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Dedicated To Mrs. Helene Tick
This comprehensive poetry anthology resulted from a SPECTRA workshop, sponsored by the cultural Council of Santa Cruz County and the Brook Knoll PTA. r was most pleased to conduct the poetry workshop at Brook Knoll this year. Every child in the school ~ontributed a poem expressive of his or her unique imagination. May each of you, children, have the courage and belief in yourselves' to-·k"'t'!e.p on writing and imagining.
Thanks go to Mary Tsalis ~hb coordinated the workshop and helped produce the anthology, Dr. Helen Shareck, a fine principal who supports and believes in the creativity of her students, Mrs. Marjorie Webster who contributed her Easter vacation to type the manuscript and to the teachers of Brook Knoll School who welcomed me into their c~assroans •
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The Rose
Tbe rose is hidden beneath a tree. It's never taken and never leaves. The inside has a fantasy
That no human will ever see. The dark. rich honey h:ldes without,
Tha.t every bee will dream about. Its beauty's seen through all the trees
The loneliness is seen in spring So , if this rose you see about
You will know its story From inside out •
Karyn Gonsalves
Grade 6
Hy B;lsketball
I have nvo basketballs. Black and orange, One. small and pudgy, One tall and full of air, Always bouncable. Always inflatable, Sometimes hard~ Sometimes soft, Hits the backboard in a single bound A Wilson, of course, Never on a golf course Put it high in my fort, But when I play it's on the court. 1. am proud of my basketball Because it never flies away.
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Hunter Dunn Grade 5
There's a basketball in there. I'm going to get it, too.
Now I have it. I am playing a basketball
But wait: It's gone.
There it was. I went back to the box.
There it will stay.
John Packer
Grade 5
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Patrick Chapman
Grade 2 .
My Dog
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He has a skinny tail.
He loves to chase me and catch rubber balls.
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If I were Superman, If. fly high.
I'd go to Hawaii with Hayden.
I'd dive and swim,
And be on the team,
And try to win Hayden.
Bradley Nickols
Grade 2
My Magic Box
In my box
Here I am
They Won't Let Me Go
In this very lonily Rouse.
They won't let me go. Though I fight and struggle,
They won't let me go. I'm happy I'm here,
But I'm also very sad. I want to leave it,
It's so very eerie. My box is magic. But they won't l.et mE If I open it,
Something magic
Will come out.
Every time something
Different will come out,
And this time a
World came out.-
A world with magic.
Jeff Stanton
Grade 4
I wish I could fly High in the sky With Mom and Dad to Hawaii.
I wish I had a million dollars To share with Kit, Jenny and Cathie.
I wish I could do everything in the world, Like tricks and gymnastics, And do a big puzzle As big as a table.
Cristina Wentworth
My sweet, darling, dearie.
Amy Harger
Grade 6
I wish I could fly
And go to Alaska,
And catch a big fish
And that's my wish.
Jason Vincent
Grade 2
Giraffe
I like my life very much.
I get a good view.
It t S nice and shady.
Dawn L
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My cat is orange and white.
My cat's name is Sparky.
I'm proud of my brother. He is fast And he can jump,
My cat is affectionate. But still he is last.
My cat purrs all the time. Re is nice. My cat can swim. Re eats lots of rice.
Jeff Frater My Grandma makes it Grade 2 And my brother takes it.
~i Y own way of doing things.
1. love to play pinball.
Eric Feddema .
Grade 2
"Chained up" is what some people think I should be.
Happy most
A U:o.f. t.he time.
Everything about me is not good though
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i>1 aking things happen that wouldn t t happen without me.
A little rain is all right
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Alison Chard
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Michael M ~nthey
Grade 6
- but· it is I wish I could have an army
Of 202 dogs.
I wish I were a Captain,
And would have a boat.
I would be the happiest
Person in the world.
John Corey Bl~ckburn 3
Grade 2
I wish I were a kitten.
I wish Jenny was my sister.
I wish I could fly
Up in the sky.
And we would go somewhere,
Jenny and I.
We would go to Hawaii.
Cathie Laine
l;rade 2
I was in the woods.
Then there was the sun.
I saw a beautiful thing.
It was a flower.
It was beside me.
I brought it home.
Paul Barenfus
Grade 2
I wish I were a billionaire,
I wish I had all that money.
I would buy a farm,
That would have bees and honey.
I wish I had a Turbo Porsche
fo go around the town.
Danton Kono
Glade 2
A dog is nice
Nightingales sing beautifully.
Nonsense is fun.
Eagles fly like the wind.
Turtles are cute.
T ake me along.
Everybody can do it.
Annette Weidner
Ex.cited
~xcited is th~ mood I'm
in right now.
I'm goin.g skiing
I'm going to have
Fun, fun. fun, fun.
Skiing down the slope
- 'm out of control!
And I wJpe out.
That's o.k. though,
'Cause r'm having fun.
his weekend I'm going to have a
ba.ll at Sugar Bowl.
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Sara Craig
Grade 6
\/ Mommy and Dad
Play wi th me.
Play football with me,
Wrestle with me,
Buy me clothes.
Matt Ashfield
Grade 1
Nice
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Cuddly. cute,
Over the rainbow,
Likes people.
Easy life.
Nicole Berman
Grade 1
In the magic box is Puppy Power
Adam Correa 1st grade
Unicorn running in the daisies After he runs He's going to nap .. in' the. daisies
Lisa Owen 1st grade
My pony is smaoo
wish I had a pony to ride eve.ry day.
wish I had wings.
white and fluffy smells like hay tastes ·like hair neighs cuddly cute
wish There was.no .$uch thing as school.
If I had a pony
I would ride it every day.
I would take good, ca1;'e_of it.
Jennifer Raiser
Grade 6
runs a lot has brown eyes.
I am proud of my pony Because she obeys me. I love my pony.
Daren Willey
My Mom is nice
looks pretty;
I like her
very much.
She is good to me
and my sister.
Josh Backs
Grade 1
l>1y Hom is nice
And does lots
~f things.
David Chapman
Grade 1
My dog is very big strong furry soft ,. heavy huge big black nose
And has white and grayish fur. I'm proud be~ause He's cute and mine.
J ennv H:mfh'I1f'~
Magic Box
An animal is like a person. It has feelings also.
It doesn't like to be hurt But people think they are things That just get in the way.
So they do away with animals. If only the people would once.
JUST ONCE, Be the prey and see has they like it,
They won't! Heather Gregg
Grade 6
I am proud of my cats
And my Dad and my Mom.
And my brothers and me
And my toys, because
I like them so much.
They make me so happy.
Pine Tree
Your needles hurt
Stefan Cantin
Grade 1
Pine cones falling down
Crunching under foot, sweet smell.
Alisha Per (
My Dog
Just before I go to bed,
Everything is quiet.
N ow I know I'm different.
N ow is the time I think to myself
I 'm different from other people.
