Essays in English

I love these days, when it is raining. Ground after rain has a pleasent smell. Somewhere there is a little thunderstorm and everything seems wonderful. I love water of these kinds, maybe because Im a Do you know how feels swimming in a lake in early summer morning? The atmosphere is fantastic! Mild water caresses you and fog adds to this moment a bit of mistery. This is a freedom what I long for all winter. Above the lake clouds are changing colour and it starts to rain. With both feet you are walking on grass and the feelings are amazing. I always wona pick up water diamonds of all flowers and grass. And always everything is so quiet. I love drinks when lot of ice goes into a glass but the favourite kind of water for me is tea. And then I know - it is winter. Although the weather is cold, however snow makes me go out of the house. Is anything more beautiful than a landscape in winter when it is snowing very much? Whatever season there is I can wonder about the enviroment for many hours. I am sitting at the river or lake and thinking about all or nothing. I can be.. with water in me. Elna Rakstia (form 12)

Agrs pavasara rts Es lkojos uz norasojoo pavu Saule mijas ar mkoiem Lst, lst lietus Tas aizskalo visus dzves putekus Visas drms domas T, it k attrot pasauli Zeme uzem o deni deni, kur nes tik daudz Tas uzglab visu kas ir uz s zemes Tas aizskalo visu Ar manas domas Un t es vl joprojm su Su un skatos pa logu Redzu k lst lietus Un attra visu pasauli Lga Resne, form 12

Poems in Latvian

Negaiss Debesis plst Lietus lst! Paslpjas zai Nobstas kai Zibens bija tik ss Jo va sekundes trs Lieti, tu daudz ko spji Dareiz stiprki ir vji Vjam ir ko dartNegais piedalties ar Prkons rjas Kad lietus stjas Negaiss beidzas Visi r steidzas! Lga Resne, form 12

Water in Latvia We in Latvia have very beautiful places at water. At lakes, rivers, ponds and at the beach, the Baltic sea. We have ~12400 rivers and 777 are longer than 100 km. And 4 longest rivers are Gauja, Daugava, Venta, Ogre. We have many lakes, too. And the biggest are Lubns, Rznas, Engures, Burtnieku. The biggest ports in Latvia are in Riga, Ventspils and Liepja. I like swimming in summer very much, but just then, when it is warm. We in our village have a normal river- Ia and the lakeSvti but they are far from the center of the village. Also, we have a pond, where we can swim but the water is dirty and stinky. Its awful. I think I cant live without water, because we need water to wash hands, body and we need it to drink. We need ponds, lakes and rivers to swim and relax in hot summer. So we need water and water in our lives means very much. Alise Zela (form 7)

Poems in English

Water What is life? Its my question Why Im not flying? It isnt answer for a fusion. I want to be like a lake I want to be so clean And dont Want to be a fake Just like a snowflake When its falling down I want to call you And touch the ground I want to be like a river I always want to be so fast Just little bit and sure I dont want to be the last Its my life My power is water Please dont ask me Whats the mater Armands Svelpe (form11)

Nenotveram rta burvba

Rts. Savas rokas maigi paver zles stiebrii un apskauj mazs, trausls rasas prltes, kuras nesen dzimuas. Ieaij, apmo. Bet k rit laiks, t ar mazajm rasas prltm saules staros nkas piepildt trauslos zles stiebrius. Zaais kst vl zaks un stiebriu galotns atmirdz maigo prlu mirdzums. Nu mazs btnes ir jau paapzingkas kuvuas, iemiesojot stiebrius. Atkal rts. Jaundzimuas rasas prltes. Un atkal zaie stiebrii un puu jaunie dzinumi apskauj un uzem sev is mirdzos btnes. Pasaule piepilds ar o armanto btu mirdzumu. Dienas vidus. Ak, n! Debesis raud. Simtiem prlu neapturami traucas lejup. Un ietrpj zemi, puu dzinumius un zles stiebrius maig, blzmain mirdzum. Ak! Kds spdums rot pasauli. Prlm tta, zeme lksmo un uzem mazs btnes sav patvrum. Ar es pastiepju roku pretim im mirdzumam, bet, ak vai, tas nedodas man. Pasmeltas plaukst, mazs rasas prltes lauas r no plaukstas un dodas atpaka pie zemes un zles stiebriiem. Ejat. Es neesmu t, kas var krt o pru mirdzumu. Zles stiebrii blzmo daudz skaistk. Tiem s btnes ir daudz lielki sabiedrotie. Un t.. atkal rts, atkal jaunas, tikko dzimuas prltes ietinas zles skavs un mirdz vl spok k nekad! Mirdz!

