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                                       Surprised 
                                         
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                                                                                    Surprised 
                                        is yellow. 
                                                                       It 
                                        smells like fire. 
                                                                       It 
                                        tastes like soda. 
                                                              It 
                                        sounds like applesauce. 
                                                            It 
                                        feels like a porcupine. 
                                                          It 
                                        looks like a birthday party. 
                                        Surprise is like a lightning bolt going 
                                        through your head.  
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                                       Bookwriter 
                                        (My Journal) 
                                         
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                                                 A 
                                      good friend to have 
                                      Helps me solve all my problems 
                                                    
                                      I can count on him  | 
                                  
                                
                                 
                                James 
                                  P. Welch studies at the after school program 
                                  of the Frederick 
                                  Douglass Creative Arts Center in New York 
                                  City. 
                                 
                                