What I Hear
Books rattling,
Pupils chattering,
Dreams whispering,
Hopes getting high,
Souls dance around
like butterflies.
And above all of this rises love and care for
people of all colors,
shapes and sizes,
short or tall,
large or small.
- Alison Morris, age 7
Love
Love to me is forever lasting
Love to me is strong bonding
Love to me is sweet and tender.
Love to me is a sea with a cool
breeze in the summer time,
Love to me is trusting and honest
Love to me is caring and warm.
Love to me is a wonderful morning sunrise,
Love to me is a open arm
Love to me is a warm hug
Love to me is holding hands.
Love to me is a smile
Love to me is tied knots
Love to me is on the top
Love to me is a poem writing so well.
- Carrie Strom
Love
why oh why do i sit and think
of the one i like or love
i stare at him
with no look back
knowing he's in love
but not with me
i am not the one
the one i want to be
i am just there
staring at him
with no look back
not a single look for me
- Jill Capelluti, age 15
Flappers
Our bodies have very special wrappers
With tiny little one way flappers
There are millions in our skin
Water gets out but never in
I sweat buckets if it's hot
If it's cold then I do not
Every time that I warm up
Then I tend to puddle up
If I'm hot my flappers flip
And my skin starts to drip
But you know if I get cold
Then my flappers start to fold
What then if my flapperstat
Forgot how hot to open at
I would swell up like a hog
If I had a water clog
It would rust my flooded tummy
My bones would be all wet and gummy
My brain would float inside my head
I'd be sold as a waterbed
If my sweat could not get out
My nose would be a water spout
My feet would look like porky pies
Fish would swim inside my eyes
My belt would bust from my big belly
And I would walk like jiggly jelly
My arms would be like ballpark franks
My behind as big as Sherman tanks
But...If my flappers wouldn't close
I would leak like a garden hose
My insides would turn to dust
My..........I don't want to think about it
- Rusty Daily
A Hug From Me
I thought you might want a hug
from meAnd if I gave a hug to you
I thought that would be a surprise.
And if you give me a hug too
That would be very nice to me,
And because that would be very nice to me,
Is because it's better than getting
stung by a bee.- Dustin, age 9, Ohio
Poem #1:
As the saying goes
a person comes, a person goes
pain comes, laughter goes
laughter comes, pain goes
lives come, death goes
death comes, lives go...
and so the saying goes...
- Murium Iqbal, age 10
Poem #2:
Do not cry, God has put more painful things in life
Do not be scared, God has put scarier things in life
Do not worry, God has put better things in life
Be happy, for God is fair throughout life
- Murium Iqbal, age 10
Rumor Has It
listen to all the gossip,
all those lies,
beneath the gossip there's something,
something sad,
it's full of sorrow,
it could be a person's heart,
after all those lies,
after trying to fit in,
there it is,
the broken heart,
a million pieces,
no one feels bad,
the rumors did it,
it tore up the heart,
someone is suffering,
suffering for someone else's reactions,
that sweet heart,
no room left,
no hope at all.
- Katie
Family Poem
My family is good to me and my brother.
My family has three cars.
My family and I went to Mexico.
My family is a great and talented family.
My family has very sweet people in it.
My family likes to go out to eat.
My family is good at math.
My family is talented.
My family might go to New York.
My family is fun to be with.
My family is fun to be with at the mall.
My family goes to church together.
My family takes me places.
My family loves to take me shopping.
My family is cool and fun.
My family is nice and we like to go hunting.
My family loves me.
- Jointly written by the students in Ms. Chapman's Language Arts, 3rd Grade, Meadowfield Elementary in Columbia, South Carolina
Winter
It's winter the time of the cold
The snow has come the sun has gone
But the fun has started too
It may be dark but snowball fights begin
Boys and girls come in for a nice drink
As big balls roll a man of snow appears
Children playing on a sledge
In a snowy world
Aaahhhhh
It's the best time of the year
- Daniel, age 8
The Last First Snow of the Century
I saw the last first snow of the century.
It was so heavenly.
So white and pure.
So soft and clear,
as it floated down to Earth.
I saw the last first snow of the century.
It was so ever divine.
As the flakes from heaven above,
fell lighty to the ground,
I felt God's presence everywhere.
The sensation was all around.
- Nicole Bangs, age 11
I Love You
I walked down the hallway of my never ending day of school,
wondering when it would be over.
Never caring about how life will be.
Then I spotted something,
what I saw made my heart drop,
and my pulse race.
I had never seen something as breathtaking as you,
I just wanted to reach out and touch your face.
You were so beautiful.
Out of all the people I see you're not like the others,
from the very first day I hoped we'd be lovers,
in my wildest dreams my darkest desires
would I declare to you, your love takes me higher.
I can't wait for another minute that I get to see you.
I know you are tied with someone, but we are two in a billion,
if the world should stop we'd still have each other.
I hope we will be forever as one.
I love you always, and Forever.
