Developmental Kindergarten
Inside My Heart… Dad Mama Travelling with my parents I like to eat at home with them. I’m very excited to go to Barbados with my mom. - Ariella
Inside My Heart… My Daddy’s birthday Cups and juices Sleeping in the tent on my bed Potato fries Lolly and Pop’s house Grandma and Grandpa’s house - Chloe
Inside My Heart… Blue sky Disneyland Vanilla and chocolate ice cream Christian, Jill and Deb My sister Jazzy… I’m never scared when she’s around. - Bailey
Inside My Heart… Paris, Chicago and Connecticut to visit my family Sugarfish Salmon sushi Hand-cut tuna rolls My dad, my mom, and my nanny. Syd too. I like to go to the park and have hot chocolate. - Dashiell
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Inside My Heart… Sky Birds My dogs Kona and Bessie (who both have boo boos) Going to Islands with my nanny Blanca Playing on the trampoline in Wyoming with my family I like to go everywhere with my family. - Evan
Inside My Heart… Marshmallows Starburst Watching birds in Hawaii Reading a book about butterflies Lots of love for my dog Dee Dee - Izzy
Inside My Heart… Snowy mountains The Willows McDonald’s cheeseburgers and fries I love when my dad gives me Kinder Eggs. - Ike
Inside My Heart… Lollipops A sushi conveyor belt My mom and dad My brother Jill and Christian Charo, my dog I love going to Toronto with my family. I get to see my cousins there. I love to sleep too. - India
Developmental Kindergarten
Inside My Heart… Legos Candy Bagels and yogurt My mom, dad My sister Friedrich I love myself! - Leopold
Inside My Heart… Mommy and Daddy Braydon Grandma and Grandpa I like to go to restaurants. I like to eat the long pasta with my family. I like to travel all over with my family. I love my whole family. - Maddox
Inside My Heart… New York Chocolate chip mango ice cream Tuna and rice sushi with seaweed around it My dad, my brother Liam, and my mom I love to play Monopoly. - Lev
Inside My Heart… Playing on the swings Connecticut Starburst Pasta with cheese My mommy, my daddy My sister, my brother My nanny - Mia
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Inside My Heart… Great Wolf Lodge Hamburgers with ketchup Dave and Buster’s My friend Bailey - Olive
Inside My Heart… Carrots San Diego My great-great grandpa who died My dog Gigi is special, and I miss him because he’s with another guy. - Addy
Inside My Heart… Garlic sauce Maui My grandma My mom when she’s a monster Playing with my dolls Me, when I was a baby - Sara
Inside My Heart… A rainbow Cupcakes with sprinkles Japan with my mom and my brother Disneyland My Nonna who died - Azzy
Developmental Kindergarten
Inside My Heart… A rainbow Mexico Apples, bananas, oranges Watermelon My mommy and daddy Pepperoni pizza Azzy looking at the clouds - Birdie
Inside My Heart… A blue bird A dead bird Legoland Artichokes - Finn
Inside My Heart… Princess shoes Heart pancakes Cucumbers with hummus I like to play with my brother because he’s very funny. I love my pet spider but he passed away. - Ella
Inside My Heart… Hawaii Lightning Slippers Dinosaur claws Plain pizza My brother is special to me and we are holding hands. A wall was coming down on him and I blocked it. - Jack
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Inside My Heart… The zoo A jaguar-machine A bed for sleep-overs Grandma’s house Red sausage My mom - Julian
Inside My Heart… Peaches and pears My brother Luca My dog Ollie I like to go to the mall I like to play with Oak and Jack - Marlow
Inside My Heart… Riding on a carousel My bunny Jack Watermelon My Gigi My Mommy’s face - Lillian
Inside My Heart… Donuts Popsicle Lollipops Kickball Sports enrichment Playing games with my mom Playing catching with my daddy The queen on a chess board Being cozy in my bed The car that takes me to my grandma and grandpa - Micah
Developmental Kindergarten
Inside My Heart… Brownies Vanilla cake Cheese pizza My mommy - Oak
Inside My Heart… Chex Mix Nerf guns Pizza Arizona Legoland William My mom - Sam
Inside My Heart… New York Mexico A rainbow Grandma Patty My daddy pushing me on the swing. I love hide-and-seek more than pizza. - Quinn
Inside My Heart… Legoland Pepperoni pizza Bananas Finn, my best friend My grandma in Arizona - Tiago
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Inside My Heart‌ A banana Rubik’s Cube A moustache from my Grandpa A checkmark Plants and roses Me and my dad - Wyatt
Blue Kindergarten
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat cheese pizza everyone gets to go to Apple Farm and we send dogs in submarines In my big world
to get food for people
Ace
In my big world everyone gets to eat banana boats everyone gets to go to the Santa Monica Pier and we bring more cute baby animals to homeless people who want pets
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat vanilla sundaes everyone gets to go to Florida and Disney World and we give out Cheetos to people who don’t have any money to buy food
Anabelle
Adelaide
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Blue Kindergarten
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat chocolate cupcakes with rainbow sprinkles everyone gets to paint rainbows and we make stairs up to our building so anyone can walk up
Ava
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat vanilla cupcakes with an extra layer of frosting everyone gets to go to Disneyland with their parents and every character comes alive, so kids can play with them
Avi
Blue Kindergarten
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat jalapeno peppers everyone gets to go to Fiji and we go to school and do art every day In my big world
Ben
In my big world everyone gets to drink frozen blue water everyone gets to study megalodons and we help any cute or dangerous lions, cats, and dogs that are sick and hurt
Carter
In my big world In my big world everyone gets to eat vanilla ice cream cones everyone gets to bring eels and magical unicorns to me so I can send their spells to help friends when they’re sad Chandler
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Blue Kindergarten
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat M & Ms everyone gets to play in the rain every day and we take care of all the zoos
In my big world
Emily
In my big world everyone gets to eat chocolate cookies everyone gets to watch movies with my mom and if anyone needs games, I can give them to them
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat cake that can walk everyone gets to go swimming with lemon sharks and we rain rainbows
Cyrus
CJ
Blue Kindergarten
In my big world In my big world everyone gets to eat chocolate candy In my big world
everyone gets to run up a whole hill and we feed all the plants water
In my big world
Harlow
everyone gets to eat marshmallows with graham crackers and chocolate everyone gets to walk their dog and run with him and when people are hurt, I’ll get a lot of Band-Aids so if they break their legs I can help them
Deia In my big world In my big world everyone gets to eat plain cheese pizza everyone gets to go to Universal and go on the tram and we make Hot Wheels cars for the whole city Greyson
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In my big world In my big world everyone gets to eat Oreo and cake ice cream everyone gets to play with Lego sets every day and it snows red and we get to have a snowball fight in it Jonah
In my big world In my big world everyone gets to eat salmon sushi everyone gets to swim with fishies in the sea
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat chocolate ice cream everyone gets to go to Las Vegas to see my friends Jackson and Conner and we all go to museums and parks
Jordan R.
and we get pizza if everybody’s hungry Jordan W.
Blue Kindergarten
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat cherry ice cream every day everyone gets to color on paper and we give all the pets in the world food, so they don’t die
Kasi
In my big world In my big world everyone gets to eat broccoli everyone gets to color mandalas and we bring more stuffed animals to the world to help people sleep
IN MY BIG WORLD
IN MY BIG WORLD EVERYONE GETS TO EAT MARSHMALLOW ICE CREAM EVERYONE GETS TO LEARN GYMNASTICS AND WE CLEAN UP ALL THE DIRTY PAPER AND PLASTIC, SO IT DOESN’T GO INTO THE OCEAN
LIAT
Kian
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Blue Kindergarten
In my big world In my big world everyone gets to eat cheese pizza and milkshakes with ice cream on the side everyone gets to pretend to eat their food and give it to their dog and we take down the buildings that are tipping over and build them perfectly straight In my big world
Louisiana In my big world everyone gets to eat spaghetti with butter everyone gets to go to the aquarium and get a stuffed octopus and we feed ducks all the time Rama In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat seaweed with rice and cucumbers everyone gets to go to Disneyland and eat pineapple ice cream and we take care of eagles and give them mice
Noah
Blue Kindergarten
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat honeycombs with butter everyone gets to swim with sharks and turtles and I’ll be the leader of chocolate, so if people are starving
I can send chocolate to their mouths
Phoenix
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat a vanilla ice cream floatie everyone gets to go to Disneyland and we all take care of lemonade stands
Rae
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Blue Kindergarten
In my big world In my big world everyone gets to eat milkshakes and chocolate everyone gets to go to Santa Monica Pier with my mom and we grow more vegetables for people to eat so they can have more life Rose
In my big world
In my big world everyone gets to eat tall ice cream sundaes everyone gets to be a ballerina and let the dogs dance and we throw a soda party for the cats
Scarlett
Green Kindergarten
Ada’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat cucumber sushi everyone gets to play in the snow and we make maps all around the world, so everyone knows where to go by Ada
Ali’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat strawberries everyone gets to make gingerbread houses and we let people snuggle with kitties by Ali
Ava’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat Hershey bars everyone gets to play kitties with their friends and we clean up paper that nobody uses by Ava M.
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Green Kindergarten
Ava’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat cookies and ice cream everyone gets to go to Legoland and we all have healthy food by Ava T.
Dash’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat avocado rolls everyone gets to go to the park with my best friend, Riley and we won’t play in the shower, so we can save water by Dashiel Darla’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat marshmallows everyone gets to go to the beach, go to the car, and change to go to the Pier and we pick up oil out of the ocean by Darla
Green Kindergarten
Everest’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat red flavor popsicles everyone gets to go to the beach in Florida and we will not kill animals by Everest
Gavin’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat pink cotton candy everyone gets to go to Disneyland and we recycle cans, plastic, and metal by Gavin
Gideon’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat chocolate chip ice cream everyone gets to play with Legos and every house will have a pool by Gideon
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Green Kindergarten
Iyla’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat hot melted chocolate with whipped cream everyone gets to swim in my grandma’s pool and we give people money to buy food and water by Iyla
James’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat cucumber rolls everyone gets to play flag football and we don’t throw plastic in the ocean, we’ll make new things out of plastic by James
Juju’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat buttery popcorn everyone gets to watch shows with clowns with cotton candy hair and we save animals that are not safe by Julia
Green Kindergarten
Juliana’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat yummy apples everyone gets to go on my big trampoline and we all have milk and cookies by Juliana
Kennedy’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat chocolate and strawberry cake everyone gets to go to go on a water slide with my sister, Naya and we give everybody green beans by Kennedy
Kit’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat pink lemonade popsicles everyone gets to dance with my sister, Birdie and we give all the homeless people homes by Katherine
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Green Kindergarten
Lincoln’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat any kind of sushi everyone gets to go to Disneyland and see all the Avengers and we’ll give everybody homes and candy by Lincoln
Mateo’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat pasta with meatballs everyone gets to wrestle with Lincoln and we’ll throw all the bad guys in trash cans by Mateo
Missy’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat cotton candy everyone gets to go to a water park and we get all the bad guys in jail by Missy
Green Kindergarten
Nico’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat vanilla ice cream with cookies and cream mixed up in a cup everyone gets to watch a baseball game and all the houses have patterns on them made out of candy by Nico
Noah’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat donuts with frosting everyone gets to go to Hawaii with my family and we get rid of cigarette butts by Noah
Rafael’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat spaghetti with meatballs everyone gets to play hide and seek on the yard and we build big buildings on the playground by Rafael
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Green Kindergarten
Romy’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat Kit-Kats everyone gets to go to sleep whenever they want and we only have good germs, not bad germs by Roman
Russ’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat lamb chops everyone gets to go to Great Wolf Lodge and we don’t drink root beer every day by Russell
Tuesday’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat grilled cheese everyone gets to visit their friends in San Francisco and we don’t litter on the beach by Tuesday
Green Kindergarten
Vivi’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat chocolate cake everyone gets to go to the beach and the pier and we pick up plastic bags by Vivienne
Zoey’s Big World
In my big world everyone gets to eat every kind of candy everyone gets to go to the beach with my sister and we all pick up trash by Zoey
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First Grade - 1A
Lonely Anton Sad is blue like the sky in London It sounds like wind howling It tastes like water dripping to the ground It makes me feel lonely -Anton The Artistic Cat Poem Poetry is an artistic cat making friends He made art for his friends - Ava I’m Not Going to Write! I’m not going to write about garbage I’m not going to write about gifts I’m not going to write about blood I’m not going to write about pens I am going to write about puppies - Atlas Loved Loved is red like hearts It sounds like purple wind It tastes like chocolate ice cream It makes me feel like rainbows - Brittan
First Grade - 1A
My Purple Ducky Poetry is my purple ducky Singing in a forest - Bryn
Unicorn Poetry is a fluffy unicorn in the clouds Eating a cupcake with words on it - Clementine
I’m Not Going to Write! I’m not going to write about turkey I’m not going to write about refrigerators I’m not going to write about cheese I’m not going to write about mice I am going to write about puppies - Gabriel
Connecting Words Poetry is a word connecting to another word And it can rhyme - Greta
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Poetry is… Poetry is an artistic cat flying on a bat Going to a mat - Henry
I’m Not Going to Write! I’m not going to write about Velcro I’m not going to write about spiders I’m not going to write about pencils I’m not going to write about fun I am going to write about Phoebe - Joey
I’m Not Going to Write! I’m not going to write about a t-rex I’m not going to write about a cat I’m not going to write about a spaceship I’m not going to write about a bird I am going to write about the army - Julian
Tornados and Volcanos Angry is red like a wind storm. It sounds like tornados. It tastes like salsa. It makes me feel like a volcano. - Kati
First Grade - 1A
Poetry is‌ Poetry is an igloo full of ideas
That melts into a big sentence.
