SLIMY MUD by Angelina, age 9

SHADOWS FADE by Angelina, age 9

SCISSORS SHUFFLE by Helen & Emily, both age 10

PAWS GLIMMER By Katie, age 9

BUBBLES FLOAT By Emily & Helen, both age 9

GREEN SLIMY RICE By Emily & Helen, age 10 and Cindy, age 9

GASP By Helen & Emily, both age 10

YELLOW AND STILL by Dennis, age 9

MESS WITH THE BULL, GET THE HORNS! By Tony, age 9 & Binh, age 10

SUN SPLASH BY MUHAMMAD, AGE 8

Sun Splash

The sun shines on the jungle.

It is full of trees and sticks. The weather is warm.

The dust flies in the air.

The leaves fall

down from the trees.

It is morning time.

The birds are flying through the branches.

The sunlight is splashing on the ground.

The wind blows and the leaves swoosh.

The water is warm and the leaves are wet. The air tastes like dust.

A man cuts the trees down. The stick drifts on the water.

Some of the trees

shade the ground.

The sun shines on half of the trees and half of them are shaded.

Here is the same piece as a graphic poem!

JUMPING AND FALLING by Royal, age 8

Jumping and Falling

The boys try to kick the ball,

jumping and falling.

Grass waves through the dirt.  

Dust floats through the air.

The sky is a little bit cloudy.

I wonder if god is real.

What if I was a singer on this soccer field?

My voice would echo.

I would feel nervous.

HERE IS THE SAME PIECE AS A GRAPHIC POEM!

KICKED by Sebastian, age 8

Kicked

Little dots of brown water fly through the air.

One of the soccer ball’s pentagon-shaped patches 

is missing. 

The kids run on mud and a little bit of grass.

They stand in a line

for a second. 

The goal post’s thick dark red-brown 

wood waits for the ball.   

The gray sky makes it look like they are playing in a cave.

I can hear splashing water and wind.   

The ball is drifting through the air. 

The mud splatters on the ground.

The grass sways around the goal post.

The heat waves the air.

I am afraid of getting hit by the ball and slipping. 

I am thankful because I am not there to hit my head.

I wonder where that place is.

What if a bear came and no one was there but the kids?


HERE IS THE SAME PIECE AS A GRAPHIC POEM!