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Honorable Mentions
2002
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First Grade
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Butterfly
Butterfly, butterfly
I want to know if you can fly
all the way to the sky.
Butterfly, butterfly
I want to know if your wings
are soft and hairy.
Do your wings make you feel
like a fairy?
Butterfly, butterfly
I want to know if one day I can
see your face and even play
a race.
Aoy School
Armijo Library
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My New School
You see I’m at
a new school
with new faces and friends.
I’ve already been so busy with homework and contests.
My teacher really likes me,
she says I’m really smart.
I guess that means I won’t act
like a stinky tart.
Polk Elementary School
Westside Library
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Five Little Leprechauns
Five little leprechauns knocked at my window.
One chased a rainbow, then there was four.
Four little leprechauns running around the house.
One hit a tree, then there was three.
Three little leprechauns hiding in my shoe.
One found a Lilly pad, then there was two.
Two little leprechauns singing in the mud.
One looked for gold, then there was one.
One little leprechaun on the run.
He buckled his shoes, then there was none.
No little leprechauns they all ran away.
But here they are back again to wish us all a
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Polk Elementary School
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Second
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Shel Silverstein
I’m talking about Shel Silverstein,
He was not at all mean.
He was bald, but he didn’t care,
He probably was invited
to all the nice book fairs.
In 1930, he was born,
and now we all mourn.
He died when he was 59.
That took place in 1999.
He was fun. He was cool.
Believe me he was no fool.
He wrote books like The Giving Tree,
also A Giraffe and a Half.
They all make me laugh.
He was the best, and now he can rest.
Burleson Elementary School
Clardy Fox Library
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What is Orange?
What is pink? Ham
is pink.
It will go well with a drink.
What is red? A strawberry is red.
Oops! I took one to bed.
What is blue? A blue jay is blue.
It sings in the morning dew.
What is white? An angel is white in it’s heaven.
Can make a seven.
What is yellow? Cheese is yellow.
It will make you a healthy fellow.
What is green? A tree is green.
It is outside clean.
What is violet? Grapes are violet.
It is the favorite fruit of a pilot.
What is orange? A tangerine is orange.
It’s as good as porridge.
Loma Terrace Elementary School
Lower Valley Library
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Untitled
It’s Valentine’s Day
and I’m sending your way
a cart filled with hearts and flowers.
It’s my way to say
I love you today
with words as tall as towers.
Though my words are
tall
they stand for all
that I really feel in my soul.
They won’t bounce
like a ball
but they’re strong as a wall
so I’ll shout them from a knoll.
Alicía Chacón
Elementary School
Lower Valley
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Third Grade
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My Mom
My mom is loving
and she has a
fantastic smile.
My mom is a wonderful cook and
she never gives me mean looks.
My mom has a nice dress
and she’s never a mess.
My mom is never scared
but she always cares.
My mom likes to sing
and she also likes spring.
My mom doesn’t like cheese
but she likes apple trees.
My mom likes to please.
My mom likes to walk.
My mom likes to talk.
After all, my mom is very special.
Remember to always love and
appreciate your mom.
Marion
Manor Elementary School
Lower Valley
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Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Pumpkin, Pumpkin so
big and round
you grow so big on the ground.
Pumpkin, Pumpkin,
orange and bright
you’re so pretty with a face of light.
Pumpkin, Pumpkin,
you have no eye
but you taste so good in a pie.
Pumpkin, Pumpkin,
you have big seeds
all toasted and salted you fill my needs.
Sageland
Elementary School
Lower Valley
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Leaves, Leaves
Leaves, Leaves,
Oh, I like them so much.
While stepping on them,
I hear them crunch, crunch, crunch.
They keep
falling, falling, falling
from above.
I rake them up
And climb the tree
Jumping, jumping
and saying
Yippy!!
Sageland Elementary
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Lower Valley
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Fourth Grade
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Colin’s Wish
I wish there was
no war
we’d be better off by far.
Why don’t we all
take time to hug
and then there’ll be no time to drug.
If we all work
toward peace
dying by terror will decrease.
If children took
time to say a prayer
maybe they wouldn’t have time to swear.
And for people with
stress
we will fill them with kindness.
If everyone would
be polite
then maybe they wouldn’t need to fight.
If we have more
sportsmanship
then the world would have more friendship.
Wouldn’t it be
great if here and abroad
that all people would believe in God?
Lindbergh
Elementary School
Westside
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Seasons
I walk outside into the chilly air,
The wind wrapped around my hair.
I look up at the trees cold and tall,
Their branches reaching for nothing at all.
Looking down at the soiled land,
I see the limp grass, too tired to stand.
