Gallery
American Spirit
Terrorists are weak
We've got a spirit that's strong
We Americans
--Jose V.
Together We Will Win
Liberty, love, hope
America is our home
Terrorism has lost
--Jonathan
Hope of America
Some people took risks
It was very sad for all
But we still have hope
--Monica
We Still Stand Strong
Heroes through the smoke
Rescuers through all the night
U.S. still stands strong
--Roz
Keeping Strong
Courage through the smoke
Silent through the lonely wind
America stands
--Oceana
America Is
America is
Somewhere where people can trust
And love each other
Adrianna
We Will Stand and Fight
In light of the day
Our country's heart was broken
We will stand and fight
--Ariel
Hope
American hope
No terrorist can destroy it
It cannot be touched
--Illiana
America
We light our candles
And we will sing our praises
And we will stand strong
--Nickol
Thank You
As we have been hurt
We thank you for helping us
And helping New York
--Joanna
We Still Have Hope
They killed our people
And killed our biggest buildings
But we still have hope
--Isaac
Terrorists Will Not Take Our Colors
Terrorists attacked
But they cannot, will not take
Our red, white, and blue
--Oscar
More Hatred Started
Tragedy began
America's heads are down
Our love is stronger
--Desiree
Brave America
You can take our lives
But you can never take our
Freedom and spirit
--Megan
I Feel Mad
New York I feel mad
They crushed two of our buildings
Get well New Yorkers
--Gisel
Our America
The buildings went down
But America did not
Our nation still stands
--Marisol
Halloween
Scary, spooky
Trick-or-treating, scaring, eating
Spooky holiday
Haunting celebration
--Mario
Basketball
Strong, bouncy
Bouncing, shooting, passing
Powerful sphere
Burning meteor
-- Oscar
Flute
Silver, silent
Blowing, holding, playing
Little fairy
Silver bell
--Megan
Bee
Buzzy, yellow
Stinging, sniffing, sucking
Loving machine
Honey maker
--Michael
Kitten
Soft, small
Purring, playing, napping
Cute
Ball of fur
--Nicole
Flag
Red, white
Blowing, waving, streaming
Symbol of freedom
Old Glory
--Jacci
Skateboard
Fast, slick
Kickflipping, heelflipping, hardflipping
One man bus
Golden treasure
--Ian C.
Football
Hard, brown
Throwing, catching, kicking
Rough game
Great game
--Chris
Football
Brownish, sparkling
Spinning, throwing, flying
Big monster
Brown ball
--Eduardo
Baby
Newborn, small
Sleeping, eating, crying
Cuddly and cute
Monkey
--Adrianna (for her new sister)
Soccer
Fun, competitive
Running, scoring, kicking
Fast paced
Fun game
--Cameron
Tiger
Loyal, fierce
Eating, sleeping, prowling
Cool cat
A soft friend
--Roz
Panther
Black, sly
Stalking, creeping, sneaking
Smooth hunter
Night cat
--Ariel
Mrs. Pérez
Smart, nice
Teaching, reading, writing
Computer crazy
Poet
--Chanice
Ball
Blue, funny
Playing, throwing, turning
People's fun
Merry-go-round
--Martha G.
Art
Beautiful, creative
Painting, coloring, drawing
Artists do it
Painting
--Mayra
Hot dogs
Chewy, tasty
Chewing, biting, eating
Delicious
Wiener dog
--Jose T.
Philip fried five fresh fish for four of his friends.
Freddie, Frank, Phil, Fay, and Philip friendly thanked each other for coming.
Then the five friends fell face first on the floor
One at a time because it was four…
In the morning!
--Nicole
My "B" Poem
Bobby bounced by Billy Bob Baker
Before Billy Bob Baker
Baked buttery blueberry
Bacon bagels
Before breakfast brunch
--Oscar
The Moon, the Dog, and the Cat
The dog shone,
The moon barked,
And the cat said,
"Oh, no! I forgot how to parallel park!"
--Jacci
The Spooky Ghost
There's a spooky ghost,
That lives in a haunted house,
It comes out at night,
He scares people by saying,
Boo!
