Poetry for Hope

Poetry for HOPE

Written and illustrated by 4th grade students ofSedgefield Elementary, Greensboro, NC

HopeWhen I came to America I felt sadI left a lot of family behindLike my grandma, she was a great person;when I needed help she helpedshe was going to help me no matter what was wrong with meeven when I am sad she will cheer me upeven when I was mad too.When I left Africa my momhoped we will have a good lifebut when we arrivedWe didn’t know a word of EnglishBut after three years we got the hang of itThen we learned to speak English and write EnglishAlso, three days later, my mom got a job so we can get a house. Mubarak 1

HOPE

Hope is something that you can’t stop in my dad’s heartMy father hopes to see me again

When he left me alone 5 years agoMy heart broke every day

I cried every night because IWas so down, I was underground

I needed his love and I didn’t get that Then he came back to see me again

Hope to get that love back I feel like I’m family with my dad

By Zykiria

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HOPE

Hope is believing in my self

I believe I can become a tech rorker but if I don’t have hope

Then that can’t be My family

Will fight until I succeed andI will not fall I will stand up

And fight for my dreams butNot only that you’re supposed

To have hope so you can succeedIn your Dreams

Taylor

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HopeIs the bus that took us here to the U.S.A.We left Mexico because thereWas a lot of crime! HopeHopeHope! The bus went to the U.S.A. with usOn it so we can have a better lifeMy parents worked hardDay and night in hopeThat we can get aBetter life. Pablo

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HOPE is everything!!Hope is my parents’ lifeI have hope for my momAnd dad because they areThe thing I LoveHope is in my mom’s and dad’s heartHope is everywhere in the worldHope is my mom becauseMy mom believes I can do everything; likepassing 4th gradeHope is my dad becauseMy dad believes I can do better in schoolHope is everything to meBecause my mom and dadBelieve in it too Nicole

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HOPE Hope is the heart of my family

I wonder why my parents left

Cambodia we came because of the war in Cambodia at the killing field and in the war in

Cambodia my great grandpa and grandma pass away it was hard for my dad to take care of all

three of his kids I hope my parents won’t fight in front of me or yelling at each other in front

of me and my brother. NOW WE ARE IN AMERICA but we are still a family

Because hope is the heart of my family.

By malina

HOPEHope is the heart of my family

I wonder why my parents left Cambodia we came because of the war in Cambodia at the killing field

and in the war in Cambodia my great grandpa and grandma passed away It was hard for my dad to take care of all three of his kids

I hope my parents won’t fight in front of me or stop yelling at each other in front of me and mybrother.

NOW WE ARE IN AMERICA, but we are still a familyBecause hope is the heart of my family.

By Malina

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Hope

Hope is an airplane that flies trough the sky…It took us away andIt brought us here

My heart was broken when I left Togo in 2012I had to leave all my friends in Africa

I felt very sad it took us 2 days to come to America It was very hard for me and my family

I got better and better at school And life got better for my family too,It was very hard but not any more

Everything changed and changed...

Kale7

HOPEHOPE is my family

We have a good Life My uncles are helpful

because they help me on my homework

and they talk to me and they play with meHOPE is my family

I love my Great Great Grandmother because she is the best one in the world

HOPE is my familyMy dad is there for me

If I get hurt he is there to help meHe is caring because when I’m sick he gives me

MedicineHOPE is my family!

Jose

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HOPE!!!

HOPE is a meteorite Like me

Because carsNever stop going Incredible speed

When the race begins I hearRoom! I’m going so fast other cars

Are blowing up boom! cars are smashing my car wham! But I’m still going on to pass the

finish line and have that big trophy in mysweat, rough hands!!!

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Hope!!!Hope is a strong tigerthat has freedomIt has a lot of powerI am a TigerI have lots of hope for my lifeI hope to be a professional soccer playerI can see the number on my shritand see my team mateson the fieldpeople shouting, screaming,yelling go to our teamI can see me make a goalafter goaland winning the gamesmaking my familyfriends proudmost of all I feel proud of myself

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HOPE!!!