- Trinity5
Broken Heart
The things I said,
I was so quick to speak,
Yet so slow to think,
I soon after realized the things I said,
They put you in a rough spot
Have I hurt you?
Have I made you mad,
Mad at me forevermore?
Did I just ruin everything I had cherished so much?
Can you ever forgive me,
Forgive me and put things back the way they were?
I said things that were so true,
Yet so painful,
Painful for you and I,
I know those three words cut into you so deep,
They hurt me too,
More than you could ever know,
I'd waited for so long to say,
Say those three simple words,
I Love You
I truly do Love you,
You and only You,
I see now that I was wrong,
I was wrong to think that you'd ever care for me,
Care for me the way I do you,
I wish I'd thought things through,
I wish I hadn't opened my mouth that starry night,
Atop the ferris wheel,
I just couldn't help it
Such a romantic night,
I hint of chance,
I so wanted to hear you say those three words,
Yet instead I got...
I'll always have deep and true feelings for you,
All I wanted was I Love You, too
I knew I was wrong to tell you
For now those deep and loving feelings,
They've faded into the distance,
I can no longer see whether you Love me or not,
I fear asking,
I fear denying,
Yet what else am I to do?
I feel in Love,
I told you,
You said you'd be there,
Now you've runaway,
I'm here all alone,
Sitting on the curb,
Waiting for you to come back
Yet while I wait the tears roll forth,
I wipe them away as quickly as they come,
I hide my eyes,
For fear that you'll see,
You'll see that these feelings I have are true,
That they are for you and no one else,
Please forgive me,
Take me back into your warmth,
Treat me as if I never spoke,
Spoke those three painful words
- Christina M.B, age 14
Sorry
I've talked,
You've heard, like it or not
I've looked,
You've seen me look,
I've wanted,
You've known, before even I knew
I seemed to hide it,
You uncovered it, making sure I saw it
I hid it again,
You knew, but didn't want to,
I made you mad,
You've made a scene now,
You're so cute when you are mad,
I've tried to make amends,
You've now ignored me, for real this time
I know you get me now,
You've made it so clear,
So crystal clear,
I've tried not to see, but
You've let everyone know you've plugged your ears, covered your eyes, zipped your lips, and locked up your
heart from me, I'm sorry to make you so insecure,
You're more sensitive than I thought,
I'm sorry I've made you mad,
You'er higher tempered than I thought,
I'm just so sorry I ruined a friendship before it could even begin to blossom,
But you forgot to water this flower, you neglected its needs
I can't do it all,
You have to help too, but
I don't want you to be mad at me,
You have every reason to be mad at me, but
I feel so bad and I don't want to,
You've seen, heard, and known all of this for so long now,
Just take my apology and forgive me,
Please forgive me I'm sorry
- Christina M.B, age 14
Something's Wrong
Something's wrong
my pants don't fit just right
I walk and skip and try to run
but they are just too tight
The next time I'm in a hurry
I'll remember to beware
And not accidently grab
grab my little brothers underwear!!!
- Rita Hughes
Little Shirley Shue
Little Shirley Shue was only two
when one day she began to cry
tears as big as they ocean blue
She cried for days and she cried for nights
Little Shirley Shue crying her ocean of blue
Then one day someone asked Little Shirley Shue
"Are you sad and crying true
your own little ocean of blue?"
"No" said Little Shirley Shue
speaking between her cries
"I'm not sure but I think its true
my bladder is between my eyes!!!"
- Rita Hughes
Spring
Creeps from its hibernation to revive beautiful flowers birds soar
across the turquoise sky, chrome sun rays shine through emerald bushes.
The Shimmering Sea
Sparkles like diamonds under the moons soft glaze the waves sway calmly
in the night's cool breeze mist slowly arises all is peaceful.
The Setting Sun
Lost behind hilltops leaves the sky a shade of ebony while the sun slowly
goes into a gentle slumber the stars brighten up the sky once more twinkling
like pools of sapphires.
Parents
Are there to brush tour hair or tie your show they love and support you and
all though it sometimes seems they don't care they do because in the end all
that matters to them is you.
Love
Is radiant full of passion love is showing your loved one you're there how
much that person means to you and how much you actually show you care.
- Valerie Gallegos, age 15
The Pirate
I think I am a pirate down along the keys
I’m captain of the bathtub! I rule the seven seas!
I’m searching for a treasure along the island shoal
My ship pulls in the harbor along the bathtub wall
I see another pirate ship with crossbones on its mast
Light up all the cannons, men, let’s give that ship a blast!
The enemy ship goes down, it’s victory for me!
I’m the most notorious pirate that ever roamed the seas!
Wait, I’m not a pirate, I am a Navy man
I have a thousand crewmen under my command
Everybody must salute me and do just what I say
After all, I am the captain, at least I am today
My ship is leaving port now on a mission far away
It’s a very secret mission, so I really cannot say
My ship pulls out majestically into the open seas
It slowly changes course as it sails around my knees
I think I’ll be a captain of an Atlantic freighter line
Heading down along the coast of Africa this time
But a heavy storm hits us, with wind and waves and rain!
