Generosity Poem/Stargirl

Original Paragraph:

Arnold.
I've been thinking about him. I picture him as a child. Or should I say, a younger child. Little Arnold. Here's what I see: pudgy little kid in a moss-green knit cap with a tassel. Summer. After dinner. Playing with the neighborhood kids down by the cement plant, the stone piles. Playing hide-and-seek. Almost every time they play this game, Little Arnold is the first one to be caught. This time he's determined that won't happen. While the It boy covers his eyes and counts aloud to one hundred, Little Arnold takes off. This time he doesn't go to the usual places: behind a stone pile, behind the great wheel of a cement truck. This time he runs and he keeps running. Down the railroad tracks and over the canal bridge and down by the river's edge until he can't even hear the It boy counting anymore.

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Now I'll re-write some of the sentences and add vocabulary words to them.

This time he doesn't go to the usual places: behind a stone pile, behind the elaborate wheel of a cement truck.

This time he runs and he keeps prevailing.

While the It boy restrains his eyes, and counts aloud to one hundred, Little Arnold takes off.
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Generosity Poem:

Generosity, the root of all things good,
like the root of the trees in the wood.
Everything you need to be
caring, kind, and thinking thoughtfully.
Never ceasing to give,
this is the way to live.
Ever think you're giving too much?
well here's news for you, that's a star you can't touch.
Ready to give to those in need?
that's the attitude we kids should heed!
Open your heart and don't be afraid,
your generosity to someone will come to their aid.
Special are the things you can do today,
you do know you are paving the way.
I speak from experience when I say,
a good deed will make you feel better today.
There are so many ways to show generosity,
to count them all would take a century.
You may have thought you're generous enough,
but when people say this, I just laugh.