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Sam NIGHT CRAWLERS Tercet Variation and#160; Dark night. Flashlight. Dad and I hunt worms tonight. and#160; Grass slick. Worms thick. Tiptoe near and grab them quick. and#160; Hold firm. They squirm. Tug-o-war with earth and worm. and#160; Ninety-four. Worms galore. Set our bucket near the door. and#160; Next day. No delay. Look out, fish and#8212; weand#8217;re on our way! and#12288; Sam JUST DAD AND ME Free Verse Poem and#160; For fishing tomorrow itand#8217;s just us two. Not Mom, not Grandpa, not Lucy. and#160; Itand#8217;ll be like playing catch or painting the garage. Just Dad and me. Fishing. and#160; Sam MY TACKLE BOX Switcheroo Poem and#160; I love my fishing tackle box and#8212; itand#8217;s green and blue and gold. My grandpa gave it to me when I wasnand#8217;t very old. and#160; I need to get it ready for tomorrow at the lake. Weand#8217;re leaving in the morning just as soon as weand#8217;re awake. and#160; One tiny click and now my treasure chest is open wide. A shelf with lots of little spaces holds my gear inside. and#160; My silver sinkers, wiggle worms, my floating frogs, my line. My shiny spinner lures, my bobbers, hooksand#8212;thereand#8217;re 29. and#160; The shelf is on a hingeand#8212;it hides my secret space below. Itand#8217;s where I keep my special treasures out of sightand#8212;OH NO! and#160; . . . Whereand#8217;s my compass? Whereand#8217;s my map? Whereand#8217;s my lucky fishing cap? and#160; Whereand#8217;s my stringer? Somethingand#8217;s wrong! and#160; This princess doll does not belong! and#160; . . . What is this? A throne? A crown? A polka-dotted circus clown? A tiny bottle of perfume? and#160; I smell Lucy in my room! and#160; Lucy FISHING FOR PRETEND Dramatic Poem for One, Quatrains and#12288; Oh, Samand#8212;youand#8217;re here. Come on, letand#8217;s play! Iand#8217;m fishing for pretend tonight. Itand#8217;s fun to use your gear this way. Hold on, I think I have a bite. and#160; Your mapand#8217;s a paper fishing boat. Your compass is the steering wheel. I think our boat could really float. It would be fun to fish for real. and#160; Your stringer makes a tiny lake. I didnand#8217;t crumple up your map. Your compass worksand#8212;it didnand#8217;t break. I sure do like your fishing cap. and#160; I didnand#8217;t snoopand#8212;I made a trade. Stay here, sit down, donand#8217;t go away. Donand#8217;t you like the boat I made? Your fishing stuff is funand#8212;come play!