2005/2006
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Dana Gray School 2005/2006 |
I Am A FeatherI'm as smooth as a feather lying on the ocean floor
A wave carries me to an unusual place
I feel really weird because of where I am.
There's lots of seaweed, sea creatures and sand
It's really dark down here in the ocean, light up top.
I'm floating down here and almost to the ocean floor
Now I'm up here on the other side with light shining on me.
I feel a little different on the other side.
Jazmin T
3rd grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
The Mom Cheetah
I would like to be a cheetah
that lives in the jungle
and I roar to talk
When my children are in trouble
I go to see what was the matter.
I chase the animal that is hurting the babies
I protect my babies if my babies are in trouble,
and I save them.
Marlene G
3rd grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
El Misterioso Animal
Tu puedes ver la lumbre en mis ojos
Yo soy un animal misterioso
Yo puedo ser tu amigo
pero al mismo tiempo
te puedo lastimar.
Yo te puedo dar lo que quieras.
Yo soy un animal slavaje
pero nada mas lo sabes tu.
No le digas a nadie.
The Mysterious Animal
You can see lightning in my eyes.
I am a mysterious animal.
I can be your friend,
but at the same time I can also hurt you.
I can give you whatever you want.
I am a wild animal, but no one knows it but you.
Don't tell anyone.
Lupita G
3rd grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
The Rose on Saturday
The rose creeps up and up
until a sound, a calming sound,
but very little, you can barely hear it.
The rose creeps down, down.
It goes near the sound.
The sound is a jaguar.
The jaguar jumps down and plays in the winding wind
and the wet grass because of the dew.
They do not know what each other is.
They start to walk in a circle around each other
and look at each other strangely and play.
From that day on, they were friends.
Madison R
3rd grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
What I'll Be
I'm not an apple with other apples
I'm a fish. I'm a lonely fish.
I might change, but now
I'm a fish, a lonely one.
Maybe I'll change.
I could be an apple with other apples,
but now I'm a fish.
And maybe I could be even more than an apple.
Maybe one day I may fly in the wind
with my friend in the sky.
Some day
I will become even more than that.
Belen R
5th grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
Patience Little BoyLittle boy, try to be patient, please.
Try to think you are
a walnut waiting to be cracked open.
Gross, I don't like walnuts.
Ok. Try to think you are a ball
sitting out in the rain,
waiting to get picked up.
No! I would get cold and die.
Now try to think you are a lion waiting for its prey.
Yaaaa.. A lion! Rooooar, roar, roar, roar.
Ok. Now settle down.
Wyett Grover
5th grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
Thank Friendship
Thank friendship for the people
that God gives to you to play with.
Thank friendship
The people he gave you
will always be with you
When you are lonely
They make you relax all the time.
Thank friendship
You will know if they are not your friends
and you can see if they are your friends
Sometimes you cannot see
if they are or not
your friend.
Thank friendship
Don't get sad when they live some other place
cause they will always be with you
think that they're with you,
but they're not there.
Thank friendship
Maybe they like eggs
and you like pizza.
It does not mean
that they're not your friend.
Everybody in the world
has a friend
and has friendship.
Gleny Carbajal
5th grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
I Used To Be...... Now I Am
I used to be really shy Now I feel bolder
I used to be really scared Now I feel braver
I used to never want Now I am courageous
to meet new people enough to meet new people
I used to never go anywhere Now I do a lot by myself
without "mommy". independently, without
guidance.
I dreamed of monsters Now I never have bad dreams
under the bed and Frankenstein I only dream of happy things.
In the closet.
I used to be so scared Now I come to the door
I would embrace myself to greet company
That's why I would always hide instead of hiding
when company came.
Now it's different All this shows how you
change
When you grow
up.
For better or
for worse.
Linda K
5th grade, Home-schooler
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
Peace
Peace is like a white dove
flying through the sky.
Peace is like women in black for peace.
Peace is saying, "No War!"
Peace is like a white see-through crystal
gleaming in the sunlight.
Peace is like a scream of fright.
Let there be
Peace
and No war!