But soon the grass will stand strong and tall,
And the trees will be happy,
Unlike in the fall.
So I guess mother Nature has her moods too,
Just like me and just like you.
Lindberg Elementary
School
Westside
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Butterfly
There is a special
butterfly
I want to thank with this poem.
Mrs. Mejia, thank you for making me
what I am now.
When I came here to
this class,
I was just a caterpillar.
Months passed and you helped me
open my wings.
Helped me become a butterfly.
I’m a butterfly,
although a little bit immature.
What I know is that I’m getting
better every day in every way.
Elfida P. Chavez
Elementary School
Irving
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Fifth Grade
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Ocean Wonder
Waves and tides
are always seen
corals of purple, orange, green
rainbows of fish in a watery sky
sharks and whales sort of fly
down in the humungous deep, blue ocean
eels and fish swim smoothly in a perfect motion
but what I have wondered about our earth
are creatures of a different life
strange beasts swim with a life of no worth
some may be huge, big, probably tall
some may be tiny, little, and really small
strange lights, ugly teeth, an attitude tense
give that a creature a fearful appearance
deadly fish deep in the water give me a fright
for precious food these creatures will fight
many wonders I have of our sea
deep down in dark blackness where you can’t see.
Del Norte Heights
Elementary School
Lower Valley
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Daddy, Daddy
Daddy, Daddy why
did you have to go away?
Why did you have to go away?
Why couldn’t you stay just one more day?
One more day to laugh and play.
The rain has come, there’s no more sun.
Daddy, Daddy why did you have to go away?
Why not just one more day?
Daddy, Daddy I miss your touch,
I miss your voice,
I miss your laugh.
Daddy, Daddy I want you back!
I want you back right now!
When I lay in bed at night,
I open the curtains and the drapes,
through
the bars I see the stars.
All of a sudden flash,
through the night sky I see a shooting star,
I make a wish!
I wish, and wish, and wish
so hard that daddy
you will come back!
Our Lady of
Assumption
Memorial Park
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Sixth Grade
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Long Lost Star
You were in my
heart for a long, long time
You were here in my life all the time
You loved me and I loved you
Memories come and remind me of you.
When I was just a
little girl
You always played with me
And even made me cry
But I never will deny that I really love you.
Every time I see
the first star
It reminds me of you
And all of the good times we had
Loving and caring for each other.
Seeing the first
star makes me
Think and believe you’re
Here right by my side
I will never forget you my wonderful brother.
Seeing the pictures
in my room of you
Makes me remember of being
At the football games
How I enjoyed watching you.
Seeing you direct
the marching band
Always being the first one to come out
Just like the first star to come out
That will always be in my heart…….
Reminding me that
you’re with me.
LeBarron
Park Elementary School
Ysleta
Library
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When I Grow Up
When I grow up I
wonder if people
will be more afraid to cry than to die.
Will there be any
trees alive?
If not, how ill the plants survive?
Will the internet
have
a web site
www.life time air-supply?
When I grow up,
what if I got bored and
had nothing to do?
My son and I could build a canoe, but the water,
that used to be blue, will be so polluted
that it would give us the flu.
Will the existence
of dolphins and whales
just be a story I tell,
from a book that some website sells?
Will there be
hammers and nails?
Will schools be next door to jails?
Will students go home in a bulletproof bus?
What if children have no one to trust?
(That will hurt me so much).
Maybe, just maybe,
inventions in space will bring people a happy face.
William
D. Slider School
Irving
Schwartz Library
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Friendship
It’s the thing that
makes your life worth living
The one object you can count on day after day
It’s like going to the mall and having a pizza
Or writing notes during class
You don’t need a paper or a judge to say it’s there
And you don’t need to tell the world that you have it
Cause it’s not to make you popular or cool
Or to make you pretty and smart
It’s there because it wants to, not because it has to
It’s to be treated sacredly, not like a toy
Because once it falls and breaks,
it might never be repaired.
Hornedo Middle
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Westside
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Seventh Grade
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Untitled
We
fight; we say
Harsh words to each
Other, but when our
Nation is hurt by
Another, we all come
Together with peace
And harmony for
One another. Does our
Nation have to be tormented
Just so we can get along?
Or do we just hide it
Deep within ourselves?
I think we can
Have peace all across
Our Nation without
Someone hurting us first.
Don’t you?
Indian
Ridge Middle School
Irving Schwartz Library
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Where You
Are
This
is for my grandpa Jose Uriel S. R.I.P. July 14, 2000
Grandpa,
where you are is like a fairy tale.