Hope is a shooting starFlying in the sky brightly

It shows freedom and faith

My mom and dad had hope to come to NCIt took time but they knew what they are going through

Hope is just what they had needed

It was tough but they knew hope was itWalking hard day and night

Hungry and tiredThey stopped a few times when there was lots of rain

After the rain ended they started walking more and moreMy mother was pregnant with my oldest brother

My mother cried because they had their first babyAnd because they have a safe place to have it

Two months later they just made it to North Carolina Such good people gave food and water to my parents

Hope pushed us here to America Hope is our shooting star

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HOPE IS . . . . .Hope is the wind

That goes every whereit doesn’t sleep

it’s up in the sky goinghouse to house

giving hope to everyone

It leads you to feelSucceed in your dreams

Hope is believe hope makesYou feel like you can

Do everythingHOPE! HOPE!

Hope is love, faith and

StrongIt feels peaceful graceful

Hope is anything it isWhat you want it

TO BE!

DANIELA

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HOPE HOPE is all the special

Tings that happens in your live hope is your path to freedom

Hope is everywhere in the wind in your

Body everywhere you go

Hope is like a wild tiger

Searching for something teaching its cubs

How to survive in the wild

Hope is moving from Africa

Hope is saving people that means

A lot to me and others

Being with my family makes me feel like I can do anything

I was having trouble with reading homework

I could not understand

It then when I had

Hope I succeed.

by cinaly

HOPEHOPE is all the specialThings that happen in your lifeHope is your path to freedomHope is everywhere in the wind, in your bodyeverywhere you go Hope is like a wild tigerSearching for something, teaching its cubsHow to survive in the wildHope is moving from AfricaHope is saving people that meansA lot to me and others Being with my family makes me feel like I can doanythingI was having trouble with reading homeworkI could not understandBut then when I hadHope I succeed. by Cinaly

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Hope

Hope is a bald eagleIt shows freedomIt shows justiceIt fly’s saying

HOPE!HOPE!

It teaches how to hopeIt teaches how to get your

Wings and fly like a bald eagleSoaring and looking

For the Ones that

Don’t Hope

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Hope is like angel With wings flying in

The sky looking for peopleWith hope in their eyesIt sings with hope aside Teaching others hope Is alive now hope has

ArrivedLooking for people With hope in its eyes

Soaring Throw the sky dreaming

About hope in it eyes

By ASIA

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HOPEI hope when I turn 13I hope they get together my dad and mom they love each other somuchI don’t know why... they do itit makes me sad nowOur family will be okay my sister and brother are happy nowmy mom and dad are happy they are living together they had somethingsbut they are happy now

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Hope Hope is everything you can have in your life

Love, obey, believe and succeed,

If you follow your dreams hope will be in the air

If you listen to the songs hope will be right there

Hope is everywhere in your life

I bet hope is standing next by you smiling right now.

Hope, love, believe and succeed will always be right

Hope, hope, hope will be standing right there.

Aniyah Williams

HopeHope is everything you can have in your life

Love, obey, believe and succeed,If you follow your dreams hope will be in the airIf you listen to the songs hope will be right there

Hope is everywhere in your lifeI bet hope is standing next by you smiling right now.Hope, love, believe and succeed will always be right

Hope, hope, hope will be standing right there. Aniyah

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HOPEHOPE is to become a doctor

I have faith to find the cure for cancer Cancer can make you sick by lung disease

If it is Level A or B it is easy to cure It is level C or D it is hard to cure.

I also want to help babies because if They’re sick or have a disease

I will heal people especially babies and the elderly It take a lot be a doctor because you have be

Patient and loving and caring I HOPE my passion take me to there be a doctor

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Hope is my familythey encourage me, they care about meThey love meThey also believe in me to get better in schoolThey are always proud of me because I’mGetting amazing grades in schoolThey check on meThey check if I’m okThey check on meI’ll come to see themThey check if I’m doing well in schoolI’m so glad that my family is hereI wouldn’t have hope without them. Almirton

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Poetry For HOPE: What does Hope mean to you?Copyright © 2014 by 4th Grade studentsMrs. Pok-Muir and Mrs. Wells 4th grade class. AcknowledgmentEditing by Mrs. Wells. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including storage andretrieval systems without permission in writing from 4th Grade students Powered By Bookemon. www.bookemon.com