BOOK OF haikus, words & POEMS Written By English Students of Ascend Academy Charter High School
Table of Contents FAVORITE WORDS YOLO Jahnoah Furbert
PEACE Genicia Ortiz
GIGGLE Sabrina Pulecio
REBELLIOUS Waleks Fleuricin
FUN Azaria Diaz
TGFAD Harvey Holloway
POEMS
PINK Doniya Brown
LOVE Caron Sanders
HAIKUS
IT’S SUMMER Jadeyn Lawson
STEPPING ON LEGOS Adam Young MY HAIKU Avelina Martinez EUPHORIA Edwin Palomeque PEACE Christopher Soto I WANT LOVE Casey Wood
LIFE IS BUT A DREAM Albertha Neal Flournory THE GIRL WHO DID Not Want To Play Searra Nelson BLUE Jeanine Grant TIME Julia Oliveira All Images Courtesy Adobe Spark
YOLO Jahnoah Furbert
My favorite word is YOLO. Y=You 0=Only L=Live O=Once. This is my favorite word because this is how I try to live my life. Yolo tells me that I should live my life to the absolute fullest, not stress small stuff, travel, try new things, get out of my comfort zone, and take risks, but most importantly laugh and make memories. If a problem won't matter in 5 years, don’t spend more than 5 minutes stressing about it. YOLO is a good reminder to me that life truly is short and I have very limited time and should work hard to start living my dream a.s.a.p.
Favorite Word
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STEPPING ON LEGOS Adam Young I don’t know how to write a poem It’s like stepping on a lego Or as difficult as staying in quarantine I told you I can’t write poems
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Free
Verse
LOVE
L O V E
oyalty ut
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verything
Caron Sanders
Acrostic Poetry
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Giggle
My favorite word has to be giggle. Reason for it is because it's a funny word on its own and when I say it, well it makes me do just that... Giggle! I will laugh at basically anything so I just happened to grow a strong liking to this word. 6
Favorite Word
Sabrina Pulecio
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Favorite Word
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FUN! Azaria Diaz My favorite word is fun. Fun means being happy and enjoying everything. Having fun in life makes everyone feel better even when they are sad. Usually when I have fun, I'm with either my family or my friends. 7
PINK Favorite Word
My favorite word is pink because it feels good. Good health. Good spirits. Generous. Sensitive to the needs of others. That’s why pink is my favorite color.
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Doniya Brown
My Haiku A beautiful bond That I had for some long time It was a pure thing. Avelina Martinez
HAIKU
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EUPHORIA EUPHORIA When I’m with my kin There is never a lack of Endless euphoria.
HAIKU 10
Edwin Palomeque
It’s Summer Rhymed Poetry
The sun so bright, no worrying in sight. Longer days and shorter nights, darker shades and brighter lights. Without even a miss, there’s always laughter and bliss. This time only occurs once a year, therefore, live it up and don’t fear. Cookouts and friends, the party never ends. Everyone is happy, leaving no one to be snappy. Make these days the time of your life, and make the nights just as right. The sun is out, the people scream and shout all about.
Jadeyn Lawson 11
HAIKU
P EA CE
The Peaceful sky breezes through night and day-clouds drift and float eternally. Christopher Soto 12
Narrative Poetry
Life Life Is Is But But AA Dream Dream Life is but a dream as I sail into the sky As I begin to fly and laugh birds and planes slowly go by Drifting off into the land of cotton candy and chocolate pieces Little elfs and little maids shower me with kisses. Animals dancing in the snow as I slowly walk past the field of showers As I begin to skip down the path of flowers and people tall as towers The night begins to fall as I can see the city lights Angels and little kids are all in their beds and plain of sight. I return home, right to my room get into bed and snuggle with my favorite bear My parents walk in to check on me and I see them look at me with a smile and a stare I couldn’t believe all the places I went to, it was real so it seemed But as I look up at the sky and smile I know that life is but a dream.
Albertha Neal F lournory
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I Want Love Give your love to me I am lonely I need love Gimme all the love
Casey Wood
HAIKU 14
The The Girl Girl Who Who Did Did not not want want to to play play
Rhyme Scheme
There her charming bed layed, There she sleeps that night away, There she fashions all around all day, And here she hears mournful sounds which Made her not wanna play the whole day. Searra Nelson 15
Favorite Word
PEACE My favorite word is PEACE. Why? Because nothing is better then peace and that’s what I like to feel. I want to feel peace with myself and my living and everyone else.
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Genicia Ortiz
Rebellious
Favorite Word
What Is my favorite word and why? That's a great question. My favorite word that I love to utilize as part of my vernacular, or you can say arsenal, Is rebellious. Why? Because it can mean a number of various things. For instance, rebellious means showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention. But to me, it means the state or condition of being able to utilize or express one’s mind, or gift, at its fullest capacity without conditioning or conformity to societal norms. This associates with my life a great deal.
Waleks Fleuricin
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Free Verse Poetry
Blue
Jeanine Grant
The soft, calming shade, A color for comfort, What we see almost every day in nature. The sky, Animals, Water, Plants, And a lot more. The cool brightness, the icy stare, It sends a wave of comfort And calmality.
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Dramatic Poetry
Time
It was clock of life that the heart pointed That every second that comes Is another one that ’s left behind. I asked the heart, “ P lease, ,what time is it ? ” “ It ’s time to ask forgiveness and to love Time to get right and make mistakes, but to forgive yourself Time to love yourself.” I asked the heart, “ P lease, what time is it? ” “ It ’s time to do your hair and your appearance Time to put the other one above your eyes Time to accept yourself.” I asked the heart, “ P lease, what time is it? ” “ It ’s time to respect,, invent and reinvent Time to be silent and just listen Time to move on..” I asked the heart, “ P lease, what time is it?“
Julia Oliveira
He confused it with “what pray is it? ” And then he said, “ It ’s time to pray.” 19
TGFAD
Favorite Word
Thank God For Another Day
Harvey Holloway
TGFAD is my favorite word because God is the one who is looking over us and protecting us. A Publication of Ascend Academy Charter High School