As Judy Garland said, it is
“somewhere over the rainbow.”
When you get there it’s like you can’t breath.
Mystic waterfalls are falling, busy bees are buzzing,
and humming birds are humming.
As you walk every step in the blue sky,
it is like a magical dream and you don’t want to wake up.
Then all of a sudden, the person you’ve been waiting
your whole life to see is there; God.
His arms open to welcome you.
You feel so over whelmed as you keep walking.
But it is only a dream for me, that I have yet to see.
Lucky for you, you are there and happy without pain.
I shall miss you and pray, everyday.
As the sun goes down, and the stars go up,
I will look for your smile.
I’ll wait forever if I have to, to see you again in heaven.
I will love you forever and always.
Adios abuelito, adios
Hornedo Middle School
Westside
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Violin
The gorgeous antique violin whispers in the
whispering wind.
It plays mezzo forte as the crystal, clear
rose
closes its beautiful petals in the sunset sky.
As the loud, dark, enormous, threatening sky
thunders, the antique violin plays ff as loud
as the thunder.
It plays Beethoven as the spring whispers in
the baby blue sky.
Hornedo Middle School
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Eighth Grade
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An Extraordinary Man
He rushed
from his desk after hearing the call
Drove through the streets to see his new doll
Arriving on the right floor
Pushed through the doors
There sleeping on the bed near
Was his new precious baby so dear
Through the
years he held my hand
And helped me up when I could not stand
Stories before I would fall asleep
And a comforting word when I would weep
After a day in the office he would come home
I would sit on his lap, through my hair with his fingers he’d
comb
All week I
would wait for the weekend to come
We would work in the yard making flowers blossom
After a hard day of work in the yard
We would drive to eat burgers for a big reward
Sunday mornings we went to church and Sunday school
Then Mondays I went back to carpool
In the
evenings together we would play basketball
Or toss around a football
Play Barbie on the floor we would
Or go camping in the woods
I respected my dad
And so did all the friends he had
He rode by
my side as I learned how to peddle
But he is the one who deserved the medal
You see, what for most dads seems ordinary
Makes this man extraordinary
He has learned to bear
Living life in a wheelchair
Lincoln Middle School
Westside
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Warm Affection
Sometimes I think
My Mother doesn’t care.
What should I do?
When I know she isn’t fair.
I really work hard to be the best in school.
But when she sees my grades,
I’m just another fool.
I know I’m lazy
And I could do more.
I will do better because that was before.
By misbehaving I only get her attention,
When all I really want
Is her warm affection.
Our Lady of Assumption
Memorial
Park Library
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Two-Socks
He came to me on a summer’s day,
On his way to an auction, a throwaway.
He tuned and looked, and I knew then,
He came to me to be my friend.
He came to me, old and worn.
Ragged hair and hooves were torn,
But I saw in his eyes, a heart of gold,
He came to me, worn and old.
He came to me, he needed mending,
So much to do, there’s no pretending,
But he told me something from deep inside,
He came to me so I could ride.
He came to me, he knew I would,
Take care of him, do all I could.
A warm stall, sweet hay, a vet, and care.
He came to me to be repaired.
He came to me, and over time,
His eyes grew bright, his hair grew fine.
His hooves and legs grew ever strong,
He came to me, a friends, lifelong.
He came to me one summer’s day,
Even though he was a throwaway,
With love and care, we’ve made a team,
The heart of gold that I had seen.
Lincoln Middle School
Westside
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Ninth Grade
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My Babe
My Babe is a
hot streaming ride.
A hot steaming ride that is yellow.
A ride with yellow color and 18” chrome wheels.
Chrome wheels with ground effects on my babe.
Ground effects with a loud roaring engine with 800 horses.
800 horses with a hot steaming exhaust
racing against the wind.
Racing against the wind with red flames against
my hot steaming babe.
Sitting inside my yellow babe
with black leather hugging my back.
Sitting back on black leather shifting the carbon fiber knob.
While shifting my carbon fiber knob
and pressing on my racing pedals,
I’m racing thru the midnight cruising in my yellow babe.
Hanks High School
Irving
Schwartz Library
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My Dream
My chosen
friends thought at school
He must grow a famous man
I thought the same way,
All my hard work must not go to waste
So I worked as hard as I can
Everything I
worked for
After playing baseball for 15 years,
Sufficient games came to my need
Friends tell me after the game
“Good job”, “Nice homerun”
All of my
dreams are coming true
As I come home I hear the phone
“ring, ring, ring”
As I let it ring one more time
I got nervous
As my mom
answers the phone
She stares
I see a little tear come down
I think “Oh man”
As I
see her hang up the phone
She says, Guess what?