Elna Ri, form 12

Brnums, ko nenovrt.
Vai tu esi kdreiz sajutis auksto rasas pilienu pieskrienus agr vasaras rt, brienot pa zli? Tie liekas tik neparasti un brnumaini, un pazd tikpat tri, cik uzraduies. Vai tev neiet, ka dens ir pati burvgk un nozmgk viela uz pasaules? Ja nu tomr tu par to vl aubies, tad atceries ts jauks sajtas, ko spj sniegt dens. Tu izkp no gultas, aizpo ldz vannas istabai un miljoniem dens pilieniu mina tevi atmodint. Vlk tu attopies pie silta, smarga kafijas un dens maisjuma, kas liek justies lieliski. Vai ar svelmg vasaras dien tu beidzot tiec pie dens glzes, un t tev taj brd iet vrtgk lieta uz pasaules. Tomr kas gan uz pasaules var bt vrtgks k cilvks? Gan pa maza, gan liela cilvka pirkstiem, vaigiem un daudzm citm vietm skraida mikroskopisks dens daias. Kaut gan ts ir mazas, s daias ir msu dzvba. Ikreiz, kad dzeram deni, mums vajadztu to atcerties. Ja ms nelietotu deni, tad ms iztu k plmes un ar klusu, bet smagu kritienu ietriektos zem. Es dakrt apskauu tauria kniu. Kad t izias, tad tai ir vienreizja iespja redzt o brnumaino pasauli un to, cik skaista t ir. Droi vien neviens cilvks nav atvris acis, guot uz mkstas, zaas lapas, kurai visapkrt mirdz tkstoiem smalku dens dimantiu, un sajusties k princis sav pirmaj dzimanas dien. Un brd, kad spre savicina savus spdgos sprnus, lai laistos pri dim neprtg lidojum, tu vltos bt spre, bet tad tu atceries to, ka spre nevar to, ko vari tu. Tu vari priecties par skaistumu, ko sniedz dens, un tu spj dzvot, jo ir dens. Tu vari to un vl daudz ko citu, bet vai vari iedomties savu dzvi bez dens? Elna Rakstia, form 12

Water Water is so blue Just like the sky Water is so warm Like the sun in a spring day Water makes people smile And cry at the same time It makes clean my skin And my heart at the same time Liene Circene (form 9)

Water Clear and crystal Needful and beautiful Its everywhere. In the see and the ocean In the ice and the air Love and happiness Make it pretty and fabulous Its like a mirror We cant live whithout it. We drink it, we swim in it. Ilze Barkne (form 9) Have you ever seen,

How beautiful is see? Have you ever watched How rain drops beat against the window? Have you ever looked How fish swim in water? If youve seen that, Then what do you do, Too see it again ********* What would world do whithout me? What would flowers do without me? And rivers, lakes and oceans? How could they exist withoud me? Everybody needs me. Noone can live without me. Because I am water. ********* In every rain drop is my soul. I live in evey tear I cant feel the pain. But it hurts, When I see, How polluted are my rivers. Sintija Prole (form 11)