And the kids say,
Ahhh! Ghost,
And the baby says,
Boo!
And the ghost says,
Ahhhhhhhhhh! Baby!
--Mario
The Dolphin
As I was riding along the ocean,
I saw a dolphin as big
As a man!
I decided I would lean over the boat and
Try to touch it.
As I bent over, the dolphin
Flew up to and let me touch it.
Then it carefully landed in the water.
When it landed, it
Came shooting back up
And did a flip.
As it flipped, it smiles at me.
I waved and said,
"Good-bye my friend!"
--Megan
Boom!! With Buckets and Brooms
Bob and Brian band buckets
With brooms,
BOOOM!! went the bucket
When they banged it
With the broom,
Bob and Brian finally went
To bed for the day.
--Warren
Stephany
Stephany sailed the
Seven seas with
Sailor Sam.
Sailor Sam sailed the
Seven seas before
But Stephany didn't
Sail the seven seas
Before.
So Sailor Sam and
Stephany sailed
The seven seas together.
--Stephany
Candy
Candy is sweet,
As my grandmother
They're meant for
Each other
Candy and granny.
--Brigette
Feelings
Happiness is like the bright sun on your face.
Sadness is like a rainy day on your favorite day of the wee.
Weirdness is like putting your soft toes in a mud puddle.
We all have different feelings on the outside,
on the inside we're all the same.
--Oceana
Katz
Crazy cats climbed crushed cages
To catch a crazy mouse
Who climbed up crooked chairs crazily
'cause crazy cats clobber crazy mice,
who have custard covered coco beans.
--Amanda
Rebecca Rivera
My mom's baby was born today
When I heard it was a girl I yelled, "Hooray!"
Everyone says she has big feet and hands
In fact, her hands are bigger than my dad's.
Rebecca Rivera is her name
And soccer will hopefully be her game.
I am thankful that I will never fear Because I will always have her to hold and be near.
--Adrianna
Benny and Bob
My brother Bob beats up Benny
Because Benny bought
Bob's big bronze trophy for a penny.
My brother Bob breaks
Benny's big toes
But because of Benny
Bob broke his big bones.
--Jose V.
Vroom Vroom
Vroom! Vroom! Went the car.
It was so fast
I never got last.
You might get blind
Because of the shine.
It's all mine.
--Humberto
Getting Up in the Morning
Waking up to my alarm. Beep, beep, beep.
Crunching on my cereal. Crunch, crunch, crunch.
Putting on my pants. Zip, zip, zip.
Putting on my T-shirt. Snap, snap, snap.
Brushing my hair. Ouch, ouch, from the rats.
Brushing my teeth. Brush, brush, brush.
Putting on my backpack.
Now I'm ready to go.
Oops, I forgot my shoes.
--Nickol
Angel
With my eyes shining bright
I am as sweet as sugar.
My halo shines with me
My wings so bright.
I am an angel
Soaring through the night.
--Chanice
Plum Pie
Pickle the purple pumpkin
Picked plums
So he could put them
In his plum pie
To share with Pepper
His purple pumpkin peer.
--Roz
Silly Siblings
My brother is a monkey
He's as crazy as a tiger
But when he gets in trouble
He becomes a big fat liar.
My sister is sinister
She likes to make me sick
But if I had to choose
She's the one I'd pick.
--Jonathan
Being Sick
I'm feeling pretty sick
I think I'm gonna puke
Go and get the wastebasket
This is not a fluke
Mom took me to the doctor
His name is Dr. Weiss
I don't know whether to believe him
He says he comes in peace
He had to swab my throat
I figured I would die
I started thinking it all over
And asked myself, "Why?"
--Cameron
My Cat is Like a Fox
My cat is as sneaky as a
fox in the woods.
--Ariel
A Smile
The sun is like
a smile from ear
to ear.
--Oceana
Sweet and Sour
Angels are as sweet as
sugar.
The devil is as sour as a
batch of lemons.
--Nickol
Guardians of America
The volunteers helping
to heal the tragedy
are like the
guardian angels of
America.
--Jonathan
My Flute
My flute is as
long as 5 pencils
and as heavy as 5 feathers.
