2020-2021 School Year

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Addie

Vivienne Gahres

Addie is nice. Addie is helpful. Addie is a fast runner. Addie likes to read. Addie is my sister. Addie is beautiful. Addie, I love you! Continue reading Addie

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Sleep

Isabella Lanzi

As you slip into the sheets and the comforter of your nice soft bed You fall onto your perfect pillow that takes you all in You turn to your side with only one eye open You look out your window to see birds passing by Your eyes are now heavy and everything your thinking about is gone You are sleeping now and….. ahhh Continue reading Sleep

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The Shark

Ellen Booth

I peer into the foggy distance And a fuzzy image comes into focus. A tapered fin, Gliding silently Through the silk-smooth surface. The sea king Dropped into a hunter’s crouch Stalking the image of its prey Even when there is nothing. He turns. And my heart screeches to a halt As I see the glittering black eyes. The stone-grey body, The form that strikes fear Into the hearts of the meek fish around him. He jumps. And I see his gleaming white teeth, Knife-sharp, Guarding a red throat. The boat lurches But he stays where he is I see his … Continue reading The Shark

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My Two Cats

June Hegwood

My two cats are dead. My first pets in my life. One died last year and one this year. I cried and cried. I was very sad, but I enjoyed spending time with them every single second. It felt like I wanted to die and go with them, and I hate the words ” passed away, death, dead and die”. I knew this is something really sad, but I know that I will either see them in the living world again or the dead people / pets world. I am really happy they both get to live a long life … Continue reading My Two Cats

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The Squirrel Machine

Rufus Fein

Welcome back, user. Would you like a small or big cup? Ok. How many scoops do you desire? Wow. We have a big eater here. Three scoops coming right up. Lastly, would you like any toppings? Sorry, we’re out of rainbow sprinkles. I’ll get you chocolate sprinkles. Anyways, have a great day and Thanks for orderi– HEY?! HOW DID a squirrel GET INTO THE MACHINE?!? THIS IS AN ICE CREAM STORE!!! Continue reading The Squirrel Machine

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Oh, Wait

Vera Wandesforde

I’m not sure what to write for my poem. Maybe I should rhyme. Wait, I’m writing a poem right now. Guess I came up with one, just in the nick of time. Continue reading Oh, Wait

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Black Cat

Leandro Tapia

A cat black as night Sits by the window As the storm rages through the night It creeps through rooms As if hunting for prey It does not notice the tree snap Like a twig And all the raindrops Create a tiny lake As the storm rages on The raindrops move together As if all were one Continue reading Black Cat

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Autumn Winds

Mia Jitnik

As the tree twists and moves in the wind, they fall, as they always do. A shower of yellow, red, brown, a feast of colors all to themselves. They fall and twist and turn and jump as their fate goes down onto the cold ground filled with pumpkin jacks and coats and hats, as they elegantly fall to the ground of the autumn wind. Continue reading Autumn Winds

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Don’t Say It!!!

Owen Bickham

Don’t say that I broke your vase. Don’t say that I ate all your cookies. Don’t say that I stole a lollipop from the grocery store. Don’t say that I wrote on the wall with a sharpie… Forgive me, I was tempted to do it! Continue reading Don’t Say It!!!

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Books

Ellis Fearnley

At first sight- A bundle of letters, Sprawled across the paper, Making every page full of disorder. While reading, The confusion shrinks away, Like the ebbing tide, Bringing order, peace and a story. When finished, A complicated, but simple tale, Beckoning to be re-read. Continue reading Books

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Alfie

Miriam Voorwinde

Sleeping, crying, cutie rises. Diamond of April, Admiral of cute. Adored in your crib; Holdin’ you with pride and joy. Then, you pee all over me. Darn, now I need to change. Continue reading Alfie

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A Unicorn

Madeline Helen Shields

A unicorn A black mist covers a walkway Emerging from the darkness A unicorn An illuminating sparkler Placed on its head Hair made from when the Rain and the sun meet A leaf in its mouth Once attached to a tree Now prey Once the hunter is satisfied It continues back down the Misty road Continue reading A Unicorn

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Stapler

Henry Tenbroeke

A deadly weapon a stapler is. Load it up with ammunition. Bring it down on the soft enemy. The enemy now bound together, Handcuffed, You take it and put it in the prison called a desk. Continue reading Stapler

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One Mean Monster

Noah Lowry

BANG! CRASH! BOOM! And it all falls down, the forest, the house, it all falls down. The movie theater, the playground, it all falls down, because of one mean monster that ran out of town. It ran down the stairs laughing so much, I thought its head might pop off. We chased it with our swords and our knives, but at the end we lost and died. Continue reading One Mean Monster

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A Little Dot

Olivia Caiazza

A circle in a brain inside there is nothing it’s blank if you keep looking a little dot you get closer and closer it gets bigger and bigger now the little dot is the big dot it can talk it talks and talks the big dot stops talking it gets smaller and smaller now the little dot is ready for people to hear him. Continue reading A Little Dot

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The Deserted Apartment

Max Costello

The apartment was empty. Our voices echoed throughout the hall. Wherever I look, nothingness. I thought about the people here before, Did they have 1 kid? 2? More? Did they go to elementary school or college? Why did they leave? I had all these questions yet no answers. The floor had a stain; Maybe by a dog, The wall was chipped; Maybe by a hammer. The people who used to be here are gone, And now we take their place; The previous people are a mystery and so are the next. Continue reading The Deserted Apartment

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School is Shut

Louisa Pileski

“All schools will have to be shut due to Covid 19,” I heard the newscaster say. The minute they said that I ran to my room and burst into tears. As I was running I heard the TV drain out of sound the further I was from it. Continue reading School is Shut

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Summer

Arthur Goodall

Summer is flowers Summer is hot Summer is sunny Summer is sprinklers Summer is the beach Summer is watermelon Summer is fun Continue reading Summer

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Grey Feelings

Zoe Seidenstein

Her expression was lugubrious thats how you could tell she was feeling grey Her cat had passed at noon yesterday Crying was the only thing she wanted to do now in days As well as sit on the couch and eat the whole bag of lays Continue reading Grey Feelings

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Memory Lane

Zoe Del Giudice

Whenever I close my twinkling, curious eyes, I begin to walk down a place called memory lane. Memory Lane can be absolutely beautiful, It can be dark and sad, Memory Lane can have the scariest monsters, It can have beautiful angels and butterflies, Memory Lane can anger you or calm you, It can make you happy or sad, Memory Lane brings flashing colors to my eyes, It also brings rivers to my eyes. Whenever I close my twinkling, curious eyes, I begin to walk down memory lane. Continue reading Memory Lane