-Jelena, age 9

The Mummy
The mummy isn’t scary

It’s simply scared of you

Even though it’s slimy

It’s awful cuddly too.

You’d find the tomb

A mummy’s placed in.

Over in Egypt where

Mummies have linen.

-Jelena, age 9


Sharks
Goalie has the hardest

Job

Griffin is the best

Player

–Anonymous


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roses are red

bridles are blue

I like horses

and you can too

Horses are fast

horses are fun

you can ride horses

after sun

-Maggie, age 7


My Cat is Very Fat
my cat is very fat

and it loves to chase rats

but there is one little

problem with mice in the house

and there’s one mouse that likes

to chase Bat and when someone

chases Bat he goes wild he knocks

down the tv

and than he goes wee wee

and says ta ta chee chee.

-Cameron, age 8


A Haiku
air smells like flours

your hair and feet smells

like me

your dog smells like air

-William, age 6

You’ll Find It Later

I’ve hidden a treasure in Timbuktu

It’s a treasure I’ve hidden just for you

Just get on the plane, It’s on the dot

Hurry! Hurry! The “x” marks the spot

Twenty paces from Bao

Turn left at Niger

Wait stop,

I can see it from here

It could be underground

Or hidden in brush

But be careful, If you open it wrong

It will turn you to mush

Hooray! You’ve found it

But I’ll give you a scare

If you don’t like the treasure

I’ll cut off your hair

It’s only a penny, a penny you say

Yes but also a French beret

So, if you go to a restaurant that’s very Francè

Tip the waiter–hip hip–Hooray

-Robyn, age 10

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Fall is here at last

it’s fun for us to play in

Decomposing leaves

-Brandon, age 9

An Idea

I need an idea

an idea

an idea

I need an idea right now

It could be about a sow

Maybe a bow of a boat

but why,

oh why

Must I write about a bow of a boat

A cow might be good,

but I never

really could

Make a phrase that rhymes with cow,

Wow! I just made a poem just now!

-Ingrid, age 10

My Dad Put His Nose In Cherries

My dad put his nose in cherries

He sat in a green chair

He stuck his hands in rubberbands

His hands floated in mid air

His head came off his shoulders

His arms shot into the wall

He walked upon the ceiling

To see if he could fall

I took him to the doctor

He said he was ok

He said not to take medicine,

My dad took some anyway

-Evan, age 9



Autumn

Autumn is my favorite season,

The leaves fall from the trees,

The winds can come in great big gusts,

Or just a little breeze.

Autumn is a cool season,

It isn’t very hot,

Somdays the sun is shining.

Somdays it is not.

Autumn passes,

Winter comes,

The ground gets covered in snow,

And every year I waste away,

For Autumn to come and go.

-Andrew, age 9


My Dog is Big

my dog is big

but not

small

it is very tall

but he likes

to run into a wall

-Adam, age 7



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the sun is yellow

the sky is blue

heart are red

the earth is green

rainbow are pretty

mammals are cuet

pigs are pink

and you are too

-Amelia, age 6