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Sunday, December 21, 2003
12 Ways of Looking at an Apple 1. When you see an apple the skin is red. 2. I see white little pieces of an apple that's skin is peeled. 3. There is a bite in the round circle of the apple. 4. Some chunks are missing with a hole like a worm went through. 5. The apple is cut in half white in the inside red in the outside. 6. All what I can see is an apple core left. 7. The whole apple is there but with brown smudges on it. 8. The white pieces turn to brown rotting down. 9. The apples in pieces with red in the outside white inside into five pieces. 10. The seeds are stuck shaped like a face. 11. The apple is bitten up and only a quarter of an apple is left. 12. I don't see anything exept the stem of the apple. Saturday, December 20, 2003
In science class we study electricity My favorite color is purple I just feel like I could bang on a cymbal I see my dad wearing a black hat with a scarf I feel like a walrus Dad likes a walrus I'm bored of all this electricity I want to be wrapped in a scarf I eat a plum that is very purple but where's his black hat? Could I bang on the cymbal? I want a cymbal I don't like a walrus I kind of like a black hat I could be an eel of electricity but not with scales that are purple I want to be a person wrapped in scarf I want a scarf I'm glad my dad has a cymbal and I'm glad the cymbal's not purple I see a walrus Does is have any electricity? I take my dad's black hat I wear his black hat with a scarf I don't think they have electricity what happens if I bang on a cymbal? without a walrus that isn't purple I love purple I don't like a black hat I kind of like a walrus something that keeps me warm is a scarf Dad has more than one cymbal I like science especially electricity I like electricity but it's not purple I want to bang on a cymbal with a black hat I wear a scarf but not with a walrus THUNDER I hear a really big boom The sound is such a scare Did I see something zoom? That thing that zoomed is rare I saw a big strike It's somewhere near the city It will be scary if you hike I can't believe it, it's such a pity The strike I think is lightning Lightning scares me to death It's like you are always fighting My mom says, be happy like a wreath It is a really big thunder storm When is the storm going to form? Saturday, December 13, 2003
KNIGHTS There is a knight knights are so brave they will have to fight what they do is save They will save someone's life do you know what they do to enemies? they cut their throats with a knife they will tie their enemies with weeds So they will sneeze they usually are ordered by a king the king's so mean the knights will freeze the king will make the knights bring a royal ring the knights kill it will be a big thrill A BOOK A book is fun to read a fire of dragons will be a fine adventure a mountain of vultures will be dangerous eagles of gold will be something you want to get before your enemies get that special thing honey of silver will be useful it might heal people there are a lot of adventures in a book THE FOREST (pantoum) The forest is cool it's very hot with animals it is dangerous a little it's very hot the trees are weird it is dangerous a little the forest is exiting the trees are weird there are meat eater animals the forest is exiting there are also plant eaters there are meat eater animals there are cool monkeys there are also plant eaters monkeys climb trees there are cool monkeys you can see birds flying monkeys climb trees cats are cool you can see birds flying there are little insects cats are cool it is like a river in a forest floor there are little insects you might see fish it is like a river in a forest floor that's what's in the rainforest you might see fish the forest is cool that's what's in the rainforest it's very hot Friday, December 12, 2003
Scary Books I like books they take you to an adventure like fly with a bird maybe with an eagle they take you to an adventure I love birds in books maybe with an eagle books are great I love birds in books it's like I am flying with a bird books are great you might read about a dragon it's like I am flying with a bird it has no fire you might read about a dragon it's very creepy it has no fire maybe a beast it's very creepy it is not real maybe a beast I like books it is not real like fly with a bird Monday, December 08, 2003
DON'T BE BAD JUST READ I want to fly like a bird I get information to read I will never get disqualified Theres nothing wrong with the principal Until his face is green He's so cold his cheeks are pink Not too pink If you do fly like a bird The principal won't turn green I just read watch out here comes the principal you might get disqualified I don't think I will get disqualified If I do I will turn pink there's something wrong with the principal I will never fly like a bird it is just to be read I guess the principal turned green if he is sick he should be green I don't have to be disqualified So I will read I read about roses that are pink My favorite subject is a bird now there's nothing wrong with the principal I don't like the principal he's not green he does not care about a bird soon I will be disqualified I am so cold I will turn pink I learn to see how to get warm is read that's why I read stay far from the principal He's almost red mad but is medium pink I pretend to be sick green or I will get disqualified nothing better than a bird don't fly like a bird it's just to be read if you don't want to get disqualified stay away from the principal pretend to be green because the principal is medium pink. Sunday, December 07, 2003
