"Some Days I Am" by Ivan

Some days I am nice
Some days I like to eat rice
Some days I am catching mice
Some days I think twice
Some days I get advice
Some days I am wise
Some days I wear ties
Some days I am clockwise
Some days I kill fireflies
Some days I wear pants called Levis
Some days I eat fries

"Rocks" by Miss Finley's 2nd Grade Class

Rocks here, rocks there,
Rocks, rocks everywhere.
Sparkling rocks laughing so hard.
Pointy rocks falling from the hill.
Shiny rocks swimming in the sea.
Smooth rocks cheering so loud.
Rocks are in my backyard.
Rocks everywhere in the sea and in the sun.
Rocks in the store.
Rocks in the swimming pool
Rocks here, rocks there,
Rocks, rocks everywhere!
ROCKS, ROCKS, ROCKS!
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Rocks here, rocks there,
Rocks, rocks everywhere.
Cool rocks rolling.
Shiny rocks laughing.
Heavy rocks clapping.
Rough rocks shooting.
Rocks are formed by fire.
Rocks move by water.
Rocks are great!
Rocks are shiny.
Rocks here, rocks there,
Rocks, rocks everywhere!
ROCKS, ROCKS, ROCKS!
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Rocks here, rocks there,
Rocks, rocks everywhere.
Glittering rocks laughing.
Pointy rocks shouting.
Heavy rocks stomping.
Rough rocks kicking.
Rocks are bright and dark.
Rocks are heavy and light.
Rocks are soft and some are hard.
Rocks can be anywhere!
Rocks here, rocks there,
Rocks, rocks everywhere!
ROCKS, ROCKS, ROCKS!
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"Como decirte que te amo…" by Ana

Como decirte que te amo si no me estas escuchando
Como abrasarte si no te tengo a mi lado
Como besarte si no te estoy mirando
Como logro acerté entender que te amo!!!

"Cuando tenga mi propia familia" by Ana

Mi gran pregunta en la vida a sido, cuando podré tener yo mi propia familia?
Mis padre piensan que esa pregunta esta muy fuera de la línea que aun estoy muy chiquilla, pero no se an puesto a pensar que ese asido y será mi sueno de toda la vida.
Ellos saben que yo quiero estudiar y están de acuerdo con eso, saben que quiero llegar a ser mama y no saben como logra entenderlo pero yo se que algún día ellos lo logran entender que eso es normal en la vida.

"Mama" by Ana

Madre es aquella que carga a su hijo en su vientre por tantos meses
Madre es la que cuida de sus hijos todas las besesMadre es aquella que guía por el buen camino y aconseja a los hijos sin intereses. De todo cariño madre te digo que te mereces el mejor premio del mundo por que te lo mereces.

"Para mi padre" by Ana

Siempre as sido una persona responsable e incomparable
Siempre mantienes el equilibrio más no tu carácter
Tu as sido y ceras mi padre en la persona que me apoyo al caminar
Siempre te e admirado por tu forma de pensar, tu eres una persona muy intelectual y quiero que sepas que mi gran amor por ti nunca cambiara.

"Para mi madre de su única hija" by Ana

Madre mía eres en mi vida lo mejor
Nunca soñé poder tener la suerte que me toco
Si tan solo tú supieras que en mi vida tú eres lo mejor
Nunca más dudarías de mi gran amor.
Tú eres la persona que me inspira a seguir viviendo cada día,
Tú eres la persona que me aconseja a seguir en la vida y eres la persona
Más enorme que existe en mi vida.

"El Amor" by Sonia

Cuando te conocí
Medio miedo quererte
Y ahora que te quiero
Tengo miedo perderte

Yo me enamore de ti
Eso tenlo por seguro
Que solo te quiero a ti
Amor lindo y puro

Mi pasado es triste
Mi futuro no lo se
Pero mi presente es
Que te quiero y nunca te olvidare

Que triste se ve el cielo
Cuando esta nublado que
Que triste me siento yo cuando
No te tengo a mi lado

A un ángel le pregunte
Que cual era el peor
Castigo y el ángel me
Contesto amar y no
Ser correspondido

Quisiera ser una estrella
Quisiera ser un lucero
Para ver desde arriba
Al chico que más quiero

