Poetry from Keigwin Middle School, Middletown

I am the silly sound of a rainstorm

that comes and goes,

the gentle sound of love

like the sun with a bright smile.

I am the loud sound

of the crash, boom, bang

in the back of a busy kitchen,

the loud sound of a baby screaming,

the energetic jolt of electricity

bouncing off the walls.

I am like a laugh

because I smile so much.

I am a Doberman pinscher

because I am a fighter.

I am like an umbrella

that opens and protects

and I am the laughing drizzle

when children play in the rain.

Paint me using pink

like a beautiful sunset.

Paint me.

You never could though,

because I am a color

you can’t describe.

There is no color for my uniqueness.

 

By Kayla, Thea, Zoe, Jayleen, Anya, Dell, Jason, Sabria, Frankie, Alexis

Poetry sounds like

eggs frying in a pan,

like a black Corvette

flying down the highway.

Poetry feels like

beach sand in between your toes.

Poetry smells like the mixed meat special-

sometimes good,

sometimes bad.

Poetry looks like a bucket of hornets.

Poetry tastes like

rain falling to the earth.

Poetry smells like

roses sitting in the sun.

And poetry sounds

like a butterfly fluttering.

 

By Sarah, Jason, Sonia, Josh, Alaymar, Mariah, Robbie, Tatiana

 

Grumpy-
Black like a trash can,
Gray like a stormy sky,
Purple like a wilted flower.
It happens when your parents tell you to clean your room,
When someone tells you to shut up.
It sounds like the snorting of a camel
And feels like dried paper mache.
Grumpy...like Oscar.
Red...
like fire,
like blood, anger and revenge,
birds in the trees.
It sounds like babies crying,
popcorn popping,
robins chirping,
a beating heart.
Red smells like fresh-picked cherries,
like bacon and grits on Sunday morning,
a fresh cut rose.
It feels really hot like fire,
round like a cherry,
like putting your face into a bowl of whipped cream.
If red could it would fly,
it would kill.
Red would spray graffiti.

6th grade
I am the color purple
lonely and heartbroken,
like a wave that is calm,
like a room with no color.
Today I am quiet
like an empty baseball stadium.
Tomorrow I am a bucket of water
waiting to be dumped.
I am a red bird
flying in a blue light sky.
I am spring
not too cold - just right
because sometimes I can be mean
sometimes just right.
I am an eagle
because I'm always looking out for my friends.
I am a burning sun,
a beating heart,
a meaningless song,
a raging storm.
Yesterday I was the color green
quiet and mysterious
like people trying to figure out a riddle,
like a book lying on a shelf,
like a CD skipping a beat.
Today I am the sound of laughter
from Sponge Bob Squarepants
and very annoying like Patrick Stark.
I am baby blue
like the sound of the I Love Lucy theme song.
I am an electric guitar,
loud and wacky.
I was the sound
of a giant wave
washing away the disappointment of this day.
Today I am black,
mighty and brave,
powerful and strong.
Nothing can bring me down.
The letter S describes me --
special, spiritual, sweet, sensible and sleepy.
Today I am quiet
just like the wind,
sweet like sugar
and sometimes tart like fresh lemons.
I am the sound of adorable tiny frogs
chirping cheerfully in harmony
outside my window in the moment
just before darkness falls,
before the world falls asleep
before the fish in my pond
start to drift.
The frogs sing me to sleep.

6th grade, Group poem

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