dog Old Rusty, my bb gun and hunting knife. I sometimes would build a fire and cook something to eat pretending to be an explorer of uncharted wilderness. Sometimes I would build a hut of poles and cover it with pine branches make believing that I was surviving like Daniel Boone must have done.
I also enjoyed reading about the first English settlers to come to North America. These were the men who started the colony of Jamestown Virginia in 1609. I liked the stories of Captain John Smith and the Indian girl Pochantas who saved his life when her tribe was going to bash his head with a wooden club. John Smith saved the colony from starvation when he issued a law that he took directly from the New Testament.
I had to write to you via e-mail because I messed up on the computer. Your report was great.
Love, Grandpa