IMAGE POEMS INSPIRED BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

I was shocked
when the plane
hit the building.
It was loud -
then silent.
Crash
Firey
Burning
Those words
scare me
so very
much.

Loraine, 5th grade



Bright
Noisy
Rumbling
Accelerating
Blue and Grey
Blurry
Bang Crash!

In the
bright sunshine
conversations everywhere
rumbling
dash
I see blue and grey
blurry
crash!

Maribel, 6th grade









At the tall
Eiffel Tower
I saw the lights
of Christmas.
Red, Green, Blue
shining in the dark city,
You couldn’t imagine
the whispers –
by the French!

Debbie, 6th grade





Barking I was
scared
the dog was
tied to a
tree – snap!
goes the chain.
the dog bites
me on my
face – blood
running down
my cheek.

Ernesto, 6th grade


MASK POEMS – PRETENDING TO BE SOMETHING WE’RE NOT

Keyhole

I am a keyhole
The door is no foe
Twist the key
You shall enter.
Twist not
I shall grant no
Friend or foe
If you wish,
Here is a key.
Open me.

Kyle, 6th grade


The Peacocks

Some say we’re stuck-up.
They’re just jealous of our
colorful feathers.
They will make you gape.
Green, yellow, black and orange
take your breath away.
Us peacocks prefer the ground,
not that filthy air above.
Respect us and our feelings, too!
Don’t let that stuck-up
nonsense fool you.

Sarah, 5th grade



The Lumpy Tree

What a sunny day so beautiful.
What do you think little
child climbing on me?
Climb as high as you
want, for if you fall
I will catch you.
Little child falling
asleep on my limbs,
head on my leaves
Sleep
Sleep
Little
Child.

Courtney, 5th grade








Chess Piece

I, the knight,
move side to side
waiting to make my move.

Then I, the knight,
make my move, I pull
out my sword and slice
the bishop in half.

Favian, 6th grade




COLOR POEMS

Friendship Colors

Friendship is gold
For long lasting.
Friendship is
Silver
For unbreakable.
Friendship is
Rainbow for
Good Luck!
Friendship
is red
For Getting Along!

Lani, 4th grade

SilverGold

I once tasted
Silvergold and it was
very sweet
like the moon.

I once heard
Silvergold
and it sounded
like one
golden bird
and one silver
bird singing
together.

I once touched
Silvergold. It
was smooth like
the moon’s
soft part.

I once smelled
Silvergold
and it was
like a fresh
bunch of
roses just
blooming.

Merceades, 4th grade


Music Magic

Music magic,
Oh magic magic,
So pink with purple lines
That music magic.

Music magic smells like candy
It feels sticky and
Tastes sweet.
It is sticky as gum,
Sweet as blueberries.

Taryn, 4th grade



Alfred Barcenas

Wish

A baby blue wish is
a magical wish.
A navy blue wish is
a laughing wish.
A sky blue wish is
a bird wish.
An egg blue wish is
a smart wish.
And the regular blue wish is
a Wizard wish.

Alfred, 4th grade





July

July so hot
as yellow,
So wet as
Blue.

So dry as
brown, so
fun as green.

So peaceful as
blue, it’s true.

Serafino, 4th grade



FALL CINQUAINS

Autumn
Leaves from the trees
Turn yellow and orange
They fall and wait to come again
Next year.

Isabella, 4th grade



Fall leaves
changing colors
Falling off trees quickly
Trees crying for their leaves to come
back soon.


Ryan, 4th grade


Yellow
Leaves fall on the
Freezing ground, red leaves soar
To the ground, but golden leaves fall
Straight down.

Taryn, 4th grade


In Fall

In fall
The crisp fire
Warms the house. In fall the
Leaves fall like parachutes onto
The ground.

Serafino, 4th grade


Cool wind
Clear sky in fall
Birds migrate south in fall
Crunchy leaves crack in the fall day
Today.

Shawn, 5th grade



HALLOWEEN PERSONIFICATION POEMS

The Halloween Night

As I sleep, the moon winks
In my window.

The clouds dance
Across the sky.

The wind whistles to
The stars.

The stars whisper
Right back to
The wind.

My costume snuggles
In a blanky.

The cobwebs
Tip toe to my
Closet.

The shadows
Walk in the
Hall.

All on one Halloween
Night.


Ali, 4th grade



Star

She dreams about what she wants to be.
She thinks and thinks, finally,
She knows what
She wants to be.

She wants to be,
Just herself, but she
Doesn’t want to be
Herself.
She wants to be
A singer.

Jolene, 4th grade




The Cemetery

The cemetery blows wind
from its
scary dead
trees as the
trees whistle
the
scariest
voices
ever
and
the souls
inside
the cemetery
do giggle.

Michael, 4th grade



Shadow

Shadow dances when the night is quiet
Shadows whisper at the moon when they
are sad.
Shadows go through fences when people
don’t notice.

Lisette, 4th grade



BIOGRAPHY POEMS

How to be Amelia Earhart

As for a very expensive rifle as a little girl.
Keep your hair as short as a boy’s.
Reject many marriage proposals and only accept one.
Drop out of college.
Become a volunteer nurse’s aide.
Wear a worn in, brown jacket while flying your plane.
Try to attempt things as men have tried.
Make tons of spectacular speeches.
Always stand up for things you believe in.

Sarah, 5th grade

How to be Wilbur Wright

Imagine flight as your only goal in life.
Build a humongous machine.
Glide effortlessly through the air.
Make changes to your astonishing machine.
Keep your work to yourself and to close companions.
Change the world and how it thinks.
Be someone in history.
Never stop developing your only dream and make your dream
a reality.