Mi novio me dio una foto
Mi mama me la rompió
Mi boca no dijo nada
Pero mi Corazón lloro

Del cielo callo una estrella
Con siete pocos dorados
Y en cada pico decía
Estamos enamorados

Si mi sangre fuera tinta
Y mi Corazón tintero con mi
Sangre te escribiría te quiero

Nacimos para vivir
Nacimos para soñar
Y nuestro destino
Es morir y amar

Los peces piden agua
Las mariposas libertad
Y yo que soy tu novia
Pido tu sinceridad

No me importa la edad
Mucho menos la altura
Después que hay amor
Lo demás que se vaya a la basura

Cuando te conocí un
Amigo te creí pero
Nunca pensé enamorarme de ti

"Amazing Tony Poems" by Tony

Tony's poems are such a phony
If I was him I'd have to be lonely

His poems are so great it's better than grapes
His poems are so great it looks like shapes

Tony's poems are so good
It's just like him to be in a good mood

If I could be him I would be better
Except all the words would be just one letter

"Things To Do Before I Die" by Tony

Things to do before I die
I would say bye to all my friends and family
I would make sure not to say hi
I would be brave and not cry

I would be strong and not lie
I would be smart and not fly
People will maybe say bye
I will have a good heart and always say hi

"If My Best Friend Took Drugs" by Tony

If my best friend took drugs
I'd tell him to stop
I'll tell him to stop or he will pop
I'll tell him to stop or he won't get hugs from girls

"Fear" by Tony

Fear is not being afraid of a bear
Fear is not being scared
Fear is to not shave
Fear is to not behave

"Learning Something New" by Tony

Learning something new is cool
Just like playing a game of pool
Learning something new doesn't require a tool
Nothing is cruel it's just a fool

Learning something new is excellent
It's so magnificent
Learning something new is important
Learning takes no movement

"Who Am I?" by Anabel

If I wasn't a person
Who would I want to be?
Maybe a little bee

I can't really tell who I am
Should I have another name in me?
Should my name be Lee?

I really don't understand
The thing I can be
I can be a rose
A rose they give to a person they love

"My Bad Day" by Anabel

Today I went to the store
The day is so beautiful
On the way to the store
My car stopped

I stayed with my car
Almost two hours
Nobody wanted to help
I was so angry

I knew I had a bad day
Then it started raining
And I said to myself
I'm never coming in my car

"Emotions" by Anabel

What are emotions for you?
Like being happy or sad
Like if you did something bad

With emotions you can fall in love
And fly like a dove
If there were no emotions
There would be no love

You would never be happy
Your face will always be yellow
But emotions are not like eating Jello

"Bullies Are..." by Ivan

Bullies are crazy
Bullies are cheesy
Bullies are baggy
Bullies are angry
Bullies are awful
Bullies are cocky
Bullies are dorky
Bullies are flighty
Bullies are freaky
Bullies are jerky
Bullies are naughty

"Orange" by Miss Cragun

If I were a color, then I'd be orange.

I'd radiate heat like a burner on a stove

And scorch your tongue with the bite of a pepper.

I'd mesmerize your eyes like a flickering flame

And hypnotize your thoughts with my crackle and pop.

I'd tickle your nose like a citric fruit

And make your hands sticky as you peel off my skin.

I'd inspire your spirit like a new morning sunrise

And calm your soul with peace in a dissipating sunset.

I'd leave you in a flash with the stealth of a tiger

And let your memory prey on the blur of my colors.

"Getting Hit by a Car!" by Gabi

If I was hit by a car on my way to school
My Mom will be so worried cuz I was thinking like a fool
Mom might be crying, but everything is cool
They're taking me to the hospital, but I think I'm almost dead
At the hospital they are using this weird tool
But you know that's their rule
After all it was worth getting hit by a car
Cuz that way I'm not going back to school

