Poems, Tales and Images
Competition 2001 Winner

Artist Name:
Jessica Phelan

Grade: 5th

School:
Warner Elementary, Wilmington, Delaware

Country: USA

Date of Work: 2001

Medium:
Acrostic Poem


an acrostic poem

HAVE TEN EYES
OCEAN DWELLERS
REALLY OLD SPECIES
SHELLS SHAPED LIKE HORSESHOES
EAT CLAMS AND WORMS
SHORELINES ARE WHERE THEY LAY EGGS
HAVE 5 PAIRS OF WALKING LEGS
ONLY 4 SPECIES IN THE WORLD
EVERY HORSESHOE CRAB HAS 3 BODY PARTS

CAN USE THEIR TAILS TO FLIP OVER
RESIDE IN Delaware Bay
ARTHROPODS
BREATHE WITH BOOK GILLS
SCIENTIFIC NAME IS LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS