Seasonal Poems

The students did a great job writing their poems about ordinary things.  Their words create such a beautiful picture in the reader's mind!  Here are a few that go along with the season.  Enjoy!

Tree
I am a tree.
I am cut down for a lot of reasons. 
I help you live.
I have a lot of sisters and brothers. 
Our mother is Red Wood.
I can almost touch the sun.
There is life in me, scampering
through the branches, in every leaf,
every root and every twig.
Even if I am a moldy old tree
don't forget I help your life.
I am an important tree.

By T.M.

Leaf

One little lush green leaf,
Unnoticed, unimportant.
In the Spring, it catches small,
silvery drops of water like a bucket,
In the Summer it soaks up sunlight
Like a sponge.
It desperately clings on to the tree
In the wind and in the rain,
Until Fall, where it flutters to
The ground,

                      And dies.

By N.S.

Dirt

You make plants and trees grow,
what I would do without you, I don't know.
I love you running through my fingers.
You are where the worms all linger.
You are colored gray and brown,
and you are all over town.

By E.W.

Leaves

Leaves, leaves all around
They fall swiftly to the ground.
Leaves come in some of the most
magnificent colors I have ever seen.
Crunch, crunch the leaves are crunchy
fun to play in.
But soon the fun is over because
a blanket of snow has buried the leaves
farewell leaves farewell.

By M.S.

What makes a door hinge so special?

Today in writing we talked about having a "Poet's Eye."  A poet looks at an ordinary, every day object and thinks about what is extraordinary about it.  Poets give inanimate objects feelings, hopes, and dreams.  We read poems by X.J. Kennedy, Valerie Worth, and Kristine O'Connell George about topics such as a pencil, popping popcorn, an umbrella, muddy sneakers, and an onion.

After reading the poems, we brainstormed a list of items that we might pass by every day without noticing. After narrowing the list down, we chose door hinges to write about.  Next, we came up with a list of things that made door hinges special, including the fact that they're small but they hold up a lot of weight!  Lastly, we did some shared writing and combined our ideas into one poem.  We hope next time you pass by a door hinge, you'll give it a little recognition!

Door Hinge
Be happy because
you have one friend
and you never let
him down.
You see many people
come in and go out,
they don't even notice you.
You are small, flexible, and tough.
Gray, silver, and brass.
People make you for a reason.
To open doors.