"I Am" by Sonia

I am a person who likes to achieve her own goals
I am a person who doesn’t like to pretend
I am a person who is caring
I am a person who can be nice/mean
I am a person who loves to talk
I am a person who never shuts up
I am a person who is always smiling
I am a person who cares about people
I am a person who loves her family
I am a person who wishes her family was here
I am a person who totally loves all kinds of sports
I am a person who can’t stay sitting down
I am a person who loves money
I am a person who likes to spend money
I am a person who is reserved
I am a person who loves her friends Elvia, Gabi, Sabrina, Ben, Marco and ECT
I am a person who goes to school
I am a person who wishes to become something in life
I am a person who wishes to become a pro basketball player
I am a person who wishes to become a pro volleyball player
I am a person who wishes to become a pro soccer player
I am a person who wishes to become an actress
I am a person who loves watching television
I am a person who loves
I am a person who will never quit
I am a person who believes in god
I am a person who loves her niece Emily
I am a person who loves STARS
I am a person who doesn’t care what people think about her
I am a person who is proud of her heritage
I am a person who is a two language speaker
I am a person who hates racism
I am a person who hates discrimination
I am a person who loves the whole entire world

"If I Was A Car" by Elvia

If I was a car
I would hate my owner if he smoked and lit a cigar
People would look at me jealous cause I'm an expensive Jaguar car
But I wouldn't just be a Jaguar I'd be a street car
Going up and down the streets giving rides to my owner

If I was a car
I would always be at the gas station or else I'd be a flat car
I would watch myself from getting a scar
But if people mess with me on purpose it would mean they declared war
I would honk at them
I'd scratch their car, too

If I was a car
I'd be cleaner than any other car
But if my owner wouldn't clean me I'd wish he was in a jar
I wouldn't let him out until he'd say he'd clean me
I would be the handsomest car

"What It's Like to Be Me" by Tony

Being me is real fun
It's fun being me especially in the sun
Me myself is not a mess like you are
I live really far

I see ladies on my doorstep every day
When I see them I say "hey"
To be me you must be handsome
Oh yeah, did I mention this, I am very muscular

You get money being me
You don't get bothered being me
Just like the killer bee
I also get respect

"Hero" by Gabe

A hero should be like Iron Man so big and strong
A hero shouldn't be like Tony all small and long

"When I'm an Adult" by Gabe

When I’m an adult I can gamble
When I’m an adult I can drink
When I’m an adult I can drive
When I’m an adult I can wink

When I’m an adult I can watch bad movies
When I’m an adult I can date
When I’m an adult I can live alone
When I’m an adult I can be late

"If I Could Be a Famous Person" by Tony

If I could be a famous person I would be rich
I will ditch all the little cribs and just twitch
If I could be a famous person I will get all the hot chicks
We would chill and sit

"Watching TV is like..." by Tony

Watching TV is cool
It is not cruel like school.
Watching TV is like a hot chick
The chick in not sick.

Watching TV is like a game
And no it's not lame!
Watching TV is like a wolf cry
In fact maybe it's a lie.

"I Sing When No One is Looking" by Miss Frazier

In my room with the music blaring
In my car I'm always jamming

Some times when I'm sad
Other times when I'm glad

In my kitchen when I am cooking
In my bathroom when I am showering

Some times when I'm depressed
Other times when I'm blessed

In my gym when I am exercising
In my yard when I am playing

Some times when I'm slighted
Other times when I'm excited

In my room when I am writing
In my basement when I am cleaning

Some times when I'm lazy
Other times when I'm crazy

In my classroom when I am working
I sing when no one is looking

"If I Was Hit By A Car..." by Miss Frazier

If I was hit by a car on my way home from school

I would skid on the pavement

like a rock across water.

If the person who hit me did not care to stop

I would chase after them

Like the Road Runner on Looney Tunes (Meep, Meep).

If I was hit by a car on my way home from school

I would call my Mom and ask her for help

Like a good child would do.

If no one saw the accident

I would have to explain to the police what happened

Like a victim of crime.

If I was hit by a car on my way home from school

I would get to ride in a fast ambulance

Like the ones you see on TV.

If I was hurt really bad from the collison

I would have to stay in the hospital

Like a patient recovering from surgery.

If I was hit by a car on my way home from school

I would try to be strong

Like a rope bridge across a ravine.