DON'T BREAK A RULE I need to follow a rule the principal will get red the boys will turn blue as the sea the girls will turn silver as a shining skin of a tiger not exacty a tiger if you break a rule the principal wil not turn silver he will be very hot, mad, red not as the sea that is very blue ice is cold blue I need a tiger not the sea I'm telling you don't break a rule you'll see the principals face red not like a coin that's silver I like silver the sky is blue when will it turn red? or the black stripes of tiger don't break number 1 rule rules are not about the sea that is very right, not sea I don't think any silver just a plain rule like maybe you don't paint your teacher blue don't ride on a tiger but that's when growups' faces are red they're like lava they're so red they're sick near the sea they see a face of a tiger how the skin is like silver the right color is cold blue they aren't made, you didn't break a rule I follow a rule just so the principal won't turn red they boys will turn blue as the blue sea the girls will turn silver not like a tiger Saturday, December 06, 2003
THE WEIRD DAY On my way to school I saw a dolphin with yellow eyes, blue tongue with a red star along its back. It seemed to hypnotize me but then a garter snake saved me. The garter snake had blue eyes with a blue stripe on its back. I touched the snake but before me appeared a young man. At school there was a glittering pencil it gave all the answers to our test and I got an A+. At recess a big oak tree talked to me told me about the history he was 150 years old. On my way back from school I saw a black cat with gold eyes it reminded me of the pencil. It transformed into a pencil. I picked it up so I could share what kind of day I had. Friday, December 05, 2003
7 WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE MOON 1. When it's dark a big yellow circle is in the sky 2. In the night a half a yellow circle is there 3. Still so dark a quarter of the moon is left 4. In the night you see a dim light behind the clouds, that is the moon 5. In the night I look in a telescope seeing a circle covered with rocks 6. When there's a snow storm when you sleep I can see a circle unusual and with white but really is the moon 7. The way to get dizzy is you're moving in the car but the moon follows you trying to get the moon to lose the car's tracks Saturday, November 29, 2003
EAGLE I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOU Eagle eagle how do you have such powerful eyes. Is it because your body was made by? Oh eagle why do you need those wings? Is it because you need to fly so you can see the world not the ground. How do those claws work? Do the claws hold your food you catch to eat. Eagle I want to know all about you. You are a creature someone could be curious about. SORRY I am sorry to say I got muddy foot prints in the house. I was playing with my dog so I wanted to see if he could track me down with foot prints. I wanted him to hunt that's it. I can't help it. So nice it was because the dog found me. I like him. Please blame the world or the dog not me. Friday, November 28, 2003
8 WAYS OF LOOKING AT A CHEETAH 1. When the cheetah runs I can see the power of its legs and black specks along his back. 2. When the grass is moving I can see the yellow back with spots with his legs in a position to jump and eat its prey. 3. When the cheetah is asleep I can get a look at him with his tummy faced down with his legs calm. 4. The cheetah eats his prey with his white teeth are eating his prey's flesh. 5. I can see the cheetah jump very far in a very different position than before. 6. Twigs crack with leaves covering the cheetah that I can only see a little yellow and black of its skin. 7. In a cave when a baby is born that will be the first time you see a cheetah do something nice. 8. One night you see a cheetah twirling and twisting so its enemy couldn't catch him. Thursday, November 27, 2003
THE LETTERS A is red E is black I is white D is green U is blue those are the colors of the letters A and E are like the black dark night when the sun is setting like a witch flying on her broom with her cheeks hot like red lava coming out of a volcano as black rocks and ash come out I is like at midnight you see white ghosts around with your cheeks so pale It comes out of the white paper in your book that takes you to an adventure with words D is like the beach when there is seaweed getting washed away. In the sea you can see the reflections of the grassy mountains that I might climb in the future U is like the river flowing in a peaceful day the sky so blue as the flowers by the river and the ocean far away A, E, I, D and U are like the world of all colors compared together as the red sun setting in the black night with white ghosts and the green seaweed at the ocean that is blue as the flowers by the river Sunday, November 23, 2003
THE WORLD'S BOOKS OF STRENGTH AND MUSIC WITH SCIENCE I have strength I want to be creepy like a lizard I don't need action I need books I like singing a song I like the world different things in the world I need some strength I need a song I can camouflage if I am a lizard I need a lot of music books and a lot of action I have a lot of action I read books about the world all kinds of books I am little I am small but I have strength I don't want to show-off just be a lizard I want a peaceful day and sing a song how will I make up a song? I don't care about action I don't care about a lizard well, I care about a peaceful world I help the world using my muscles and my strength and reading science books and other kinds of books I love science books I am so cheerful I want to sing a song at the top of my lungs and have some strength I need energy to fight bad guys I need action I want to be a wizard and help the world lizards are cool that's why I want to be a lizard a little tiny lizard I learn about lizards from reading books well, I don't need the world I need a great little song I am strong and I do have action I am strong already I don't need strength I can't have strength if I want to be a lizard I don't need action I need science books I do need a song for the country and the world. GET TO SCHOOL (A SESTINA) I see a cheetah he has a lot of vitality he hates going to school so energetic he plays soccer I see a panther he writes poetry I like poetry you read poetry as fast as a running cheetah you are as black as the night, panther I have some vitality I am ready to play soccer I have to do math homework for school I will be tardy for school I need to write some poetry I need to play soccer I will run as fast as a cheetah I will run with vitality as fast as a panther I need