Forever I'll be different.
Even my. parents think so.
Remember I'm me, you're you.
Jenny Hartley
Grade 6
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Kelsey Wood
Grade 1
Deer
the forest.
go to bed
In the leaves.
like to eat,
I like to run.
Timmy Wainer
Grade 1
Small prickly tumbleweed,
When you roll around, does it hurt?
You're prickly when I touch you.
Shawna Pancherian
Grade 4
My Dog
My dog is small
brown he eats like
a pig, smells like a
dog. He looks like hot dog. He is brown. He likes people, but not
Nicole. I'm proud of my dog .
He loves me.
Mike Eastman
Grade 4
Happiness is •••••
playing with Josh. Sam Crosson
having a new brother and my home. Heather McBeth
going somewhere that is fun. Angel Walz
going to Karate school. Mellissa Dominquez
going to school! Doug Fossum
playing cards with Grandma and always winning! Erin Gliessman
riding my bike with my friends. Wesley Leith
playing games with my brother. Ben Blankenhorn
playing with my pet flea. Brian Stackhouse
being in charge of the science table and reading science books. Clinton Konvolinka
coming to school! Jeff Brewer
collecting rocks to make arrowheads. Pat Kutsch
P.M. Kindergarten
Happiness is
being able to hit a ball. Chris Davis
my sister being nice to me. Rachel O'Donald
my brother making games for me. John Ralston
my brothers playing a lot with me. Cherie' LeSech
learning how to skate and going swimming. Meagin Perry
playing with your friends. Erik Neilsen
winning games. Scott petersen
playing with my baby brother. David Schmidt
getting a new baby_ Elizabeth Flett
playing with my friends. Isaiah Calderon
going to the beach. Danielle Kono
my brother jumping 35 feet in the Olympics. John Carpenter
playing with Tyrannosaurus Rex. Josh Fengal
having a 3 year old brother with a birthday. Ryan Hillhouse
P.M. Kindergarten
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As I look outside I see trees. They are cool with the rain gently
falling on them. It is 'such a still sight.
So still it is spooky. The benches are drenched The music going through
the air is God shedding His tears from all of the unhappiness
on the earth. I look again. The rain is fierce and beautifttl.
Heather Williams
Grade 6
Today I am going to play.
o pen your eyes and say, Hey~ Hey! D id you open your eyes and see the sun?
D id you open your eyes and have fun?
Todd Kitch
Grade 6
My Dad r sTruck
My dad's truck is yellow with big tires. It looks powerful and fast. You can smell it burning rubber, Hear its powerful engine, Taste its fiery exhaust, Feel the dirt in your face. I'm proud of my dad's truck because it is a hot truck,
I wish
Terry Miller Grade 6
I had my very own remote control t.v.
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I wish I had a double set of holsters and a rifle and they were cap guns
My biggest wish I wish I was magic. I could turn this whole school into gold. Everyone would like that if I had power
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He runs
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And he plays with his ball
And he plays with me
And he plays with Mom
And he plays with Dad
And he is fluffy.
Nicki Klus
Grade 3
My Rabbit
Dutchess is my rabbit's name,
White with brown ears,
A brown nose and it has
A brown stripe down its spine.
And his favorite food is carrots.
Frogs jump, Caterpillars hump,
Worms wiggle, bugs giggle,
Rabbits hop, Horses clop,
Snakes slide, Sea gulls glide,
Mice creep, Deer leap,
Puppies bounce, Kittens pounce,
Lions stalk, But I walk.
Eisha Carozza
Grade 3
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Krista Bly
Grade 5
My Lizard
I have a big lizard,
Green and black,
A long, green tail,
Three eyes and four fat feet.
See it running in its cage,
Climbing up a wall,
Eating, getting bigger each bite.
r am proud of my lizard because he is mine.
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Nicole Ashfield
Grade 3
My Dog
I have one dog.
He's black like a bear.
Brown like a tree.
Eyes that glow.
Can run very fast.
I'm proud of him because he fetches the paper.
Seagull
Hello. My name is Sam.
t am a seagull.
John Newenhouse
Grade 5
I love to glide over the ocean and dive for fish.
It is chilly but good.
Treat me with respect and don't kill me.
I have no master - I live as free as can be.
lance Leith
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I see a bright yellow-green grassy field. Yellow, radiant sun, Mystical. bright rainbow, Dew on yellow-green grassy field And spider making Below the yellow radiant sun Creating beautiful effects. Ahhh!
Lucas Cantin Grade 5
Underneath there is a world below.
Night and day, they have also.
I wish I could go down sometime.
Countries full of wild beasts.
Blue sky . Rlue.ia.ve~exciti~g. Blue is like the ocean. Blue water Blue music Ball blue Blue is the color of a book. Blue makes me Feel so happy.
Kristin Larson GradeS
Over in the world below, there are kings and queens who rule.
Running about, the unicorns play.
N ow you know why I don't want to go to the world below.
Helene Desouches
Grade 6
My Mom
is very beautiful
has soft green eyes
nice light freckles
on her face
pretty blond hair
on her head
very pretty in her
pink dress
makes me laugh
by telling funny
jokes.
I am proud of my mom because
she works very hard
to bring us home
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I wish I had a car.
I wish I had a motorcycle.
I wish I could have Fort Knox.
If I could have Fort Knox,
I would get a good car,
And a home,
And two dog houses
For my dog, too.
Dusty Brook
Grade 3
My Mom
My mom is tall and has solt wavey hair
It is an ash blond.
She is sweet, most of the time.
She works hard for me.
Even though she works,
She still has time for me.
I'm proud· of my mom because
she is my MOM.
Shannon Correa
Grade 6
My bike
is red
has yellow pads
sand gold rims
high pedals
an aluminum frame.
I am proud of it because it goes fast.
Mark D
Grade 5
I wish I had a powerful telescope.
1 wish I were a fish.
1 wish I could have four puppies of my own,
If I had four puppies, I would walk everyone
And play with them every day.
Alex deWinter
Grade 3 r
Feelings They are rough, but gentle.
I have feelings for football
and for
animals, plants, people and bikes.
And I have feelings for creatures and
For basic mind and body control
Also for music.
There are many things I feef. for that
I can't explain. Troy Motta
Grade 6
I wish
I wish I could go to the movies tonight if I want to
I wish I knew everybody in the world
I wish I was magic
Dan Dawson 1st grade
I could kiss Christine I wish
I could play with Matt I wish
I could talk to everybody I wish
I could be friends with Adam and everybody in the world
Sean Smith 'c;t grade
M.y Horse
My horse is a Pinto
She is black and brown
and white.
She is a very pretty horse.
She has a very long black
and white tail.
She always prances
through the grassy
hills,
loves to munch on crunchy
carrots.
She whinnies too.
She likes to eat candy.
Her favorite ice cream is
Mocha Almond Fudge.