"Fear" by Anabel

What would fear be like?
Like falling in love
And sing like a dove

Like not having family
And being by your own
Not having a brother or sister

Maybe not having any bones
Not feeling a thing
Maybe fear is like not having spring

"Bugs" by Marco

Bugs are cool
They go to school

They are very smart
But they like to fart
They have a small heart
But they always look at one start

Bugs also like to eat little girls
They have to have a pearl

"A Dream" by Marco

I like to play soccer
Kicking the ball is so fun
Scoring a goal
And people cheering for you
Getting exercise everyday
You get to be with your friends
When I grow up I want to play soccer

"Two Cultures" by Anabel

I just don't understand my life
Would it be hard
A life full of love
It's like a love card

Two cultures in my life
Two languages in me
Two different flags at the same time
It's like you are chased by a bee

Running from one country to another
Would it be fair
Having two cultures on me
I really need a lot of air

"I Love Cars" by Ivan

I love cars
They make me want to go to mars

I want the stars

My car has scars

My car is a jaguar

My car has a radar

I like the guitar

"School" by Elvia

School is like a tool
That can also be cruel
Some teachers teach awful
But not Ms. Cragun she is cheerful

School is always something new
Like in gym we play a game called horseshoe
School always has a new issue
Sometimes school can be boring and wish you'd get the flu

School can be fun if you like school
But you have to follow the rule
I sometimes think school is uncool
Everyday there's homework that's cruel

"Awakening" by Jacob

It's been too long, since I last remembered happiness,
but the joys that come with living are now reappearing...
Allowing my soul to swim out of this loneliness.
Terrors, I've created are not worth fearing.

Why worry about pains that are set in stone?
I've adjusted my thought to act more like liquid.

Positive feelings are running through this body.
A contagious illness that should have no anecdotes...
are cause and affects of a life, not faulty.
So, unleash your substance and untie these ropes.

Let your mind's conscious drift and roam,
while healthy vibrations are explosive, not timid.

Smiling is something that I thought I already knew,
but all that I had was false advertisement.
When I woke this morning my orah flew,
Emotions finally shinning through the cement.

Enjoying my days, Ill appreciate earth's tone,
It's rhythm and blues seem a lot less rigid.

"I am..." by Ms. George

I am curious and determined
I wonder how big the universe actually is
I hear fall leaves crunching under my feet
I see the world's wonders through the lens of my camera
I want to be well-respected and loved
I am curious and determined

I imagine a world resembling a Monet
I feel contentment as I sit in an over-stuffed chair
I touch the ever-growing stack of work on my desk
I worry that I am not making an impact
I cry when those I love are hurting
I am curious and determined

I understand the complexity of politics
I say everyone should receive an education
I dream of a white picket fence and an ideal family
I try to avoid roller-skating and laundry
I hope for a world of devoid of genocide
I am curious and determined

"Hatred" by Ms. George

Hatred is useless

It tasts like nauseating bitterness

It sounds like the blasts of gunfire

It smells like sweat and blood

It looks like an explosion

Hatred feels like hopelessness

"Clerihew Poem" by Ms. George

Mr. Ortiz

Lost his keys

He searched and looked

They were found in a nook

"Por que tiene que ser así" by Ana

No logro entender por que dudas de mi amor si en cada palabra y caricia que te doy, te lo demuestro con todo tu corazón. Mis sentimientos son puros, yo te abrí mi corazón, quiero que sepas que aunque eres mayor te has robado todo mi amor. Nunca había sentido algo igual, tu as cambiado mi forma de pensar, desde que te conocí nunca he dejado de pensar en ti. Tu has sido la persona que me entusiasmó, la que me alegro, pero lo mas importante la que me enamoro.

"Para ti" by Ana

Siempre pensé que la vida me había olvidado,
que ni siquiera se acordaba de mi,
cada camino que caminaba se quedaba olvido
en el pasado y nunca mas regresaba a mi.
Una tarde hermosa y soleada del mes de abril
salí a dar un paseo alrededor del jardín y te encontré a ti.
Desde ese día Alfonso me enamore de ti.

