Ode to Books

Oh, books You are so colorful With different shapes, Sizes You are like people So many words Oh, books You crinkle Every time I turn your Wrinkled pages Oh, books Your musty smell Worn pages Yellowed pages From sitting on a shelf For ages Oh, books You bring me joy Without you There would be nobody To enjoy Oh, books My memories with you Soar past What I Can remember Continue reading Ode to Books

Ode To Winter

One day when winter comes Beautiful snow will come falling down The winter breeze The falling leaves Oh winter when will you come? The soft landing of snow slowly falling to the ground The winter breeze you finally feel The falling leaves you finally see Oh winter when will you come? When I first saw you I was amazed The glorious beauty right in front of my face All white Oh winter when will you come? Without you what would I do? All lonely All sad PLEASE come now I miss you way too much! Continue reading Ode To Winter

Ode to Stranger Things

Ode to Stranger Things Oh stranger things The scary monsters you bring to life As much as I’m terrified I know its just CGI Oh stranger things The growls and screams All the scary things Oh stranger things You give me the creeps But all the joy you bring me would be delivered in jeeps watching you for the first time with my dad in Kansas city. Then showing it to my cousin and friend Oh stranger things Without watching you I would not be able to bond even more Or talk about you to friends and that would be … Continue reading Ode to Stranger Things

To The Bullies

Like getting punched in the stomach without getting punched Like having a hurricane stuck inside you that can’t get out Like being lost in the woods at midnight Like having an ocean trapped inside you That you don’t want to show to anyone Like a heavy rock on your shoulders At all times Did you know it felt like this? Continue reading To The Bullies

A Journey

One day I got Onto a boat I thought was very crowded We spent three months Out at Sea With disease all around us Until one day We hit the dock We’d got to Ellis Island The famous land of hope I’d made it to America At least I hoped I walked into the crowded hall I waited in a line So much sadness So many unhappy people I hoped that wouldn’t be me A couple days later I had made it out At least I made it When so many had not People with children People with families People … Continue reading A Journey

Rain

plip, plop, raindrops on the window crawling down plink, plop, plink plink, pop more raindrops crawl down the window plip, plop plink, plink, plinkudy plop plop, plip, plop, plink, plop Continue reading Rain

The Great Outdoors

Walking, running, throwing water balloons, playing, monkey bars, and more. So much in the great outdoors! I just want to do it all. It is just so awesome! Just can I do something?! I really, really want to do this all! Continue reading The Great Outdoors

Ferris Wheel

hop hop hop hop sway we go up, up, up we stop I cried, “Oh no!” it started raining we go down, down, down we go up again we go down again after the ride I said, “I am not going back there.” we were soaked! Continue reading Ferris Wheel

Lost

I walk away with my head down My tears fall like a waterfall I run and cry My heart starts pounding Faster and faster and then I stop And I cry slowly and walk I see my dad and my mom I run faster and faster And I hug them Crying And I see my brother Continue reading Lost

Rainbow

Colors in the sky Clouds holding it up in the sky Blue, red, yellow, green and more colors, too It’s famous People say it’s made of rain They stare at it Their favorite colors are in the sky It’s beautiful with colors. Continue reading Rainbow

Horses

A wild blur of color. Racing towards me. When I try to hop onto its soft back, it throws me off. Its soft coat is riffling In the breeze with it. Continue reading Horses

1-206

Pens and pencils, Reading and writing, Math and meetings, Clipboards and cuts from scissors P.S. 321 is the best school You can ever have Continue reading 1-206

The Good Old Saints

The good old saints were always sleepy and sliding off their chairs and saying, “I need a nap.” They were so very old, so they could only eat, talk, and sleep. Their favorite food was refried beans with worms Their favorite words were, “I need a nap.” They live south from Memphis. They were the only ones who could sleep through a year. Continue reading The Good Old Saints

Mountains

A needle of rock. At the end there is a cliff. Below, rocks crash with water. Water goes through cracks. Water pours down through damp, wet clouds. Continue reading Mountains

Roses

Red luscious hair on a prickly shining armor stands a beautiful flower but be careful do not touch this beautiful queen. Continue reading Roses

Fire

Fire glows in the dark shining up to the sky swish the wind blows the candle warms me it’s nice in the dark evening Continue reading Fire

Giant Leaves

Dark living in shade one bit of sunlight is enough to make me thrive in the giant greenhouse water drips off my tips leaves search for sunlight that slightly shines through the trees I do prefer shade living like any other plant living on the filthy forest floor big… bigger than a fig I construct in the dark thrive with the breeze observe the deers the birds are awakened I see things things that are not known to mankind big huge giant, the giant leaf the smallest sunlight is enough rain drips off my tips Dark living in shade big … Continue reading Giant Leaves

I am America

I am America I am my father’s brown chocolate hair I am as energetic as a puppy eating candy I am the type of sister who argues with her brother I am long luscious dresses I am rainbow eyes always changing I am asthma and allergic reactions I am my pet dog Maisie and my cat Nori I am a great tennis player I am Haitian, Swedish, English, and French I am America and America is me Continue reading I am America

Waxy Leaves

My body Big like a heart shape Shiny like rain The rain tickles and dances on my body In fall I curl up I color change When summer comes, I stretch out and extend my body When an animal touches me They feel my body I am slippery and smooth I feel their hands and legs And each time I sprout I grow Bigger Each time Continue reading Waxy Leaves

Carnivorous

with the smelly scent in the air the unsuspecting flies buzz in the air the buzzing flies in my trap my cap snaps shut digesting flies buzzing around and my smelly scent in the air more flies fall into my trap Continue reading Carnivorous

Pink Snow

I see the pink snow falling from pink trees swirling, spinning, circling days and days have passed now a blanket of pink snow is on the ground I pick up two handfuls of pink snow and toss them into the open sky with all the other pink snow falling from the sky I watch as they fall on my body Continue reading Pink Snow

I Am America

I am America I am a friend I am a sister I am a gamer I am a daughter I am a student I am an artist I am fast like a cheetah I am curly black hair I am candy I am pizza I am cake I am cupcakes I am America and America is me Continue reading I Am America

Kitty Paws

Kitty paws Kitty paws, pink paws pitter, patter, pitter, patter soft as a pebble gentle as a Bunny Kitty paws, pink paws tap, tap, tap on the floor and maybe sometimes scratch on the door Continue reading Kitty Paws