She loves to eat lots of junk
and she is very friendly too.
I love my dog I love my cat Black silver
Katie Lavelle 1st grade
Unicorn, Hello, Hi, Bye, You're nice.
Brandi Gregg 1st oracle
Renee Wilson
Grade 6
Cats Are Real Real In Every way
Carrie Yinglin 1st grade
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I was walking through the forest
On a warm, clear day,
Listening to the birds sing,
And squirrels' and chipmunks' chatter.
And I was thinking how
PRETTY the
world in the forest and is
How God
has blessed
us. Mike Hall
Grade 6
I wish I were magic,
I wish I could fly,
I wish I had the whole universe.
I'm going to Space right now,
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R an
Elephant
Kangaroo
Derek Moore
Grade 1
I'm going to make a Space Computer Station.
Jonathan Dufour
Grade 2
Dreaming
I love to dream. I could dream all day.
Dreaming lets me put my troubles away.
When I dream I get a sensation. Sometimes I dream I'm on vacation.
I love to go to Paris and Rome.
But when I wake up I find I never left home!
Tonija Henard
The Red Fern
There was this red fern sitting in a field,
With nothing to care for it, nothing for a shield.
With no other fern to pass it by,
Nor a person, a cloud , nor a bird int~e sky.
He had one friend, just one friend • It was one nice friend,
indeed, Who lived in a pond with no anger
no fear, no greed.
Wake up, wake up, it's time to go. The sun has set, the moon hangs low. The wolf howls and the owls cry. Wake up and rub the sleep from your eye.
Slip out of the tame and into wild. Be a fox again and forget the child. Over the leaves and under the trees. Run like a shadow facing the breeze.
Making less noise than breezes make, Moving as swift and as still as a snake
Now I like my magic. r woke up now.
Isla Willet
Grade 5
This fern had no need for anyone but him, his friend and God.
Julie Hall
Grade 6
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Excited
E.xcited is the mood I'm
in right now.
I'm going skiing
1'm going to have
Fun, fun, fun, fun.
Skiing down the slope
I'm out of control!
And I wipe out.
That's o.k. though,
'Cause I'm having fun.
This weekend I'm going to have a
ball at Sugar Bowl.
Sara Craig
Grade 6
Nice
Imaginative
Cuddly, cute,
Over the rainbow,
Likes people,
E aay life.
Nicole Berman
Grade 1
In the magic box is Puppy Power
Adam Correa 1st grade
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Play with me.
Unicorn running in the daisies After he runs He's going to nap in the daisies
Play football with me ~
Wrestle with me,
Buy me clothes.
Matt Ashfield
Grade 1
Lisa Owen 1st grade
I wish I had a pony to ride every day.
I wish I had wings.
r wish There was no such thing as school.
If I had a pony
I would ride it everyday.
I would take good care of it.
Jennifer Raiser
My pony is smaoo white and fluffy smells like hay tas tea like hair neighs cuddly cute runs a lot has brown eyes.
I am proud of my pony Because she obeys me. r love my pony.
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My Mom is nice
looks pretty;
I like her
very much.
She is good to me
and my sister .
Josh Backs
Grade
My Mom is nice
And does lots
,f things.
David Chapman
Grade 1
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they do away with animals. If only the people would once,
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They won't! Heather Gregg
Grade 6
I am proud of my cats
And my Dad and my Mom,
And my brothers and me
And my toys, because
I like them so much.
They make me so happy_
Stefan Ca.ntin
Grade 1
Pine Tree
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Pine cones falling down
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Grade 4
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I live in Australia. I don't eat much.
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Never whip me. Thank you Dina Mooi
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S orne people say I'm weird because I ballet.
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Does it get boring? Some people ask.
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Thomas Helm
Grade 5
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Grade 6
My Cat
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J ump up and down. Do you know who I am?
A nimals I like the best.
C sts, dogs and fish I like.
It now what? t have a cat.
I named her Purr. She eats everything.
Eels is one of the things she doesn'~.
Jackie Disparati
Grade 5
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I wish I had friends everywhere.
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Ron Gerstein Grade 6
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Ryan Mac Donald
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rm all alone in a new place and in a new school I walk in the room. and a million eyes stare at me.
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I'm all alone in a new place.
Monica Royer
Grade 4
I wish I were magic
I wish I had a bed like a space ship and it would fly out of my roof
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Tor Swanson 1st grade
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I wish I could take home all the animals.
I wish I were rich enough to pay for them
Maybe when I get A home of my own, 1'11 do that.
Sarah J. Grayson
Grade 6
doll
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princess
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I wish I could fly,
I wish I could go to Hawaii.
I would go to the beach and swim.
I wish I could go to Africa,
I would see all the lions.
A3.ron Cocco
Grade 2
My Dog
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He is brown and white.
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wet brown nose,
little white feet,
brown eyes and ears.
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I like my Snoopy.
me. Chris Chatfield
Crade 5
He likes to be an Indian.
I am glad that he likes to be an Indian.
He is soft.
I am glad his tail is black.
Doug Roberts.
Grade 2
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Kathilyn Baltes
Grade 2
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Grade 2
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Frank Gabel
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I'm a monkey,
I live in the forest.
Please take care of me.
I like to swing on trees,
I like where I live,
I like my friends,
I don't like the zoo
I should be treated like a human being.
Desha Staley Grade 3
Hamster
I like to have a clean cage.
My Dog
I have a dog.
She has fur that stays flat.
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She's running in Maryland
In our yard.
Our yard has pretty flowers.
Joe
Grade 5
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I like to have a tube to climb.
And I have to be loved.
Camilla Cox
Grade 3
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Out in the forest
Early morning
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All alone
Hear birds
See deer
All nature feels great.
Paul Gerstein
Magic Box
Maybe it's a big fierce tiger
Stalking through the jungle.
Maybe it's a beautiful city
With sparkling jewels.
Maybe it's a whale
Swimming in the ocean.
Maybe it's some animals
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Maybe it f s a jolly fat man
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Kari Heskin
Grade 5
Grade 5
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y ou are riding a horse.
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W hen the wind whistled the rainbow looked pretty.
Even though it was cold outside, I still like the rainbow.
N ever like it to rain.
D aye! I put rainbows in my room.
Yellow is just like a rainbow.
Wendy Trapin
Grade 5
I wish I were a policeman.
I wish I could get bank robbers
And put them in jail.
I wish I had a medal
Because I caught the bank robbers.
I wish I were a policeman.
Roberto Ruit
Grade 2
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faster than a rocket slower than a missile,
bluer than the ccean smoother than paper
tastes hard smells dull.
I'm proud of my bike because
it takes me where r want to go.
Matt Butler
Grade 6
My Rat
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He bites me.
But I still like him.
I like him because he obeys.
Bunker Rogge
Grade 4
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Sandy Lee Patterson
Grade 4
wish I could fly with Superman.
