(inspired by Joe Brainard’s book-length poem I Remember)
I remember when we ate black-eyed peas for good luck
but then we had bad luck because our dog died
I remember when it got so cold we had to wear mittens and
then the next week we wore flip flops because it was 75 degrees
I remember going to a Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and then not
being able to remember where we parked our car
I remember getting poison ivy, which I thought would be dead in
January
I remember this month the best because it’s my birthday and
my mom lets me pick what kind of cake I want
By Jazz, 4th grade