“Calm river, / Oh how you slither, / Through the center, / Of my town.” - Avram Wyche (Avram Wyche / Courtesy)
“ Pretty fences, / Holding art, / Without you, / My body tenses.” - Avram Wyche (Avram Wyche / Courtesy)
“Art can be so beautiful, / Jewels flying through air, / It can make me forget, / Even about my deepest gash.” - Avram Wyche (Avram Wyche / Courtesy)
“Moon crater bronze, / While the goat eat up trash, / Climbing up to these women, / I fell on my – bottom.” - Avram Wyche (Avram Wyche / Courtesy)
“Statues are amazing, / Often take lots of work, / Some are even designed, / Just to make people smirk.” - Avram Wyche (Avram Wyche / Courtesy)
“Clocktower by the side, / Pavillion, / Casting shadows, / Far and wide.” - Avram Wyche (Avram Wyche / Courtesy)
“Waterfalls are pleasant, / And so fun to watch, / They help me feel calm, / When I’m out of my notch.” - Avram Wyche (Avram Wyche / Courtesy)
“Buildings around me, / Some standing up high, / Others are low, / My oh my!” - Avram Wyche (Avram Wyche / Courtesy)
“Geese, Geese, / Pretty and nice, / Swimming so graceful, / It’s like they’re on ice.” - Avram Wyche (Avram Wyche / Courtesy)
Avram Wyche, a third-grader at Spokane International Academy charter school, took photos during a walk with his cousins and grandmother on the Centennial Trail through Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane. It was a welcome break from self-quarantine at home. He later wrote poems for each photo presented here.
My Town SPOKANE School is out till next fall. My last day of 3rd grade at SIA (Spokane International Academy) ended on Friday the 13th of March. (I didn’t know that I wouldn’t be going back to school on Monday – no time to say good-bye.) All my activities have come to a stop: Scouts, karate, trips shopping with my family, movies at a theater, eating out, visiting playgrounds, Chess Club, Bloomsday training and going to school. Now I see my teacher and friends on Zoom.com – “Distant Learning.” All the kids in the United States (maybe the world) are now in homeschool. This is the year of the coronavirus – COVID-19.