Colors

When I see red,
I think about a rose. 

When I see purple,
I think about balloons. 

When I see white,
I think about angels. 

When I see blue,
I think about the sky. 

When I see yellow,
I think about bananas.

Aoy Elementary School (First Grade)
 

Lion

Lion, lion why do you like to eat meat?
Is it because you want to have a feast? 

Lion, lion why do you like to chase animals?
Is it because you like to play tag? 

Lion, lion why do you like to be called king of the jungle?
Is it because you want everyone to feel scared? 

Lion, lion I also want to know who helps you brush your hair.

Aoy Elementary School (First Grade)


 

My Mother

 My mother is a beautiful angel
She is as gentle as a pup
When I fall she always picks me up
My mother’s hair is as soft as the finest silk
Her skin is as white as snow
Her lips are red like roses
Her teeth are as perfect as pearls
 And her eyes are two diamonds with the most beautiful glow!
I love my mother for these reasons and much more
I love her so much
And she also loves me! 

Eastwood Heights Elementary School
(Fourth Grade)

Autumn

 In autumn when the trees turn brown
I like to walk all through the town
I like to see the birds fly south
Some worms still in their mouths 

Eastwood Heights Elementary School
(Sixth Grade)




 

The Storm 

The storm flashes in the sky.
Making noises as the clouds go by.
Dripping rain from on high,
with lighting you can die.
Thunder sounds like a boom,
So I go to my room.

Cooley Elementary School
 (Second Grade)








 

Palabras de Amor y no Solo Versos 

El amor no nace con una sonrisa ni muere
Con una lágrima como alguien lo ha escrito
En cualquier libro. 

El amor es esperanza y brota cada día con
Gran dedicación, con amistad, con ternura y pasión. 

No hay amor sin encontrar mutuo querer
Y no lo hay sin balance de atracción y
Conprensión de verdaderos deseos de vivir. 

Es vivir por la persona que tú más
Amas y que tú siempre le serás fiel. 

Porque si tu conoces el amor es porque
Lo has vivido o algún día lo vivirás y
Siempre lo recordarás y nunca lo olvidarás.

East Montana Middle School (Seventh Grade)

FED UP 

FED UP-
Was what she was
Getting no credit for the hard work in school
Sacrificing her time to organizations
Trying to impress her parents
She had no time for friends. 

FED UP-
Was what she was
Always put down at school
Never being accepted.
Parents impressed with other kids intelligence
But never impressed with hers. 

FED UP-
Was what she was
Always feeling down and never being smart enough,
Or just plain dumb
She thought she could never be accepted by
This disturbed deceitful place
Never able to make her own decisions
Looking in the mirror with eyes full of tears
She asks herself why,
Why me?

 FED UP-
Was what she was
Full of anger and frustration she holds it all inside
And before she goes to bed,
She cries, cries, cries.
With no eagerness to live
One day she takes her life
Thinking maybe the world is better off without her. 

Hanks High School (Twelfth Grade)

The Deep Blue Ocean 

The brilliant blue ocean
calm
As green grass
On an open field

Waits for humans
To dive
In
And take a swim

Fish
swimming
searching
While the water
Waves at midnight 

Swoosh! 

At sunrise
All sea creatures awake
Dolphins conferring
About the oceans gossip 

Big blue whales
swim, shooting water
up
Into the sky

A school of fish
swerving
past a coral reef 

That’s what I see
In the deep blue ocean
past all the stress free
Paradise.

Indian Ridge Middle School
(Seventh Grade)
 

A Simple Smile,
A Scream Inside

There is so much that no one knows,
So much that no one sees
About the way it feels inside of me. 

Maybe it’s that they don’t look,
Or the fact that don’t show,
Either way, there are things inside
That no one seems to know. 

I want to show people,
And I want everyone to see
All my thoughts and ideas
That flow inside of me. 

Maybe people haven’t noticed,
Or maybe they don’t dare
To find out who I am
To show me that you really care. 

I’m screaming on the inside
A smile is what you see,
But I’m not content with the person I seem to be. 

There is a different girl on the inside
That I can’t seem to show,
But maybe if you took the time,
That person you could know. 

North Loop Elementary School (Sixth Grade)

Butterfly Colors

Butterfly colors
green like grass. 

Butterfly colors
red like ladybugs. 

Butterfly colors
blue like a sky. 

Butterfly colors
yellow like the sun! 

Hacienda Heights
Elementary School
(First Grade)

Friends 

Friends, Friends
They are cool
They never tell a lie.
I can assure you
They are very nice. 

They make you laugh
When you are lonely or sad
They may make you angry
When they do something bad. 

They are like your family
United and loving
Laughing and crying
Together with you. 

Friends are the most valuable things
That exists on the world
So please don’t miss the chance
On finding a friend for you. 

Remember, friends are like a plant
That will never stop growing
With a fair amount of
Love, Respect, and Trust. 

So this is what
Friends mean.
Go ahead find some
Wonderful friends like
The ones I have.

