Is It Rain?

I asked the policemen
Is it rain? Is it rain?
They said no, but it’s raining
cats and dogs.

I asked the witch
Is it rain? Is it rain?
She said no, but it’s raining
meatballs.

I asked my teacher
Is it rain? Is it rain?
She said no, but it’s raining
forks and knives.

I asked the weatherman
Is it rain? Is it rain?
He said no, but it’s raining

men

all

day

long.

By Hee Soo, 3rd grade
[Photo is of the painting Golconde by Rene Magritte, 1953. The painting can be found at The Menil Collection in Houston.]