I wish I could be a stamp.
wish I could be a ball.
If I could fly, that would be
Tony Grebmeier
Grade 2 ,
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is small,
cute,
tan,
blue eyes,
whines a lot,
plays,
bites your hands,
He eats slow.
I am proud of him because
He loves me.
Josh Macon
Grade 4
Jogging is fun
o n nice
H otdays.
N ow I am done
B ut I am not tired.
John Benedetti
Grade 2
I wish I could go to the Hobby Shop.
I wish I could go home.
I wish I were an airplane.
Victor Nikolashin
Grade 2
Beauty land
I imagine that in tha.t box
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Beautyland
It is sunny all the time.
There are rainbows all the time
It's so pretty
a place where everyone is free.
It is like an amusement park.
even though it doesn't rain.
everyone is out watching the trees and the wind.
This special place makes me feel so good I can't wait to be in that special box.
I wish I was an airline pilot.
I wish I had a pick-up truck.
I wish I drove a semi-truck of my lines.
John Biggs
Grade 2
My models are big
small and thin
painted
decals on them
don't fly
hang in my room.
I am proud of my models
Because they seem almost real
to me and take a lot of time
to put together.
Mike Ruger f'I __ ..l_ £.
Danielle Nichols Grade 6
My Dog
My dog has hair in his eyes.
My dog is funny.
When I shake my head,
My dog bites my ears.
Brent Benson
Grade 2
The Magic Box In the magic box There is a horse, A magic horse, A beautiful horse, Swif t as the wind. I would catch it and tame it With a magic bridle. We would ride on the clouds. After I had had enough, I woulJ Let him go to be free again, But he would not go.
Heather Rooke
B right means sun that is brighter than a'
"2.. ocket ship,
Even a piece of meteor.
Toot
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H o. Ho, Sun is the greatest.
Brett Hillhouse
Grade 2
l'f Y poem is great and I like to do poems.
A poem is fun to do. A poem is a -
R hyrne to do, a rhyme you have to make up.
Kind of a rhyme - ,and all poems do not.
Hark Stanton Grade 4
Join the Army.
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Warts are very freaky looki!lg.
I wish I knew where they came from.
I think they are just old lumpers.
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Navy. What do warts look like inside? H
John Davl~
Grade 4
J ump with joy.
Every day I like to play.
Fighting and jumping I shall do.
Fighting is wrong for me and YOll.
My brother,
Jeff Pack
Grade 6
Trip
My Mom and Dad,
My Grandma
And Grandpa -
Take me to Disneyland.
Bryce MacDonald
Grade 1
. Are they squashy inside?
Maybe they have bloopies inside.
Why are warts so squashy,pointy,bloopy,lumpy
I sure don't. know.
Dawna Pancherian
Grade 4
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Blue
Blue sky, way up high.
Blue tastes like blueberry pie.
Blue is pretty.
Blue I like to wear.
Scott Davis . Grade 5
Scott is my name.
C an you spell Scott?
o dell is my last name.
T odd is my friend.
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Roller skating or dancing.
T 0 play football is great.
Annette Christensen
Scott Odell
Grade 5 '
I wish I had wings to fly all over.
I wish I could have a wardrobe
With 100 clothes in it.
I wish I could snap my fingers
And turn into anything I want to be.
1 want to fly to the grocery store
And help Mom and go
Anywhere I want to
Melissa Bailey
Grade 3
I wish I had wings.
t wish I were rich.
I wish I were magic.
If I had wings, I would fly everywhere I could.
And see all the things.
It would be fun.
Say! ! I saw a double rainbow.
Green is a juicy apple.
Green is a plant growing.
Plant green
Green is a watermelon
Green smells like a fresh new morning.
Green makes me feel relaxed
Green like a bubbling brook
Jenny Swanson
Jenny Ruger
Grade 3
I wish I would just think of a plac
and I would go there.
I wish I had 100 zillion dollars
and didn't have to pay ta3es.
I wish I could fly.
Mike Bohne
Grade 5
A nd if you find my name. you may
N ot keep it.
D 0 you know what it is?
Read the left side.
Even if you don't know~ I
W on' t tell you.
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Grade 3
I wish I were magic.
I wish everyone stayed well.
I wish I were 9 feet tall for a day.
If I were magic,
I would make everyone friends,
Especially.
US and Iran and Russia.
Gil Gerstein
Grade 3
1 run through the forest,
Free as the wind,
And I eat berries.
I am brown with
White spots in Summer and
}!rown in winter.
Please don't hurt me
And I will not hurt you.
Nicole King
Grade 3
The Magic Box
What is in the box?
Nobody knows
Or will they ever.
It could be happiness
Or sorrow
Or even excitement.
Wouldn't it be wonderful
Jus t wonderful
To be in that box?
Alan Ramsey
Gr~1e 6
Cat My Dog
I wish pfople Would treat me like a person,
nice
h.s white hair with h
She has funny bow legs
artd a
medium
Then I'd feel great!
kind gentle loveable
Tanya Tiiylor Grade 3
size tail
that is
crooked.
I am proud of my dog
because she is
a good hunter.
Greg Brost
Grade 5
Kitty cat is white and soft,
Raising her head.
I come to see her when
\.
S he is in bed. She sleeps. Souletimes she
Fights.
I love her and hug her. She has
Eggs and milk for breakfast.
D 0 you like horses and ponies
A s much as I do?
Riding is very fun and
Cantering over mountains
I s what I love. It's
Kristie Basilio
Grade 3
Exciting and I love to ride with friends in the sun.
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Vans are blue. Blue is my favorite color. lbe ocean is blue. I have blue OP pants. People wear blue, Blue football uniforms. Blue is like everything to me. Blue makes me feel like I'm in the ocean.
Bullfrog
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Eating
I feel good in the ocean when the waves splash on me. Y eoo Matt DiCicco
Grade 4
My stuffed animal doesn't need any food.
It ~oesn't have any bones.
It is furry.
It doesn't have any claws.
It doesn't climb trees.
It doesn't claw my bed.
I am prouq because
It doesn't make a sound.
Kristin Schwab
Grade 1
J ust so fun!
E. asy to do!
N ow can you do it~too?
N ow I will tell you!
I t is horses:
F un to ride!
E asy to feed!
Really fun!
Jenny Boss
Grade 4
My dog is-big fast part Golden Retriever and Border Collie chases cats barks in high pitch voice likes digging holes
I am proud of my dog because he obeys me. He loves me and I love him back.
Melissa Guyon Grade 6
I love my cat. She is
gray
fluffy
cute
My starfish has 5 legs.
lovable
always happy
very friendly
kind to rodents
4 years old
still playful
very funny
It is black and red.
It is heavy.
Her name is Pebbles.
I am proud of my cat bedause
She does a lot of things.
She is nice to me. I am proud of my starfish.
Bullfrog
A tape recorder
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Nice
E at~ng
Yellow.