--Missy
Sunrise
My friends are as
beautiful as roses
blooming at sunrise
(until you get them mad).
--Illiana
Dumb, Crazy, Hairy
People who smoke
are as dumb as
a mad man beating himself up.
A mad man
is as crazy as
a monkey.
A monkey is
as hairy as
Santa Claus's mustache.
--Jose V.
A Good Book
Reading a good book
is like eating
your favorite food.
--Chanice
Wise Owl
Mrs. Pérez
is as wise
as an owl
with computers.
--Monica
A Friend
A friend with a big smile
is like
a person with a big heart.
--Roz
My Grandpa's Hair
My grandpa's hair
is as white
as the snow
in Alaska.
--Jesus
As Pretty as Roses
My mom is
as pretty as a
rose in the
garden.
--Marty
The Clouds
The clouds
are as
fluffy as
a pillow.
--Brigette
Family
Being in a room full of your family
is like being in a
room full of angels.
--Nicole
The Room of Life
The room was
so full of color that
it was as bright as
the sun.
--Megan
Islands
Islands are like
sea turtles
slowly moving in
the water.
--Ian I.
America
America is as strong as an ox
when we come together
as a nation.
--Jacci
Shining Moon
The moon is a diamond
it shines in the
sparkling sky.
--Joanna
The Moon
The moon is a jelly doughnut
with sprinkles on it.
But before it comes out
a big star called the sun
comes before it,
it shines until the night comes.
--Chris
Moon
The moon is a balloon
with no color, floating out
on the sky in a dark night.
--Brenda Rom.
The Moon is God's Eye
The moon is God's eye
watching over all of us
at the same time
making sure
we are O.K.
--Marty
The moon is a pumpkin that I
eat at Thanksgiving.
I munch, munch, munch and I
crunch, crunch, crunch on that
delicious pumpkin pie.
--John
Pebble in the Sky
The moon is a pebble in the sky
That shines the way
So we can get home at night
And read bedtime stories
Before it's time to go to bed
It skips away at day
To show other people
The way.
--Nicole
The Moon
The moon is
my face of brightness.
My face of brightness
is when I'm happy.
The moon is my soul,
my heart, my life
The moon is beautiful,
so round and perfect.
The moon is my face
of brightness.
--Missy
A Firefly
The moon is
a firefly.
A shiny firefly.
A bright and shiny
firefly shines
by me.
--Skky
The Moon is My White Volleyball
The moon is my volleyball
When it bounces off my hands,
it's the eagle; I let go.
The moon is my volleyball.
--Marrichrist
The Moon is a Cookie
The moon is a cookie
it's so great that when
I see it I could never hate.
If I could I would buy
That wonderful cookie
in the sky.
--Oceana
The Moon is a Swimming Pool
The moon is a swimming pool
for the aliens at night.
They splash and play
and are gone before day.
The bigger aliens make craters
when they jump.
The moon is a swimming pool
for aliens big and small.
--Amanda
The Moon
The moon is an owl that comes out at night.
I saw it one time and it gave me a fright.
The moon is an owl that comes out at night.
You'd better beware because you're in for a scare.
--Adrianna
The Moon is a Basketball
(What I Said)
The moon is a
basketball bouncing
in the dark
sky until
I come out
to play.
--Ruben F.
The Moon is a Pearl
The moon is a pearl
In the milky way sea.
The moon is shining
The brightest it can be.
The moon is a pearl
With the star at its side.
The moon is happy
Because its life is like a ride.
--Jonathan
The Moon is My Shield
(What the little boy said)
The moon is my shield
It protects me in the night
When I'm on the field
It makes me a strong night
In my imagination
It protects me from evil
and helps save my nation.
The moon is my night light
It ligts up the dark
On a spooky, scary night
It lights up like a spark
It makes me feel safe
from a scary nightmare
It lets me know
that my parents care.
The moon is my heart
it shines bright
It makes me feel
like a brave night
and that's why the moon is my shield.
--Jose V.