Benjamin S
5th grade, DGES
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
I Am The Wind
I am the wind blowing through the woods.
I am the wind giving people air.
I am the wind bringing fresh air to the people.
I am the wind being loud and quick.
I am the wind that brings joy to the people.
I am the wind that blows the sand at the beach
the wind that people like.
I am the wind that lets people relax.
Est A
5th grade, DGES
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
Being Her Own Person
She is like a dog in a blue.., no purple collar.
With spots, two spots.
Waiting to run with with the wind,
to let go of all her strengths, her thoughts,
to let go of everything
to just be free.
To be the person
everybody wants her to be.
No, no, she will be her own person.
She wants to be her own person
that's...
A gray dog
With two black spots
In a....
Blue collar.
Iris V
5th grade, DGES
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
The Butterfly and Me
I'm like a butterfly flying around and around.
I go into a flower and stop to see my family.
It is like seeing a bright yellow light inside my eyes.
I'm happy as a butterfly that can travel
anywhere I want to be.
The butterfly is beautiful as me.
Mitzi P
5th grade, DGES
Scott Meltsner, Poet Teacher
The Unknown Thing
My name is like a wave
roaring from the ocean.
I am a kid.
I came from the Dream World.
I am like a cheetah.
I want to be green.
I dream about waves.
I stand for darkness.
Jafet M
3rd Grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher
Sky QuestionsWhy is there a sky?
Clouds?
Why is the sky blue?
How long and wide is the sky?
Why did I only see 3 stars?
Why is the moon bright?
Why is the sun far, far in the sky?
Why does the earth move?
Why are there mammals, and reptiles?
Why are the stars white?
Why are the stars so l i t t l e ?
Do the stars see me?
Why is there wind?
Why are the clouds there?
Why do the clouds form into
dogs?
cats?
dinosaurs?
dragons?
and other stuff?
Why is there a sky?
Class Poem by Room 31
Dana Gray Elementary School
Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher
A City in Space
At night I see a city in space
but it doesn't more
It twinkles like lights
at a dance
At night, I see a face--
the master of the city
He is the only one
that moves or changes.
There are other cities
with different masters
that are bigger than
this master I know.
Brittany S
5th Grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher
If I Were the MoonIf I were the moon
I would be as bright as
the sun.
I would give everybody
what they want.
If I were the moon
I would turn into
a puppy for a little girl
in the cold, wet grass. But,
in the daytime, I would be gone.
Erin R
4th Grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher
The Gold Medal
My name is Speedy Blueand I am a horse
Every day I dream about
winning a race.
I run
through the wind
and feel
the breeze in
my mane. When
it rains I feel the tears
of the clouds
crying. And when
I'm racing I always
win the gold medal
but
then I wake
up and when I wake
up
I
know
I'm
always a winner!
Justice W
4 th Grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher
The North StarI am the universe I am a star
I lead you home
if you are lost
You can use me
as a map.
You always look at me
I am in the night sky
What star am I?
I am the North Star.
When I look down, I see trees.
Jesse B
3rd Grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher
Preguntas * QuestionsPor qué le duele el estómago de la estrella?
(Why does the star's stomach hurt?)
Por qué tiene mucho queso entre la luna?
(Why is the moon so full of cheese?)
Puede un tiburón comer una persona viva?
(Could a shark eat a person alive?)
Puede gallinas comer palomitas?
(Could a chicken eat popcorn?)
Ana
(translations by the author)
3rd Grade, Dana Gray Elementary
Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher
I have a horse in me.
I run with wild horses
When a horse dies
I feel pain and sadness in my heart
But somehow I still feel the horse
in my heart.
I have a thing to remember her by
It's her baby,
and now I run with her baby.
by Cassidy E
4 th Grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher
I
feel
like
a baby snowy white wolf
There's a baby snowy white wolf inside of me.
I dream about running very fast
at night I change to a brown bear.
Its paws are like ice and snow.
My wolf tells me to dream about cold white snow.
My wolf gives me power to run very fast.
When it howls, the sound of it
echoes
through
the
air.
Shelby M
4 th Grade, Dana Gray Elementary School
Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher
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