<link href="css/hmh.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <meta content="urn:uuid:ee4208ff-f150-4600-94e5-0d2b9880bf24" name="Adept.expected.resource"/> </head> <body> <p class="left "> <em>Sam</em> </p> <h1 class="chaptertitle ">BOAT LAUNCH</h1> <h2 class="chaptersubtitle ">Narrative Poem Variation</h2> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="hang ">We made it to the lake—hurray! </p> <p class="hang ">Let’s launch the boat.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="hang ">We stand beside the snack bar. </p> <p class="hang ">Soon our boat will float.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="hang ">Dad eases down the launch ramp </p> <p class="hang ">when the way is clear.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="hang ">The trailer tires splash the lake. </p> <p class="hang ">and disappear.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="hang ">A seagull swoops, cries out, </p> <p class="hang ">then settles on a rock.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="hang ">Our boat is launched. Dad ties it </p> <p class="hang ">tightly to the dock.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="hang ">He parks the truck and trailer, </p> <p class="hang ">whistles out a tune.</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <p class="hang ">It’s time to load the boat— </p> <p class="hang ">we’ll all be fishing soon!</p> <div class="timebreak "> </div> <div class="full "> <img alt="[Image]" id="fig_GoneFishing_18" src="images/GoneFishing