N - Nice, neat, and never serious with friends
I - Interested, intelligent, and incredible
C - Cool, calm, and caring
O - Outstanding, odd, organized, and original
L - Love to learn, loud, and always laughing
E - Exciting, extreme, and educated
O - Outstanding and originally active
S - Sometimes silent, 'specially about secrets
C - Caring about college, cars, and cartoons
A - Always cares about animals
R - Really likes rock & roll!!!
B - Bright, brillant, and brave
R - Radiant, remarkable, and respectful
E - Enthusiastic, eleven, and excellent
N - Nice, neat, and natural
D - Decent, delicate, and delightful
A - American, amazing, and athletic
I - Interested, intelligent, important to family
S - I'm safe, strong, silly, don't like to share anything
A - Adorable, aware of trouble, attractice to girls
A - Attitude problem, alert
C - Caring, careful, caution, and cute
C - Cute, caring, and cool
H - Horrible and hates homework
R - Rough, responsible
I - Intelligent, incredible, independent, and individual
S - Smart, sensitive, and strong
M - Messy, merry, and magnificent
A - Active, aware, and really loves art
R - Respectful, remarkable, and really loves to read
R - Responsible, reasonable, and reliable
I - Intelligent, intelligible, and intends to help others
C - Caring, courageous, and loves to hear coyotes howl
H - Hyper and happy
R - Received rewards
I - Integrity, loves insects and interested in animals
S - Shy, silly, and a big smile
T - Terrific, loves tigers and Tigger
J - Just a joker
O - Only one
N - Not neat and needs family
A - An awesome attitude
T - Taught to be tough
H - Has good humor
A - Always an academic thinker
N - Never naughty just nice
A - Always loves animals
R - Really likes to listen to roaring radio
I - Interested, sometimes irritable
E - Eager to be early for an exciting day of school
L - Loyal to loving friends
H - Happy, humorous, and helpful
U - Understanding and under all smart
M - Messy maker and loves mom
B - Bashful and brillant
E - Eager to eat eggs
R - Fast runner, stomach rumbles ready to eat radishes
T - Truthful and trustworthy
O - Outstanding and outrageous
The Bumble Bee
The buzzing, mumbling, rumbling,
stinging bumble bee
was buzzing and buzzing
all around me
for what the problem
was you see
was that buzzing, mumbling, rumbling,
stinging bumble bee was terrified
that I would steal his honey.
--Stephany
Ooch!
Buzzz! What's that sound?
Buzzz! There it is again.
Buzzz! Ooooooch! Something bit me.
Buzzz! Nooo! Buzzzzzz!
Help me I'm being attacked by...
--Warren
The Pesky Bee
Buzz, Buzz,
goes the bee
As it flies around me.
I run from that pesky bee.
But it's too late it stung me.
I yelled "ouch!"
As I ran home.
That pesky bee had stung my arm.
Buzz, Buzz,
goes the bee.
--Marisol
Splat
I saw a bee buzz buzz.
I felt its back fuzz fuzz.
It swarmed around zoom zoom.
I ran and tripped boom boom.
It swarmed around me happily.
It went around me and
saw a tree.
You know what happened
after that.
Splat! How about
that.
--Oceana
The Great Big Bee
A great big bee buzzes around me,
I try to slap it but I missed.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz," said the bee.
Then he stung me.
"Ouch!" I said as I started to wail,
While he zipped off shaking his tail.
--Nicole
Grr Instead of Buzz
Buzz, Buzz, and Buzz goes the
bumbling Swoosh, goes the bee
in a hurry to pass me.
Smack I go, he gets up, instead
of buzz it went grr, grr.
Crash, bang, boom it hit me.
Ouch! Ouch! Gulp, the frog and
I moaned and I groaned
all the way home.
--Marrichrist
Babe Ruth's Bat
I am the bat he held in his hand.
I am the bat who waved at everyone in the stand.
I am the bat that made the homerun,
Boy, oh, boy this game is fun!
--Adrianna
Thinking
I am a duck
Thinking to myself
About my friend Dog and Cow
And how they jumped over the moon
All of a sudden
I try it too
And the last thing you hear is
"Boom!"
--Humberto
An Ancient Sequoia Tree
I'm an old sequoia tree
I roam all over this land
Yes, I'm very old
Yet I still stand.