You made it!
Hanks High School
Irving
Schwartz Library
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In My Room
In the
darkness of my room
I sit and think of days long past
Days filled with happiness and laughter
Days that could never be brought back
In the
comfort of my room
I wallow in my self-pity
And dream of the future
The future that looks so bright compared to the present
In the
stillness of my room
Deprived of the one thing that made me happy
I fall deeper into the darkness of depression
Finding it harder everyday to climb back out
In the
warmth of my room
I fear to venture beyond my door
Into the coldness of the house I should call home
Afraid the harsh words that await me
In the
solitude of my room
I feel safe to dream as I please
To dream of my lost happiness, my present gloom
And my beautiful future
In the
refuge of my room
Silva Magnet
Clardy
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Tenth Grade
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Eleventh Grade
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To
the Woman Who Gave Me Life
This woman
went through nine months of pain.
This woman has gone through a lot of years
helping me and always being there for me.
This woman has done all she can to make
my life happy and worthwhile.
This woman has taught me right from wrong.
But what have I given her?
I’ve given her screams.
I’ve given her anger.
I’ve given her help.
and most of all, I’ve given her love,
even though I don’t show it.
Both of us have gone through a lot of stuff together,
both good and bad.
I have reproached her that she only cares about my brother,
that she doesn’t consider me,
that she’s always there for him than for me.
But besides all this,
I know that this woman has always
and will always be there for me when I need her the most.
I know I love this woman.
This woman is
My
Mother
Dedicated
to my mother Celia R.
Bowie High School
Armijo
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A Lost Love
In scripting letters of your name
Distinctly to my soul
Distinctly to me
Showing I once loved
And the very love
Shall never be sought
Cause still you’ve got me caught
By your thorn trees that won’t unhand me
Or maybe it’s just me
Hanging on to that unparalleled world that
We once clutched in our hands
And now I condescend myself lower
than the tears that won’t fade
Lower than anything that won’t evade
So the story will be left untold
Of the time you buried my soul
Deep into the oceans depth
And left me there, not so whole
Jefferson High School
Clardy
Fox Library
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Twelfth Grade
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Befuddled
Denial runs
through my veins
Waiting in vain
Hoping someday
He will come to stay.
Wondering if by
pressure
He was forced away
Or maybe for pleasure
He went his own way.
Knowing he made
his decision
By his own intuition
Knowing he wasn’t forced
He should feel remorse
I can’t say I
love him
Because I don’t know him
Sometimes I curse his name
He should feel shame
I can’t say it’s
hate
Because it’s never too late
For me to call him father
And for him to call me daughter
Bowie High
School
Armijo
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What Do I See
When I look
into the mirror,
I see a very young sophisticated woman,
Full of confidence and ambitions,
Ready to take on the future.
I see light
brown eyes that twinkle with dreams,
Determination to reach for the stars,
The desire to obtain set goals.
I see a person
with several emotions,
Fear, hope, frustration, content,
And so many more that come with each day.
I see a bright
smile,
Filled with laughter and joy,
Full of surprises.
I see weakness,
So many obstacles that stand in the way,
Fear of failure.
I see a
daughter,
A student to later become a teacher,
A future leader.
I see what I am,
Who I want to be
Hanks High
School
Irving
Schwartz Library
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My Valentine
If you asked me
a year ago if I’d be here today,
I would say no and plainly go on my way
But you took me by surprise and filled my life with love,
Like a beautiful angel that fell from above.
Everyday I
wonder how you and I came to be,
Because we are so different, You’re you and I’m me,
But these differences can only make our love worthwhile,
It will grow and deepen even more than the Nile.
When you told me
you loved me, my heart skipped a beat,
As if someone took the floor from beneath my feet.
When you whisper into my ear and kiss me ever so lightly,
I wait for the moment when you will hold me so tightly.
You know what
I’m thinking; you can read me like a book,
I don’t have to say anything, you know by my look.
I can tell you something not true and you know that I’m lying,
You can even tell all the times that I was crying.
I love you with
all my heart, no lie,
If you ever took your love away I, for sure, would die.
So please say you love me once more today,
Because it is the day we celebrate our first Valentine’s Day.
Hanks High
School
Irving Schwartz Library |
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Primer Grado
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Mi Mamá
Mi mamá es bella,
limpia y hermosa.
Ella es como un corazón que me llama
la atención cuando la veo.
Mi mamá también es como una rosa
muy hermosa, como un corazón luciendo dentro de mí.
A ella nunca la puedo quitar de mi mente
me gusta como se siente.
