April is National Poetry Month, so we have been reading, listening to, and writing poems.   The students have continued rising to the challenge, even without the physical presence of their classmates to keep them motivated!  Here are some samples of their work:

The prompt was “I took an imaginary trip in my mind… ”

Running thru my mind
The sun is so bright I’m blind
There are Flowers and trees
And bumble bees
I’m losing focus
Its like hocus pocus
A little dragon
He has a wagon
And is walking a long road
And stumbles on a toad.
Now it is time to go…

 

I took an imaginary trip in my mind…

I went to Nice, France

Then did my most intimidating stance

With baguettes we had a sword fight

It was quite a sight

Then an old man gave me an awkward glance

 

These poems required the students to start with ten words, then nine, etc., until they were down to only one word:

 

Quarantine: staying inside all day and not going to school

You can’t see your friends except through phone calls

Online school instead of going to a classroom

Stores are closing, now buying things online

Restaurants are just drive through now

Stuck inside with the family

Wearing a mask around

No toilet paper

Staying home

Coronavirus

 

Ice is sharp, cold, but beautifully terrifyingly razor sharp Ice

Snow  is as soft as the fluffy clouds  Snow

Trees all withered and green all gone Trees

Frost the little paintings on widows Frost

Fun on sleds and boards Fun

Warmth is inside your house

Winters fun is done

It’s all gone

Spring’s here

Winter

 

I am sitting here working on my school work. *Sigh*

And I haven’t got a single thought in mind.

Probably because I just got out of bed.

Lets just say I feel almost dead.

I look down; it’s a sticky-note.

I kinda want to leave.

But only this remains.

Wait a second.

Hold on.

done.

 

Cool, awesome, silent, strong, smart, a warrior, heroic, and deadly.

Stalking through the treetops searching for a bad guy

With shuriken in hand, cherry blossoms flying by.

He sees his target and jumps down.

The bad guy strikes and dodges,

But he has no match.

Because, dressed in black,

Trained in ninjutsu,

Is a

Ninja