Thompson Elementary School Poems in the Library January 2014

A SELECTION OF POETRY

From January 13th through 17th, 2014, Thompson students (grades 2 – 5) were introduced to the book, Heart to Heart: New Poems inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art, edited by Jan Greenberg. They were then asked to take up to fifteen minutes to write their own poems. These poems are but a few examples of the amazing creativity that came from this activity. Enjoy!

Mermaid

Mermaids swim downThe deep, deep ocean.One mermaid is named Korar.When the people come,They use a magic stickTo make a storm so the peopleCan’t see them.

Anna

Brooklyn Bridge

Glows at nightLike a stained-glass window.Tiny cars zooming by.Almost an arch.Not quite an A.Brooklyn Bridge.

Amanda

SilverSilver isthe nightof afull moonwith millions of starslighting thedark night.

Silver isan owl glidingthroughthe treesswiftlydodging

theirbranches.

Silverisa pondwith themoon sparklingdownon toit.

Silverisswift.

Silver is calm.

Silver isyoursoul.

Who issilver?

Silveris me.

Selby

Six O’Clock, 1936Charles Burchfield

Ice

Ice. Ice. Slippery Ice.Skating, jumping, sliding, spinning.Ice. Ice. Slippery Ice.Picking, climbing up the ice.Ice. Ice. Slippery Ice.

Emily

Soccer

SoccerSoccerSoccerThe best thingIn the worldSoccerSoccerSoccerThe greatest

Thing I ever heard.I can go outsideAnd play allDay long and if IKick the ballIt’s long gone.

Anthony

The Quiet Night

The sun goes down.The moon comes out.The quiet night comes.Lights go out in houses.The night sleepsNo sound to be heardOnly the sound of hooting.

In quiet time,The moon shinesOver the dreaming kids,Dreaming good dreams.The town is asleep now.Animals come outTo have a party.

Isabelle O.

Books

There is one thingThat makes me say“Look!”A book.Big and smallShort and tallAll and allA book isThe best thing ever!

Kaira

Brooklyn Bridge, Variation on a Theme. 1939Joseph Stella

A Tent on Fire

A tent on fireOh, no!It is burning hard.Let’s get out!Get your stuff.If you get on fire,Stop, drop and shout!

Ian R.

Winter Snow

Winter snow so white and dear.Prancing over the snow is a deer.Running toward me, I tremble with fear.I hear the footsteps, louder and louder they get.I’m still in fear, a tear drips from my eye.

Sadie C.

Out in the Garden

Out in the gardenWhere butterflies fly,Not one cloud I can seeUp in the sky.Out in the gardenWhere fruits and flowers grow,The sky, like a river,Where the clouds will flow.Out in the garden

Sitting by the streamThe sun’s lightIs shining lightShaped like a beacon.Out in the gardenWhere butterflies fly,I look up and seeClouds so high.

Fiona

The ice came growingAs the night began to blow.You may have fearedThat something was weird‘Cause everything has a beard.Sticking on the wall are hairsThat could have been a beardInside the house were weird faces furredOn the window were bugs that are nerdsFor having a big, big beard.

John Y.

Self-Portrait. 1997Chuck Close

Haiku

Bowl of orange fruitSitting there on the table.Grapefruit, banana.

Ruby

Red, orange, yellowThe colors of the fireThat a magical dragonBreathes.

Angelica M.

An acrobat swinging through the airCatsRatsOpen windowSeven eyes, seven noses, one youTime for bedI’m waitingCenter of your heart

Kiley B-S

Rain

Rain, rain you fall so lightWhen you drop to the groundSo tight to pull youOut of the mossy cracksThe droplet of the 10+ dancerJump, splash, squashAaaaaahhhh.I am a dead droplet!!!Nnnnnooooo.

Anna-Sophia

Tar beach. 1988Faith Ringgold

Kittens

Kitten, kitten so cuteI love cute kittens.Take kittens from mama, don’t!Take kittens from the shelter.Equal to cats, yes, yes!No being mean to kittens.So cute, kittens!

Fiona

Space

Space is black as a powered down room.But it has night lightsCalled the stars.

Ethan

Little lines big linesInside lines outside linesNo lines is nothingEverything is made out of linesSo use lines.

Zoe B

Scribble, scribbleScribbe dotIt is the color spot.

Elijah

Premier. 1957Stuart Davis

Summer

S, for the seaside.U, for up, make your spirits rise.M, for mowing the lawn.M, for moving the early dawn.E, in early riser, for starting the grill.R, as in roast, fresh off the grill.

Daniel JZM

Flower

She stands quietlyQuietlyShe doesn’t make a soundQuietlyShe doesn’t moveStanding stillQuietly.

Anna

Pink pigsPurple pigLittle pigBig pigPigs flyPigs diePink pigsPurple pigsLittle pigBig pigHow many pigsShall I see tonight?

Julian

Light, lightShine the wayLight, lightLight the pathThe path to a summer’s laugh.

William

Snow dazzlingSnow you are white and fluffyYou shine in the moon lightAnd you make everybody happyOn a snow day.

Natalie

Shopping

I buy a padI buy s juiceI get them in a bagAnd it’s all freeFor you.

Hyunsuh

BigRacing carsIndependentDriving below the indigo skyGripping each sideEnormous.

Anna & Lucca

Nature

Blue sky up aboveRed sun in the sky Green grass down belowPurple flowers standing stillGray clouds block the sun.

Sofia S

Girl Scout

Girls are the bestI play and restReally, really funLove playing in the sun

Super duper coolCandy in a poolOutstanding making piesUnicorns and butterfliesToday I’m the luckiest ever to live.

Tanisa

Haiku

Winter! Winter! Snow!Dancing, drifting, twirling, snow!Come on out to play.

Mannatee J.R. Horse

The Shapes

TriangleRectangleOvalSquareThere is one whoShould not be there.But sometimes, I wonderIn a shoe, if I shouldAdd one, two.

Aurelia

Houses, houses along the street.Chimneys, vents, pipesabove and below your feet.It is where you live,Family to houses.Houses along the street.

Aiden