Matty and Mommy: Aquarium World

Matty, daddy, and I went to the New England Aquarium. The aquarium is right next to Long Wharf in Boston and a great place for toddlers! Besides all of the sea creatures that I mention in the poem below, Matty really loved to see his sneakers light up by hopping around in the dark atmosphere of the aquarium. Cute. Here's a link to a picture of Myrtle from my poem below, who lives at the New England Aquarium.

Matty and Mommy

Aquarium World

by Becca Brown

Aquarium

That’s a really big word

It’s a place where fish

They swim in a herd

It’s also a building

In the middle of the city

Where children like me

Can see life in the sea

I run inside

And trip with surprise

Mommy picks me up

Then I look high

There’s a world behind glass

I can see but can’t touch

I wish for no glass

I wish it so much

There’s a wide flat stingray

Shaped like a kite

With his stinger tail

He sure can fight

The eel is sleek

And slithers below

He scoots right by me

With a really bright glow

The hammerhead shark

Circles around so high

It would hurt, yes sir,

To be poked in that eye!

The balloonfish is cute

But don’t be a stranger

Three times he grows

When he is in danger

The moon jellies float

In a really big pack

Do you know, Mommy says,

That pack’s called a “smack”!

The big coral reef

Is home to so many

Shelter and food

On the reef is plenty

Matty, says mommy,

Do you see her so near?

It’s Myrtle green sea turtle

50 years she’s lived here

The tiniest penguin,

Little Blue is his name

He swims with his friends

And plays silly games

My tummy makes noises

I start to cry

That means I’m hungry

Aquarium bye bye.