Barney Clark
Kris Williams
Grade 2
A rt is fun to do
Nicki Cox
Grade 6
L ike cutting out pictures and pasting with glue.
I like to go swimming.
Sometimes I like to ski.
A nd that is the story of me.
Alisa Erba
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David Miller
Grade 4
My dog is big, fluffy and fat
He comes when I tell him,
But I don It mind
Because he's still mine.
That's my dog.
Kenny Stevison
Grade 6
Kimberly Jackson
Grade 2
I wish I were a baseball player.
I wish 1 had my own T V.
I wish I were a king.
If I were the king
I would jump for joy
Because I could do everything.
C ~"eg .Bowman
Grade 2
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I'm so happy I could get up and dance·, I am happy because I am through wi th .the
Sixth Grade Proficiency Test! I'm so happy
Liann Chapman
Books I like to
Read and play dolls
o r play gymnastics
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Krista and my best friend, Mandy.
Eating is fun when I am hungry.
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Grade 2
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I love my rabbit.
Her name is Cuddles.
She's a chocolate Dutch bunny.
eats only vegetables,
loves to run outside,
I'm proud of Cuddles
because she's fun
to be with.
Heidi Meyer
Grade 5
Togo to the store,
Remember what you're going to buy,
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Yourself .
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Grade 5
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I wish that I could have a house that is a Mansion.
I wish I were in Fantasy Land.
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Nervous
I'm sitting on the bench with a piano
in front of me. My hands are shaking
because it is my first piano lesson.
I hope the teacher is nice,
because I'm. scared.
played an instrument before so
I hope playing
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the President.
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the piano
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the President,
I've never
Jon Alexander Grade 4
M Y name is?
I t is fun being a
K id because
E verthing is easy.
I would give the world money. Mike Machada
Grade 5 Tami Erba
Grade. 3
My Dog
Galena Pig I have one dog •
Her name is Tammy. Squeak Squeak
Her color of hair is red,
White and light brown. Hi! My name is Cinnamon.
I would like you to treat me
Like you treat most other people.
Colin Anderson
Grade 3
She is a miniature Collie.
r am proud of my dog
Because she is loveable.
Kelly Goetz
Grade 5
A 11 the
D onkeys
A te bread and
1;-1 eat.
Adam Evans
Grade 3
Ice Skating
I take ice skating lessons.
I can do a
waltz jump
backward crossovers
one foot spin
right foot outsi.de turn
tea stop
snow cloud stop
spiral
I am proud of myself because
I can skate good.
Jeanie Cho
Grade 5
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Cynthia Corigliand
vicious
that he would eat
onion Is ve.ry hot
for hi.nl.
Jason Hall
Grade 3
Grade 5
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to animals,
N ever have I ever felt piteous grief or sorrow.
A pretty carefree person I have been.
N ow I take things more seriously to make up for what I've done.
Even now I don't care.
T a run and jump in the sun.
T a lie on my back and stare at the sky
Ever and ever from sea to sea ••• That is all I'd like to.'
Nanette Rooke
but
The Magic Box
f.s I look around allover
I see happy and sad
feelings all around.
gloomy and wondrous
feelings; Looking outside it
must be raininggloomy
and wondrous
faces in a house, asking
"Why? Wh did Y it have to rain today?"
Poetry is very nice
Kim Ray
Grade 6
A nd I really like it. You will find
I t in the Poetry Inn;
Gives you a good feeling,
Each and everyone of them.
Green grass
Paige Blanton
Grade 3
My Color
Grass is always green.
Green is real bright.
Green is like a bright star.
~reen makes me feel like a beautiful plant.
Lori Theilen
Grade 5
T he Tiger
Roared
A t me. I was
V ery frightened.
I
Started to run home.
Travis !rmg
Grade 3
N ow I know how
A poem is supposed
T a be written,
E spec1al1ythe good ones.
Nate Wandruff
Grade 5'
Sunny
My cat is orange white
With the most beautiful blue eyes,
Jumps on me to wake me up.
I love him.
He is my cat.
Eric Kahl
Grade 5
The Magic Box
I see a mare having a foal.
The foal's name is Beauty.
The mother's name is Star.
Star is a Champion.
And one day, Beauty will be, too,
HOPEFULLY.
Tessa Bergtn
Grade 3
Right and left hands are
Easy to use
B ecause they are made for me.
E ach has some fingers that I
C an use and you
C an use, too,
A 11 ten fingers together.
Mice
Mice are nice.
Rebecca Pulley
Grade 3
They nibble on cheese.
They like to be in holes
They hate snakes.
They have long, furry tails.
Derrick Wilson
Grade 3
My Cat
Is big and only l~ years old
grayish black,
and very furry,
has big green eyes,
and a long tail.
I am proud of my cat
Because he is fearless.
Michael Galloway
Grade 5
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I would like my master to treat me like he does.
He does not throw me up in the air.
I'd hate· that '.
If people treat me right,
I will love them.
0111S that I have are
emember. My name is
nd my Mom and Dad are
have some intelligent
Jason Thomas
Grade 3
really neat.
not Pete.
very nice.
mice.
Being me is lots of fun.
Rabbits are furry and nice.
Everything has dirt on it.
N ever mind the mess.
ood, this poem is finally through. D river in the seat is fun.
A nd this is it. Craig Bartell
Brenda Vance Grade 5
Magic Animal
I make a sound. ~ You wouldn't understand it anyway.
But I play in the water. I live allover the world.
In the hottest places, In the coldest places.
Can you guess what I am?
Grade 5
I'm the thing that gets slaughtered every year. I'm a whale!
Can you please treat me a little better? The thing I would like the most is to
Andrew Wainer Grade 3
be free.
Blue
Blue like the sky
m
Blue makes me feel great.
Blue is like a far off land.
Blue is like the horizon in the morning.
Blue makes me feel proud.
Matth~ Carter
. Grade 5
Yellow
Yellow Star
.Yellow Flower; Yellow
Lightning; Yellow Is Pretty.
Yellow Is Like The Bright And Shiny
Sun; Yellow Makes Me
Feel Happy. By
Karen Keech
Blue
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My favorite color is blue.
Blue sky
Blue ocean
Blue is pretty.
Blue is like a raindrop fallinJ
Blue smells like blue. I I G'
Blue tastes like water. ! q
Blue feels like a shirt. ! (1-1:'/
Blue looks like a ball. Q l:'e,
Blue makes me feel happy ~~lge
Blue makes me feel full
Todd Anders'
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I am seeing a dream in my magic box. It's like a fantasy. I see the Island of Shetland Ponies. It's beautiful. Sun is shining bright. Lots of ponies, Running in the grass, Sun shining through their manes and tails. Someone is entering it. It's a man with a knife. He's starting at one of the helpless colts. Quickly I jumped from my perch in the sky And grabbed the knife out of the man's hand. He's trying to struggle. By accident , I stabbed him with the knife. Quickly he let go of me and fell to the ground. All of a sudden the earth turned black. I was in my own room and it was pretty good •• I looked out my window, And there were all the ponies on the island ALL MINE.