to run faster than a panther I need to go to school I don't have energy I walk furious with vitality my dad writes poetry I walked much slower than a cheetah I kicked my legs like I was playing soccer I do feel like I'm playing soccer I wish I was black like a panther I wish I had spots like a cheetah I just need to get to school I don't need poetry I need a lot of vitality I want to run I still walk with vitality I am not thinking about soccer or reading poetry I need a ride by a panther so I can get to school is there any cheetah? I saw a cheetah running with vitality I went to school but can I play soccer? I saw a panther but I want to write poetry SPORTS Sports are cool energetic zest exercise running and jumping arm muscles leg muscles vitality vigor strength energy movements hard working sports of all kinds A RHYMING POEM ABOUT PENGUINS Penguins are cool they rule there are all different kinds they are smart, they won't be bad, losing their minds. They camouflage in a cool way I can't explain The water is bright the penguin has some white There's a dark side, very dark the penguin has black The enemy are killer whales The weakest penguin the one who fails sees if that one gets eaten up by a killer whale Penguins are zest They are the best. Sunday, November 16, 2003
I AM A LIBRARY BOOK I am a book I don't like it when there's plastic on me. There are water and snot from those pesky people. From all these hands it starts to stink. When there is a desk they shine a little green stripe on me and it awfully hurts. Uh oh do you think that girl is going to pick me with those sticky fingers? Sunday, September 28, 2003
I THINK I WAS QUIET When I whispered to my friend the teacher was looking at me I think she didn't hear me I jumped around the classroom when the teacher was gone I think she didn't I threw a ball in the house I think my parents didn't hear me I snored last night I think I was kind of quiet I think I had a very very quiet day. Sunday, September 21, 2003
WHY IS THE SKY BLUE? Why is the sky blue? Is it because green is grass purple is grapes red is apple and pink for flower? I don't think so because ocean is blue maybe the earth is mostly water so the ocean so maybe the sky is the reflection of the ocean. No way anyway the sky doesn't look like water maybe aliens are trying to make something and it is very blue no way all what I want to know is why the sky is blue I LIKE RED I like red as the shiny skin of an appple something red like the roses you smell red may be lava coming out of the volcano red as the suit Santa Claus wears and white too red could be the color of your nail polish on your finger nails the color red could be the color of lipstick red is the color all over the place Friday, September 19, 2003
I AM A TRASH CAN I am a trash can I hate being a trash can they throw away diapers candy wrappers broken pieces of glass. The most worst thing is the yucky smell it's so disgusting it's hard to breathe with the bag but I don't smell as much but really stinks Oh now a woman with a diaper everyone hold their nose Oh I don't have a nose. I WANT TO INVENT SOMETHING I could invent I know maybe eagle of wood very complicated to carve How about a car of music that would be impossible to make for me it would it could be a picture of wall I'm horrible at drawing I know what I should be I should be someone else like an athlete I have lots of energy left Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Sunday, September 14, 2003
ANOTHER RIVER POEM Red River reminds me of a burning red and hot water Rio Grande reminds me of Spanish Amazon river reminds me of the Amazon rain forest Slave river reminds me of slaves a long time ago oh no I talked so much about rivers I still have to finish studying Yangtse river so sorry BASS AND SAXOPHONE The bass makes low noises like booming like a car driving drumming some one knocking saxophone shiny and nice like a duck quacking a high tune like a harmonica I love those instruments two instruments oh yes I do I AM SO SORRY I am sorry to say I melted the chocolates I love science I was trying to see how fast it could melt I recorded it It was so cool I can't help it I have to say it melted so fast. You can't get it now deep in the trash yes! I like that! Sorry BEMSHA SWING My father taught me a jazz song called Bemsha Swing. He is very amazed I learned it so fast. It was pretty simple anyway. You just play it. I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT YOU PYTHON SNAKE Python python how did you get so long is it because you need it to swallow mice and so dinner will fit in your stomach python are you going to eat a human python python why do you slither is it because that's the only thing you can do some day you could talk English and tell me. I AM A BLACKBOARD I am a blackboard there are some ways I don't like being a blackboard do you know this white thing makes marks on me it really hurts those people are crazy I get cleaned by this black thing they put fingers on my face sometimes those boys punch me with their fist they get in trouble anyway I hate this woman she presses very hard with the white thing I will have a horrible day for sure WHAT OLDER PEOPLE DO Share help kid young no violent justice very responsible good judgment important things Saturday, September 13, 2003
A NICE GIFT MIGHT BE A nice gift might be a silver of duck she could put it somewhere maybe water of glass nope maybe chair of cloth no way how about water of blue it might remind her about the sea too boring something very interesting could be a cat of dog no way it does not exist well I was just kidding I know just what it could be any creature of chocolate she'll get too fat maybe vegetable of statue I might be able to do that ACTING REMINDS ME OF A class I take is acting it reminds me of other people when we draw like an artist it reminds me of real life when I see the lines I have to memorize it reminds me of homework filled with words when I act it reminds me about imagination in what I have to do to act this class is a great help yes it is I HOPE I DIDN'T MAKE A SOUND I hope my parents didn't hear a creak of my feet when I sneaked in their room I hope the teacher didn't hear me whisper to my friends I hope the teacher doesn't hear my pencil writing a note I hope at math the teacher didn't hear me press the buttons on the calculator I hope I didn't make any sound today OOPS I DIDN'T MEAN TO I am sorry to say I kicked a soccer ball in your head do you know a kid has to play I thought I was going to practice kicking straight I thought your head was going to be a good target I am so strong really I am a pretty good hitter I got it right in the middle of the head Oh sorry I'm too happy I LIKE TOILET ROLLS BUT YOU DON'T Maybe this toilet paper roll is useless but I don't agree your parents throw it aways it seems so convenient to me I save them it looks so ugly I just don't care I think junk is my treasure I just have to say that I might make something interesting in the future I love toilet paper rolls don't ask why I've just told you right now I LOVE ANIMALS The deer running so fast when a hunter is there cheetahs chasing their dinner horses running with the wind sheep eat grass bulls running wild eagles flying with their keen eyes jaguar hiding behind the bushes ready to eat dinner dogs sniffing for their treat cats snuggling with their owner coyotes howling in the woods I love animals all around you POLAR BEAR POLAR BEAR I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU Polar bear polar bear why is your skin so white as snow is it because you live in the snow and camouflage from your enemies polar bear how did you get so strong is it because you have to break the ice and hunt for seals polar bear am I right polar bear I hope some day you could tell me your dark secrets about you I AM VERY VERY DIFFERENT I used to be in second grade but now in third grade that is more challenging than before I used to be seven but now I am eight more responsible and intelligent. I used to be cranky but not that many tears in my eyes I used to be little but now big and strong because I am older. Friday, September 12, 2003
I AM AN APPLE I am red and shiny some of those pesky people think I am food. But that is crazy. You know it's such a pain when teeth poke on my skin. Did you know there is a girl with freckles. She's very crazy. She poked teeth in my body very hard I can't stand it there she is well a nice apple be quiet hold your breath every one. Saturday, August 16, 2003
Thursday, August 07, 2003
THE SUMMER VACATIONS When people go to summer vacation in Europe there are languages. A month or two ago I went to Spain. They can have different cultures. Maybe there would be a king and queen in Spain and not in the United States. You walk and see. I like the museums. A great time it is. Tuesday, July 15, 2003
The rich chocolate taste is in my mouth The powerful lion of all ran with all his might The cheetah runs in one jump to get his food The penguin swims in water so cold but he does not shiver The big bow the string I pull back with my two fingers and guess where it was The penguin swims down hundreds of feet but no time at all one fiip of a wing up on the snow The slithering the slidings so thick and long and see a mouse gulps it down I wrote more short poems. Book Review Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix A boy who goes to Hogwarts. His fifth year. He has adventures, occlumency lessons with Snape, dark arts teacher is weird. It's like she is his enemy. Ron a quidditch keeper. Someone haunting his dreams, different stuff happens to Harry Potter. The best thing about the book is Voldemort is looking for the prophecy but never gets it. Wednesday, July 09, 2003
The roar of the lions go across the jungle The old sea where the seals swim The book opens begins a new story The eagle flew with one flap of its restless wings The alligator gave a snap at the fish The eagle flies sees every bit of the village down there Way across the world the seas are landing safely on the beach Cheetahs run with tired legs far away in their land I felt like writing these poems; I just felt writing something short for a nice day. SUMMER CAMP bright archery tennis we do bullseye hit good hit tennis swim art great time This poem is about my summer camp. Kidnap is what I never did Ecstasy is how I am Nature is what I like North America is what I like Extraordinary Teach poetry is a hobby Hear good stuff about me Knowledge about poetry Original poetry I have hear Cities are great Haiku is a good kind of poem I wanted to write an acrostic on Kenneth Koch. He was one of my favorites, that's why I chose his name. Sunday, July 06, 2003
Rose immense or plump mouth night beside my cheek imagine summer feel rhythm drink myself dizzy & leave dance weed see wait in peach celebrate brilliant lizard of wet stone cozy motor like carnival tingle This is a poem of me and my dad's best lines with magnetic poetry. Dad did the first ones and I did two of the second ones in a row. It's a pattern of how we wrote the lines. Cool blossom murmur angel sound shall sing across America sent puddle clock giggle her full love bring every river voice tiny roaring through lunch We played this game with magnetic poetry with my dad. I did a poem like the game but by msyelf. Friday, June 27, 2003
THE STUFF IN THE MUSEUMS ARE LIKE A painting is like an artist Van Gogh´s paintings are like a blur The statues are like the old days Armor is like a soldier The museums are like Madrid itself. I wanted to write about what I saw in museums. Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Sueno primavera rio jardin sueno primavera rio jardin pajaro belleza mejor enojada paloma angel fuego senal peor animal piedra cuerpo Dolor con musica ardiente dificil grande calor azul musica pero con dolor no vientre siempre bien ESTRELLA pequena grande ardiente calor caliente sol musica estrella noche rapida roja buena CUERPO tengo ojos brazos rojo sangre lengua mano agua azul calor cabeza vientre pierna ando dedo pies noche FRUTA fresa roja azul buena agua fresco bien pequeno grande blanco frio PRIMAVERA fresca agua sueno estrella pajaro musica animal sol bien suave pétalo grande felicidad vestido camisa belleza I got magnetic poetry in Spanish from Lola and Amalia. I made Spanish poems out of the magnets. Monday, June 23, 2003