Cuando yo la miro, cuando la huelo
yo veo su cuerpo tan lindo y hermoso
que se siente como un mar precioso.
Thomas Manor
Elementary School
Lower Valley
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Kimberly
Kimberly es una niña hermosa, preciosa.
Ella ayuda, es amigable, escribe bonito.
Todos los días trabaja rápido.
Ella cuenta los números hasta cien.
Y va a los centros muy bien.
Cuando viene de casa a la escuela
ella se peina de colita o con su pelo suelto.
Como sea, siempre se ve bonita.
Ella es mi amiga preferida de todo el mundo.
Ella es Kimberly.
Thomas Manor
Elementary School
Lower Valley
Library
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Papá y Mamá
Mi papá y mi mamá,
son los papás
más hermosos de mi vida,
guapos, buenos, responsables, fantásticos y cariñosos.
En este poema quiero agradecerles lo bueno,
hermosos que son y que me recuerdan una canción.
Thomas Manor
Elementary School
Lower Valley
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Segundo Grado
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Amor
Amor describe al
corazón.
Amor dice lo que tú sientes por dentro.
Amor demuestra todo lo que gusta.
El amor puede estar en todas partes y con la paz.
Así todas las personas se amarán.
Amor es más que
gusto.
Amor es felicidad.
Amor es respecto.
Amor es bondad.
El amor puede estar en todas partes y
en todas las personas.
Así todas las personas se amarán.
Mesita Elementary
School
Main Library
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Un berrinche
es como un
carro se
descomponey
no camina.
Aoy Elementary
School
Armijo
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Amistad
Amistad es
como un bombero
rescata y ayuda.
Aoy
Elementary School
Armijo
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Tercer Grado
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Mi Estrella
Yo quiero que mi
estrella
sea como un pedacito de cristal.
Que me baile
cuando yo estoy triste.
Yo quiero que mi
estrella
pueda cantar
que no solo sea una estrella
que nada más pueda brillar.
Yo quiero que mi
estrella
brille tan fuerte como diamante
que cante tan fuerte
como un cantante.
Mesita Elementary
School
Main Library
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Delfines
Los delfines son
maravillosos animales del mar
Saben cantar, brincar, y nadar;
viven en el oceáno.
Los delfines
tienen
muy buena mente,
son listos
y muy inteligentes.
Los delfines tienen
el cuerpo largo y gris
y con una sonrisa
debajo de la nariz.
Los delfines
me gustan tanto
que quiero uno
para mi santo.
Mesita Elementary
School
Main Library
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El Cielo
El cielo es muy
hermoso
El cielo tiene pájaros
El cielo tiene nubes.
Las nubes se ven a veces
como osos enormes
Cuando yo veo el
cielo
yo veo un cielo azul
como el agua.
Cuando el cielo es negro,
yo tengo miedo
El cielo es de un
color
azul maravilloso.
El cielo es
lo más inmenso de
todo el universo
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Cuarto Grado
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Aquel Caracol
Aquel caracol que va por el sol
en cada ramita lleva una flor.
Que viva la rana, que
viva el amor.
Que viva el pez debajo del mar
en cada lugar lleva un hogar.
Aquella tortuga que va por el mar
lleva en su concha un gran calamar.
Esa hormiga que va por la tierra
lleva un pan detrás de la piedra.
Que viva la vida
de aquellos animals.
Rusk Elementary
School
Memorial Park
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Querida Mamá
Mami tú eres
hermosa como un girasol
Amarillo,
lleno de luz y color,
Renacido con ternura y comprensión,
Inteligente, fuerte y valiente,
Amiga y estupenda persona.
Llenas mi corazón
día con día de alegría,
Usas tu amor para acabar lo malo,
Inicias una nueva vida.
Siempre daré gracias a nuestro Señor por tener una
gran madre como tú,
Adorada y querida con tanta bondad.
Alicia
R. Chacón Elementary School
Lower Valley
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A Mis Padres
Hoy los miré con
los mismos ojos
que ustedes me miraron a mí,
cuando yo era un bebé.
Tú, papa, eres un
brillante ejemplo
de lo que puede ser un padre,
tu sabiduría, tu sencillez, tus experiencias,
me siento tan orgullosa de tí.
Tú, mamá que tratas
siempre de darme
una visión sobre las cosas más importantes
de la vida para que mi vida sea tan felíz,
siempre me enseñas a ser buena
y servicial con los demás,
a que haga amistad con gente buena y respete
a mis mayores,
y a seguir mis propios valores.
Ustedes me han
educado con libertad
para perseguir mis propios deseos,
al tiempo que comparto mis experiencias con ustedes.