The little ship is rocking as it’s heading toward the drain
My bath is over now, it’s time to put my ship away
I’ll save it safely in my drawer for another day
I’ll be a pirate and a Navy captain just as well
To think I did all that with just half a walnut shell!
- Elizabeth Santos, Grandmother
The Chosen Child
In a town in somewhere U.S.A.
A couple longed to have a child.
The wait seemed to last forever,
would they never share a baby's smile?
Each time they heard a baby laugh,
or watched children as they played,
their longing just grew stronger,
time passed, and hope began to fade!
Then one day there came a phone call,
"we may have a baby just for you."
They had waited for so long
could their dream be coming true?
They were asked which they preferred
A daughter or a son?
just a baby, was their answer
and had been since day ONE!
Just a baby we can love
no matter if it's eyes are blue or brown.
We will treat it as our own
not as a hand me down.
They could not contain their joy,
as they rushed to claim their prize!
When they held that tiny baby,
they saw their future in its eyes!
Their prayers had now been answered!
Their lives were now complete!
All it took to make life perfect,
was a baby--tiny, pink, and sweet!
Their empty place in home and heart
had been filled to overflowing.
Each passing year their love grew stronger
as they watched their baby growing.
From a baby to a child,
Oh! The time goes by so fast!
There was grade school, high school, college,
then the growing time was past.
Once again they're just a couple,
as they watch the setting sun,
their hearts are linked forever
with that little Chosen One.
Each time I tell this story
it always makes me smile,
for no one knows it better,
because I was that Chosen Child!
- Patty Bunn, adult
Who Are My Parents?
Today in school the lesson
was about your family tree.
That means who your parents are
and your family history.
I hoped the teacher wouldn't call on me
that was my greatest fear!
When I heard her call my name out
I pretended not to hear!
I don't know who my parents are
or my family history.
The parents that I live with
adopted me you see.
I went home that afternoon
with many questions in my head.
My mom asked, "how was your day"?
"Okay, I guess", I said.
Moms know when things are not alright..
"Would you like to talk" said she?
I can tell that you are worried,
Mom, it’s about my family tree!
How could I ask the question?
Would it start an argument?
I’m afraid it will hurt her feelings
To ask, "who are my real parents"?
When I finally asked the question,
I could see she was surprised!
Before she turned away
I think I saw teardrops in her eyes.
The room was still and quiet,
it seemed the world had stopped!
She said, "because we could not have children,
Dad and I decided to adopt".
That’s how you came to live with us,
but that’s not how you came to be.
Because you are so special
you have two family trees.
I always knew the day would come
when we would have this conversation.
To have two sets of parents
has got to be a fascination.
You wonder what they look like,
and if you look like her or him?
But I suppose your biggest question
is why you’re not with them?
Sometimes, someone can find themselves
in situations out of their control.
They may have to make decisions
that tear apart their soul.
Your Mother, was very young,
she was just a child herself!
She was too young to be a mother
and she knew she needed help.
Your Father was afraid
of the responsibility of you.
Your Mother went to him for help,
he told her, "there was nothing he could do."
She considered both your futures
and there seemed no other option.
To insure you had a future
she gave up her rights for your adoption.
All decisions fell on her
to give you up just broke her heart!
But she knew to try and keep you
was impossible and wasn’t smart.
She made the greatest sacrifice
she suffered alone in agony.
No greater gift had I been given
than when she made you a gift to me!
It wasn't that she didn't love you,
you’re probably in her thoughts today.
When you're older you may meet her
and I'm sure that's what she'll say.
So, when you ask, "who are my parents",
you have two family trees,
and your roots are planted deep in the hearts
of your real Mother, Dad and Me!
Your family tree was planted
by a Mother you never knew.
She shared its fruit with Dad and I
the day she gave us you.
Someday if you should meet her
I hope that she will see,
she made the right decision
to give you two family histories.
That's all I know about your parents,
I hope it puts your mind at ease.
Because you are so loved
YOU needed two family trees!
- Patty Bunn, adult
Lacrosse
Sis was just in junior high
When lacrosse became her passion
Collecting gear and uniforms
Was definitely now in fashion
Enthusiasm and spirit soared
Each week at scheduled practice
Unfortunately the toughest foe
Turned out to be cactus
You see a desert game was planned
And who could really guess
That Teddy Bear Cactus and Prickly Pear
Would put Sis to the test
She played it tough and she played tight
The crowds stood up and cheered
Her eyes were down, her speed was fast
Just a little too late; I feared
So our team lost, as you might guess
Desert playing fields aren't tame
California seems a lot more safe
And Sis still loves the game
- Leslie Hendrickson, adult
Responsibility
Learning is my job
It is what I do best
When schools do their job
I pass every test
I know how to learn
And I know what I need
Just take time to listen
And watch me succeed
- Leslie Hendrickson, adult
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