The Dance of the Pen
A Collection of Poems Written by Miss Wieland’s Second Grade Children
A Collection of Poems Written by Miss Wieland’s Second Grade Class
Summer The summer sun shouts “Hello” as the children tumble down the hill with laughter. Birds chirp in the light blue sky. The scent of flowers fill the air. Finally... the moon shouts “Hello” and summer day is done. Written by Sophia
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Friendship Sometimes you’re playing and darkness strikes you. It happens, happens too often. Your heart shatters... sad as a stone. Written by Graham
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Sun I brighten up the earth. I’m as yellow as butter. At night I go down. Moon takes over. When moon is down, it is my turn to shine. But when twilight is here. We both light the sky.
Written by Anika
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Sea Horses Moves
like
a
snail.
A sea horse slowly, slowly, slowly drifts through the dark ocean floor as thousands of babies come out through their father’s tiny pouch. 5
Written by Kai
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Family Not everybody is lucky enough to have a family. But, I have a family who... depends on me and I depend on them. They fill me with happiness. Written by Will
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The sounds of bees buzzing. My heart filled with joy as the scent of flowers takes over. I relax in the steaming, shimmering, sun. Written by Margaret 8
Business Trip Hearing my dad’s footsteps as he walks out the door. Wondering... why does he have to go? Sadness takes over my heart. Tears gush down my cheeks. Dad says, “I’ll be home soon.” But in my heart I feel like he’s gone forever. Written by Aidan
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Life Not everybody has a wonderful life. Some have tough ones. Their lives are filled with darkness. But, let’s just hope we all can RISE together. Written by Tucker
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He Left Me One night darkness surrounded me. Fluff? Where did you go? You filled my heart with joy. But, the joy ended. Written by Julia
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SUMMER FLASH... time went so fast. Now there are children playing, splashing, teasing. Time passes and passes so fast. Summer is now ending. Fall is here. Written by Anthony 12
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Family like stars in the night sky. Shining through your window Sharing happiness Hearing the sound of laughter downstairs. Wondering... stepping down to see what was happening. Emily, Emily... I hugged her tight, all through the night. Written by Niva 14
Our fish swam happily in the bowl. Then, Darkness catches up to us. They were gone, gone, gone. My heart shatters into sadness. Tears cover my face. Written by Anna 15
Awkward Stuff There’s awkward stuff in life. I don’t know why. “Cause people do stuff that doesn’t make sense.” And now I know why because the silly choices and the people that make the choices are pessimists. Where are all the good choices? Written by Brendan 16
Crayons I use my head to make a mark and draw one thin black line like a brush. I have lots of friends they come in all sorts of colors in a box. Written by Andrew
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Deer In the middle of the woods a deer grazes on the bright green grass as the sun has set and the moon has risen. Written by Billy 18
Grass Prickly like a needle. Bright green like leaves on a tree. Only says “Goodbye” when snow comes to visit. Written by Grayson
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Time Goes Fast Click-Clock! Click-Clock! Time goes fast. It’s raining outside, looking out you see the raindrops twirling down. You can’t do anything, so you go back to bed and sleep quietly for ever and ever. Written by Marc-Antoine
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Fire Crackling red hot. Shooting up and down like a see-saw. People are frightened by me. When I am overflowing with anger and rage. Written by Ian
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Soccer Kick the ball 1 Point and Pavlos scores 1-0. Written by Pavlos
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