Saxófono Rojo

Un pájaro en el bosque
su sonido es como del saxófono.
Su color es tan rojo como una fresa.
Es como si su canto nunca fuera
a acabar. Esta ligero como una pluma, tan suave
como el algadón. El pájaro es
la vida del bosque, parese
un sol alegre y inquieto.

A bird in the forest,
its sound is like a saxophone.
Its color is as red as a strawberry.
The bird sings as if the song outside never
ends. As nimble as a feather, as soft
as cotton, the bird is
the life of the forest, like
a joyous and restless sun.

Laura Romero, 7th Grade
Pauma School

This poem was also republished in Belonging to California.