A ball bouncing full of words That bounces into a tree. - Lily
The Scary Train Rushed is white like you’re falling into a pit. It sounds like fast music. It tastes like pizza flavored ice cream. It makes me feel like a scary train. - Luca D-C
Gummy Land Calm is green like a flower blooming
It sounds like hard rain dropping from the sky. It tastes like gummy bears.
It makes me feel like the sun going down over the moon. - Luca W. Lonely Lonely is blue like the ocean.
It sounds like water. It tastes like salt.
It makes me feel bored. - Luka
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Spinning Poetry Poetry is the Earth spinning Around the sun When it gets too close It explodes with story. - Margalo
This is Poetry Poetry is me watching Hamilton And I feel the experience It is sad
-Rollins The Fluffy Sword Poetry is fluffy swords touching me It makes me feel calm - Milo Cotton Candy Poetry is cotton candy getting eaten It is very sugary - Ryder
Poetry is Rainbows Poetry is a polar bear eating fish for dinner. It is a rainbow following the scent of gold. Trees are swaying in the breeze. Hearts are breaking. - Rory
First Grade - 1A
Water Poetry is water in a cup That looks like the breeze in the wind It feels like swimming in a pool - Steele
Words Crawling in the Apple Poetry is an egg cracking into an apple That has a bunch of words Crawling into the apple - Tyler
Stars Moving Poetry is a star slowly moving across the sky Leaving words behind - Wren
Incredible Lights Incredible is yellow like saving a cat from a tree. It sounds like a good dance party. It tastes like Oreos. It makes me feel safe. - Zach
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First Grade - 1B
I Am, I’m Not I’m not going to write about Legos I’m not going to write about musical chairs I’m not going to write about chubby dogs I’m not going to write about tomatoes I am going to write about cute puppies Ariadne Green Monkey Calm is green like a leaf on a palm tree It sounds like wind blowing in the trees It tastes like water in your mouth It makes me feel like a stuffed monkey Bea
Pugs I’m not going to write about horses I’m not going to write about L.O.L. Dolls I’m not going to write about the rainforest I’m not going to write about Pokémon I am going to write about pugs Blake
Fun Fortnite I’m not going to write about rot I’m not going to write about worms I’m not going to write about toasters I’m not going to write about guts I am going to write about videogames Bob
First Grade - 1B
Africa I’m not going to write about my dreams I’m not going to write about my mom I’m not going to write about my life I’m not going to write about the sea I am going to write about Africa Calvin Ultimate Fire Ultimate is red like fire It sounds like fast jets going to the airport It tastes like swordfish It makes me feel like running into a tunnel Carter
The Things About Me I’m not going to write about mealworms I’m not going to write about paper I’m not going to write about superheroes I’m not going to write about the rainforest I am going to write about stars Dharma
Cookie Monster I’m not going to write about Pokémon I’m not going to write about love I’m not going to write about life I’m not going to write about pugs I am going to write about a horse named Cookie Monster Iris
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First Grade - 1B
The Gray Car Uncontrolled is gray like a Tesla It sounds like a car driving on cement It tastes like oil It makes me feel like I am epic Jaxon Confident Twix Confident is yellow like a sweet gingerbread man It sounds like a waterfall in the rainforest It tastes like Twix the candy It makes me feel like I could scream Joey
The Way I’m Sad Sad is blue like water dripping down It sounds like birds squeaking It tastes like salty water It makes me feel like worms underground Kate
Yes and No I’m not going to write about slime I’m not going to write about backpacks I’m not going to write about faces I’m not going to write about tongues I am going to write about puppies Layla
First Grade - 1B
I’m Not Going to Write About an Umbrella I’m not going to write about dragons I’m not going to write about gum I’m not going to write about goblins I’m not going to write about an umbrella I am going to write about 1966 Batman Liam Jealousy Jealous is purple like raspberry flavored jelly It sounds like laughter from kids It tastes like hot peppermint tea It makes me feel like slow dripping liquid Olivia C.
Friends I’m not going to write about apples I’m not going to write about clouds I’m not going to write about owls I’m not going to write about pictures I am going to write about my friends Eloise
Narwhals I’m not going to write about pugs I’m not going to write about me I’m not going to write about my toys I’m not going to write about mealworms I am going to write about Narwhals Nate
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I’m Not Going to Write About a Ball I’m not going to write about a fat cat I’m not going to write about a spooky beetle I’m not going to write about a ball I’m not going to write about a bin helper I am going to write about Mabel Olivia S.
I’m Not Going to Do This I’m not going to write about jobs I’m not going to write about creepy people I’m not going to write about clocks I’m not going to write about numbers I am going to write about animals Pepper
Green Epic is green like alligators It sounds like a bat screeching in my ear It tastes like ice cream with sprinkles It makes me feel like riding on a train in a cave Quinn
Feelings Brave is light yellow Like the sun shining on me It sounds like the wind blowing on my back It tastes like tea with sugar It makes me feel like birds flying on the clouds Remy
First Grade - 1B
Donuts with Sprinkles I’m not going to write about worms I’m not going to write about pickles I’m not going to write about keychains I’m not going to write about pencils I am going to write about donuts with sprinkles Stella
Hugs I’m not going to write about daddy long-legs I’m not going to write about Chinese noodles I’m not going to write about a fat cat I’m not going to write about backpacks I am going to write about hugging Thatcher
The Warm Blanket Tired is deep, deep green, Like a warm blanket that’s really thick It sounds like the wind is blowing softly in the forest It tastes like orange chicken from Panda Express It makes me feel like I don’t want to go to the table William
Tired Tired is green like a meadow It sounds like a normal cloud It tastes like broccoli that is overcooked It makes me feel like laying on soft grass Wyatt
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Second Grade- 2A
The Animal Feelings Sometimes I feel as a hungry as a very skinny dog Sometimes I feel as slow as a turtle running Sometimes I feel as squished as a bug sitting in between a family Sometimes I feel as happy as a cat getting a massage Alan
The Wetness of Rain The water flooding Wetness covering my hair Wet rain raining hard Alex Raining Hard Rain floods the big streets Water gushing very fast Feeling excited Andrew
The Crazy Poem Sometimes I feel as hungry as a monster that eats every second Sometimes I feel as comfortable as a sofa in a foam pit Sometimes I feel as creative as an artist that can invent crazy things But today I want to feel as crazy as a person eating five bags of sugar Bella
Second Grade - 2A
Storyteller My hair is like tiny pictures of glass that are dangerous to touch My arms are like tubes that can be wiggly strings and strong like monkey bars My shoulders are like pointy knives My throat is like the strongest worm that lives in the dessert I live in space lava that is from the scalding hot sun that reach up to a million degrees Blake
Sunshine Poem It is sparkly It sparkles in the sunshine Behold the glitter Calliope
Rain Water gushing down Ripples dropping on the pools I love the clear rain Ceylon
My Item Reminds me of a dolphin Swimming in the beautiful blueish greenish ocean Traveling around America Cotton
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Second Grade- 2A
Dylan’s Story Sometimes I feel as crazy as DK-er after eating 40 buckets of candy Sometimes I feel as confident as George Washington in the war Sometimes I feel as cool as an explosion with sunglasses But today I want to feel as happy as a tiger that just ate a cheetah Dylan
Animal Feelings Sometimes I feel as excited as an elephant in the water splashing Sometimes I feel as sad as a puppy crying for a treats Sometimes I feel as happy as a bunny nibbling carrots But today I want to feel as speedy as a tiger chasing its prey Edyn
My Feelings Sometimes I feel as hungry as a gray hippopotamus Sometimes I feel as magical as a butterfly Sometimes I feel as happy as my sister seeing me But today I want to feel as excited as Olivia about to have a sleepover with me Elena
Lovely Ocean The ocean is clear Waves can go every which way Lovely at the night Elsie
Second Grade - 2A
The Ocean The ocean is blue The ocean is very deep Fish live in the sea Issac The Dinosaur My toes are like pencils My head is like an oval with spikes My lips are like red fruit roll ups My body is like a giant bear body I live in 1,000 B.C. and eat rotten flesh Jackson
The Sparkly Glitter Glitter is sparkly Everybody clap your hands I love my best friends Liana The Flying Sea The sea under waves Crashing flying rainbow wings Covering the sky Lila
The Ocean The urchin grabbed hard The ocean is very rough Sharks are nocturnal Mason
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Second Grade- 2A
Rain Little drops on cars Water gushing out of storm drains The water is cold
The Cold Rain Tiny explosions A bottle flips in the rain Earth sounds like thunder
Clouds pick up water Falling on the window shield Sounds like clamping feet
Philip
Playing in the rain I really really love rain Supa dupa fun Max My Feelings Sometimes I feel as tired as a hibernating bear Sometimes I feel as scared as a mouse being chased by a cat Sometimes I feel as settled as a pillow in my bed But today I want to feel as normal as a clock Miles
Olivia’s Poem My arms are like swords My legs are like rockets My eyes are like diamonds My nose is like a mountain I live in a grave and eat lava Olivia
Raindrops Little drops on cars Amazing clouds dropping rain A drop on a house Listen to the rain The rain is so beautiful Its dropping on schools It’s so beautiful Rain dropping out of a pipe The rain is so loud Ryland
Second Grade - 2A
Blue Sea Blue sea turtles swim In the shiny summer sky I love rainy days Skye
The World of Death My nails are like a blade My hair is like metal My arms are like sticks My legs are like a wall I live in a death world and I eat blood Tess
The Rain Poem Running through the rain Hitting the floor like lightning Clouds are getting gray Theo Rain Falling on my roof Water gushing out of tubes Like a swimming pool Violet
The Poem of Feelings Sometimes I feel as happy as a dog climbing a tree Sometimes I feel as sad as a cat purring at home Sometimes I feel as athletic as a basketball player playing basketball But today I want to feel as happy as a team who won a football game William
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Second Grade - 2B
The Earth I see plants growing, The sun shining on the plants, I smell the cold air. By Andrew
Sometimes I Feel‌ Sometimes I feel as happy as a puppy running! Sometimes I feel as smart as Albert Einstein answering E=MC2. Sometimes I feel as mad as a red flame. But today I want to feel as calm as the ocean. By Arden
The Beautiful Breeze Rain trickling down, Puddles floating in the air, The breeze is humming and I am singing. By Ava
Feelings Sometimes I feel as blank as a white piece of paper. Sometimes I feel as cranky as a tiger. Sometimes I feel as calm as a panda. But today I want to feel as happy as a star. By Benjamin
Second Grade - 2B
Pretty Girl Sometimes I feel as funny as a comedian laughing. Sometimes I feel as nauseous as a dead person’s belly. Sometimes I feel as sad as a puppy crying. But today I want to feel as pretty as Kim Kardashian. By Brooklyn
Me My bones are like skinny tubes that can fit golf balls. My head is a basketball that is firing into the basket. My brain is like a volleyball bouncing on someone’s head. My feet are like wiggly strings. I live in LA and eat pizza. By Conor
Cookies Cookies have sprinkles, Cookies are very yummy, Some cookies are bad. By Dalton
Beautiful Feelings Sometimes I feel as excited as a wave crashing into a hill. Sometimes I feel as tired as a soft bed. Sometimes I feel as sad as a graveyard. But today I want to feel as happy as a rainbow. By Elettra
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Second Grade - 2B
Doritos in Clouds People with coats, People eating Doritos, Foggy clouds come. By Emma The Rain Poem The crazy rain on my head, What to do in the cold rain, Do not like rain fall. By Harlie
The Weirdest Poem Ever Sometimes I feel as blank as a sheet of paper. Sometimes I feel as slow as a sloth who tries to run but falls on its face. Sometimes I feel as noisy as a tv on its highest level. But today I want to feel as relaxed as a baby puppy sleeping. By JAC
Sometimes I Don’t Know What to Call This Sometimes I feel as lazy as a baby who just crawled in circles 10 times. Sometimes I feel as left out as a piece of paper with no purpose. Sometimes I feel as calm as the ocean on a pretty day. But today I want to feel as peppy as a kangaroo jumping. By Jordan M.
