Sad-
is blue like tears,
like the blues,
white like a blank sheet of paper.
It happens when you lose a friend,
when your mother doesn't let you have seconds
on the cookie dough ice cream dessert,
when a door is slammed on your toe.
It smells like salty tears
and feels wet like your dog
licking your hands.
Sad!
 

Group poem

 

ANDREA

I am the color yellow.

I bloom in the spring,

nice like the sun.

I am sporty

with the team colors.

I’m like the color yellow

out in front

showing my way like a leader.

I’m as beautiful as a star,

bright as yellow fish in the tank,

flexible like a shiny dress.

ASHLEY

I am the color yellow

on a nice summer day.

I am the color yellow

like a day out shopping at the mall.

I am a beautiful daisy

in a great big field.

I am the color of lemonade

I pour into a glass.

I am the color of my eye twitching

from the sourest lemonade,

the color of the moon and the stars.

CARLA

I am the color yellow,

bright like a sunny day.

I am Gemini

waiting for you to come and play,

trying the best I can

each and everyday.

LINDA

I am the color orange

just like the setting of the sun.

I am a warm fire

in a fireplace burning.

I am Taurus

ruler of the wild,

tall and proud

of the many things I have begun and done.

HUY

I am the color blue

like the peaceful sound

of waves splashing on a rock cliff.

SEMRA

I am a wild fast cat,

faster than anybody in town.

I make the sound ‘meow, meow’

when I am in danger.

I run wild.

My fur is soft and comfy.

If a cat were a human

it would be a former president.

TESSA

I am aqua

like a playful puppy

shouting come play with me,

yet I am also a hushed voice

like someone singing a lullaby.

ALSAID

I am the color blue,

brighter than fire,

relaxing like water.

Blue is me,

the color of the sky

when the storm is over.

Blue is everywhere.

ALSAID

I am a crocodile

waiting for my prey,

but kind like a bunny,

mean like a lion,

fierce like a shark,

stong as a rhino,

silent, feeling the breeze

brush against my face

in the wild.

TESSA

I am the jewel on my necklace

resting on my chest

waiting for someone

to notice me.

SEMRA

Blue is confused by math.

With math, I am confused.

Blue smells like flavored mint

and it sounds like the creaking of a door.

HUY

I am the faint sound

of the flute

echoing through the high mountains.

LINDA

I am ice cream melting

in the hot sun,

the sound of gentle flowing music

coming from a violin.

I am sweet and tasty

like a hard Jolly Rancher.

CARLA

I am a yellow bird

gliding through the air

wishing you would do a dare.

ASHLEY

I am the sound of “OWWWW”!

from a bee sting.

An annoying sound

like when a bee keeps buzzing in your ear,

even when you want it to leave.

ME!

ANDREA

I am a Sagittarius

shooting my arrows everywhere.

I’m like a cat in the window

daydreaming off in space.

I am also a dog

happy and playful,

but at times

I’m like a mouse

sneaky and fast.

I can also be jaguar

ready for a fight,

trying to win!

Dwight Elementary School