MAGNETIC POETRY magnet spanish lots magnets words spanish make poem word part whole word spanish poem make spanish it great Lola and Amalia gave a present to me that was magnetic poetry in Spanish. I wanted to write about the wonderful present. TWO PEOPLE I DESCRIBED ojos cafe brown hair round head smoke drink wine bueno short black hair smile feliz hot live blanco best My dad told me to describe Lola and Amalia and I had to use some Spanish words too. I AM A TRAIN I am a train I don´t like being a train. People scratch me like crazy such a heavy weight too hard to me to carry wrecking me soft seats. People stop at my floor. I feel like I´m stage fright and it´s never a good day. Stop scratching me kid I´m trying to get a rest I always loved trains so I decided to write one more poem about a train. CASTLE IN SEGOVIA Chair royal bench sit bathroom nice study war study something painting crown golden jewels perfect We sent to Segovia and we went in this castle so I wrote about it. Train Train train where did you get those seats. They are so soft train will you be my best friend and tell me how you move fast train how did you get an air conditioner Are you fast asleep? We were on a train going to Segovia. So I wrote different poems about trains. Sandals in Different Kinds of Poems brown sandal good and it reminds me of shoes brown, feet and my stinky old socks sandals of browns sandals of flowers sandals of stripes sandals of everything! sandals are like feet sandals are like glasses case and those are like glasses brown soft neat pretty wear pattern sandals and sandals are cake sandals are brown paint and sandals have to be sandals and I am sandals brown I don´t like when people wear me, I don´t like the smell and bye bye for now. This is one big poem and I put different kinds of poems in one big poem. I had just thought of that. Wednesday, June 04, 2003
LADY BUG I am a lady bug and I hope I look pretty and I hope no kids will trap me to keep being locked up in something because I have no idea what the thing they lock me up in is called and I am so sorry it's dinner time good evening I have to go. I wanted to write about an insect. One of my favorite insects is the lady bug. SUITCASE Stuffed with clothes shirts, pants even stinky socks I hate being a suitcase I don't like the noise of the air plane and kids touch me with dirty hands and kiss me their hands are so cold but on my uh-oh here comes a kid I know I'll have a bad day. We are going to travel to Spain. We would need to bring a suitcase so I wrote about a suitcase. SKY blue shiny bright sun air great see a nice sight WHALE big blue big big whale ocean swim away CASE FOR GLASSES lizards branch brown lizards blue black orange red good lizard case DOLPHIN splash trick see fin dive back in CYMBAL crash bang noise loud like gold letters I play it FLOWER red pollen sneeze smell but sneeze still nice cute POETRY BOOK poem in book read good sweet relaxing poem PANTS slippery fal down not like blue sweat pants dress different pants COMPUTER problem with computer stuck little disk get out not get out anyway FOUNTAIN PEN black tip weird is what fountain pen look it cool BLACK PANTHER South America black panther live black nice fast run jungle disappear I wanted to write 11 one-word poems today. So I did. Saturday, May 31, 2003
Nasturtium is something I eat in salads Insidious animals are harmful Convenient stuff is here to use Ornithology is what I do not study Loiter is not what smart people do Epidemic is bad news Watch when I'm teaching my class Incoherent stuff happens to me Griddle is where we cooked green eggs Hippopotamus is not my favorite animal Tepee is a home I do not live in I wanted to write an acrostic on my teacher, and her name is Nicole Wight. Japan is the country my wife was born Osculate is something I did to my wife in a wedding Nomad is something my daughter wants to do Aloha is a nice kind of language Trichinosis is some disease I never got Heroin is something I will never take Asthma is something I might have had Nearsighted is the wrong name for me Mature is how my daughter acts Able to write poetry well Yom Kippur is a holiday I do not celebrate Hysterical is a mood I never had Exhilarating is a mood I always have Warbler is an interesting bird to see This an acrostic with my dad's name, who is Jonathan Mayhew. Athletics is not what I do Kimono is what you will wear in Japan Irritate is something that my daughter does Khaki is a color I might like Obnoxious stuff happens to me like my throat Tangram is something I don't do Sphinx is something I never saw Undertow is something dangerous Courage is what I need Haven is home where I live Inflatable thing is a a balloon Yodel is not the way you sing because you don't sing Allowance is something I don't have This is an acrostic with my mom's name. And her name is Akiko Tsuchiya. Wednesday, May 28, 2003
ACROSTIC Jaguar is my favorite animal under water is where I want to go lobster is a cool animal infections are not good for me antelope is thing I write about Teeth are bones that I lose snail is a slow animal useful stuff is great for me convenient stuff makes me happy harmless animals do not hurt me invertebrate creature can be a snail yogurt is something I put in a smoothie arsenic is something I stay away from Mention good words not bad words arduous thing to do is doing sixth-grade math yarmulke is something I don't wear hospitality is a great thing to do eczema is something I would not get wealthy would not be our name When I was in the car I asked what acrostic was. Dad told me. I got really interested in it and wanted to write an acrostic, and if you look down at the beginning of the lines, you will see "Julia Tsuchiya Mayhew." Tuesday, May 27, 2003