Second Grade - 2B
Panda Sometimes I feel as happy as a newborn baby panda. Sometimes I feel as funny as Lex and Harlie. Sometimes I feel as left out as a baby tiger that can’t play with others. But today I want to feel as excited as friends playing with me. By Jordyn
Untitled Orange, smooth, oval, Fat, hard, round, orange pumpkin, Sitting on the desk. By Joshua
The Smart and Beautiful Poem Sometimes I feel as smart as a scientist. Sometimes I feel as beautiful as a butterfly. Sometimes I feel as focused as a kid working really hard. But today I want to feels as happy as a sun. By Lexington
How I See The Rain Boots splash in the rain, Birds squawking on a wet tree, Blue blocks like a sponge. By Liam B.
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The Rain Wet dirt is yucky, Wet all over the floor, Footballs are soggy. By Liam C. Liliana’s Poem My hair is like a soft pillow. My heart is like a hot fire. My feet are big like big books. My arms are likes waves that crash. I live in a garden and eat flowers. By Liliana
The Birthday Sometimes I feel as broken as a cut open heart. Sometimes I feel as strong as an American Ninja Warrior. Sometimes I feel as tired as a homeless person sleeping for a day. But today I want to feel as happy, as if it’s my birthday. By Michael
The Rain The rain made weird sounds, Rain keeps me up all night long, Boots squeaking on floor. By Rafa
Second Grade - 2B
Nickie Boy My feet are like little lizards crawling. My ears are like stretchy putty. My brain is a bomb exploding. My hair is like a rocket ship going to outer space. I live in a swamp forest and eat swamp creatures. By Nick Boots Boots are for walking, There are boots that are furry, Boots are tall too. By Ryder
Ryley Round, orange, crumbly, Smells like Thanksgiving, Smells like spices. By Ryley
Rulers Helps you with measuring, Long tree but skinnier, It helps you draw straight lines. By Rylo
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Second Grade - 2B
Rain Falling Down Blue blocks like a sponge, Rain falls in trees and is wet, Boots splash in the rain. By Simone
A Round, Smooth Oval A round, smooth, oval, Looks like my round scooter wheel, sunny, gem, sparkles. By Sonny
Sometimes I Feel Sometimes I feel as happy as a sun shining. Sometimes I feel as blank as a cup of water. Sometimes I feel as crazy as loud music. But today I want to feel as relaxed as a carpet laying on the ground. By Sydney C.
Rain Day Boots splashing like waves, Children playing in the puddles, Cars drive in the rain. By Sydney K.-S.
Third Grade - 3A
Ripped People walk by but they don’t notice it sitting there on the light it’s ripped and dirty but it thinks about what it could do when it gets down By Baer
Raspberries Very juicy, right? Some can be very bitter But not usually
By Asher P.
The Owl An owl is like a lonely book, It’s hoot is like a hoping call, It flies like a silent cat, It’s wings are like the cat’s feet, Swooping down on it’s prey like a prancing cheetah, Sleeping like a dozing dog, Gliding away like a phoenix. By Asher H.
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The window in the wall
Its done its adventures Now it’s time for me to do mine
In the world beyond Dream big.
Hold on to it.
Work on it till it’s right.
Stick to it like pink bubble gum. Work hard.
By Hazel
Cubing
Cubing is so fun It’s like a puzzle You never know how it’s going to turn out Kind of like a present Or a good book We could do it everyday Everyone wants to open the present And crack the code By Auden
Third Grade - 3A
Watch me From Above Sleep in the stars Drink the clouds Watch me from above Give me advice in my hardest moments Rest in the moon Play with the galaxy Give me my dreams Watch me from above Guard my secrets Bring peace to my world Watch me from above You gave me my story Guide me through the dark You gave me my friends Watch me from above You paint the sky with color you gave me my hopes you gave me laughter you watch me from above
By Birdie
The Chair The chair can talk a lot It won’t ever stop The chair does it a lot Now that it can talk The chair won’t ever stop Help me please It’s not stopping Come and help By Aiden
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Strange Things! I have A desk made of slime
A pencil made of water A pool made of clay A bed made of cotton A beanbag made of little plastic balls A laptop made of technology A drawing made of skill A basketball made of air A TV made of light A book saying The End. By Cameron
Sometimes Sometimes I go to birthday parties Sometimes I eat spaghetti with no sauce Sometimes I read books about cats Sometimes I get new pencils from target Sometimes I eat vanilla cupcakes with blue frosting Sometimes I feel happy at the park By Jaydin
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Rushing Thoughts A million thoughts spilling through my head, I try to reach for one I don’t dare let go. I go back to reality, nothing is in human reach. I don’t know what to do from here. My boundaries are dangerous but there is a spark of safety. Just a small hopeless spark. Was the thought a judgment? A dream A hope? no way to tell. By Harper
Hungry shark Shark Swimming in the Ocean, it flies through The air catching it’s prey, gone Down Down By Levi
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Behind the ‌.‌. Behind the wall is a gloomy place Behind the bed is a dreamy place
Behind the gate is where the guard dog sleeps Behind the obstacle is a way to freedom Behind the deadly times is where peace comes alive Behind the dragon is where the baby lies Behind the hydra the treasure comes alive Behind the fire the water consumes hate Behind the war is a place that only has peace Behind the hate there is only love left!
By Jackson
Third Grade - 3A
New Universe There is a universe waiting For me, I just can’t see it, Quite yet. By Liam
A Pencil a a a a a a a a a a a
pencil pencil pencil pencil pencil pencil pencil pencil pencil pencil pencil
waiting to be sharpened sitting in a cupboard eager to be used that’s colored red with a bumpy texture with no eraser covered in dust with no lead cracked on the floor no one knows about dead broken destroyed
By Lucy
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Hang On
Threads of silk holding each other’s hands
needing to stay held
Clutching for each other, daring to let go Shaped as if it has been weaved into art Near a bright glamorous skylight Up on a lonely beam Craving to escape Up on a lonely beam that always feels dejected Dancing to the beat of the graceful wind Up on the lonely beam Just standing there not being noticed Up on a lonely beam It’s just deceptive how it looks unreal something that wouldn’t be put in this place called world but here it is, up on a lonely beam Feeling like silk, looking like yarn
Sometimes
Wanting to fly away like the wind
Sometimes I pet my dog
Up on a lonely beam
but there’s no place to go but to stay up on a lonely beam Gazing at the ground Up on a lonely beam By Luella
Sometimes I am happy Sometimes I ride my bike Sometimes I am sad Sometimes I prank my mom and dad Sometimes I feel funny Sometimes I am frustrated Sometimes I walk into a pole Sometimes I write stores Sometimes I dream of Christmas Sometimes I look at the sky
BY Tèa
Third Grade - 3A
Moonlight
A Puppy Dream
O n a moon, on a crater, on a dent, is a univers e that has a light that s hines through my window
A puppy is the sun out shining its light. I never thought I could have one, but now there is still hope. A puppy is a friend waiting to say hello. A puppy is like a flower delicate and beautiful. Puppies are cute and crazy. It can be annoying sometimes. But always know they are just trying to play. And forgive them. Puppies will protect you if the need arises. They are always kind hearted and loving. By Wallace
as if it was n’t there. B y Max
Imagine This Was You I feel bad to think of kids That don’t have parents as nice as mine That don’t take care of their kids Or themselves properly So this is what I would like to say: Fly, fly away, fly away, fly away cause we all know you don’t want to stay. I would give the kid the strength to say: you used me, abused me, and threw me away so I won’t come back until I’m safe By Victoria
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Candyland Soccer Goals made of candy canes Balls like cotton candy made from gold Soccer is like willy Wonka’s factory pictured in my mind like Candyland The rain comes down like a chocolate river The grass like green licorice sticks I feel as happy as one of the children in the factory Hungry to win the game Hungry to be my best But even when I lose I still feel as if I just won Because it’s Candyland after all
By Phoebe.M Aspen Sleeping in the basement Cozy in bed like two dogs snuggling My brother and I are bundled in PJ’s and jackets Rest cozy Excited to sled down the rock Every winter we go to my grandparents’ house in Aspen It’s always warm like the beach My fluffy navy jacket with the patches that say, “I love snow” and pictures of goggles, hot cocoa, and all kinds of winter stuff Waiting on my bean bag chair for snowy adventures Trying to sled around the rock in the middle of the hill behind the house Gondolas that take you to the top where you can ski down A big winter mall surrounded by houses that all look the same Lunch at the place behind the house Air hockey with my dad and cooking with my mom Happy memories with family time together Warm like a soft puppy By Sarah
Third Grade - 3A
Poppyseed Thunderpants Pandacake Wolfe-Carlin Baby boston terrier her body is so tiny Stroke her fur By my side when I am sad Poppy is like a classroom light, she is automatically energetic. She sits in front of the heater in her bed like it is a heat basket. I sit by her side. It is like she is willingly in jail. Her eyes are a deep chestnut with lovely eye capsules that stare at you longingly until you give her a treat. As I stroke my hand down poppy’s back her eyes get all wide like I have put the biggest juiciest treat in front of her. The reaction of when people see her will always be the same. “she’s so cute!” her birthday is in 4 days. She will be turning 1. I will always remember the first time I saw her face. The little paws touched my face. She had been born a few months before. She misses her brother and sisters so much, I wish we could have gotten them all. as me and mommy leave the house she trembles like a leaf. The cute little baby! By Phoebe W.C.
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Story Not a Story There’s a story not a story In an old fat tower. The story is known as an adventure. Taking on a magical world. A land of magic waiting in your dreams of secrets of legends. Dreams are the guide to this world that you design and desire. Magic is real, Magic is dreams! By: Amanda
The yarn is deep blue He has a rose But no one to give it to The yarn is so shy He gives a lonely sigh He does not have a single friend But he knows it’s not the end. --Bonnie
Third Grade - 3B
A lake quiet and soothing. Water drops
like rain. Almost like you want to jump in. The lake is just talking to me. It
splashes like gentle music. Nothing like swimming in a nice lake.
-Braydon
What If What if there were better people in the world? What if there were still dinosaurs? What if pigs had more fame? What if one of my most favorite restaurants were still here? What if people gave more? What if there were more food? What if pigs were not used for food? By Campbell
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Waiting……. Behind the house Behind the hill Behind the statue Behind the door Behind nothing Behind you I stand, waiting for you to turn around…. -Coco
lAZY ORANGE CAT Sometimes I’m a lazy orange cat. Friends chew my string while I sleep all day. My collar is a very light pink. It feels tight against my neck. BY: FRANCES B.