And they will all get good care. }1y mom said I could keep them.
I am very happy.' Jennie Clark
Grade 5
Kings
R ide horses that live
I n
Side
T he
A nimal barn.
Krista Lombard
Grade 2
L ion
E agle
S hark
T iger
E lephant
R hinocerus
Chris Lester
Grade 3
Red fire trucks
Red flowers
Red wine
Red
Red makes me feel good.
Ronnie Nickerson
Grade 4
Kittens
I eat Meow Mix
Bri~nM
And live inside and out. I like to sleep a lot
And run and walk and eat. I make sounds like these;
Purrrrr Meow Hisssss
Nicole Carter Grade 2
My Dad is big and strong.
He is very sneaky,
and has good ears
for hunting and
good eyes. He
'is a sharp
hunter like a
lion and tiger
put together
I'm proud of my Dad
because he is my Dad.
Russell Locatelli
Grade 6
I wish I had all the wishes in the world.
I wish there were no such thing as school.
I wish I were a cruise director.
If I were a cruise director,
I could go lots of places and
Meet lots of people.
Shanell Marie Nazareta •
Grade 6
I wish I had a Trans Am.
I wish I had a Corvette.
I wish I had won the Daytona 500.
If I had a Trans Am,
I would drive it allover the world.
Jake Eitel
Grade 2
A ni.mals are fun to play with.
N icole is my friend.
G ames are my favorite.
E veryone likes everyone.
L ove to roller skate.
A nimals are cute.
Angela Whitaker
Grade 4
My Dog
I like my dog.
He comes
h'hen I call him
And he eats
Anything.
Robert Ralston
Grade 2
I wish I were an airplane.
I would fly everywhere.
I would go to Hawaii~
And I would Scuba Dive there.
Eric Krassow
Grade 2
E at that R at. I love you, C at.
Mouse A nd Rat, Smart cat. R ow I love you.
Eric Marsh
Grade 2
I wish I were a good citizen. I will be a good citizen if I try hard enough.
I wish I could save up for a car when r grow up. Y I ld 1., f I. save enough. es, . cou ,
r wish r had all the Leggo sets. If I could be good, I would ..
Neigh!
Joaquin Munoz
Grade 2
A Horse
I like being a horse.
eating grass,
lying under a tree,
in a shady place.
r also like how my owners treat me.
Monic:a Bedal
Grade 2
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Grade I
Nit: 141. Hy cat is big
gray and white a female cute soft lovable purrs meows has 7 kittens a fast runner good at catching prey good at climbing has green eyes friendly
I am proud of my cat because She loves me and I love her.
Liani Re.yna Grade 6
I am proud of my Mamma and my frog.
\1y f rag is ni ce and jumpy,
And I like him,
And he likes me.
I like him because he is my frog.
Donald Newenhouse
Grade 1
C a(s are fat.
H ad a cat.
A re cats bad?
D id that cat take my hat?
The fluffy,
Not quite a
But a fuzzy
Fright
Chad Basilio
Grade 6
cotton ball,
cotton ball,
kitten.
Judy Kay
Grade
Walking into
the classroom,
People stare at me
like I'm tye man
From Mars.
I feel like
Running out
but in the end
THEy'RE
MY
FRIENDS.
Brook Patterson
Grade 6
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My cat is named Tetty.
He is cute and funny - sometimes.
He I s fluffy.·
He meows when he wants to come in.
He has sharp claws.
He's a Himalayan.
l'ly Dogs
Two dogs are little SiZf"
One is medium size.
Obe is HUGE!
Danny Heichel
Grade 1
People bug me I am proud because he plops on my brother.
A 11 the time and
Usually, they
Love it.
My two dogs
Melanie Marks
Grade 1
I am proud because he can fight.
Well,
If someone jump me.
Paul Van Wagner
Grade 6
L am proud because he is a good athlete.
Boys who like to play soccer
Right early in the morning
A nd
Rainbows
Why do I
You come
Brier Basilica
Grade 1
Rainbows
have lots of colors.
like you so much?
only when it rains.
Lisa Polisuk
Grade 4
Don't like to get up,
D on' t get up.
Bradd Bridges
Grade 6
I wish I were a pro basketball player.
I wish I could have blocks of gold.
I wish I could play basketball.
I would go to U.C.L.A. for basketball And get picked to play with the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS.
Jay Patterson
Grade 6
[1m proud of My money to buy a house
I
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Billy Coffey 1st grade
wish I had a new dress
wish I can have a little stuffed dog
I wish
poodle.
that it was my birthday
Christine Cooley 1st grade
Stream hits the rocks, splash
Salamander swimming in, the water
Fall in the water. Tty to get out. • Larry Long
Grade 4
Clouds
Bright, white, round, drifting,
Clouds so cold as the rain falls,
But bright with the sun.
Michelle Lee Guluarte
Grade 4 I like to play in the 'woods like a rabbit.
I like to hop a lot.
I like people.
I want something sweet.
I love my Mommy.
Squeak Squeak
Amy Swanson
Grade 1
Rapidly I can work.
Horses I love.
o n my birthday I prance like a dove.
N ow I see the stork eating the
Daisy in the grass.
A fte~lar.d, I will sleep like a bass.
Rhonda 'Reyna
My friend is very nice and kind also my best friend has black wavy hair is tall and sweet
always nice to me. I,m proud of her because She is not like any of My other friends.
Jill Streeter
Grade 6
Reading is fun Under a roof Sitting on a chair having Tea when it is raining Yes
Rusty Vrolyk 1st grade
My cat Fiffina
My cat is intelligent sweet orange black and white soft furry smells of perfume climbs trees silky fur purrs a lot.
I'm p'roua of my cat because She is friendly to people And me.
Jennifer Houser Grade 6
Mountain Ant and I like hot Tea and my friends like Tea too. It is Hot and we like to Eat Waffles
Matt McConnell 1st grade
My Mom is
nice
and pretty.
She is nice.
My dog is nice.
I like my dog.
My dog is black.
Kim Pulley Grade 1
My Hamst~ )
I am proud of my hams\
Because I like him.
He ,has black eyes.
He has a pink nose.
My hamster is cute.
Christopher Larso
Grade 1
Butterfly out there.
You are very small tome.
Colorful blue wings.
My cat is
Black and white.
He is not very big.
Frank Gabel
Grade 4
He fights with his mom.
He eats almost everything.
His name is Chips.
I am very proud because
He loves me and I love him, too.
Tina Spencer
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B right means sun that is brighter than a·
R ocker: ship ~
Even a piece of meteor.
Toot
Toot.
11 0, Ho, Sun is the greatest.
