THE SUN and ME

I am like the sun ~ happy ~ cheery
Playful and humorous
And when the wind and the dark clouds
Come along, I don't let them bother me.
I just become strong and mighty
And push them right out of my way.
I live in my own world
Where nothing can bother me.
And if I want something, I won't beg or cry.
I will work hard to earn it.
I am like the sun.
I have nothing to hide but many things to
share.
I have thought about being a sun
For quite awhile now: sure it seems!
I can be cheery. I can be playful.
I can be anything if I JUST STAY ME!
Antonia McInerney~age 10
Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans
1995 edition.