By Yanran Lu, 1st Grade (2000)
I like dolls
Some play with balls
or live in the halls
and splash in waterfalls
Some explore animals that crawl
Some like to go to malls
... But dolls don't like to falls
By Yanran Lu, 1st Grade (2000)
I like cats
Cats don't like bats
but cats like rats
some cats sleep on mats
or walk by hats
This cat escapes a net
Cats like you!
By Yiren Lu, 4st Grade (2002)
Spring the world comes alive
Just as so do big beehives
Sunshine dazzles in the eye
Bumblebee dance with butterfly
Beautiful flowers shake with fun
Nice audiences to trick and stun
Birds are singing, the spring is near
Melodic sounds from ear to ear
Once again, the gentle streams flow
Once again, the soft breezes blow
A few more days and spring is here
A lovely thought I wish to bear
Kelly Cai, 4th Grade (2002)
Americans we are, proud and strong,
Proud for the beautiful flag that is
red, White, and Blue,
Strong from all the people
Who sing the same song
“I’m proud to be an American.”
Americans we are, united and diversified,
United from all over the world,
European, Asian and African,
Jewish, Buddhism and Christians,
Diversified from all the life we want to be
Doctors, engineers and teachers,
Soldiers, sailors, or even presidents!
Americans we are, freedom and liberty
Strong we will stay,
And always remain in our hearts!
Kimberly Cassacia, 4th Grade (2002)
The colors of the flag
red, white, and blue
But what they mean
Now I will tell you
Red is for courage
We have a lot
It simply comes naturally
why would it not
White is for flexibility
it's truly the best
and when we use it
were as an eagle in his nest
Blue’s the last color of all
Stands for freedom and bravery
which we haven't had all along
Kimberly Cassacia, 4th Grade (2002)
I see people on the street
I see peoples moving feet
I see people on the go
I've seen people on the phone
Many different faces
Many different places
All you see is people
Sometimes they mope
sometimes they sing
sometimes they're hopeful
sometimes they cling
I see people on the street
I see peoples moving feet
I see people on the go
I see people on the phone
Kimberly Cassacia, 4th Grade (2002)
There is a gift
it's big and it's small
There is a gift
It's short and it's tall
This gift is fun
This gift is a bear
This gift can be soft
This gift can get soar
But what could it be
do you really wanna know?
Oh alright I'll tell you
It's a shining xylophone
Janis Colen, 4th Grade (2002)
Falling faster in my sleep,
Falling faster endlessly
Nowhere, nothing
Not to be seen
No sound, nothing
Endless sleep
The hole
The dark that never ends
The hole that never once
begins
Now into the land of the
kings
Out I come, a bird with
wings
My beak, my mouth loudly
sings
My heart, my chest loudly
rings
Into the sea I will go
Change into a serpent
My ever foe
Now I change into my own
self
A mere dream a mere elf
Now I disappear in my world
A mere dream slightly curled.
Janis Colen, 4th Grade (2002)
There’s fire burning in my
eyes
The fire takes me by surprise
The fire burning, celestial
flame
The fire is all I gain
The pain, the hurt, the
soft caress
The fire is which I bless
The soft, sweet, tempting
glow
Will not go out with a single
blow
It’s strong, the fire, the
bright light
The one, the fire, the path
at night.
Things I love About the Redwood Forest
by Sophia Grubb, 4th Grade 2002
I love the Redwood forests,
I love the smell of redwood
trees,
I love the trillium all
over the forest floor.
I love the way the golden
needles crunch under my feet.
The Redwood forest is my
favorite place to be.
by Sophia Grubb, 4th Grade 2002
It is pretty,
It is big,
It is full of smells,
It is full of animals,
It is a Redwood Forest.
Alyssa Ho, 4th Grade (2002)
I dream of golden wings that
soar above me,
Gliding to and from
Far and near.
I dream of golden wings
that carry hope to me,
I dream of golden wings
that will come back and visit me.
Alyssa Ho, 4th Grade (2002)
Gracefully you watch me,
as I glide above your tree,
I can see daises, tulips’
and irises as I glide gracefully above you.
Circling around you like
a crown of gold.
Wanting to say hi,
I love the way you sing
and hum as the birds and time fly by.
Gracefully you sing and
hum upon your fruited tree,
While you turn and notice
as I glide and rest,
Silently upon your
knee.
Alyssa Ho, 4th Grade (2002)
I watch you as you seed,
As you turn into a blossom,
Caring and hoping that you
will grow, grow and grow.
I just know,
That you will blossom into
a flower
Then and then you will have
your own power.
by Monica Peterson, 4th Grade (2002)
The American Flag
stands for freedom,
The American flag has thirteen
stripes,
The American Flag has fifty
stars,
It used to have 48 until
we won Alaska and Hawaii,
The American Flag is red,
white, and blue,
The American Flag is special
in its own way,
The American Flag stands
for America in its own special way.
by Naomi Singleton, 4th Grade (2002)
My name is Ned,
He, He, He
Your name is Ted,
His name is Jed
and every one knows
Our favorite food is BREAD!
Ha, Ha, Ha
Roses are red,
Pansis are pink,
When your around me
Your shoes really stink!
My name is Mela,
My friend 's name is Nela,
Our favorite color is tela,
But every one knows
We like being called Shila!
Te, He, He
Her name is Vicky,
My name is Nicky,
When your around me
My friends are really sticky
Hah, Hah, Hah
Especially the little one
Named Ricky!