Br.ett Hillhouse
Grade 2
M Y poem is great and I like to do poems.
A poem is fun to do. A poem is a -
Rhyme to do. a rhyme you have to make up.
Kind of a rhyme -;and all poems do not.
Mark Stanton Grade 4
Join the Army.
o Ho.
H ey! Join the
Warts
Warts are very freaky looking.
I wish I knew where they came from.
I think they are just old lumpers.
N avy. What do warts look like inside? H H ,.
John Dav~s
Grade 4
Jump with joy.
E very day I like to play.
Fighting and jumping I shall do.
Fighting is wrong for me and you.
My brother.
Jeff Pack
Grade 6
Trip
My Mom and Dad,
My Grandma
And Grandpa -
Take me to Disneyland.
Bryce MacDonald
Grade 1
Are they squashy inside? ~ I-'" CI.l
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Red is the first color in the rainbow. Red is radiant. Red is neat. Red is fast. Red is happy. Red is cinnamon. Red is bright. Red is a beautiful rainbow. Red is a hot sunbeam. Red is a beautiful sunset drifting down. Red is a perfectly magnificent color. Red smells like a rose wi th dew. Red sounds like a loud rushing siren. F:ed feels like a hot fire. Red tastes like a fresh strawberry. Red looks like a bright red fire engine. Red makes me feel like I'm very, very~hot. But the best thing about red is -
ITfS MY FAVORITE COLOR. Matthew Roberts
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Rainbow Colors
Red is like a ball. Orange is like a big, juicy orange. Yellow is like a ripe banana. Green is like grass making swoosh noises. Blue is like the sky with the wind blowing. Purple is like grapes - big juice grapes. All these colors make me feel Like I am all thes colors. These colors make me feel Like I am on a rainbow of colors.
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to sleep. My cat is cute with a fluffy tail
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tastes like fish. So don't disturb me when I
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Nicole Williams
Grade 1
t am proud of my cat because he hardly ever scratches me.
Valerie Potts Grade 6
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David Thommen
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I wish I could climb buildings a.nd that I \vas tiny
A.rmando Lopez 1st grade
The Magic Box
There are many kinds of feelings but right nmv I feel kind of unhappy because its raining outside and it's cloudy and it rained for about three days.
I tri.sh it were sunny and dry. I wish I could go to the beach or somewhere quiet.
I wish I could feel free as a b:i.rd or a glider as it soars down
to earth.
But the only person that can make you feelgood is YOU !
Ben Cllo
Grade 6
When it is on.
My cat nudges people
All the time.
My cat is nice.
My eat's name is Sylvester.
Casey Breein
Grade 1
I wish I had a cat
I ·wish I had a race tracl~
I wish I had a pup
Phillip Blankenhorn 1st grade
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Red is for roses,
Orange is for the sun.
Yellow is for daisies,
Green is for grass.
Blue is for the sky,
Purple is for violets.
Indigo violet is for flowers.
Rainbows make me feel happy.
Kathy Petersen
Grade 4
Blue and Green and Yellow
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;reen grass,
I wish that I had a real rabbit.
I wish that I had a Panda bear.
I wish that my birthday was everyday.
I would feed my rabbit every day.
Robyn Rader
Grade 2
:ellow sun,Blue is like being in the sky. ;ceen makes me want to roll in the grass. 31ue crayons, ;reen algae, fellow makes me want to watch television. Yellow makes me feel like being warmed by the sun. ie, swimming in a swinnning pool when its 11S· outside.
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Robert Berman Grade 4
I s very fluffy. He
Catches mice.
H is name is Sammy.
Everyday he eats,
L eves me,
Doing things all day
. 0 ur family has fun.
U sing our imagination,
Getting things done.
Doug Koskela Loves people, Grade 2
E yeryday.
~ichelle Perry Grade 2
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Scott Watkins
Grade 2
My Dog
black and
attacks
not hairy, but
very scary.
I am proud of my deg because
It is a very good dog.
Ted Hall
Grade 4
My Horse
My horse is
brave
smells like a horse
My own.
I am proud of my horse becaus
I love my horse.
Lora Massucci
Grade 4
Jogging is as fun
A s any other sport,
Sol play football
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November.
Jason RamsE'
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I know that Joe and Eric are my friends.
Even Hunter is my friend, too.
Louie Bedal
Grade 5 Easy to see that I love words.
I love to write poetry and I
S ee in my mind what I'm going to make.
Hardly wait to write my poem.
A poem is in my mind now.
Eisha Carrozza
Grade 3
N ow I am going to tell you about me.
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1 like to play soccer and don't score many goals.
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I like lots of life,
C,an you guess me?
Eric Hosick
Grade 5
My brother is
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I am proud.
I love him,
Chris Kemper
Grade ~
My Horse I used to have a horse named Ridder
He has brown fur like a cat. large like a giraffe, eyes that look like a path into the future. I see her being trained by his new owner for a horse show in the present.
I was proud of my horse because I could ride him and clear my mind.
David Dornseif Grade 5
Poetry is really great,
Everything about it, I appreciate.
Tome poems are like a painting,
Everything and anything,
Runs around in a poem.
Peter Burk
Grade 5
Rain
Rain creates a rainbow.
Rain creates gray clouds.
Rain also makes the flowers sprout and
Rain comes in and out.
It makes the birds find shelter and
It makes the squirrels build homes in trees.
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Grade 6
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Grade 5
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When I see him I say. HHi, Bro!"
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But I like him.
Greg Olson
Grade 4
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Jason Hackforth
Grade 3
I wish when I am near or far
I could hear what that person that I pick was thinking OJ
I wish 1 were very,very beautiful .
I wish I had wings.
r could see the whole world and could just glide
and have fun and wouldn't have to walk and
Nobody could fly but me and they'd say "Wow!"
Susan Robinson
Kittens are nice, but so are
Rabbits, but how about an
I ndian dog, but that is not too good. How about a
S ailing cat? that's still not too good. How about
Turtle, but they go too slow, so how about an
I ndian cat? Why didn't I think of that? That is
Nothing. How about a bobcat. That's a great idea.
Kristin Leaf
Grade 3
C an you guess who I am?
Right! I am a person. But what is my name?
I like to do everything with my friends.
S ometimes I like to spend the day with my pets.
S ow-hat if I hate slimy bugs. I love to laugh. y ou guessed it! I'm wonderful! I!m terrific!
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I am proud of her because she is a circus dog and does lots' of tricks.
Lisa Sacks
Grade 3
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A 11 of us do.
Ready or not, we're going to stick you.
Raiders are the best.
Everyone knows.
Green
Green Grass
Green Trees
Rainbow Green
Mountains in Green
Green Makes Me Feel Good.
Greg Moore
Grade
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Darren Gamble Kenny Birlingf!l
I wish I had a horse.
I wish I could fly.