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Wonky Reality Boxes could be kittens Biscuits could be mittens This wonky reality I see Is all just me But if you can imagine and believe You just might see what I see Just take a closer look As the world around you shook Just come with me To my wonky reality Its terrific Its extraordinary Everybody is allowed to enjoy this And it is meant for you So hop on and let me take you away By Gabriele
I dream to fly. I will try. I won’t lie. I will just try. I will shoot across the sky like a shooting star. I will fly like a bird, but as long as I try, I will fly.
BY Jesse
Third Grade - 3B
If I Were in Charge
If I were in charge of the world, I would stop violence. I would take away guns. I also would help homeless people get more food and find a home. I would also help Orcas stay alive. By Grey
Ice Ice dripping, trying to fight the sun ‘til its whole body melts into colorful drips of water like rain. By Go
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When We Are In Charge When We Are In Charge Of The World…. We want to feel free, Respected, Equal. We want to swish and sway every way like an eagle soaring above. Helping the needy, Feeding the poor, Helping everybody around the world. One day they will Play, Being themselves anyway any day. They’ll fly like an eagle, Drift with the wind, Sway with the Ocean, Just like us, But them. By Harper
You need dreams, if you didn’t have dreams you would be doing the future in the past
Third Grade - 3B
Anything When we are in charge of the world, I’d want everybody to feel confident in what they do. Enjoy every minute of life, Feel anything, say anything, be anything To be respected.
By Liana
Solved Sometimes, I am a Rubix Cube, being mixed up and being solved. I will never be solved unless somebody solves my problems. By Max
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Homeless When we are in charge of the world We will be helpful to the homeless people. We’ll get there by making friends with them. So that they won’t feel lonely, They won’t be mean. Then we can help them find homes. Me
By Maya
Shadows Shadows are always left behind. But shadows can always find a way. Shadows are like a man of steel -- a steel that can never be broken… By Nixon
Me walking down life’s lane, not knowing what’s ahead, but sometimes I think I will make things better, sometimes not. Running, getting away from all life’s problems. Boom! My eyes go black, for a second I worry that something is going on but I wake up in my bed having a feeling that I will make things better By Hoyt
Third Grade - 3B
The Future Right now, I have a great life. I have a great school and a great family. If I keep this up, I will have a great life in the future. But sometimes, I think to myself, “What if I have a bad life? What if I am poor?” I know I probably shouldn’t think about that. I bet I will have a great life in the future. By Micah
WHEN WE ARE IN CHARGE OF THE WORLD When we are in charge of the world, we will let no burglars flee. That means we are always feeling safe, respected, proud & loved. Sometimes in life there are hard times. We fight, but nothing can stop you, if you believe in your mind. They may be mean on the outside, but they’re probably just a hot & fluffy marshmallow on the inside.
By Ollie
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Gossip They say I’m crazy like a girl with no diamonds. They say I’m rude like a boy with a temper. They say I’m ugly like a frog in mud. Gossip! Why is there so much gossip? It hurts to have gossip told behind your back. But my true friends say I’m who I am. now the gossip fly’s away from the true me. No gossip.
By Peyton
My Dreams
I dream of working at Microsoft, so I can build away. I dream of being a dad with kids, so I can play all day. I dream of living in paradise, So I can just be free. My dreams are dreams -- don’t take my dreams from me. My Wishes
By Sam T.
I wish my Nana did not die I wish I had a Weiner dog I wish I could do contortion I wish I could sleep in until 9:00 a.m. I wish my parents could live forever I wish for more wishes By Sadie
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The Violin Playing Leaf While passing by, I will not tell a lie, I saw leaves, Dancing like the rain, Then there was one, Playing the violin, For all the other leaves, On the tree.
By Sam G.
What is life? What is life? Is it a story? Is it a dream? No, life can be what you make it be. It can be you sleeping at your house. Or It could be you at school doing math. Life can be anything If you think about the future‌
By Sam F.
If We Were in Charge of the World If we were in charge of the world, everybody would be free. No war would happen. There would be no homeless people anymore in the world. By Ryder
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Why? Why do people eat out of their mouth? Why are people mean? Why don’t I know everybody? Why do we have chairs or desks? Why can’t we sit on the floor? Why do we have grammar? Why don’t we have UNICORNS? Why are puppies so cute? Why do we have paper? Why not write on trees? Why do we have math? Why do we have homework? Why can’t you see Santa? Why does he hide? It’s like he’s a spy. Mom, he’s too round to be a spy Right, oh please tell me why! Oh, why? Just tell me why. ~Addison
Ladder to the mountain I don’t See People climbing I don’t See People skiing I don’t See The moon in the sky I don’t See You But I do see an exploding star ~Annabel
I DON’T LIKE POETRY! It’s way too boring It has to make sense I never know what to write about It’s too precise Involves too much thinking Too much pressure Please believe me, I’ve given you enough reasons, right? Please help me I don’t get this I really don’t like poetry! ~Eliza
Fourth Grade - 4A
The Popping Skunk Pop! Pop! What’s that Flop! Aw, it’s a Skunk That’s in complete luck by me and we will have some fun in the sun Pop! Pop! Please stop making that annoying sound it just seems so round Skunks don’t do that so just go back
Please stop making that Pop! Pop! Pfft you’re no help So, go get some kelp Aw, I’m sorry Skunk I am sorry that I’ve been so mean As you were so keen It’s okay. Thank you Skunk Pop! Pop! ~Ava
My Mind Is A Roller Coaster err Haha Waa *sniff *sniff Haa My mind is crazy Strange and cool Nerdy Loving Weird Funny Hmmm What happens next I’m about to explode Oh no, oh no But I don’t get it It’s almost like My mind is a roller coaster Yay That’s right ~Eden
12:15 The hour of a nice toasty surprise awaiting me for lunch. The hour of me carrying my meal to the library steps. I see my friends waiting for me. The hour of the kids playing hide and seek on the structure. The hour of the rush to get into the classroom to sit down and rest. ~Arthur
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The Sorrow I don’t see the clouds I don’t see the birds I don’t see the sun I don’t see the magic I don’t see the stars I don’t see the story I don’t see the color I don’t see the people All I see is darkness and sorrow ~Elle
The Hour of: 6:30 am The hour of me getting out of bed The hour of eggs and chocolate chip waffles The hour of mint toothpaste going swish, swish, swish in my mouth Reaching for clothes in the back of my closet Then, my brother playing the piano While I pack my bag with A sandwich, cookies, and chips The hour of shoes on my feet Waiting by the front door I open the door and hear Birds chirping in the trees Cold wind rushes through my hair The hour of cars driving through my neighborhood I wait on the bench in the front yard As the house alarm is constantly beep, beep, beeping My family comes outside to take me to school Minutes later I get to school My parents say, “Have a nice day at school!” The hour of playing with my friends on the yard We go in and my friends chat with me on the way to the classroom The hour of math in my head The hour of…
~Felicity
Fourth Grade - 4A
Space It’s not quite infinite It’s not quite contained But it stretches out across the page It’s not quite black It’s not quite blue But it’s somewhat of a mix between the two It’s not quite dense Although it has gravity It’s still not as dense as an atom in you and me Only in certain circumstances is it livable But people have come back to tell the tale It’s colder than my freezer But not as cold as liquid nitrogen The hot spots are the stars You see in the Sky that never ends -Henry How To Torture Your Brothers Be loud and annoying Smack on your food Burp in their face If they say a potty mouth word, scream, “I’m telling!” Make up excuses to tell on them Sneeze on them Listen to music really loud next to them During a meal tell them there is something in the room and then Take a nice sip of their drink and take a handful of food. Take their video game controller When they lose start laughing Take their device when they’re sleeping and lock them out of their device. Delete all of their apps Check who he has been texting. These are a couple of ways to torture your brothers ~Juliayn
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SPOOKY SKATEBOARDING Zooming fast through streets on a Halloween night People wear scary costumes I see some frightening houses Speeding through fog Skeletons popping up at me A photo with a horrifying background People saying “Trick or Treat!” or “Happy Halloween!” You can hear a high pitched screaming from being terrified
SPOOKY SKATEBOARDING ~JANE
Basketball Spring spring Goes the thing Swish swish Goes the ball Bang bang goes the glass splash splash goes the net boom boom goes the ball when I dribble eeeeeennnnnnnnnn!!!! goes the buzzer When I win ~Leo
Fourth Grade - 4A
Wednesday at the Willows Early morning, driving car Then dropped off, at the door. Skipping, jumping, running, play And Now it’s time to start the day! We start with math, and I say, “Yay!”, But everyone else just says, “Neigh!” I jot down numbers, letters, signs. Then close my book, cause it’s snack time! First I eat, then I play, With caring friends that all say, “Yay!” Until we stop while teachers say, “4a we have music today!” Tick, tock, bang Ring, ring, rang With instruments we love to play! Making music, all is fun, Now poetry has just begun! Working rhymes with our best times As we jot until the end of the day! But wait we’re done, Planets have begun So we’ll start right now, today! Mercury, Mercury, poster, sign. Jotting up games of mine. Writing, rehearsing, yawning, tired. Carpool starts up for awhile. And while I’m sitting in my car, I think if I could have done more. I wonder what the world would be, Without the Willows, life for me. ~Matti
WORK DAYS I wake up in the morning My hair all messed and dry I pound my alarm clock forcefully Well… maybe I just try I run into the kitchen I burn my eggs and toast But wait something’s missing It was the bacon I had to roast. I sit and sit in traffic I punch the horn and yell The cars doing the same And smoke’s coming out of the grill. I stampede into my office I sit down in my chair My computer showing e-mails I forgot my messy hair. Everyone in the office is staring I try not to cry But then at that very moment My computer just dies. I go into my meeting I sit down with my boss I try not to fade While he yaps about the cost. I head into the break room I grab a cup of tea I spill it on my pants It looks like I just peed. When I get home that night I open the door to see I have left the oven on And the gas is going “wheeee!” I rush to turn it off I succeed for once in the day I plump down on my bed And learn that I sat on some clay. I sit down on my sofa I try not to cry I know tomorrow is a new day And I let out a large sigh. ~Wyatt
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Nine Things I Keep In My Backpack A huge lunch box with tons of food that can last a year A folder with a bunch of homework that would take decades to finish A Rubik’s cube that I can’t even solve A pencil that I haven’t used in five years It’s like a blackhole A bed What? How did this get in here? Sticky notes that no longer stick Pop tart crumbs that a starving cat won’t eat Smelly socks my dog won’t chew Crumbled up art I should throw away ~Max
5:00 PM The hour of freedom a screen flashing before me The hour of resting my brain relaxing The hour of playing video games Having fun The hour of settling down preparing for dinner ~Miles
The Ladder to the Moon I do not see the box I cannot see where to start But I do not need the box if there is a ladder to the moon Do I climb it? No Do I take it down? No What do I do? Climb No OH I got it I will get my friends No There are no stars So Never mind Do I come tomorrow No what do I do? ~Nico
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Mischievous Red Raspberries
The
Mischievous R E D Raspberries Take Over Vegetable
Drawer S T U F F I N G Their faces with last year’s Halloween candy! Cracking The Eggs Taking baths in milk ~Nikki
SWEET PIRATES Hugging each other Kissing each other In the Caribbean sea Looking at The sunset Eating cotton candy And chocolate Drinking Pinot Noir Singing “A Pirate’s Life” all morning long Wearing gold from DUSK TO DAWN! ~Theo
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The
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Staring
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Stars. The hour of the dreamer of dreams In a place We’ve all been before Speaking a language we all understand. The Hour Of the ‘beep, beep, beep’ Of the Pool cover Closing for The last time. The hour the rocking disco party that the crickets are invited to. The
hour
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Fourth Grade - 4A
! The Monster Under My Bed! It growls, It snores! But it takes care of two little chores If mom or dad says, “Clean up your room!” or “Put your toys away!” The monster disappears to thin air And makes space for all my things! Sometimes the monster drools or sneezes on my clothes And I get the blame for the stains! Now it’s getting close to Christmas and he eats all my candycanes! ~Sophia
Why do I have to get up this morning? So, my alarm goes off I feel like sleeping more For two minutes I close my eyes The lights turn on I put the covers over my head with my soft blanket, so my mom won’t wake me up “Zach, get out of bed” I am tired Sleepy I don’t want to go to school Once my mom makes me, I get out of bed I just want to find a soft spot to relax I finally get up and my sister takes 20 minutes to eat because she is watching TV We get mad because we are late, my sister is crying. We are stressed. Why did I have to get up this morning? ~Zach
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Dream
Guessing Poem
Has high quality graphics Big and bulky Something electronic Best in the world Starts with letter d What am I? By Alex
Foxy Ripped red fabric covering a silver endoskeleton One silver eye out of order the sign hides him from view Racing down halls be careful of his hook
A dream the world comes to life. Flying up and up to your imagination close your eyes, breathe in the fresh air. Think positive. Let everything brush off your shoulders like a paintbrush brushing to make something beautiful. Now you awaken in your bed safe and happy. By Anna
By Asher
11:11 A.M. The hour of being hangry. The hour of playing fun games before lunch. The sound of my heart beating. The sound of my mom calling me and my brothers for lunch. The time of putting my shoes away. The time of being rested. By Benji
Fourth Grade - 4B
The Moon Negative space
The thing that keeps me SHINING
MY DIVERSITY My light
No birds
NO CLOUDS
No planes
Just my light NOT BRIGHT AS THE SUN
Not s mall as the stars
NOT AS BLINDING AS AN ECLIPSE I DO NOT LAUGH
I DO NOT CRY BUT I AM NOT WITHOUT EMOTION
Who am I?