ONE WORD LINE POEMS LUNCHBOX I open lunchbox sandwich tasty good apple juicy great carrot munchy nice good lunch today ANTELOPE Antelope brown enemy attack cheetah attack run good escape from him FLAG red white blue color flag star white stripes white red stars on blue BUS ride bus people give money coin is quarter you pay him read newspaper I get out BEAR Brown soft strong big animal great furry big nose sniff out person see BIRD red up sky tree chirp hear hum fly over us CAKE blue green yellow frosting food good great nice eat nice cake table there birthday eat it PEACH orange little stem brown juicy eat it some seeds pick out of tree good RAINBOW violet orange blue yellow raining sun shining make color in sky ground BASEBALL big hard red line white on round throw ouch SANDWHICH Ketchup fish good together time for other meal LAKE big water flowing waterfall going down rock duck down on lake BUFFALO buffalo running indian attack arrow they run away Dad taught my class poetry. These are poems I wrote when my dad was teaching us. Monday, May 26, 2003
SHORT POEMS The painter splashed some paint on his nose The red juicy apple grew from the tree My mother plays the piano with a loud bang The bird flies over little mountain tops The stars are shining in the country night From here we can see the mountain peaks The people raze the house in our neighborhood The lady bug flies in the blue sky The owl make a hoo in a night The tiger lays in the jungle The cheetah runs in the jungle to get the antelope We eat crackers with a crunch I wanted to write a whole bunch of short poems because I love poetry. BIRD up high over my head is bird blue orange beak and he lives in a tree above us I like birds. I wanted to write a poem about birds. YOU KNOW WHAT I NEVER SAW I never saw the blue tiger who lived in the ocean and of course that was weird and I never saw the sea turn yellow and the turn turns yellow when the blue tiger is in the sea I never saw any star except the sun and I am going to study space. My dad is going to teach poetry in my class tomorrow. I got really excited and decided to write lots of poems in my blog. Thursday, May 22, 2003
THAT NICE CAR That is a nice car look at its big black smashed up wheel, so black. That car is so brown covered with mud. How beautiful it looks. I just love how brown it is. The car is peeling. I'm glad it is because it looks nicer like that. Oh that broken car. My mom got a new car so I decided to write about the opposite of that, about an old broken down car that I like. Sunday, May 18, 2003
THE DAY I WENT TO SPAIN I am in Spain and I can see a castle jewelry how shiny they are. Oh that crown that is nice, I go to a restaurant and taste good food. I get some more yummy. How good food they have. Now I'm going to the capital of Spain on the train. I walk around. I looked out the window. Oh lovely trees. What a sight. I am here but I need to go to the bathroom. There's someone I can ask. I wanted to write a lie poem about me traveling to a country. I asked what my dad's favorite country was. He said it was Spain and I wanted to write about my dad's favorite country that was not the United States. Thursday, May 15, 2003
OH, A WHALE Oh, that whale when it is moving it looks like a fish How cool it looks! Oh, when that tail splashes it looks like a big splash a dolphin made in the water And when the whale eats he looks like a dog eating, oh, he looks just like a dog looking whale. I saw another poem on my blog with a whale in it. So I decided to write another whale poem. I AM A CLOCK I am a clock sitting on a desk and I go to sleep early so when I wake up I ring all the people are awake I get dizzy when those people set me, oh, there is a person I am going to get dizzy. I was thinking of what to write a poem about when I saw a clock and I decided to pretend to be a clock. Monday, May 12, 2003
I AM A TREE I am a tree and I am really old I like it when kids climb me and when the wind blows my leaves it's such a nice day out here but I am hot oh, look, there's a kid, she might throw water on me. I wanted to pretend to be a living thing. I knew I already wrote about other plants so this time I wanted to be a tree. THE SQUID There is a submarine a squid is attacking it, oh no, what can they do? People racing and the squid is attacking the ship it's soft oh it has soft skin well look too bad submarine is gone. I am reading "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and in the book I read a chapter about a squid attacking a big submarine. The submarine did not break or anything. I just wanted to wanted to make it break in the end. Sunday, May 11, 2003
WHALE Whale whale where did you get so big? and aren't you here whale? Well where did you get that little hole and please tell me why you splash water at me? Oh whale you are my hero. When I was cleaning my room I saw a whale book. So I wanted to write a poem that went with it. Saturday, May 10, 2003
MOM The person who is a woman wearing glasses and is really nice is Mom. This is a poem about my mom because tomorrow is mother's day. Friday, May 09, 2003
THE TORNADO Today there was a tornado and we went in the basement we heard a big crack our window was broken there started to be thunder and what a big storm but now it is a nice day and our window is fixed but I was outside in the tornado and it blew me into the house and it is time to go. Mom keeps on saying I should write about a tornado, so I did. THE RED ROSE I am a red rose and sometimes girls smell me but I make sure they don't pick me. I want to stay on the ground and wait till the rain comes down but now I have to be quiet because I do not want this big girl to hear me talking. There's a book called "Rose, where did you get that red?" So that gave me an idea because the cover mentioned a red rose. Wednesday, May 07, 2003
INSIDE YOU Inside you there is a beating heart and something red called blood there is water and other stuff inside your body. I just got this idea from the human body book I have. Monday, May 05, 2003
THE TRAIN I am on a train with windows. I walk around meet new people have good food I am in Spain going to Madrid and I think the train ride is over. I am going to Spain for three weeks. I am imagining I am on a train going to the capital of Spain. LAMP There is light coming from a black lamp on my white desk and it is time to turn the light off. When I was thinking of something to write about I saw a lamp right next to me. I wanted to write about it. Friday, May 02, 2003
