Elizabeth wrote a poem and it's going to be published in her elementary school literary magazine. Here is the poem as she wrote it... note, she is still using what her teacher calls "magical spelling." I had never heard of magical spelling before, but according to her teacher, it's a new phase they let kids pass through because they're demanding more writing ability from them before they're able to memorize long lists of words. I like this concept of magical spelling... it's something I live by. Anyway here is Elizabeth's poem as written:

spring
By elizabeth

I see a batrfli
I hear brs sing
I smell flawrs
I touch a leef
I taste iec krem


Here is a transcription of the poem as read by Elizabeth:

spring
By elizabeth

I see a butterfly
I hear birds sing
I smell flowers
I touch a leaf
I taste ice cream


Not bad if you ask me... but then again I'm the author's mother!