I AM YOUR MELLOW COMPANION THE MOON
By AVERY
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Wind Chimes Blowing slowly in the wind graceful singing All day and night long hear the whistle almost like the wind moaning When they sing it's almost like a spell There's a galaxy where they come from Unknown Mysterious, glory, swaying, metallic, beauty No one even pays attention to these old, broken wind chimes People just pass by Swaying while hanging they never fall Just keep believing Feel the coldness against your skin Wind keep blowing Chimes keep ringing Chalkboard We all wonder what will they do next Such an unusual thing I help the teacher. to even mention Not heard I’m clean when I’m black, Barely seen but dirty when I’m white. Unreal Just plain They use me for explaining, old I'm on the wall. broken wind chimes A wood outline. By Carrington
I'm like an erasable paper, but I'm not paper. By Cole
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I can... I cannot hear you calling and the wind gliding around the trees But I can feel you climbing up my spine
THE LADDER HELPER
I am a ladder
Not a pro absolutely a hacker B ut Not a normal player But maybe a rookie Climbing on a ladder named Daylen And Daylen will help the Rookie get to his
By Eden
D estiny
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6:15 a.m. When the breeze blows through the door The place where my dogs give me kisses When I get my crunchy toast The place to see the sunrise that gives me positivity 6:15 am in the place I want to be
By Ella
A ___________________ A furry beast that comes to pounce on you when you come home. Fast as a cheetah and slow as a sloth. A human’s best friend. They come in all different shape and sizes. Many different colors, too.
By Hugh
Who am I? Whistle in the wind on a cool, windy day. Singing and humming while I watch people play. An assortment of different colors all in your hands. Wish when I sing, and you might have a chance. Hear my legs click t ogether making beautiful music. It’s all you can hear when there’s no sound around you. Chim chime Chim chime Watching the windchimes all day long By Eloise
Fourth Grade - 4B
The ladder to olympus I am in the air I can see the m oon but not the s un
I cannot be climbed I'm in the light But not the dark I can see olympus Apollo's chariot I’m made with wood, I’m not metal I don't see stars, but I see the planets
By Felix
Headphones I still have that song stuck in my head! But that song isn’t a nice calm song, it’s a very, VERY loud song. I don’t know what it’s called. I don’t get why they listen to this. I also don’t know why the singers even make this awful music. I don’t know anything about music! I just don’t get it! By Julia
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Monster in the Closet In the closet while I sleep, lies the monster that I seek. His name is Rezzoçh the Ancient. His skin is yellow, blue, and green, and he only has a tooth or two. His tongue is blood orange, and I’m sure his feet are too. Speaking of his feet, he has many more than you. Moving on to the subject of school, I forgot my homework a time or two. It ended up in good times too! Sure you think that might be wrong, but I like sitting next to the wall. I’ve done a lot of tests, and I’ve gotten a lot wrong, but I don’t care. You might think that’s bad, but it doesn’t really matter, because eventually, you’ll forget it, and I will too. Anyway, in the end, I go to bed and think to the monster, and school, and the great day I had. Speaking of a great day, I hope you had a good one too. By Jack
Fourth Grade - 4B
A Pen
A pen Writing up and down on a tree A pen Writing side to side like a soft leaf but paper A pen Doing everything it can Writing down every word A million thoughts, life, air A pen Singing off the ink like an angel’s voice All of those things are true, but when you see it, a pen is what you see By Liliana
Expensive Zucchini The grocery store had one zucchini left. It was the last one. So they raised to price to 100,000,000,000,000,000. Mr. Rod sold his house to buy it and it was huge. So he made a boat out of it and sailed away. By Mako
What Am I? Fast like electricity black like rocks hard like metal has electricity in it glides through the air has helpers lands and takes off has wings like a bird. What do you think it is? By Max
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Daisy The flowers have sprung, it’s time for spring. A new year to come with all that bling. A new chance, a new day to rise within. All that matters was blown away. A hurricane of love sitting on a leaf, trying to stand but lifted to the ocean with all that's left. What really matters as it flies away with the smooth touch of a daisy. By Natalie
5:00
I hear the keys drop on the table.
The hour I hear the door open and close. The hour I jump on my dad when he comes home from work. THE HOUR OF My dad !!!!! By Olivia
Fourth Grade - 4B
CRANKY SPONTANEOUS It hates blowing up, it just does It always does! It can't help it! It always, always happens. And again boom! boom!!
BOOM! By Nate
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Peaceful Sounds
Peaceful sounds in my mind Every time I think of them they always make me find that peaceful sounds can be heard Up in the sky, you can hear a bird Down at the beach you can hear the waves crash the kids cheer When the sun starts to set everything starts to get silent but you can still hear sounds like a cricket chirping, an owl hooting And when I start to close my eyes, I can still hear the peaceful sounds I heard today Goodnight By Samantha
Fourth Grade - 4B
How to Sneak Out of Your House
First you need to say you are very tired, then say you love your parents. Say for them to knock on the door and if you don’t answer don’t enter. Lay for a little before they sleep, then put some pillows under your covers and then it’s time to sneak. Now it’s time for you to decide what is next maybe your friend’s house or even a fuller house or maybe a game but I recommend a candy or two. Since I taught you, please bring me with you. Where should we go? We use my idea or yours? Oh and don’t forget when sun rises, get home quick! Or else you will get caught. You wouldn't want that to happen. You might get grounded till December. By Quinn
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My Inner Poet My inner poet likes to fly with the asteroids in space. She likes to play with the earth. She is as big as the galaxy. She knows everything that happens. She lives on the stars. Every night she wishes to have friends and to be small. She can make the stars shoot. Every wish you make she keeps under her pillow. She keeps the bad dreams in a dark cellar that she never even looks at. The good dreams she keeps under her pillow so she can suck them up like a lollypop with no stick. By, Alex
Blank Heavens Blue Stars The Night is Black The Heavens can’t Help You The Blue People come When the Stars Align By Arya
Fifth Grade - 5A
Wondering I regret deciding my past Why do we search for answers? lost memories, scrunched hope vacant yet full my heart beating out of rhythm white lies in the air it's always hard to find the love By: Amelia
Ships Are Sailing to Nowhere The ships are sinking They are doomed to fail They are sailing to a place far away where is nowhere by Brian
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My inner poet My inner poet comes from a rocky outcropping next to the ocean. Every day he climbs down the cliffs to his kayak. Once he gets in his kayak he steers the small boat out to sea, letting the ocean mist calm him. Once he can see nothing but the mist around him, he writes, writes until the fog disappears. Then he fishes, fishes until he can't see the fog around his face. By Asher
To Make Everything Right Just to see the stars Always make things count Find everything in the world Discover all the clouds in the sky Something is right today By Charlotte
Fifth Grade - 5A
My Inner Poet I am very focused, I like to laugh, my name is whatever I want, there is sarcasm inside of me nobody can take it out. I don’t know what the world brings to me, because I don’t see my past. By Clayton
At night when the stars don’t light up anything but the sky This place lights up A giggle or two might come up when you walk in If you think so hard in this castle your thoughts might come true Everyone in the family can come You don’t need directions Because it lights up so much it shows you the way It might be invisible in day but it’s a party at night It’s how YOU
imagined the world to be! BY Cole
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Ideas Everywhere is snowing hard Only with ghosts Evil ideas gone Writing with the quill The clock is telling you what to do The teapot stops pouring Flying high in the air Paper in the trees the apples and oranges no on in the mountains By Emily P.
Missing All You’ve Left Behind Opportunity waits beyond the wall On a wishing tree of life The universe is round Basket of fears Lightbulb of life A vine just about to snap Missing all you’ve left behind Chasing dreams you can never catch Kissing your life goodbye Floating off into the great unknown Hanging off a cliff Moments you cherish for all eternity Cherish them Cherish them, while you can
By Emily R.
Fifth Grade - 5A
Under Tiny Shadows Under tiny shadows could be anything or anyone Under tiny shadows lives a person, scared to come out of its shadow Under tiny shadows someone could be injured You need to watch out what your shadow is going to be By: Emma
It Grows with Every Step I Take Soon it will take over Talking grows for the word Filled with power My every breath a knife Life will step forever Will I ever surface? You must take the leap.
Stars
By Henry
I can see THE sky from here
I won’t say goodbye WORLD
Now there IS but a few
I can say that NOTHING will change what happened BUT maybe if I look up
there, my STARS align
The World is nothing but stars By: Filiz
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Random Words Little old man cry don’t lie Small tears see life Shadows live under bitter truth stars now the right light Only use what you need Consume knowledge Let it absorb you Love it By Isaac
My Inner Poet my inner poet is a lion running though the tall grass jumping into a den making sure kids have good dreams when he walks to his den every night he’s thinking about the dreams and when someone has a nightmare he comes running back to make the bad thoughts go away By Jake M.
Fifth Grade - 5A
Believe
EARTH Gears grinding cars racing rockets running smoke steaming darkness deepening
I look beneath the table of life I watch the stars gleam The surface of my soul sparks There are no feelings The planet is crying colors Live a good life, butterfly The world spins around us all By: Jordan
water rising cars crashing BOOM! Lightning hits quietness around the world cliffs climbing skies dropping the world is dark and scary ghosts arriving from haunted hallways rainbows falling BOOM! Running rainbows flowing streams flying skies it is very near almost here cliffs keep climbing running rivers boats going in and out sailing sun to moon By Julien Schiavone
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Future A world awaits me Big but small forever A dreary dream awakes you Hopeful heart will put trust in me Bubbles fly away By Lexi
When
I react That
When you go L People
leave
that I FEEL LIKE
I Know
And I write about it I
Care
About One minute I’m crying I write I write
Until the pain is
By Lucius
I write about the things
the next I feel better
gone.
