When Plate Tectonics Move
By Rachel Paiz
When plate tectonics drift apart
They leave behind a permanent scar
They eventually form as an ocean ridge
Which can lead up to a mountain bridge
That nobody knew would ever exist
Oh when plate tectonics converge as one
An earthquake has begun
In the earth’s surface
Present and in past
Isolating and diverging
Valleys start to form at last
From the deepest ocean trenches
To the highest mountain tops
There is a rising volcano that never stops
Beneath the earth
The rocky inner layer core rises up more
Like it never did before
Boundaries transform moving side by side
Eventually connect and glide
David Crockett High School
9th Grade