Me he dado cuenta que el amor es la fuente del éxito.
Gracias Dios mío
por todo lo que me das,
gracias por ser lo más grande que tengo en la vida.
Sin ti nada es perfecto, no es possible,
quiero gritar por el mundo anunciando tu nombre,
quiero decirle a mis hermanas que tú eres bondad
y que gracias a ti tengo una gran familia,
sólo en ti está toda la verdad.
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Quinto Grado
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El Buitre
El buitre…un
pajarraco,
Comiendo carne verde,
agusanada,
podrida, maloliente,
Vagando por los cielos,
No casa su presa
Espera limosnas, las
sobras de otros,
Vulgar ratero!
North Loop
Elementary School
Lower
Valley Library
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Amistad
La amistad es my
hermosa
mejor dicho maravillosa,
pobres o ricos pueden ser mis amigos
para llevarnos bien
aunque a veces también
digamos cosas y nos enojemos
pero al ratito nos contentemos.
La amistad para
todo es fundamental
y siempre tan especial
los buenos amigos enfermos o sanos
pero siempre juntos de las manos.
La amistad es
compartir
para poder convivir,
doy gracias a la vida
por todos mis amigos
que me dan tanta alegría.
Mesita Elementary School
Main Library
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Amor
Amor es el alegre latido de mi
corazón cuando estás a mi lado
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Sexto Grado
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La Luna
La luna se parece a
una
Tuna se ve bien
Bajo una cuna, el ojo de un puma
Es grande como la luna
Es colorida como una pluma,
Tambien muy querida
Pero a veces se odia como a una
Herida, La luna que parece tuna,
Que es como el ojo del puma,
Y colorida como una pluma
Es misteriosa y muy hermosa.
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Séptimo Grado
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Estrellas
Las estrellas
son brillosas
En el cielo son hermosas.
Son mas bellas que una flor,
Aunque no tengan color.
Tal vez unidas todas,
Brillarían más que el sol.
En las noches más obscuras,
Nos alumbran con su resplandor.
Aunque no tengan color.
East Montana
Middle School
Clardy Fox
Library
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Te amo
Te amo,
Te lo digo con mis actos
de voluntad y servicio,
y al compartir contigo
tus esfuerzos, tristezas y alegrias.
Te amo en tus triunfos y en tus caidas,
pues te amo aunque me muera.
Te amo, te lo digo con toda
mi sinceridad.
Por tu tranquilidad y esperanza.
De diversas maneras te lo puedo
decir, TE AMO.
East Montana
Middle School
Clardy Fox
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La calaca
La calaca fue al
mercado.
Ella compró un pescado,
que se comió en un sábado.
Después fue a la
feria,
no quería que nadie la viera.
Y por eso se fue a Nigeria.
Ahí se compró un
perrito
que caminaba despacito.
Pero sí comía muy rapidito.
De ahí volvió a
su casa
y pensó en ir a la plaza,
a pensar en unirse a la NASA.
Ella quiso
llevar su carro a un lavado,
y allí vio retratos de pescado,
que le habían recordado que….
La calaca fue al
mercado.
Ella compró un pescado,
que se comió en un sábado.
Ysleta Middle
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¿Porqué?
¿Por qué si el
destino nos separó
no me mandas ni una carta?
¿Por qué si el destino nos separó
rechazas mis llamadas?
¿Por qué si yo te doy mi amor
tú me das la espalda?
¿Es acaso que me
odias?
ó ¿por qué no me hablas?
Si tú sembraste
este amor
¿por qué ahora sin tantito
corazón la destierras?
Yo te quiero
aunque tú
no me correspondas.
Yo te quiero con el corazón
aunque me duela hasta el alma.
East Montana
Middle School
Clardy Fox
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La Moda
Las modas van y
vienen,
van de largo a corto,
como van
de barato a caro.
Cambia y cambia,
pero la moda en este mundo
siempre se mantiene aquí.
El humano que no viste con la moda
para muchos es tanto,
Pero de donde yo vengo no es nada raro.
Y quiero hecerlo claro;
No importa como te vistes,
ni como te ves,
Lo que importa para mí es cómo usted es.
East Montana
Middle School
Clardy Fox Library
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El Mundo de la Música
La música es mi
pasión.
Me llena completamente de emoción,
Es parte de mí,
Como es
parte de tí,
Cuando estoy triste,
La música está ahí,
Y nunca me trae traición,
De toda clase de música,
Hay para todos los gustos,
En el mundo musical,
No hay bueno ni malo,
Todo está para como
uno lo tome,
En este mundo hay descanso de
La violencia y enfermedad.