Nekas nav pasaul tik mksts un maigs k dens. Un tiei tas visvairk spjgs cieto graut. /Laodzi/
Zem mkst zles sla, zem akmeiem un smiltm, plst mazs dens kapilrs. Tas ir tik niecgs, ka nespj pat izspraukties cauri zemei, kur nu vl iepot kui. Tomr varbt ms kdmies, uzskatdami to par mazu un nevargu? Scia dens pile noglsta tavu pieri. T ir tik maiga, ka tu to gandrz vai nejti. Daudzas no tm mdz sadoties roks un ar milzum lielu spku brzties lej no kraujas un akmens, kur guljis zem denskrituma, vairs nav. To sadragjis dens spks un varenba. Varens un biedjos mdz bt ar vilnis jr. dens molekulu grda spj izgzt priedes ar vism saknm, iesviest laivas kps un skos iedzt kuus. Koki prvras zaros, kui dos. Cilvks, kur, krast stvot, skats vilnim acs, prtop par niecbu. Toties persona, kas via priek jau nostjas k niecba, manuprt, uzkrj visu via spku un kst par paprliecintu personbu. Via spks sagrauj iekjs aubas un liek domt par to, ka nekas nav neiespjams. Dieml ne vienmr dens spku ir iespjams apturt. Ir bri, kad caurspdg dens masa aiznes mju tik viegli k lapu rudens vj. To visu redzot, dens grauj ne tikai mjas sienas, bet ar cilvku sirdis, kuras kst mkstas un ldzjtgas. Un d brd atliek viengi nodomt kaut btu Noasa irsts, kas sptu izglbt os cilvkus Vai varat iedomties, ar kdu spku okeni virza kontinentus, ar kdu maigumu dens plst pa zles stiebru? Tas spj sagraut visu un izglbt visus. Un silt vasaras vakar, kad dens glsta tev pdas, gribas nodomt: Nekas nav pasaul tik mksts un maigs k dens. Elna Rakstia, form 12

Essays in Latvian

dens? dens!
Rts. Pieceos un dzirdu k lietus lses stikla rt. Melodiska skaa. dens spj radt tik dadus ritmus plstot, tekot vai ar atsitoties pret kdu priekmetu. Tas ir tik daudzveidgs un sav zi talantgs. Rasas pilieni zl vizuo k drgakmei. Ziem sals spljas ar deni un rada savus mkslas darbus sniegprslas. Cilvka acm os eometriskos veidojumus nesaskatt. Tos var tikai sajust, kad, piezemjoties uz das, tie izkst un atstj slapju vietu. dens, kas sasalis uz stikla rts, rada leduspues, kuras gribas pagarot, pieskarties ar mli tm. Garu nav iespjams raksturot, bet caurspdgais idrums ir visa dzvbas skums. To vartu dvt par zemes asinm. Upes uz zemeslodes ir k vnas cilvka ermen. Ts plst, mains un paldz izdzvot katram ziedam to krastos, dzvniekam, kur mina veldzt savas slpes, un zemei, kura nedrkst izt. dens sniedz mjvietu skm un lielm radbm, tas neiro tos pc statusa. Vsaj un slapjaj mitekl vietu atrod gan hidras un aes, gan zivis, delfni, vai u.c. Tie jtas pasargti no rpasaules. Tpc, manuprt, cilvkiem ir jiemcs novrtt tik oti naud nenovrtjamo, kas saudz. Tikai ms spsim glbt un pasargt vienu no galvenajm vrtbm, kas auj eksistt visam. Laura Miule, form 12

Water Its a beautiful drink Its the worst thing If on the world there isnt this drink Then people cant exist This drink is water Its the biggest worker Everyone knows that it cant be made It can only be taken Water is as my son When it look in the sun When I look in the sea The water I can see. The rivers are very long About them I write a song I drink water in morning I swim in it in evening Water is very fast It never is the worst and the last Faster cant be even horse If he runs he will be the worst Ritvars Svelpe (form 9)