Fifth Grade - 5A
The Smiling Man He sings but he cannot hear, he likes movies but he cannot see, you may think oh that sucks but he doesn’t care, he has 3 great siblings, a loving wife, and 2 adorable kids, life is silent for him, life is dark for him, but like I said earlier he is happy, and he is probably more grateful than you or me, you can say he’s perfect but no one is he’s just wonderful by Rio
Hope I will Always be curious Just Look around Act like a hero On every book cover Be The best version of you Be the Bright light that shines There is another Side to everything By: Sara
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MY INNER POET .I’m
me .I’m a shadow .I can see fishiness .I can be nice or mean .I can have fun .I am a dream .I am the road you drive on .I am darkness I am light .I can be a person or not .I can talk I can sigh .I can dance .I can be the TV or the couch .my fire will never die .I’m the air you breath .my eyes are fire but my hair is water By SIDNEY
The Creature in My Head In the back of my head There is an idea A bottled word Swelling and pounding In the back of my head A creature is growing A feeling is surging A feeling begging to be let out In the back of my head That creature is thriving A new power, coming out The power produces a feeling In the back of my head That feeling is growing That feeling is morphing Into another creature In the back of my head The creature is forming Into a part of my brain A new place to think In the back of my head By Tallie
Fifth Grade - 5A
The Place Before
Once there was a place where the earth was soft and the sun was s-l-o-w and the stars were STRONG. A long time ago, one million blades of grass were GREEN, and the birds just couldn’t stop SINGING. and the world is TOUGH But that place is And the sun ZOOMS by And the sky is DARK. The grass is gray and the birds don’t sing And we all forgot what the world could be. By Zoe
Lost I was lost In a tiny world But my heart was big And my brain was full of thoughts By Mimi
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Sleep. I always like sleepingg After a long day you climb into bedg Put your head on your pillowg Close your eyesg And dreamg When you open your eyesg Your alarm clock is going crazyg You cover your earsg Bury in the blanketsg And go back to sleepg By Abe.
Wildfire He is a man in the bushes Watching and listening He lives in the spark
Where the wildfire of poets is He is the spark that started the fire
When I Was Two When I was two I thought I was big I thought I knew everything People understood me Two was better than one Now I may be taller I may be smarter But two is what I want to be Trying to be older is not fun for me
BY AYLIN
Each day it keeps on spreading Throughout every town Every city
It keeps on growing Larger and larger
Nothing can ever stop it Not even a god My inner poet will never stop growing Ben S.
Fifth Grade - 5B
Hold On Tightly I want to hold onto Ramen drop it onto a waterfall let it fall into a bear’s mouth hold on tightly. Dylan
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My Inner Poet My inner poet is kind She is bold She is excited to make me happy Her friends are little fairies that are each part of me She is friends with my conscience Her name is Creativity She wears tap shoes She helps me get up when I fall She loves her family very much She does not get mad She loves her job My inner poet is me but I am not my inner poet -Callie Hillcrest I always like golf best It’s nice and peaceful Almost everything is green I like swinging my club I like walking the holes I like driving the golf cart As if it’s a car And my dad is my passenger And that’s why Golf is my favorite Jack F.
Fifth Grade - 5B
Dance I always like dancing Best Running across the dance floor Doing your absolute Best Feeling like you can jump 100 feet in the air Best If you close your eyes All your feelings take over And you go on auto pilot
The Muffin of Life
My inner poet is a muffin The muffin has no topping The muffin has no flavor
Best Dance makes me feel strong
The muffin has no purpose
And that’s the best
The muffin can’t be eaten -Esme
The muffin can’t be destroyed The muffin can’t be digested Because the muffin isn’t real By Griffin GH
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My Inner Poet It sees everything It’s watching you at all times It stares into your soul It lives in a dark forest It hides in the shadows Its name is never told It’s on a mission and once it’s done It will come out from the shadows and rule the world Holland A Deer Over the Road My inner poet is a deer Trying to cross a busy freeway in Colorado It’s scared and confused But so relieved when it gets across My mind is the deer Terrified and disordered My idea is the road And life is the car motivating me to get across… Jackson F.
Fifth Grade - 5B
Randomness He doesn’t like tomatoes I think about hockey He knows about the rainforest I fix his sports car There were mistakes made I have only milkshakes He thinks about sleeping You’re about to meet him The cows moo The future is crazy By Jack G
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Depth Within Earth The sky is shallow. Visions lie lonely in time. Take a bite out of the cold peach. Stars fly. Sit behind the window. I see a blowing shadow coming closer to me But then it disappears. I ache, but why? A question that has an easy, but true answer. I cry so hard I start a flood. Time boils and I hear music fly In the thick white clouds. ~Kaleo
Your Garden Time Is
Your
Garden.
Harvest It
Well . One When crying was the only answer When you sit in the apartment all day and sleep When people on the subway touch your feet When people stare at you on the subway When your parents push you in a stroller around the park When I was one. Leo
-Lucas
Fifth Grade - 5B
My Inner Poet My inner poet does not speak And does not hear But looks and listens. My inner poet is fake But lives. My inner poet is brainless But smart. My inner poet is greedy But thoughtful. My inner poet is all of these things But not. My inner poet, you’ll truly never know about. -Luca
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8 Count I always like dancing best The pink wall sparkling And the smell of car gas outside And seeing our homeless friend Rick or Joe We don’t know his name But we’ve heard people call him Rick and Joe But the best part is Dancing When you go into the Studio Your jazz shoes squeak on the Floor Mimi’s doing her weird bar thing Priscilla’s talking to flexible girl And challenging her To do weird things Esme and I are doing handstands And turns And leaps And stretching And we are all doing gymnastics When you’re done you take a picture on the Sparkle wall And Stretch a little more But it’s amazing Dance is so Unique -Olivia
Invisible but Makes an Appearance An Invisible me Same but different Makes my Ideas Into an isolated tower My appearance is gone -Remy
Fifth Grade - 5B
Acting
The Dancer
I always like acting
I always love dancing Best Gliding and Spinning and Jumping I am fierce I am endless I am free Bare feet brushing The floor As I move to the rhythm Of the music I am a part of the Song I am lost in the whirlwind Of dance That is my home
best you can feel the stage lights blinding you and getting your makeup done is the funniest part seeing your costume for the first time and putting it on then taking it off after a while because you have a costume change you perform for your family and get flowers
- Skyler
they give you hugs they say you did great even at the part where you did the wrong thing you did it
Letting Go -Priscilla
I will let go Let go of my word Unzip my pocket Take it out Break it up letter by letter Toss the letters over the mountain And into the sea But keep the pencil It’s all you have left -Tessa
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Anything and Everything Walking into an unfamiliar familiar place Through the portal Talking but not moving your mouth Floating in and beyond Meeting new faces Eating strange food Change can be anything and everything Petting a misunderstood beast Not feeling a thing Are you moving? This isn’t real Nothing will be the way it was before Just a feeling of nothingness Out of control Yelling Shouting But then, calm
Sasha
Snow It’s white in the winter and the lake is frozen Walking down the sidewalk it starts to fall A white layer covers the ground Flakes fall on the day we arrive in Big Bear The car is covered in white, cold powder We are very glad that it is snowing ~Sophia
Fifth Grade - 5B
Hidden BOX My inner poet comes from a place
Where no one knows You can’t find it
It hides in the SHADOWS
Yes, it does
You can look but not find it
It’s small like a box
But when you open it it’s huge It’s everything you want
That’s where my dreams come true It’s colorful and bright
You can bounce on everything
It’s a small wood box with marks It can move, but slowly
You can see it but it’s not there So don’t look ~Wyatt
Winter Break I always like winter Best You get to Drink Hot chocolate And be warm And lay in bed And play video or board games And eat Lots of sprinkled cookies Cuddling with Nick and Nemo Seeing my cousins and grandparents A lot Getting the tree And putting ornaments on it Putting the stockings up And putting lights everywhere Opening presents On Christmas Best feeling ever -Zach
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Sixth Grade - 6A
Upside Down A girl is doing the splits Going so In a big circle Holding her leg Trying to keep it Connected Pulled into a tunnel Ready to perform The crowd starts to whistle ~ Abby Kaila
The Voice of the Universe
Sweep away
all the
and
for they have finished now and they are of I
push
them away like
Like
air does to atoms
and no use
to me
streams do to pebbles. and like
trees do to leaves and fruit.
Like a
small hummingbird does to its past
then welcomes its future.
All those
feelings
are there, clogging up the
air and space.
Will the
world
someday
with
lost
have been ~
Anya
?
burst
emotions
of those who
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A Longing for More Time Nothing matters in our twisted universe One day the earth will collide with the sun And anything anyone did will be forgotten Secrets will be shared, rumors will be spread Time runs away from you
Time does not want you to grasp the last fleeting memory S P A C E Endless Everlasting Where the stars and planets play
A tornado of sound flies around the world A tornado of words crashes through your mind Where Are We Going?
A whisper A shout An ocean A drought
where are we going? over and up A longing for more time round and round down and down ~ Alex C. up the hill and over the hill to the moon above the sky where the fish go when they die through the ocean into a whale bringing Pinocchio with us when we come out the changing- everything place where magic lives not this way but that way not happy, not sad near a volcano and diving in flying on a dragon finally, the same thing over again ~ Beckett
Sixth Grade - 6A
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A tree outlined by white. A black tree. Not colored. Drawn around. Like drawing air. But only in certain places. With intention. The tree sits on a ladder, as if being held up, to catch the light of the frame. A bicycle wheel is attached to the ladder, with frames scattered around. Like if you dropped a marble with a little world inside. The inside of the frames seem brighter than the rest of the picture. Like a spotlight, or a portal to another world. ~ Charlie
Ymani
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knowing what’s behind the wheels of our mind spinning in thought like a bicycle gliding forward into the wonders of life never knowing what lies ahead but knowing what’s behind in the winding and curvy road with only the future that needs sculpting so that you can come and leave your mark the world will be different we make the future we are the future ~ Dori
Sixth Grade - 6A
W
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Drip drop My tears slowly fall down
I cry for hours and hours and hours and hours and hours Finally, it Stops It feels like a me a place a time Everything is now cleared up I walk out of my room to see that… It’s raining I wait at the window for hours and hours and hours I awaken from a stormy night It’s not raining anymore It feels like a day and a time It is all cleared up I walk towards the door A rainbow My crying The rain They both feel the same
Dark at first Pouring for hours Then they Stop All over now Everything is
~ Gracie
I Hope You Never Forget When we speak, I feel broken All I ever wanted was a different way I know you want me to leave All I’m asking is for you to remember me Maybe this is the wrong time I should go ~ Iliana
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esreveR The smoke rises from the destruction, no wait, falls. The bird is swallowed by the fire, no, spit out. A man cries in pain, the tears rise back into his eyes. A mother and her children separate as the elevator shaft implodes. The second building falls down, then the first. They used to be called the Twin Towers. An airplane with 81 passengers and one dead pilot is suddenly un-noticed. Nine eleven starts.
~ Hudson Aliens Aliens never forget anything When they come flying into earth at night They don’t lose their alien cultures even though They fly into galaxies over and over again Every afternoon they take a walk around space And never forget where they came from ~ Jace
Sixth Grade - 6A
Stars That Are Not There if you look up at the sky with no light it is when it is most beautiful. when the moon is a wheel in an empty space and there are no stars, what is the reason to look up? when mountains and fields are below distracting what is the reason to care for a place that is older than us? do we control anything? in a world that is too small for us, where do we go now? the sky is a place we do not know yet we act like we know everything. ~ Jake M.
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What Can I Say to Cheer You Up? What can I say to cheer you up, the chicken lord is our new president? Why won’t you just sit on the couch with me instead of staying in the deep dark world where ghosts whisper in your ear and you sit alone on a swing in a forest with tears of blood dripping down your face. Just come inside and watch a movie with me instead of being in the land of loneliness as if no one is there to catch your fall. Don’t worry, I have got your back at the worst times. I try my best to make you happy, but you are challenging. All your interest is just being hidden in the realm of technology. Come play with me. We will have a great time.
The
I know it is hard, be brave.
Fire.
~ Jake S.
I don’t know what to write. But that’s It’s frightening like lightning striking earth If you
what your life is worth
Can you even interpret?
The sounds of frowned clowns in downtown The
of music
We gotta use it. ~ Nico
Sixth Grade - 6A
Chicken Affiliations Chickens can be twisted. Though eggs can make collisions. Hens can carry secrets. And roosters can make babies. Those chicks have heads. Even though some can get decapitated from even the slightest whisper. Rosemary chicken can be the target of dogs.
Scrambled eggs are the abstract art of the chicken. There are so many chickens in the
world that there can be Spicy Wing tornadoes.
You can find an omelet at your local stairway.
