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Snowflakes spill from heaven’s hand
Lovely and chaste like smooth white sand.
A veil of wonder laced in light
Falling gently on a winter’s night.

Graceful beauty raining down
Giving magic to the lifeless ground.
Each snowflake like a falling star
Smiling beauty that is spun afar.

Snowflakes spill from heaven’s hand
Lovely and chaste like smooth white sand.
Till earth is dressed in a robe of white
Unspoken poem the hush of night.

The Wonder Kid / by Père Robèrt
(Кондакова К.)

I know it’s tough to be a dad,
Especially when the kid is bad.
My father wonders, “What she did?”
And why I’m not a wonder kid.

A wonder kid? She’s always good.
A wonder kid does what she should.
A wonder kid is never bad.
A wonder kid makes daddies glad.

She doesn’t shout, she doesn’t fight,
She goes to bed on time each night.
She makes her bed, she eats her peas,
She always says, «yes, sir» and «please.»

«Have you heard of such a kid?»
I asked my dad, who never did.
And then to his a lot surprise
Decided I apologize:

«I’m sorry for the thing I did.
I wish I were a wonder kid.
I wish that I could make you glad.
I love you so, my wonder Dad.»

«I love you too, I’m really glad
To know you think I’m a wonder dad,
I wouldn’t change you, not a bit —
Because you are a wonder kid.»

Seven Wonders of the World
(Зязев Н., Посохин А.)

I wonder why the sun is hot
I wonder why it rains a lot

I wonder why the sky is blue
I wonder why a cow goes moo

I wonder why the clouds skip by
I wonder why a bird can fly

I wonder will the lesson end
Before I’m driven round the bend.

I wonder why the grass is green,
And why the wind is never seen?
Who taught the birds to build a nest,
And told the trees to take a rest?
O, when the moon is not quite round,
Where can the missing bit be found?
Who lights the stars, when they blow out,
And makes the lightning flash about?
Who paints the rainbow in the sky,
And hangs the fluffy clouds so high?
Why wonder is, can you suppose?
And where wonders from, who knows?

What a wonderful world! / by George Weiss George Weiss George WeissGeorge Weiss
(Стародумова П.)

I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

The colours of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by.

They’ll learn much more
Than I’ll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world!
Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world!!!

Mommy  by Gail M. Russellburg
(Френдак А.)

Mommy I love you
More than you see
You have always been there
When I needed you to be

I know I don’t show
How great my love is
But I need you to know
All the love or you I have to give

I wish there was more
For you I could do
But all I can say
Is how much I love you

It is deeper than the oceans
Higher than the sun
I could shout it forever
And still not be done

Your smile is a keepsake
I keep close to my heart
That I open up and treasure
When we are apart