Water Sea is dangerous Dont ask why Meet a shark And say hi Shark wont answer Dont ask why Shark needs food And you smell good Shark is hungry Dont be afraid Better pray to be alive Sea is dangerous Dont ask why. Armns Apenieks (form 10) Water you make my life so clear, When Im in the sea and close my eyes I feel Every wave you bring to me Every thought you give to me Every gulls scream you make me hear Every raindrop you make me feel You make me feel like I am free Like a bird in the sky so easy and free Iluta kule (form 9)

Ielas k tumi dei iet ukst un nerimstas runt Acis t nedaudz ieplestas, tomr veras ciet

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Bija msu sapi Aiz okena Lni tie pojs un sits Te tie ar palika Ezera tuvum Zem msu sapiem Ezers dzvoja Rau mazas lses Sapos palika

Dace Stepia, form 7

Mcies no laika Apstjies, kad beidzas spks Nesc skriet, ja nav mra Atceries, kas ir svargks Uznes sevi virsotns Peldi pa straumi Esi cntjs Iespjams tas ir vislabkais au un at Atbilde: t nav dzve, bez galvens daas.
Anna Lauskiniece, form 12

Asaras manas pazuda liet Ts man neviens vairs neatdoD Maza, neizturama spE Man sird no jauna duN Un asaras no jauna atkal radsieS

Elna Ri, form 12

Water Who are you? So clear, light blue, like invisible But we see you, touch and feel. What do you do? Top up all rivers, oceans and seas You span all world and continents You are so important to us To all people, nature, animals You are water- our life. ********** I like the rain I like it much When rain drops fall around us I like the sea Big waves on me When swim I there in the sea I like a dew drop In morning sun When shines it like a star I like you water Very much In all your possible ways Gunita kule (form 11

Acrostics in Latvian
An acrostic is a poem in which every line starts with one letter of some word. These are acrostics about Latvias rivers and lakes Daugava, Gauja, Lielupe, Ia, Aiviekste, Abava, Lubns and the Baltic Sea.

Bet vai tu zini Ar kdu spku upe plst? Lai aiznest vartu Tavas, manas, msu skumjas... Iznest cauri vism upes malm Joojot k neapseglots kume Ar zibengu trumu un neapdombu Sadragjot mierpilnos krastus Jaukdama krastus t den atstj iekaltas Rpes, skumjas un bdas Aizplstot...
Ineta Ikstena, form 10

*** Daudzi gadi pagjui kop redzju tevi Atgriezties tavos krastos vlos vl un vl Uzmangi vrot tavus vius Gribtos paai par tdu prvrsties, Apskauama burvba! Vakaros saulrietus vrot, Apssties un apbrnot tevi!

*** Izsapot tavu tecjumu vlos es ukstus dzirdt, mutuojoo deni Austrumu pus mtot tev! Karna Zua, form 8

Lielos un plaos skvienos Uzplaukst skaistais apkrt Bez prliekas nopietnbas rpus noteiktm robem Noteikumiem Saproti, ka jizbauda ik skums dzv
Anna Lauskiniece, form 12

*** Ventas Rumba, Es jtu tavu spku, No rta ceoties, To dens Atspulg redzu. Edijs Kokorevis, form 10

*** Graudus Auzas Upes mal Jau reiz biju Audzjis Edijs Kokorevis, form 10

*** Augstu gais Biezi mkoi plvo Ar lietus mkoi blvi Vai odien ls? Augstu debess mkoi plvo. Armns Apenieks, form 10

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dens Deva Eneriju Naudas Sainim

Raivis Gasperts, form 7

*** Marta pirm neda Ar pldiem skas. Nevar, bet vlas upe Ar viu paldzbu, r no

Uzspiestajiem rmjiem tikt. Prsteidzoi graciozas un Elegantas kustbas t rada. Iebiedts dens zles, upes dzelm ukst par viu Agresiju, kas rada postjumus apkrt.
Laura Miule, form 12