~ Leo Sweet on the Outside, Sour on the In Don’t go into the kitchen cabinet The cabinet is dangerous It’s a monster on the inside Even though it’s covered with a sugar coating from spilt syrup The cabinet will tear you up Rip you into pieces and make you slip on its evil plans It is starring in your worst nightmares It’s on Broadway it’s so good At this point you might as well get a pantry. ~ Payton
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-the STAIN in your BRAINWhat Can I Say
don’t show shame so I won’t get a blame
What can I say to cheer you up? You seem so unhappy today. I can’t be happy when you are sad. Should I give you a hug? Should I tell you not to worry? Should I say that it’s alright? What can I say to cheer you up?
not about my aim just about my fame just enough so it doesn’t leave a stain and don’t make it lame and there is way too much rain in the left lane
~ Sofia
but this isn’t sane, like insane as big as a Great Dane and as smart as a brain, with all those veins and candy canes, and wheat grains but don’t forget this is the same flame no shame
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not lame sad rain
34 thoughts in my mind
left lane
The unorganized markers make me cringe
this is insane
I sculpt the letter S in sign language
Great Danes big brain
The lights just came on in Pompeii
candy canes
The water, freezing cold, touches my fingertips
this ain’t no game
Some strange something
and it’s not about my fame so tell them that I came.
~ Sydney ~ Oskar
Sixth Grade - 6B
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I Remember
I remember when the space ship blew up I remember a ladder through the clouds I remember a milk shake on the ground at In-N-Out I remember when I broke a window I screamed I am a Bloody Legend
~ Alex
Hidden Crack of Dawn rocky road in September mysterious springs herds of animals flying birds cracking cliffs blank skies going fallen kingdom ~ Grace
I Remember... I remember the first time I went skiing I remember the long process of getting fitted for my skis up Slowly taking the lift Speeding down the slope Following my older sister all the way down I remember taking breaks for hot chocolate Building a snowman with my sisters afterwards Having fights with my family I remember how much FUN I had
I Remember...
~ Chloe L.
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Ask Me Again !!!! Can I play with you and your friends? Can I use your phone? Can I play with your hair? No matter how many times I say no. you keep going you whine, and you cry Can I play with you and your friends? I can use your phone? Can I play with your hair? I understand you are small But I just can’t bear it any longer---------I scream and shout and you finally get quiet Three……… seconds………… of………… silence……... Then I see you open your mouth “Can I...” “No!” I shout. “But” “No!” I shout even louder “Just one thi…” “Fine then, I dare you to ask me again!” ~ Chloe
Sixth Grade - 6B
The Bike Was Where The bike is on the Ground
E.T.’s finger lights up The bike hovers Higher Then gets
Higher and
Eventually passes the moon
It used to be a sun They will be going
Down
soon
“E.T. phone home” The bike slowly hits the
Ground
The place they land has a muddy mound is it over is it not
It was a nice ride I liked it a lot ~ Diggy
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India
Are you the guardian deity? Did you set the tree on fire? Are you tears?
Sparks.
Flames or Friends?
I can tell that once you were whole. ever?
Was I
Dangling roots fall like hair out of a head. They are strong. engulfs
Fog Smog
Light
&
the area Fog Life
&
&
Live Shadow
Death & Dead If you had stayed whole you could have saved yourself.
Could I have though?
NO. ~ Eva
I don’t‌?
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All Along a Centipede All along a centipede if you count its legs, you’ll find out if it’s true that a hundred is too many. 1 2 3
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I Remember… I remember the car covered with snow I remember it was
COLD
I remember making snowballs with my brother I remember making snow angels I remember in the morning always drinking something warm I remember when I blow air out of my mouth there’s fog I remember pretending that I was a dragon I remember having so much fun I remember being wrapped in a warm blanket I remember seeing snow for the first time ~ Naomi
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Mysterious Cliffhanger Steep stairs at the crack of dawn &XUGOHG GLYRW +LGGHQ VSULQJ LQ WKH IRUHVW Rocky tree in the cave Shadowed rock in the crevasse Fresh September 0\VWHULRXV FOLIIKDQJHU ~ Harris
N C Y The cold wind and weather of New York My hands and feet shivering Wanting to go inside so badly In the middle of midtown Getting a hot chocolate at Starbucks My family embraces the warmth Watching the screens of Times Square changing Going back out into the ice-cold city My whole body shaking again We try to forget about the cold And enjoy where we are ~ Jordan
Sixth Grade - 6B
Adventures at Sea with a Muse Pirate Other than just quiet thinking to one’s self, it can be hard to get inspiration for free. Not just is it in a deep cave guarded by leprechaun lions, the worst kind of cheese, and that word that you can never think of that have merged together and smell a bit old, but there is also the problem of if you will allow yourself to even try. It is the hardest part, yes, but also the most fascinating. After sacrifices of letting go from the past, and finding more about people you know, all just to get free inspiration, one should realize that it wasn’t free at all. A little discontent at first, but after some careful consideration, one should come to notice that no inspiration should be at no cost. It just wouldn’t be the same. And if you ask me,
it would be much, much worse.
~ India
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The Crash of Dawn Rocky divot in September Mysterious spring Curdled cliffhanger Flying herd of animals
Thatched shadowed colony Fallen kingdom Dusted trees
~ JAMES
Sixth Grade - 6B
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Sixth Grade - 6B
Into blank skies I cry as I watch my fallen kingdom die
King Kong’s Kingdom
~ Kaila
Deep in the shadows The demons still haunt me The trees become the root of my past In every rock is a hidden secret I run down Pride Rock in fear As mysterious water creeps near I see the birds fly Into blank skies I cry as I watch my fallen kingdom die ~ Kaila
I couldn’t see the party here to come Even with the lights off there’s nothing to describe the darkness As you go up you feel something new I think you can But that’s up to you When you speak the world listens You don’t feel you just do ~ Matthew
Sixth Grade - 6B
I’D BE LYING IF I SAID… NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NONO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NONO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ~ Pearl
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The Gift of the Present The gift of speech
Always There
The gift of
silence
The gift of thought
I’m in the sky On top of a cloud
Watching you
The gift of
reality
The gift of
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And it’s not very
loud
I’m standing on a
The gift of
independence
In the light and in the dark When you’re in the park
I’m in an farm Pretend that I’m not here ↓ Because what you want Is something you can’t hearđ&#x;‘‚đ&#x;‘‚
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blindness
The gift of
box
We’ll soo what happens ↾
sight
The gift of
togetherness
The gift of strength
The gift of
weakness
The gift of life
The gift of The gift of
~ Audrey
death
trust
The gift of
betrayal
The gift of you
The gift of The gift of us
~ Devon
me
Sixth Grade - 6C
Sadly, this is what happens in the wilderness. In the middle of nowhere in a grassy field
a stampede of gazelles
crosses the light brown grass that hasn’t had water in months. Over and over again they run to nowhere not knowing where they are going trying to be transparent to the danger that’s behind them. They don’t understand that their life is flashing before their eyes. Screeching pain leads them to their death. Sadly, this what happens in the wilderness. ~ Ella H.
The Angry Man Tells a Sad Story A team of climbers goes beyond the mountain The loopy man shatters the glass His hat is as rough as the jagged rocks The cat changes into a lion The tilted doorway leads the people into heaven The depressed mirror of truth never tells the truth The tower that sits there is erased from the photo ~ Henry
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I Saved the City
The waves are crashing fast. My mind somersaults right and left like a gymnast doing flips. Waves, they stampede over me like buffaloes. Cars speed by, trying to flee. Crabs scurry for safety as the waves lunge forward. I’m not scared, I’m not worried, I’m just standing there. I close my eyes and when I open them the tsunami has stopped. The city goes back to how it looked like before. I saved the city. The whole city.
~ Ella J.
…It’s Literally Backwards… about think to weird it is …Backwards… get I older the number the lower the and 100 of age the at Start most of opposite the It’s …Backwards… future the to see can I though past the in happened has what know don’t I now is still it as …backwards… is life My ~ Sebastian
Sixth Grade - 6C
I Just Broke a Window. (())(())(())(())(())(())(()) Don’t ignore what I just said. I think I’m going to heaven, I only hear if I’m important.
Only thing that’s ringing is my dog crying for my tuna-
mom.
It sounds like a propeller with freedom wings. My
flowers jumped into the pool.
Is this a dream?
Wait!
Just think of me as spotless. This interesting story will follow together.
Which will be me and you.
this will be the end.
You ask to stop,
A lovely ball just lying in the sun.
I will choose to play, or I will choose not to. basketball with long arms.
I pick up the
Aim it to the hoop.
What
happens is very fortunate. ~ Oliver M.
Wind,
PLUS A LOT OF QUESTI ONS
Wind. Rushing and howling. Exploding all around. Roaring and tearing, clawing at my face. Cold. The chill is all around. Freezing, consuming, devouring me. Fear. Fear for myself. What is this? Is it life, death, or simply being? For I have no purpose. I am here, but not. I need to wake up, but I’m not sure if I'm asleep. Is it deeper than sleep, more expansive than that? Am I in my mind or outside of it? I might go insane. Questions pounding in my head. It feels like an eternity, but it is only a second. Am I dead, alive or inbetween? I need to wake up. I need to wake up. I need to wake up. ~ Finn
I need to…
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The Music of Owls rewind the wrong time eat ghost owls draw kind water full of little salt Babies
ors Colors are changing like my mind is changing I see nothing at all but
they are music dangerous
silence
balloon aching ~ Hugo
Green Purple Pink
Every color has a purpose Every thought has a meaning One by one my mind is drifting into a word that I don’t know Colors are exploding
Green Purple Pink
Now I know that I am thinking ~ Grace
Sixth Grade - 6C
River I’m scared. The river is raging. I’m stuck here. I’m wet. And cold. The forest surrounds me. But I am determined. The ground is covered in moss. It makes me uncomfortable. I’m lost. Alone. Wait. There are fish. I put my foot in. The river is shallow. And warm. I am safe. ~ Jack
Life in Which Poem in which… No. Someone’s done that. Life in which… Yes, that’s better. Life in which I have meaning. Life in which I care. Life in which people hate. Life in which there is violence. Life in which there is destruction. Life in which there is dark. Life in which there is war. Life in which there is love. Life in which there is friendship. Life in which there is peace. Life in which there is light. Life in which there is stupidity. Life in which there are mistakes. Life in which there is clumsiness. Life in which there is wisdom. Life in which there is Life. ~ Justin
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Rain Falling Dripping Flowing I wonder where it is going It gets harder and harder Every second Thunder! Boom!
Life The shallow water is so rough
Lightning! The sound is so frightening As soon as it starts
The world is empty beyond my eyesight I am alone at the doorway I am pushed by the wave and erased by the world My eyelids are changed by the words I am beyond shattered I am gone It is called to my attention that my story has been lost and forgotten The dog can’t stop making mistakes Again, my hand shivers ~
Millie
It’s over
Rain ~ Lauren
Sixth Grade - 6C
One Wish Leo
If I had one wish I’d go back to that day When we talked and walked We looked at the clouds Until the sun went down That smoke green grass Those lavender fog flowers I wish we would talk again I wish you were here
The Star they are shooting left, right, down, and up invisible people are forming a star
I wish you never left me On my knees In tears
in between the gaps stars finally done they make a ladder striving sideways going and going until
~ Mira
it’s off the page it accelerates off the ground into the sky of many stars ~ Oliver E.
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ONE WISH The truth is all over, there is happiness somewhere with the benefits of escape and the slow words that fall. There is hope that rises into the sky at night then falls and collides a couple times again. One wish is granted, one more is lost. But there is always that thought that never is forgotten. With your trust and passion it can become one more ~ Abby
Somewhere in the Universe My interest Sparked the First time we met floating in a Universe only Humming happy tunes Cutting away all hope and watching time Fly All my Knowledge of socializing Gone Imagining my Future, crying became Necessary In Sanctuary I feel the Absence of fear Families judge us on Intelligence and appearance Understanding less than Half of who we really are Kids feel the need to invade all Spaces My Perspective on the world I share in one Language
But the
words get lost Somewhere in the Universe
~ Anjali
Seventh Grade - 7A
Potato Yesterday I wanted a potato. Somehow you ate the potato I wanted. I should have eaten that amazing potato. At least I have an extra potato. Will it be potatoes that save me? Just trying to eat the most amazing potato. Every person loves a good potato. ~ Ben B.