Llena de piedad les pido, hoy que
Exploren este mundo junto a mí.
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Noveno Grado
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A mi madre
A mi madre le
doy una rosa,
Una rosa por ser
muy hermosa,
Por ser mi ángel
y mi guía,
Gracias te doy a
ti madre mía.
Tú eres muy
importante,
Por eso una rosa
voy a darte,
Te daré mil
besos y un abrazo,
Y tal vez otra
rosa de paso.
Eres tú la que
me enseñó a vivir,
La que el cariño
me hizo sentir,
Tú me enseñaste
a amar,
y mis primeros
pasos, tú me viste dar.
Otra rosa yo te
daré,
Porque toda la
vida te amaré,
Gracias yo te
doy,
Por hacerme
quien soy.
Gracias madre
por dejarme vivir,
Gracias por
hacerme reir,
Gracias por
cuidarme,
Gracias por
amarme.
Bowie High
School
Armijo Library
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Amigo Mío
Por qué te
fuiste de mi lado,
Si yo siempre te
he apreciado,
Tú siempre me
has escuchado
Cuando yo te he
platicado,
Por qué no estás
conmigo,
Si yo te
necesito querido amigo,
Eres tú quien me
puede ayudar
Eres tú quien me
sabe escuchar.
Por qué te
fuiste de mi vida
Si yo te
necesito todavía.
To siempre estoy
pensando en ti,
Y no quiero
estar triste por ti.
Muchas gracias
por tu amistad,
y por toda tu
amabilidad.
Gracias por
enseñarme a vivir.
Qué pena que te
hayas ido
Querido amigo,
Te deseo mucha
suerte
y ojalá algún
día vuelva a verte.
Bowie High
School
Armijo Library
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No te quiero
“¡NO te quiero!”
Me dijiste con
crueldad
Me llené de
miedo,
Pero esa era la
realidad.
¡Por otra yo
suspiro!
Repetiste sin
piedad,
Allí te ganaste
mi olvido,
Allí te dejé de
amar.
Tal vez ella sea
tu felicidad,
yo no lo sabré,
Tal vez fue mi
inseguridad,
por lo que yo te
dejé.
Si por ti sufro
Estoy en un
error
tú no mereces mi
amor,
ni yo, tu rencor.
Yo en ti pensaré
Aunque te quiero como
a mi vida
lágrimas de
sangre no lloraré
Aunque eres el
amor de mi vida.
Bowie High
School
Armijo
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Décimo Grado
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Amor mío
Amor mío, y solo
mío,
Te extraño cada
vez que río.
Extraño tu
sonrisa preciosa,
Que cada vez es
más maravillosa.
En las noches
sueño contigo,
Sueño que
quieres estar conmigo.
Nunca te voy a
dejar,
Porque no
soportaría verte llorar.
Tú eres todo
para mí,
Y no soportaría
estar sin ti.
Te quiero como a
una rosa,
Pero no me vayas
a dejar por otra cosa.
Mi corazón es
sólo par ti,
Y espero que el
tuyo para mí.
Espero que tú me
quieras,
Y nunca me
hieras.
Anda, repite que
me quieres,
Y ya no te
esperes.
A veces me haces
mucha falta,
Y aunque sea
mándame una carta.
Bowie High
School
Armijo Library
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Padres
Ustedes me
dieron la vida,
y se los
agradezco de todo corazón.
Me enseñaron la
alegría,
y siempre tenían
toda la razón.
Sin ustedes
nunca voy a poder vivir,
muy difícil va a
ser.
El día que
tengan que partir
la tristeza me
va a envolver.
No me importa
que me reprendan,
porque yo sé que
es por mi bien.
Lo que importa
es que me aman,
como
yo los amo también.
Me dieron unos
hermanos grandiosos,
se los quiero
agradecer.
Ellos son
maravillosos,
y me saben
complacer.
Gracias Dios por
estos padres comprensivos,
que me diste con
todo tu amor.
Con esto, padres
queridos
les digo, los
amo de todo corazón.
Bowie High
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Armijo Library
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Sólo un
suspiro
Yo por ti
suspiro
mas no lo cuento
ya que si lo
digo
despúes me
arrepiento.
Yo por ti,
no sé qué haría,
pero eso sí,
la vida daría.
Sin ti no vivo
vivir sin ti no
puedo,
sin ti soy un
pájaro sin nido,
y volar no
puedo.
Estar contigo,
es lo que pido
para seguir;
sin ti no vivo
sin ti voy a
sufrir.