Mesita Elementary School (Fifth Grade)

Rock Climbing 

Rock climbing is fun,
My heart beats with fear,
I can barely hear,
It turns my stomach into a knot,
Should I go on? 

I feel like I’m about to cry,
I can feel the sweat running down my spine,
I can move no longer,
My legs are shaking,
My hands are aching,
Should I go on? 

Rocks are falling down,
It is blazing hot,
Just breathing is a feat,
My gear is slipping off,
Should I go on? 

But when I get to the top,
I feel very strong,
Not scared anymore,
Finally I’m victorious! 

Oh no!  Time to go down.

Mesita Elementary School (Fifth Grade)


 

My Fear

My most frightful fears chase me;
They chase me into the night;
Through the forest, through the trees. 

They’re still there; they’re still in sight;
Still, I tell myself to run;
So I flee with all my might. 

They chase me, to them it’s fun;
Laughing, stalking, in this chase;
I look eastward.  Where’s the sun? 

I am tired of this race;
I meet my fear, face to face. 

They vanish, now I can’t see;
It was a dream, silly me!

I turn, I see a shadow;
It moves outside my window. 

I only see the field, clear;
Was it a dream, or my fear?

Canyon Hills Middle School
(Eighth Grade)

Love 

Love is a powerful thing
Many people contain it very deep inside of their heart.
It could tear many people apart piece by piece.
It’s an uncontrollable thing.
Some people might think they don’t really know that love is controlling them.
Love is the thing that makes you feel a tingle deep inside of your tummy.
I’m probably sure that you feel this when you see the girl of your dreams.

Barron Elementary School (Fourth Grade)












 

At Any Cost... I Can 

Gliding through the sky
Seeing things that aren’t so close,
Non-stop speed, doing anything at any cost...because I can,
Wind, pushing through my wet silky feathers,
Flapping as hard as possible,
Thinking the unthinkable,
Seeing the impossible,
Doing anything at any cost because,
I’m strong, proud, and I Can!!

Logan Elementary School (Fifth Grade)











 

Nature’s Beauty 

The birds are singing,
the grass is green. 

The flowers are blooming more beautiful
than I have ever seen. 

The bees are busy, buzzing,
from flower to flower. 

Waiting in the west
is a soft spring shower. 

The morning sun peeks over the mountain
big and bright, the colors purple, orange, and pink
make a majestic sight. 

The vegetables grow from head to toe
in a straight line from row to row. 

The sun is going down,
and the moon is almost out. 

Now it’s time for slumber and rest,
so Nature’s Beauty can look its best.

Dr. Nixon Elementary School (Fourth Grade)

Transition From 1^st to 2^nd 

As I walk to my next class
done with chemistry and molecular mass
Now it is time for art
the walk is far I need a go-kart 

I walk to the locker room to grab my book
but can not leave before giving myself a look
I look ugly, my hair needs a cut
I really want a barbeque corn nut 

The walk is unpleasant it is way too cold
I hope my sandwich doesn’t have mold
I really should have snagged my sweater
it would have made this walk so much better 

I start to wonder if I should ditch
because my teacher is such a mean lady
Wait a minute that line does not rhyme
Who cares I’m done with poetry, at least for this time

Coronado High School (Eleventh Grade) 

Columbia’s Last Flight

Racing into the unknown sky
To bravely meet the universe
They’ll fly and soar across the sky
They await their unknown fate 

Raining down
Faithful stars
Here below,
Tears fall 

And we will wait
To meet our heroes
Angles in heaven
Together we’ll fly and soar across the sky. 

Mitzi Bond Elementary School
(Fourth Grade)

     
 El Corazón 

Sólo soy un músculo en tu cuerpo,
y estoy en tí más que tu pensamiento.
Yo tengo un sentimiento de dolor,
más fuerte que el mismo viento. 

Yo también sufro,
no te digo que no,
lo que te duele a tí,
me duele peor a mí. 

Tú sabes muy bien,
que las emociones también pueden causar,
no sólo dolor, pero mal. 

Este ardor que yo siento,
es porque tú lo estás viendo,
acabo de perder a la persona que más quiero. 

Era mi mamá,
ella murió en un accidente,
sé que no volverá.
El accidente fue de repente,
la mató un señor inconciente,
que pensaban ser responsable,
sólo que intoxicado mató
a quien era mi mamá.

Ysleta Middle School (Eighth Grade)
 

First Kiss 

He gets near my face,
I’m in his strong, yet warm embrace
I feel my heart beating faster
I’m a nervous disaster
his breath is so sweet
I feel a warm tingle from my head to my feet
then, suddenly, his luscious lips meet mine
everything is frozen in time
I can’t explain what I’m feeling
I feel my emotions soaring through the ceiling
What is this emotion?
It’s as if I drank some sort of love potion
Oh God, what is this?
Oh, I know, this is my first kiss.

Ysleta Middle School
(Eighth Grade)