I wish I could walk up a rainbow
And find myself in a world of
Unicorns,
Wizzards,
Butterflies and
A couple of little cottages
For my friend and I to live in.
o
[ wish I were taller.
Shannon Mitchell
Grade 5
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If I had 100 army men,
r would play with them all of the time.
[ wish that the rain would stop.
Kent Henneuse
Grade 2
Jack, Joan
A nd
N ed felt like
Eating in bed.
Jane Alexander
Grade 3
M Y friend
A nd I
R aced down
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A lley. but
l( e lost.
Hariah Phariss
Grade 3
h y poem is very fun.
I'm in a world of wonders.
C an. you make a poem?
H ills have trees. That's beautiful to me.
Ending a poem is sad.
Love someone is a wonderful feeling.,
Liking someone is a great feeling.
Eating is lots of fun.
Michelle Franks
Grade 5
B obeat
Runs
I wish I could be out at night.
I n the forest.
A t
Night.
Brian Getz
Grade 3
I would wish for the first star Ett night
I would wish I were the strongest
Man in the world.
I wish I would help the police
Catch robbers.
My Dog
Joshwa Tromblee
Grade 2
is smart and active
has a nose with different colors.
Every time I chased him,
he would run away
and I wouldn't be able
to catch him,
or he would trick
or surprise me.
That's why I am proud of my dog.
Brad Polisuk
C!r::td2 5
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Noone can do it.
A boy who likes to play games.
1 ove is a natural thing.
D 0 you love people?
Me
To
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Ronald Clark
Grade 6
Rabbits
and my friends
Went to the woods
have a picnic.
It was good.
went home.
Matt Chard
Grade 1
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GO DOWN
DEEPER Though you 1 re big, you like squid,
Gently gliding through water.
Dominic Nicoli
Grade 4
I like to ride my bike
And write poems.
r like to play in the dirt.
They are fun.
I'd like to be a dog.
I would say "Boww Woww."
Jared Royer
Grade 1
Green
Green is a green
Cadilac driving into
Scotts Valley making a
Rumbling sound.
,Green tastes good.
But green makes me feel sad.
David Guimont
I wish I were small So I could get away from mean guys.
I wish I had a million dollars , So I would be rich.
I wish I could be born smart,
I wish
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I wish
I wi.sh
Because
be like
And everybody could be born smart, So there would be no school
Jimmy Smith Grade 6
I were the greatest basketball player.
I had' all the money in the universe.
I could fly to the moon and back in 5
I were the greatest basketball player
then I could be on the Globetrotters
Curly.
John Kennedy
Grade 6
Rabbit
I like,to eat carrots and lettuc
And jump and jump.
I am soft and I am furry.
You should treat me nice.
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Grade 1
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I'm proud of my dog.
David MacWHliamson
Grade 6
Cat
I'm eating out of my dish.
I scratch and sleep on my master's lap.
Sometimes he hugs me.
Erika Vrolyk
Grade 1
My hamster is small fluffy honey color fat cuddly cute exercizes a lot doesn't bite eats out of my hand
sleeps all day. I am proud of my hamster Because she is special, And I love her.
Amber L. Whitaker
Grade 6
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is fun,
likes fun,
sharp paws,
chases cats.
likes to chase cats,
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Tricia Taylor
Grade 6
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Brian
Turtle
like to eat lettuce and carrots.
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Why do you walk so slow?
like to drink water. Eating so many bugs.
like to play in the yard.
like my owner.
Heather Burrus
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wish there were more farms and birds in the sky
wish I had no enemies
'Cause life ~"ould be so joyful.
There would be no wars and
You could trust more people.
Lisa Bil?RS
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stay in the garage
got bigger so he could
stay in the backyard
where we plqyed with him
stayed home when we went to Mexico
and when we came back
he was fine.
One day we moved and I went to school
One day my dog ran away
and we never saw him again. Rolando Ruiz Grade 5
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L ike a poem because it has a lot ·0£
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Bill \<loodcock
i\ lways likes to read,
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D arret) is my friend.
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Jumping rope is fun,
E asy to do,
N eat as can be,
N ow I told you a lot.
I like to do it. It is
F un, fun, fun.
E ven you can
R un with a jump rope.
Jennifer Grayson
Grade 3
My Dog
My dog is brown black and gray.
He looks like an old man.
He plays hide and Go seek and
tag . He always sniffs
us out. We can never get
away. He tastes like a
musty cellar. He smells
like one too.
I am proud of him because he eats
all his food. He goes to the door
when he wants to go outside.
r am also proud of him because he does
what I say.
Heather Gregg
My Magic Box
In the box I see a cloud Poems in the cloud, Happy, sad, angry, mad,mysterious poems. They are floating through the cloud. Past streams, trees, fields and forests
Not a human in sight No living thing for miles, A lovely sight, It is nightand they float by a lady. The lady picks one up. It is the loveliest poem she has ever seen
Jenny Clark
Grade 5
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Excited
Excited is the mood r'm
I'm
in right now.
I'm going skiing
I'm going to have
Fun. fun, fun, fun.
Skiing down the slope
out of control!
And I wipe out.
That's o.k. though,
'Cause I'm having fun.
This weekend I'm going to have a
ball at Sugar Bowl.
Sara.Craig
Grade 6
My Mommy and Dad
Play with me,
Play football with me,
Wrestle with me,
Buy me clothes.
Matt Ashfield
Grade 1
Nice
I tl\aginative
Cuddly. cute,
Over the rainbow,
Likes people.
Easy life.
Nicole Berman
Grade 1
In the magic box is Puppy Power
Adam Correa 1st grade
Unicorn running in the daisies After he runs He's going to nap in the daisies
Lisa" Owen 1st grade
My pony is smaoo
I wish I had a pony to ride every day.
I wish I had wings.
white and fluffy smells like hay tastes like hair neighs cuddly cute
r wish There was no such thing as school.
If I had a pony
I would ride it every day.
I would take good care of it.
Jennifer Raiser
runs a lot has brown eyes.
I am proud of my pony Because she obeys me. I love my pony.
Dar( n Willey
My Mom is nice
looks pretty;
I like her
very much.
She is good to me
and my sister.
Josh Sacks
Grade 1
My Mom is nice
And does lots
,f things.
David Chapman
Grade 1
My dog is very big strong furry soft heavy huge big black nose
And has white and grayish fur. I'm proud because He's cute and mine.
Magic Box
An animal is like a person. It has feelings also.
It doesn't like to he hurt But people. think they are things That just get in the way.
So they do away with animals. If only the people w·ould once,
JUST ONCE. Be the prey and see hos they like it,
They won't! Heather Gregg
Grade 6
I am proud of my cats
And my Dad and my Mom,
And my brothers and me
And my toys, because
I like them so much.
They make me so happy.
Pine Tree
Your needles hurt
Stefan Cantin
Grade 1
Pine cones falling down
Crunching under foot, sweet smell.
Alisha Perkins
Grade