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54 / AGORA<br />
Spring<br />
by Karla Fermín<br />
5th Prep Pedro Mir<br />
What a beautiful spring<br />
All the wonders it brings<br />
Full of love and inspiration<br />
It’s a beautiful sensation<br />
Fresh, like a summer afternoon<br />
Look at the sky, talk to the moon<br />
Let the passion of the rhymes<br />
Make you spend a great time<br />
Feel the green, healthy grasses<br />
Look how fast the time passes<br />
Be free to say YAY!<br />
This is not a school day.<br />
by María Isabel Tejeda,<br />
Language Arts Teacher<br />
5th grade students spent more than a week studying about poetry.<br />
They were exposed to several poems written both by professionals as well<br />
as other students. Then, they were instructed to create various poems<br />
that included some of the basic elements such as alliteration, rhyme,<br />
onomatopoeia, and figurative language, among others. I needed to limit<br />
choosing only a couple per class due to space constrains, a very difficult<br />
decision as many of them were able to come up with beautiful poems.<br />
Here are some examples. I hope you enjoy them.<br />
The King<br />
by Margaret Heffernan<br />
5th Prep Pedro Mir<br />
You can never run from the king<br />
He knows just about everything<br />
You can try to hide<br />
But inside your mind,<br />
You know he just has too much<br />
Pride.<br />
My friend once tried to do it<br />
But she really blew it<br />
When the king found out<br />
He gave a shout<br />
And that’s when the guards<br />
Came about.<br />
Now I would not recommend it<br />
I think is just too much to hit<br />
For one thing the king is an eagle<br />
And his guards are evil<br />
There is even a watch<br />
Dog who is a beagle<br />
Cricket Lullaby<br />
by Erika Medrano<br />
5th Prep Pedro Mir<br />
I hear a cricket<br />
Doing crick, crick<br />
The owl hoots<br />
Who, who<br />
The breeze,<br />
The frog,<br />
Rustling leaves<br />
Makes a lullaby<br />
I hum to the tune<br />
Lay my head on the pillow,<br />
Put on the cozy blanket<br />
Close my weary eyes<br />
The lullaby is as soft as a whisper,<br />
I sleep calmly<br />
The hum is rhythm<br />
Try to listen,<br />
You will hear it too.<br />
Summer<br />
by Sofia Barderas<br />
5th Prep Longfellow<br />
Summer, summer<br />
The one after spring<br />
I visit new places<br />
Like the jungle and the sea<br />
Summer, summer<br />
My favorite season<br />
I love you as<br />
Much as the sun loves you<br />
Summer, summer<br />
I love so much<br />
That I wish<br />
It could never end.<br />
One and Only<br />
by Gabriela Muñoz<br />
5th Prep Pedro Mir<br />
Those thoughts up in the sky<br />
You sometimes have to say<br />
goodbye,<br />
Even though you may want to cry<br />
I will be right by your side.<br />
In sickness and in health<br />
Through happy and through sad<br />
Even if I drive you crazy,<br />
Or I am sort of lazy,<br />
I will be with you<br />
And help you fly.<br />
You are my friend,<br />
I can talk to you,<br />
I can cry with you,<br />
But never because of you.<br />
Our friendship is one and only<br />
I never feel lonely<br />
You and I will be together,<br />
Together forever.<br />
My feelings can’t be expressed<br />
In a five stanza poem,<br />
But I have done it right now<br />
And my words will remain spoken.<br />
My Mom<br />
by Pedro Guzmán<br />
5th Prep Walter Scott<br />
My mom<br />
Loves me<br />
And I<br />
Love her;<br />
She goes to<br />
All the places<br />
That I go.<br />
If I don’t<br />
Have her,<br />
I don’t know<br />
What to do; she<br />
Does all the<br />
Things that<br />
I want and<br />
She says to me<br />
That I need<br />
To never say never.<br />
AGORA / 55
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