GLASSES My dad is wearing glasses he looks really cute and I know why he needs them. In the living room I saw my dad wearing glasses. I thought that would be a good thing to write about. TIGER He has black stripes yellow skin nice whiskers on him and I bet he looks nice. I am doing a tiger puzzle, and that gave me the idea. SPRING The flowers are here purple red blue they're so nice and hot I tell you whooh It is the season spring. So I want to write about the season. BALL I got a ball and press it pop and it comes up turns into a real ball. I got a present from my grandmother. You push the ball down and in a few seconds it will pop up and be a ball again. Thursday, May 01, 2003
SCARF I got a present Oh my, a beautiful scarf I am that scarf, purple, soft I am a scarf Someone is wearing me I am going to be one and I am, I am, purple, blue light colors Oh, look at me! I got a present from my cousins. It was a scarf. Wednesday, April 30, 2003
MARS AND EARTH Mars makes me think of the color red,fire,a red ball that glows in the dark, a big red eye looking at me and earth makes me think of nature,myself,sound,water, land and lots of stuff,good bye for now. at school we did homework.Homework about earth and mars. Tuesday, April 29, 2003
BAG I love this bag It is nice I had it when I was a baby. It might not be interesting to you I make little stuff out of it but I had to change it so it can be normal. I just like that bag. I saw a grocery bag in the closet. I didn't think so many people would like it, but I like it myself. Monday, April 28, 2003
SUN up in the sky is a big yellow bright star that is the sun I can see the sun. I know the sun is important.I write about it. Sunday, April 27, 2003
A CAP That muddy cap looks great when the lights are off I put a flashlight and see it looks like a shiny brown star with little orange and yellow on it. I have good eyes and I am the only one who could see the orange and yellow on it. I remember this cap belonged to a baseball player. I set the cap on the desk and fall asleep. I like baseball. I decided to talk about a baseball cap. THE TREE I am a tree growing on the ground, my leaves grow and when I was never born I was a seed it flew in the wind and it became a plant. It grew and grew up It is such a nice day out here but I'm thirsty can the rain come down? I look outside; there is a tree. In this poem I decided to make this poem when I was pretending to be a tree. Saturday, April 26, 2003
ORNETTE COLEMAN'S SAXOPHONE Ornette plays good but some people don't like him and down goes the saxophone, Ornette gets sad and mad. He is still playing and it is great. Mom told me to write about Ornette's saxophone so I did. THE BAT An old bat that got burned in the fire looks like a bone shiny and brown with little cracks like a fault in the middle of the earth I think it looks nice like that. I read a book about Roberto Clemente when his mom threw his bat in a fire. I think it would look nice. CHEETAH Inside the cheetah is stuffing and black spots yellow skin who is a cheetah stuffed animal. I decided to write about my stuffed cheetah. Friday, April 25, 2003
ARGUMENT OF MY BOOK I wrote about my Dad, a cheetah, and plants coming out of chocolate, lizards, unicorns, sun, stuff against war, a flying ship, school, and what I could do about exploring, water and about a balloon farm, stuff I never told people about, about a door, vegetables, book worms, about six stuff paper reminds me of, rivers, a stork, what quiet stuff makes me think of, about peace, dreams, apology poems, rattle snake, a trip to France that is not true and that is it. My dad taught me to do the "argument of the book" poem. WHAT I SAW TODAY I saw plants come out of my chocolate and I went to a pond and a snake with roller skates on the ground and a whole bunch of choclate, some blue wine that my Dad had and I had never seen blue wine, I saw a yellow spotted lizard with white tongue, black teeth, red eyes and then it was night and now time to go to bed. My Dad read "Rose, Where Did You Get That Read," and he found a section where there were poems where you imagine this stuff that you like is all together. WATER Inside me there is red purple blue water way inside my body there is no more water I think. My Dad read "Rose, Where Did You Get That Red" and I did a "one word" poem myself. DRUMS AND PIANO MAKE ME THINK OF Drums make me think of footsteps all around me and rain coming down, windy, branches breaking off trees. Drums also make me think of fireworks and clapping hands, leaves blowing, horses galloping all together, rocks falling off mountains, and piano makes me think of birds chirping, people humming, people talking, water spilling and those little sounds when they hit the ground, whispering, all kinds of stuff. Dad read "Rose, Where Did You Get That Red" and told me something about piano and drums. I decided to write that same kind of poem. Monday, April 21, 2003
I WANT PEACE War is not peace. Peace is not war. I want peace. You bomb little forts and kill people. Not good. This is another poem I wrote against the war. Then I went to the protest in Forest Park. Sunday, April 20, 2003
Sun, sun, how did you get so bright? How do you stay up in the sky instead of ground? You must be special. Where did you come from, sun? Please tell me I will see if you can answer my questions. This is another "Tyger, Tyger, burning bright" poem. I've never told anyone that I have been on the sun without getting burnt. I never told any body I talk to nature. I never told anybody I have magic powers. And here comes my Mom and time to go. My mom read "Rose, where did you get that red" again, and you had to think of stuff that you've thought of and never told anyone, and it doesn't have to be true. NOISES AND COLORS Boom, here is a white and brown drum tick, tock, here comes the brown clock thump thump, here comes the red white and blue parade flap flap, here comes a red white and blue flag whoosh whoosh here comes the wind boom boom, the red white and blue parade is over When I first started writing poetry I decided to do noises and colors together. This is one of my first poems. Friday, April 18, 2003
