WestWood Elementary second-grade students put their Earth Day thoughts into poetic form. Here are the winning Earth Day poems:

Colored Earth

Silver clouds
Gold sun
Lime grass
Copper trees
Rainbow earth

by Teagan Tersteeg
Age 8
Prior Lake

Nature's Gifts

Nature's true gifts are everywhere
like the beautiful blue sky,
And the sun's glowing shine,
And the luscious green grass.
It's all so great to see,
Unfortunately, people are polluting,
And making things bad,
That makes me really really sad!
Nature's gifts are everywhere,
like the howl of the coyote,
Or the fawn's lovely long legs,
Or the prairie's golden touch!
It makes me think of the wonderful planet we live on!

by Sophia Zielke
Age 8
Savage

Dear Nature

Dear Nature,
I love your cool windy breezes. 
I love the animals that surround you. 
I love the caring trees with oxygen to help us breathe. 
I love your leaves that fall from the high trees above us. 
I love the sky so blue as the water in your beautiful oceans. 
I love you Mother Nature, I truly do.

by Carly Grosklags
Age 8
Savage