Brand New Ball
I bought a brand new rubber ball.
I threw it at my bedroom wall.
It
started
bouncing
back
and
forth
from
north
to
south
and
south
to
north
until
at
last
it
came
to
rest.
I like my ball.
My ball’s
the
best.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 1
Topics: Sports
Poetic Techniques: Descriptive Poems, Wordplay
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