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Cinnamon the Corgi

by Claire Leiva, Grade 6, 826michigan

Claire enjoys drawing and wants to be an artist. She also likes playing the viola, reading, doing photography, traveling, and spending time with her family.

I love corgis!

I don’t know how to express my love for them.

If I had a corgi, I would name her Cinnamon.

I imagine her to be not too chubby, brownish and orangish,

maybe with short legs, of course,

and a fluffy body.

She will be so cute and cuddly!

 

There are just many reasons why I love corgis!

But I will like Cinnamon the most.

She will always put a smiling face

and have her tongue out,

like she’s always smiling at me.

 

Cinnamon the corgi will be simply cute,

and her happy face will show that she cares,

like she’s grateful for the time that we played and the food that she gets,

and I could smile back at my corgi,

because I’d like to show her that I’m grateful for the joy that she gives me.

 

Cinnamon will not be perfect, but she will be just the right size for me.

She will be a very fast runner, she’ll be great for exercising!

She won’t take up much space in my house,

because I would care about her.

And my house is not grande,

but my heart can hold her.

I would do as much as possible for her.

She’d become family!

 

Cinnamon will be very soft, like a squishy pillow.

I already love her so much!

***

This poem was originally published in The Beast, an 826 National publication.

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