Jeff, 5th grade


How to be Benjamin Franklin

Attempt to invent things involving electricity.
Travel to places because of your desire to help your country.
Help people by negotiating important things.
Be the best at what you were meant to do.
Write wonder books to let people know what’s happening.
Never stop loving your family when you are away.
Contribute your work and counseling to people.

Evelyn, 6th grade



How to be James Bowie

Grow up as a wild child.
Create a balanced knife.
Raise a son and a daughter with your wife Urselita.
Visit your blind brother Rezin in your hometown.
Listen to the terrible news that your family
died of plague.
Serve as a soldier in the great Battle of the Alamo.
End up in Louisiana after moving a lot.

Sam, 6th grade




How to be Albert Einstein

Witness soldiers marching back and forth while walking home from school.
Publish a breakthrough paper called “Special Relativity.”
Get expelled from school for daydreaming.
Receive a Noble Prize for work done on the
Photoelectric Effect.
Become a professor at the University of Bern.
Play violin and not like it, but still play for your mother.
Move to the U.S. from Germany.
Become a true U.S. citizen.

Alec, 6th grade


I Never Saw a Moor

I’ve never been to Italy
but I can smell the fresh pizza
in my nose.

I’ve never been to Africa
but I can see the colorful animals
in my eyes.

I’ve never been to Florida
but I can hear the waves splashing

I’ve never been to Paris
but I can imagine
the big Eiffel Tower.

Lisette, 4th grade



I’ve never been to the moon,
but I imagined I could fly
and fell into the stars.

I’ve never been to Spain,
but I could imagine that
they have a huge animal show.

I’ve never been to New Mexico.
I could imagine that they have
a million schools.

I’ve never been inside a book,
but I could imagine
the animals that have to fight.

Stephanie, 4th grade



I’ve never seen the Bahamas,
but I can feel the hot sun
on my body.

I’ve never swum in the water,
but I can feel it
on my face.

I’ve never been inside a book,
but I can read the words in my head
and talk as they were said.

I’ve never seen the moon,
but I can feel the coldness of the air
in my dreams.

Vanessa, 4th grade
I’ve never been to the moon
but I know of the
large craters

I’ve never been inside of a computer
but I know of all the
different colored wires.

I’ve never been inside a book
but I know of all the
great words they say

I’ve never been inside a flower
but I know of the
sweet smell and soft petals.

Merceades, 4th grade






I’ve never gone scuba diving,
but I know how it looks
under the ocean.

I’ve never been on the top
of a skyscraper,
but I can picture the view.

I’ve never gone parachuting,
but I know how it feels to
fly through the air.

I’ve never gone waterskiing,
but I know how
fast you get pulled.

- Thomas Dickey






I’ve never been to the clouds,
but I know that
they’re soft like a pillow.

I’ve never seen Pluto,
but I know it’s small
and very cold.

I never went to France,
yet I know the Eiffel Tower
is bigger than a house.

Alfred, 4th grade

I have not seen
the City of Love.
But I know that
the City of Love
is a good place
to find a boyfriend.

I have never been
in a wonderful flower.
but I know that the petals
are as soft as a pillow.

Taryn, 4th grade




I’ve never see the inside
of a cloud in the sky.
But I know how fluffy,
white and fragile it is.

I’ve never been in a book.
But I know how rewarding
it really is.

Mylan, 4th grade





IF I WERE IN CHARGE OF THE WORLD

If I were in charge of the world
I’d cancel selling cigarettes
at AM/PM
7Eleven, and also
Chevron

If I were in charge of the world
There’d be easier homework
Healthier kids, and
Books that aren’t so long.

If I were in charge of the world
You wouldn’t have danger
You wouldn’t have mean
You wouldn’t have hard
Or terror attacks
You wouldn’t even have terrorists.

If I were in charge of the world
Vegetables would be chocolate
All Barney and Teletubbie shows
would be cancelled
And a person who forgot to work
And sometimes forgot to say “thank you”
Would still be allowed to be
In charge of the world.

Franklin, 4th grade

If I were in charge of the world
I would build my own city
with my own created plants.
The animals would be strange.

I would use tomato and onions
to arm my city.
I would make my own days
and months.

Everyone would grow the
plant called Zingazo.
They have five different
kinds of fruit and flowers
on them.

My language would have
24 letters.
Everyone who lived in my
city would wear blue jeans
and t-shirts.

And everyone would have lots
of money.

Tyler, 5th grade


If I were in charge of the world
I’d make everyone dress in polka dots
And stripes,
Then I’d laugh myself to death.

If I were in charge of the world
April 26 would come 365 days a year
Christmas would be squeezed in every other day
American Girl would be the only history book to read.

If I were in charge of the world
I’d cancel Daycare,
Annoying A,B,C books,
And tasteless sweet potatoes.

If I were in charge of the world
All kids would have a school pass once a year
I would order all teachers to act like monkeys
And best of all, there’d be nothin’ to it,
If I were in charge of the world.

Sarah, 5th grade


If I Were in Charge of the World

If I were in charge of the world
Whipped cream with chocolate fudge
would be made a meal of the day,
You wouldn’t have to take a shower, instead you would
take a bath in chocolate ice cream.

If I were in charge of the world
There would be a jello pool built inside people’s
houses, instead of shampoo you’d have chocolate
syrup, without cherries.

If I were in charge of the world
Instead of basketball, there would be honeyball, that’s
really sticky. Everybody would have to wear bubble gum
shoes. Throwing vegetables at your homework would
be a sport.

If I were in charge of the world
Instead of a head, people would have a pizza on their neck,
people would have a t.v. in their
head,
instead of a brain, you’d have a strawberry
inside your head, people would wear underwear
on their pizza (their new head).

Evelyn, 6th grade