My muilti-age second/third grade class at Holmes Elementary School in the KenTon School District, Tonawanda, NY, enjoyed reading the poems posted on the Poem Farm website throughout the school year. We loved Mrs. Vanderwater's daily poems and helpful hints. The inspirations for those poems and some great tips, really "revved up our engines" before writing! We also enjoyed reading and listening to poems written by other adult authors, and the chance to read poems written by children our own age.
So, we were very excited to meet Mrs. Vanderwater in person when she visited our school earlier this month---and "over the moon" when she suggested that we post OUR poems on the Poem Farm website. The only thing that will be better is when we log on one day....., and WE are there!
That will be the "icing on the cake".
Thank you, Mrs. Vanderwater, and everyone who uses the POEM FARM. We love it, and are so proud to be a part of it now, too!
Mrs. Harter and the Poets of Room 115
"Poets are not born in a country; Poets are born in childhood".
Never the Same
I saw a dead bird.
It made me sad.
I think he got hit by a car.
I was mad.
I gave him a funeral.
His bird friends came.
But the trees in the park
will never be the same.
Cahlab, age 10
Hummingbirds
They have feathaers.
They perch on trees.
They are beautiful.
They live in North America.
The bee hummingbird
Is the world's
smallest bird.
Not a
BEE
or a
BUG
Just the smallest bird.
This bird only lives in Cuba
and it looks like a bee
so humans won't
mess
with
it.
BUT...., we know a hummingbird from a bee--
or a bug.
Nicole, age 9
A Bad Day
I hit the ball
and I did fall
I passed out
I had to pout
I made a face
I got my emergency case
In case I got bruised in the face.
Sal, age 8
The House
I wonder
when
I leave my house
if it says,
"Where is Maxine going?"
Maxine, age 10
There's a war in my bedroom
My army man still thinks he's in
World War II
I hear him say,
"OK man, get ready for battle.
Let's move out.
This battle is getting rough
and my rifle is almost out of bullets.
But, we will pull through."
(Maybe I should tell him it's 2012)
Josh, age 10
DINNER!
There once was a spider
who lived in a web.
He met a fly.
They had some fun.....
until he was done spinning his web!
And then, he said,
"Now you'll be my dinner!"
Emily, age 10
The Bills
Watching the Bill's is
eating frankfurters,
drinking pepsi,
shouting,
laughing,
waiting,
anticipating,
screaming,
HOORAY!
They won!
Jermiah, age10
Grass
I see grass in
Spring
Summer
Fall
and even
Winter.
But in
SPRING
it is the
BEST
Come out and play.
Come out and play in the
Grass.
Cheyenne, age 10
The Race
I am in first place.
I am as fast as a cheetah.
I win!
My prize is a
black
red
shiny
brand new
PORSCHE
with
sparkling rims.
My next race will
be
in
my
NEW CAR!
Dominic, age 10
About my Toys....
My toys talk in my room
And they move.
I wonder if they might be
talking about me,
or my room,
or do they talk about themselves?
I know they talk!
Anthony, age 10
Getting an apple from the apple tree
I'm
g
n
i
p
m
u
j
so I can
get an
apple from
t
h
e
t
r
e
e
The tree said, "Go away boy!"
Vernon, age 8
Savannah
My sister Savannah
My mom calls her banana
She is three
She fell and hurt her knee
I love Savannah.
Caryn, age 8
Our Dogs
I had our dogs named
Moose
Oreo
Britney
Riley
They each had 2 puppies.
How many puppies
Do I have now?
Rebecca, age 8
Bare
The trees
with no leaves
look like
people
with
no
hair.
D'Anna, age 9
Winter Tree
I saw a tree
with no leaves
on it.
It looks like a
naked
tree.
The sun
has come up.
The tree has leaves on it now.
The tree
doesn't
look
naked
anymore.
William, age 10
The children picked one poem out of many that they wrote, including some Haiku's. They chose the one THEY liked best to publish. We hope you like them!