"Para mi querido hermano" by Ana

Coco es tu nombre de cariño, Coco se escucha mejor
Quiero que sepas que de todos los hermanos del mundo tú eres el mejor.
Nunca soñé poder ser tan afortunada con el hermano que me toco, siempre dude de mi suerte por que nunca le pose atención, ahora que me pongo a mirar, le doy gracias a dios por la enorme fortuna que me envió. Tu personalidad es única, tu inteligencia es enorme, tu guapura es grande y tu corazón esta lleno de amor. Hermano mió quiero que sepas que de todas las fortuna tu as sido la mejor. Quiero que sepas que pase lo que pase en nuestras vidas nunca te dejare ni te olvidare por que un amor de hermandad nunca se podrá olvidar.
Hermano quiero que sepas que te quiero de verdad…

"Attractive Perfume" by Elvia

I just invented an attractive perfume
No matter how ugly or how cute you are
You can still wear it
So try on ugly clothes and wear the perfume

Then get ready to be attracted to boys or girls
And if you still can't believe it
Try it on yourself
I've tried

That's why whenever you go to the dances
You see a whole crowd of boys
Then you'll know that I tried the attractive perfume
Just remember that I made the attractive perfume

"Math" by Tony

Math is going to be crash
I just want to throw it in trash
Just to forget like a splash
Math is my brain like a permanent flash

These fractions are such a distraction
I want it to be gone like a reaction
People say math is as good as a bath
But I say it's just a laugh

"Bad Decisions" by Elvia

Why do kids do everything to fit in?
Because they are under peer pressure
And even make themselves puke just to be thin

Why do kids choose to smoke?
Because they think it looks cool
Even though they almost choke

Why do people like to go to the bar and drink?
Because the are depressed
And don't think

Why do I think drugs are bad?
Because they are the worst killing things
That distract people from good health
Then they end up in a cemetary
Their lives ruined by drugs

"Career" by Elvia

I am a girl who wants to be a lawyer
I do my best in college to do my career, and get the greatest grades
I have fun in school even though it may be a little boring
I get home to rest my house is so clean I forgot it was Friday and paid my housemaids

I don't care how I go dressed to school
I may look bad or good I just want to do well in school and don't care
I get to social studies my favorite class
I just got done with my test I hope I did well and say a prayer

I have good grades in every class
I am very happy and proud it's the last day of school
I am a girl who wants to be a lawyer
I graduated and finally I am a lawyer

"Answers" by Tony

Being an English learner is easy
English is just like my language but easier
It took effort and knowledge
It would be harder if I go to college

Speaking two languages is a piece of cake
But when it comes to presentations it's goodness sake
Sometimes I even get a partner to help me out
When someone speaks my language I don't like to shout

Home to school is not hard
It's just like an easy card
I just like the moment that takes from home to school
But sometimes it is cruel

In other countries I have one
He's a boy and he's little
Still little and smart but still waiting
He will soon come

I do not much live in two cultures
I just enjoy my own and watching nature
There's not much places to go
But I'm pretty sure living two cultures is still easy

"I" by Gabe

I don't like learning English in school
I already know it and I am not a fool

I like to speak two languages it is fun
It is better than speaking just one

I like being a bridge between school and home
I, I, I, I am never alone

I hate having family far away
I won't see my cousins so we could go out and play

I like having two different cultures
I don't know a word that rhymes with culture

"America" by Elvia

To learn English was hard

Once I learned it was like a reward

But having to change languages

wasn't hard because

I already knew one language

It's awesome I can speak two languages

But it's hard having to translate cases

I am very proud of who I am

by being able to say phrases

It's hard when you can't go to Mexico

Every single time because it's lots of money

It gets me angry

I love my culture

Like in July

When we look at the fire works

in the Sky

"Spanglish" by Sonia

It is kind of hard
Sometimes I feel like a retard
Speaking two languages is cool
Because you could go back and forth like a tool

It's hard because you don't see your family a lot
I wish I could live with them all in the same spot
It's like living in two different skies
It hurts, you look at them with different eyes

Spanglish that's whay I speak
I speak both languages every single week
I don't like to speak Spanish at school
If I do they might think I am cruel

"I Like to Speak Two Languages" by Ivan

I like to speak two languages
I have to speak Spanish at home
And at school I have to speak English
I like the way I speak my Spanish
I also have to speak Spanish in a school club
I like to go back and forth in speaking languages
It's hard to translate for my parents everyday
Some classes are hard because I don't understand