Unicorn unicorn, where did you get that horn? I wish I had one, unicorn, where did you get those magic powers and your four legs? Unicorn, I need you. You must tell me what you need to live, and come here quick. This is the same kind of poem as the Rattle snake one. Rattle snake rattle snake where did you get that rattle? Rattle snake where did you come from? Rattle snake please tell me how did you get your food and your long body? I wish you were here. We did "Tyger, Tyger burning bright" poems, and you had to ask lots of questions of mysterious creatures. Thursday, April 17, 2003
SHORT POEMS My dad beat the dusty drums. The butterfly landed on the bare branches of the tree. The rose came out of the ground in the dark woods. The rocks came down the mountain far away from the city. The rocket exploded before it landed in the sea. I mopped the dusty floors in my new house made out of logs in the woods. Tic toc the clock is ready for midnight. I read a book called "Rose, where did you get that red?" again. I found poems that were short. One poem was a "The frog jumps in the sound of the water." I decided to write a poem like that. So I wrote a few poems and called them "Short poems." IT IS QUIET When I tip toe into a room I feel like someone is sneaking to get something. When I move my hands I feel like I am telling a story. When I throw a ball in the air I feel like I am throwing a ball to someone. When I push the door open I feel like I am just relaxing. I read a book called "Rose, where did you get your red?" with my Dad. There were quiet poems, so I decided to do that kind of poem so I wrote one. Wednesday, April 16, 2003
THIS IS JUST TO SAY This is just to say I broke your umbrella which you were saving for a rainy day. I thought it was a toy because I saw a baby play with it. I saw an umbrella my mom had and thought of stuff you could do with an umbrella. Tuesday, April 15, 2003
I seem to be a seagull flying in the air, but I really am a scare crow just sitting there, I seem to be a house sitting there, but I am really a book sitting there, I seem to be a scientist, but I am a poet writing all day and I am. I read another book Kenneth Koch wrote called wishes lies and dreams. there was a section about I seem to be/but I really am poems. Monday, April 14, 2003
I DO NOT LIKE WAR I sit on a mat and say with my own mouth war cannot go on. I pick up a loaf and say war must not go on. So decide to protest, I go into my house with a sign. I see a flower I put it on the sign Now I'm going to my house I have a sign about war in Iraq I do not like war and it must stop. I wrote this poem for my Mom's friend Elena, because she doesn't like war either. THIS IS JUST TO SAY This is just to say I ripped the American flag which you were saving for a speech our President was going to give. I hope you aren't mad. I just wondered what the flag was made of. I got this idea when I heard that an American flag got ripped on Sept. 11. THIS IS JUST TO SAY This is just to say I stole the flowers which you were saving for a wedding. Please forgive me. I just couldn't help it. They smelled so sweet and so good. I like flowers and I wanted to do an apology poem about them. I like weddings too, so I decided to write a poem about flowers for a wedding. THINGS I KNOW HOW TO DO I know how to turn a cat into a dog, I know how to turn an apple red, I can wrestle with a baboon, I can turn an elephant into a statue by putting powder on the elephant, I can grow a rose bush forty feet high, I can put my head on a dog's tail, I can make a building with my bare hands, I can make fun of a weasel and he will be mad, I can walk without touching the ground, I can do anything with a noun. I wrote this poem with my Dad. He wrote one line and I wrote the other. We made a "lie poem." Sunday, April 13, 2003
WHAT SIX THINGS PAPER REMINDS ME OF 1. Paper reminds me of writing my story and my poems. 2. Paper reminds me of the trees. 3. Paper reminds me of nature. 4. It also reminds me of wood. 5. Also my handwriting. 6. Learning by reading a paper. I read the same book "Rose, where did you get that red" and saw this section about 13 ways of looking at a blackbird. I decided to do that kind of poem so I chose paper because I always like paper and thought that would be a good choice. Saturday, April 12, 2003
A DOOR I want to be a door I want to be a smooth door I want to be brown, I want to be wood, I want to open and close I want to stay still and relax I really imagine I am going to be a brown, smooth door staying still in our front porch and I will if I can and here is a piece of me When I was in the garage I found a piece of wood. I knew it came from the door, so I decided to write a poem about it. And I also taped a piece of wood to my notebook to show what I meant. VEGTABLES I hate vegetables, I get tomatoes and I do not like them, but my mom says those are new kinds of apples take a bite and it tasted really good, I get some spinach and I do not like spinach, but my mom says those are green grapes, but they're bigger and not so much like a circle, take a bite it tastes good. I get some corn and I do not like corn, but my mother says that it is not corn that is a new kind of french fries, take a bite it was good, I got some carrots and I do not like carrots, but my mother says take a bite, those are oranges in funny shapes and it tastes good, I kept on eating vegetables, I discovered that I was eating vegtables and now love vegetables. I read a book about this and decided to write a poem about it. Friday, April 11, 2003
THE RIVERS REMIND ME OF Snake river reminds me of a wiggly line crawling like a snake. Nelson river reminds me of someone famous who did something to this river and they named the river after him. Ottawa river reminds me of an Indian who was really important so they named the river after that person. Yellow river reminds me of the sun glittering in the water and the river looks yellow. Sorry, I have to go to Vistula river. I read a book that is called "Rose, Where did you that Red," and there is a section where poems have a river in each line. I decided to do that kind of poem. |