I Believe I believe in the future where all forms of life can roam free no rude remarks on skin color where there will be a sufficient amount of food where there will be no war and where every life lives in consonance. ~ Gabe
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The truth about truth‌ Truth is never revealed Stalin’s cruelty Lenin’s courage Truth is the past Going to school Telling blameless teachers Mother said, father said
What? Why? No sense No reason But truth The truth has no matter There is no reason There is no truth Bolsheviks march The Czar pouts Kremlin takes power Power overlooking citizens Power that belongs to Stalin In his dark eyes The opposite in theirs Their eyes that belong to them Not Stalin Not Bolsheviks Not the czar But them You are the real truth The truth that has a reason ~ Claire
Never Written Inspired by Jason Shinder A poem never written about a man who never existed eating impossible food that was never cooked comes to life on a page of an impossible book and the woman reading the non-existent words wondering why they were never written ponders and ponders ideas never introduced so vividly imagining the stories that could have been painted the connection to the text that will never be felt the vast pages that the poem would have filled if only it was written ~ Ben L.
Seventh Grade - 7B
The Truth of Immigration The truth is The cry of children The parents searching for an answer The strange men in uniforms The officers shouting The dirty looks from the locals The crowded floors of the warehouse The truth is The tears of joy The loving embrace The welcome of the neighbors Getting to know a new home The feeling of safety Being reunited at last The truth is family The truth is love The truth of immigration
~ Griffith
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4x4 Yesterday
I saw you at In-N-Out
Somehow you ordered a 4x4 even though you couldn’t afford it
I should have gotten it too At least
I got an order of fries
Will it be perfect as yours, no
Fluff Hums in the Garden Falcons fly
9 times faster than shadows
I was just trying not to get fat
10 white trees are necessary for intelligence
Every person is like that now
~ Levi
I move through space in
11 languages
~ John
Understanding The first leaves fall in November You hear the hummingbirds talking to relatives They arrive with everything necessary for a new life A million different questions surround me Confidence gone and back again My skeleton feels the absence of my skin Our brains are walking intelligence Embedded spaces make me scared This arthropod language is hard to understand ~ Katie
Seventh Grade - 7A
Only Me I will not watch people be put down I will be a voice in my community I will not be hurt by your words I will affect the world I will not let people make my decisions I will be a creator I will not let people control me I will be independent I will not stop people from doing what they love I will be an inspiration I will never do nothing I will make mistakes I will not let people struggle on their own I will listen to everyone I will not criticize myself I will sculpt my future The truth is My existence on this Earth is for nobody Only me ~ Madison
Snow Day I believe in hot chocolate with marshmallows and whipped cream on a snowy day. Eating a warm chocolate croissant, with my cousins laughing and having a good time. Covered in warm blankets relaxing by the fireplace with my stuffed animals. Enjoying the moment. ~ Matthew
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Tree Whispers The first amateur worker of the organization Detected humming while flying in the sky. He located the sound and exclaimed, “The hiker is gone!” The worker broke his jaw and felt an unnecessary flaw He landed in a prehistoric forest and found himself in a state of absence Hearing shadowy language whispered from the trees.
~ Liam
2 Days Ago A girl sits alone in the forest People gaze at her daily when they walk They ask if she is ok and where she lives No answer She writes in a silver book and never runs out of pages Even the animals can’t figure it out Then finally someone gets her She writes the same thing everyday
Finish the Sentence yesterday I was hiding my grief somehow you noticed even though I thought I was covering it up so well i should have talked to you instead of lashing out at least you knew to move away before anything else happened just trying to handle myself, not working out well every person is another target that I try and hide from will it be possible to hold in my emotions any longer? Just keep trying Just keep trying ~ Noa
Because she is home ~ Micah
Seventh Grade - 7A
In Servitude to the Future Look to the future, Carry the past. Just like the books and the speeches amassed. For hope, for love, for knowledge and power. Remember it so, hour by hour You can’t catch it, yet you hold to it tight. You take inspiration, try as you might. And only when your past you’ve forgot, Will destruction and chaos fully be wrought. So like those before us, we carry our past. With each generation The future is cast. ~ Zach
Scarlet heels Empty hallway, Scarlet heels tap on the floor. She stops. The sound keeps going. She breaks into a run, Stumbles and trips, The sound isn’t done. Back on her feet, She spins and shouts “Who goes there?” Nothing is behind her except shadows and air. She turns back around, She isn’t afraid. That’s a lie, The fear creeps up behind her, and with a blade. F.D.R. once said The only thing to fear is fear itself The quote is so true Not one to put upon a shelf. So, fear took her life, And the lesson was taught, Fear is what’s deadly, Not what you thought. ~ Naomi
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The Truth‌ The truth is hard Hard as a rock Hard as a diamond Trying to escape The future Pulling away from the Bitter storm Fiddling my way Through life Summer days go by Who knows what happened I escaped, I thought But you can never escape What has happened The truth is never covered It can always be found Found like a rock Discovered like a diamond The truth Will always reveal ~ Sydney
Seventh Grade - 7A
I’m Alive, I Believe in Everything Inspired by Lesley Choyce
Hades. Poseidon. Parenthood. Self. Community. Hope. Truth. Opportunity. Football. Lead. Plants. Antidotes for illness. Ocean Water. Poetry. Talking. Walking. Conflict. Resolution. Integrity. Efficacy. Stopping racism. Delicious hot wings. I’m alive, I believe in everything I’m alive, I believe in it all. Humanity. Sanity. Ladies and gentlemen. Reproduction. Production. Science coming up with new advancements. My friends. My family. Relationships. Life and Death.
The end of this poem.
I’m alive, I believe in everything I’m alive, I believe in it all. ~ Seth
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I Didn’t See I didn’t see that they were there The ancients were in the Kitchen I didn’t see that they were there the ancestors were in the Dining room Then I lit the house on fire because Old things need to be replenished So they can become new again ~ Anav
the truth is complicated the truth is something that is hidden away from others the truth is kept in a box never to be touched or seen the truth is something that’s frightening and not mentionable the truth is that thing that keeps you awake at night the truth is something that pulls you back in every time the truth will always be there in the back of your mind telling the truth is complicated but running away from it is worse.
~ Ariel
Seventh Grade - 7B
I Like Tacos‌ And food The truth is I’m in the mood For some food Cause I’m in the mood I want food I’m in the groove I like to move To the groove I do disco fever I’m #1 I have fun In the sun The game
The Principles of Appearance I believe in the man behind the mask In the thorns under the rose In the monster under the bed I believe in the poison inside the apple In the mold in the pumpkin In the hostile environment inside the mansion
That has no name
I believe in the frightened face under the hair
I’ve totally got the fame
In the salt in the sugar bowl
Hey I will lend You a hen Just kidding! It’s the end. đ&#x;˜đ&#x;˜ â„–!!!!!!!!!!!!
~ Eli
In the end in friend In the lie in believe But I also believe in the happiness behind the frown In the rainbow after the storm In the innocent behind the bars And in the sweet sound from the broken instrument ~ Ava
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To Chubby Lou You were here 4 days ago but it feels like 4 million days ago I didn’t know how lucky I was to have you always so talkative, so much energy always meowing and keeping me company sitting on my lap watching T.V. I didn’t see me losing you in my fantasy but in reality, even 20 years feels like yesterday ~ Ellie
The Elephant The fact was that there was an adventurous snake There was thunder In Dubai I smashed the elf then I gave him mentorship There are so many worlds of multimedia I like to act in the bathroom I was using words while I was doing the foxtrot The man was drinking whiskey then collapsed in the river The myths are true about the tango I was reading about the Buckingham palace I discussed the expulsion of Jeffy after he roared in class.
Zoom Out
~ Georges
The wind blows against the water Under the surface a whale dives deeper You can’t see him No one can Zoom out The ocean is too big to contain A small girl walks along the sand She can’t understand what she witnessed The world stiffens ~ Honor
Seventh Grade - 7B
FACT
fact that I was on the playground yesterday Standing under an infrastructure while the sky was raining thunder It is a
Considering the consequences while the thunder smashed into a tree Runways got blocked off for an act
of weather
London was starting to just turn into a word and not a city Our
nationhood was starting to turn into a
What we all thought were just wonders or Were the
roars
of tragedy
myths
of our thoughts largely scarring us forever
~
THUNDER SMASH! I’m gold and it’s a fact My youth is like thunder I smash the sports challenger The year ends and a whole new world rises I’m competing but it’s only an act Waiting for the moment to roar I hear the qualifying word I’m in the US on a river bank Listening to myths I’m reading, it’s unforgettable ~ Jaedyn
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20 Random Words I run on national street, that is a fact feels like a runway with thunder I’m sinking in sand, hear a big smash I try to coordinate to different worlds but the reporter said act normal then, what’s the word, glaciers are showing thermal scope through the river
takes me to Iceland I see a MYTH inside now I’m reading, everything just stopped
practicing latin on Cambridge, I hear a ROAR ~ James
Stop Running Yesterday I walked to the end of the world Somehow you were already there, waiting. I should have left, leaving you and my life behind At least I should have stopped running to you. Will it be perfect the next time I see you, or will I forget how to act? Just trying to be like you wanted me to be, but taking one wrong step and Tumbling into my own shadow. Every person is an individual
But you are proof of just how wrong that really is. ~ Taegan
Seventh Grade - 7B
I Am Stronger Because of You Yesterday I wanted something more than what I
had
Somehow you convinced me to do something I had not done I should have left, At least I didn’t break Will it be persistence that pushes you away Just trying to break me over and over? You turned everyone Against me You are pure evil and to this day I can barely see that You ruined everything But I got through it Thank you for making me stronger You took so much from me But You Gave me The Greatest Gift Of All ~ Jesse
Hands I look down and see my hands They tell a story of my life Bruises on the sides of my fingers I’ve been drawing all night A scar on one middle finger Because a horse decided to bite Then I looked at your hands Scarred, scraped and bruised But the funny thing is You’re just me looking at you ~ Liberty
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And that star can be hope That hope is short though
In The
~ Jonas
Seventh Grade - 7B
Eternal Love A poem built on the scars of a broken heart That never truly has healed. Till this day is broken.
Thought it would last all of eternity I shot the moon for you
But ended up among the stars
You had listened to my lyrics It was everything I had poured into that one verse
One tear running down my cheek
Dropping to the floor then splashing Sure my heart was broken
I was in silence
So much time dedicated to you I thought cheating was impossible Guess it wasn’t
~ Kamar
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Hidden Memories
I Repeat… Remember me Nothing Armor is broken
Sculptures of hidden objects Waiting to be found The clock is replaced By the focus of the person you have faced When the truth is told
I repeat
The memories will be released
Think of me Nothing Everything in space
Except if the clock decides to stay at peace ~ Scarlett
I repeat Show me Nothing Time is non-existent I repeat until something happens But it never does The last thing we need is silence The truth is that’s all we’ll ever hear ~ London
Seventh Grade - 7B
Spotless Sky
Inspired by Jason Shinder
A poem written in the future About a man who walked on Mars seeing no hills and a spotless sky. Suddenly the sky comes to life on a page in a book That a woman curiously reads In her kitchen as golden light pours onto her. Then she meets the man. The man who walked on Mars. The man who saw the spotless sky. Between each word We read this poem Yet it was written in the future. ~ Olivia
999 I didn’t see it in front of me But then I down‌ and there was something delicious let me describe it to you
there were two buns and in between a meat patty lettuce, , and some cheese It smelled so good that I ate it in two Then I went to In-N-Out and bought 999,999,999,999,999,999,999 burgers and ate them all I ate and ate until they had to call
911
The end lol. ~ Shane
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The Wheel Under the Mountain She pushed through the burning heat Miles and miles to get to peace The promised land that everyone had talked about in her hometown She remembered the spiced-smelling chicken that Ma used to make The laughing The crying The good times And the bad All the memories overflowing in her head Like a hidden waterfall in the forest Turquoise water dripping from rocks and caves She remembered what her grandmother used to say, “It’s hard to tell the difference between what you want and what you need” And she was right The little girl who walked on that dusty red dirt road Needed guidance Her body ached Because the truth was That every step she took Was another reason why she wanted to turn back ~ Sophie