Sólo un suspiro,
necesito para
pensar en ti
sólo yo pido,
estar junto a
ti.
Si a tu lado no
puedo estar
mucho voy a
sufrir,
pero lo voy a
pensar,
sin ti no puedo
vivir.
Bowie High
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Armijo Library
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Décimo Primer Grado
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Madre
Madre, qué te
podré decir
Solamente que te
quiero
Y que sin ti ya
no puedo vivir
Que al amor que
tu me dabas era sincero.
El día que tú te
fuiste
Muy sola me
dejaste
Me sentí muy
triste
Ese día que te
marchaste.
Yo sé que Dios
así lo quiso
Yo sé que Dios
así lo dispuso
Él no sabe el
daño que me hizo
Pero sí sabe que
el corazón ya no uso.
Madre, a veces
me pregunto
Qué fue lo que
hice mal
Para que me pase
todo junto
Ojalá este dolor
no sea terminal.
A veces quisiera
irme contigo
Pero sé que no
podré
Siento que es un
castigo
De que verte ya
nunca lo haré.
Bowie High
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Armijo Library
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Déjame
Déjame pasar
solo
un día más a tu
lado.
Déjame saber que
no
me has olvidado.
Déjame soñar que
tú me amas,
déjame sentir el
roce de tu piel,
déjame sentir de
tu amor las llamas,
déjame probar el
sabor de tu miel.
Déjame dormir
nuevamente,
sobre tu pecho
confortante,
déjame llevar en
la mente,
el murmullo de
tu corazón palpitante.
Déjame huir por
el mundo,
y desde ahí en
silencio amarte,
déjame tenerte
sólo un segundo,
déjame, así,
imaginarte.
Bowie High
School
Armijo Library
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Dime porqué…
Dime porqué
te fuiste
Dime porqué me
dejaste
Fue porque
quisiste
O fue porque me
engañaste
Ahora estás muy
lejos
Y me siento de
lo peor
Mis amigas me
dan consejos
De que me
consiga otro mejor
Dime porqué te
llevaron
Si viste que te
lloré
Dime porqué te
alejaron
Si viste que te
rogué
Acaso ya no me
quires
Si yo tanto te
quise
Espero que te
acuerdes
De lo que por ti
hice
Ya más no quiero
esperar
Te extraña mi
corazón
Sólo te quiero
abrazar
Regresa ya por
favor
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Décimo Segundo Grado
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Seguirá adelante
He perdido la
batalla por tenerte,
por tenerte
arriesgué mi dignidad,
Suficiente no
fue lo que pude darte
Comprendí que no
soy tu felicidad.
Está bien, claro
que te vas,
no necesito tus
explicaciones
toda palabra
está de más
es mejor que
digan i adios!, los corazones.
He perdido la
batalla por tenerte,
ya no tengo la
esperanza de tu amor
he decidido
arrancarte de mi mente
aunque mi
corazón llore de dolor.
Y ahora mis
pasos
Se van
dirigiendo al olvido,
abiertos mis
brazos
Como
que buscando un nuevo nido
Ayer dijiste –
Te quiero,
hoy dices que te
vas
recordarte no
deseo
aunque sé que
por mí llorarás
Bowie High
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Armijo Library
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Tú
Tus ojos grandes
y bellos
Reflejan lo
hermoso de tu ser
Tu alma pura y
dulce, cual Dios
Vé cuan bello es
tu ser.
Tu sonrisa, tus
ideas
Son tan bellas
Como
las estrellas
Que iluminan tus
caricias.
Cuando te veo,
vuelo,
Cuando te veo,
sonrío
Me muero por
estar contigo,
Porque me llevas
al cielo.
Al despertar
cada día
Me pregunto por
qué no estás a mi lado
Se me acaba la
alegría
Y me siento
apenado.
Miro a lo lejos
y no te veo,
Pero en mi mente
siempre estarás
Que estés
conmigo deseo
Mas, nunca a mí
vendrás.
Bowie High
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Armijo Library
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¿Para qué te
fuiste?
El tierno
amanecer
me hace recordar,
que lo que no
pudo ser,
hay que alvidar.
Los días son
eternos,
si no estás a mi
lado,
aunque es
imposible vernos,
tu recuerdo no
me ha abandonado.
Al paso del
tiempo
te quiero más,
aunque fue a
destiempo
no lo aceptaré
jamás.
Olvidarte no
puedo,
mi corazón no lo
permite,
con tu recuerdo
me quedo
aunque tu amor
no lo amerite.
Mi amor, me lo
quedo,
tú no lo
quisiste,
esperar no puedo
¿Para qué te
fuiste?
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Armijo Library
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