Everyone is entitled to write great poetry! And my students did, using titles as their form. You may recognize some of the titles they used by looking at the first word in each line. That’s not the important thing though. The poems stand alone–they put pictures in my head or feelings into my heart as a reader and that’s why I like these poems. (Some students chose to use their netnyms to publish.)
Check out the links on the left for individual’s student literary magazines. They make me proud to be their teacher!
Two shoes on your feet
Are better than having none
Better than you’ll ever know
If then you’re not satisfied,
Someone else would appreciate them
One good deed can lead to many.
By Professor Chuckles
Against a bull in a fight
The rodeo clown is knocked into the air while
Grain wagons are pulled into the arena
By Tiko
You’re a really bad guy.
Love is like a game to you.
Is my love too strong for you?
My heart is missing a beat
Drugs are the only thing to
Your life
By Blondie
Don’t try to fly
Stop right where you are
Believing in yourself won’t help a bit
By Fity Five
Back in the alley
In a burning cardboard box
Black smoke is in the air
By Mr. Dr. Professor Pigskin
Biggest concert hall
Baddest bands are there
And instruments beware
Loudest music in the air
By Kid Top Rod
Run across the earth
To a rainbow to find a pot of gold
You have been waiting for
By Lena Snowman
Paper ripped from books make
Planes that fly around for fun
Holy priests say that plane is a
Diver, maybe we shouldn’t play in church
By Dr. Jekyl
House of pencils
Of wooden number 2
The lead is soft
Rising up through the door
Sun is the color of its outside
By Aaron McDerbay
I hear the wind blow
Will the snow ever stop?
Not today
Bow and pray for it to end.
By Miss Baurice Giggles
Breaking records everywhere
The dirt bike hit the ramp
Law of gravity doesn’t apply to Travis Pastrana
By Norman Finkleman
Listen to your dreams
To become who you want to be
Your life is whatever you make it
Your heart will lead the way
By Rosie McDonald
Every mother loves flowers
Time to buy them
She would love them to be pink so it
Goes with her dress that way
Away to the ball with daddy she will go
By D.T. Lion
School’s the place we go to “learn”
Out in the middle of nowhere
For no reason at all
The thing we all have to do
Summer fever is taking hold of us
By Abby Rumpelstiltskin
I wonder about outer space
Thinking how the world keeps spinning
I’ll try to keep our earth clean
Try to get others to as well
Defining what stars make up constellations
Gravity will always be pulling us down
By Randolph McMan
Breaking down without you
Apart from you is so lonely
Her heart is crying
Hearts will never be the same
By NoJo JoJo
All I can think about is you
I am crazy for you
Wanna be yours
Do not want anything other than you
By Lydia Lee
One day a week
Of a whole twelve hours
These days grow longer now
Nights are spent, it is worth it
By Florian
Somewhere in idyllic Iowa
Over in the field of rich darkness
The farmer prepares the soil
Rainbows bring hope for a golden harvest
By Mrs. Krebs
Bless all
The people with a
Broken heart on a
Road to a new start
By Nicole
We are unstoppable
Are we going to win?
The other team is shaking
World is at my feet
By Abby
I went fishing
Got a fish
A long fish
Feeling happy
By Morgan
Here right now
We look up at the stars that
Go away in the light and
Again come back at night
By Crystal
You are the one that should
Belong with me through it all
With faith, hope and love you shall live in
Me forever with peace
By Shaina
Boy: “Why can’t we be together?”
Girl: “Don’t you see? It’s all wrong!”
Boy: “We can fix this. I promise.”
Girl: “Just go. Please?”
Boy: “Dance with me first. For me?”
By Becca
You are sitting on the purple stars
Belonging to the blue sky
With the striped planets
And me spinning around you.
By Brittany
Life isn’t an easy trip
Is there any doubt?
A truck drives on the road,
A highway to nowhere.
By Matt
Fishing in the pond
In the sand
The wind blowing
Dark in the night
By Lucas
If the world was gray
You would be the grayest
Only I could help you
You knew I was the one to come to
By Ryan
Teardrops on my pillow
On my bed and on
My very own purple
Guitar and pick.
By Ashley
Ain’t any time to stop and sit
No one can slow down and
Rest at all
For we are on a journey
The people are waiting
Wicked ones aren’t coming with
By Allie
You were sitting over there
Belonging to her instead of me
With her you sat
But with me you are supposed to be
By Melissa
History takes place every day
In the kitchen
The loving grandma
Making apple pie
By Leah
For you and me
Everlasting
And forever. Love
Always finds its way in
By Carli
Youth have power
Of the schoolyard.
The President controls a
Nation of people.
By Carter
Life is a rocky road
Life is a windy alley
A person going through life
The highway of life
By Aaron
Living in the past time
On that future day
A second chance for life
Prayer for a lifetime
By Molly
We sat around the table in silence
Are we going to do anything?
The thoughts were still coming. What has the
World come to, if not this?
By Kim
Big are the buildings
Girls so pretty
Don’t worry, I’m here. Don’t
Cry, I’ll be here for you.
By Jarod