Be careful if I fall
I'm the tallest tree of all
So, please take care of me
But don't get so close you see
I have buzzing bumble bees
So just don't get rid of me
I gave you oxygen, I gave you shade
So, please put away your blade
I take care of creatures
Different kinds and features
It's a good thing there are no termites
I heard wood is all the bite
So, pleae take care of me
I'm an old sequoia tree.
--Jose V.
Babe Ruth's Bat
I am what Babe Ruth uses to hit homeruns,
So far he has a record because of me,
And I will never let him down!!!
I think MAN I'm famous
But them I remember he hits them,
I just help@#?!
--Illiana
An Ancient Sequoia Tree
I'm an ancient sequoia tree
I'm about 2,000,003
I'm pretty bold
For being so old
But my bark is sore
From a dead Allosaur
Now towards the end
I'm about to lend
All my body
To one hundred plus ten.
--Jonathan
My Life as a Cowboy's Lasso
My life as a
cowboy's lasso
isn't very hard at all.
the only thing that
I dislike is the
roping part of the job.
I get very dizzy so
dizzy I, I, oh never
mind, but it is fun
playing tug-o-war
with the cattle
though the rope we
use is me.
I like my life
as a cowboy's
lasso even if I
get very, very
dizzy.
--Missy
Lasso
I'm very strong and very fast.
I catch wild horses and cattle.
I yell, "Yee haa!"
as I fly through the air.
I'm a cowboy's best friend.
I'm a lasso who's traveled
all over the west.
I'm a lasso who's traveled
all over the west.
--Amanda
I'm Babe Ruth's Bat
I'm Babe Ruth's bat,
I like to chat.
I give him tips,
And share his chips.
I am all that
I'm Babe Ruth's Bat.
--Oscar
I'm a Famous Pen
I'm the famous fountain pen of all.
My master and I stand proud and tall.
We are so famous here we stand
and we have got the largest land.
I'm so important
when I get dipped in ink
getting my hair done in black, white, or pink.
Thomas Jefferson has been known
But not without me the famous pen of all!
--Desiree
An Ant at a Picnic
An ant was feeling quite bored today,
So he told his friend, "Let's go play."
They went to the park
Because it wasn't dark
They were running around until they heard a munch
Then they thought to themselves, "It must be lunch!"
They raced to the blanket and started eating chips,
When they were finished they were licking their lips.
--Nicole
My Dog
My dog is so smart
that he beat Albert Einstein
at the international
spelling bee.
He also discovered
a cure for all diseases.
--Stephany
The Sears Tower
The Sears Tower is so big
that it touched the sky,
it didn't just touch the sky
it reached the planet Mars.
--Isaac
The Runners
The runners on our team
are faster than
the speed of light,
they are so fast that sometimes
their shoes catch
on fire.
--Ana
My Dream Mall
The new shopping mall is huge,
There're so many places I cannot choose!
There're so many people you wouldn't believe
Half the people in the world
had to move and leave.
They have cars, trucks, all automobiles.
They have cereal, toys, even a ferris wheel!
It's so much fun I cannot leave
I feel like my dream mall
has finally been made!
--Roz
The Pool That Could Fit Your Pinky
Three weeks ago, my friend ordered a pool
that was said to be huge,
and then it came.
It was so small it could fit on your pinky.
Her dad was outraged,
her mom was upset,
but then she said, "Hey, you know what,
let's keep it and give the ants a bath."
--Ariel
Harvard Student
My dog is the smartest dog,
he went to Harvard
and got a degree.
Now he's a famous lawyer
just like me.
--Joanna
Le Jackolantern
The jack-o-lantern was scarier
Than my mom's hair in the morning!
Its eyes were as sharp as a needle,
And a mean glint in its eye.
He had a fierce smile,
But worst of all
he was right outside!
--Jacci
The New Shopping Mall
The new shopping mall was huge.
It had over 1,000,000 stores and places to eat
Before you even went through half of the stores
your feet would be beat.
They have a store for every little thing
including one for different types of trees
and popcorn and crayons
and even fleas!
--Nicole
