Testing by L.M.

Testing poetry is like putting one big toe

In ice cold lake water just as the sun rises over the edge of the horizon.

You are chilled, mildly excited, and know the outcome will be irreversible.

So you type the words, spell check, format it, then hit send.

Cheers, alarms and bells may go off as confetti falls to your feet like fat snowflakes,

Tingles run up and down your spine as you see your name in the headlines or on T.V.

Or

After pressing send there is only your halted breathing and silence everywhere.

Time seems to stop as

No one dares to read it or care.

Stretching the truth..

I wish I were not so confident                                   Every question is bound to be answered by me          

Just being in a room with me       

will make you take a hit on your self-esteem                                           

I stand in front of the class like a lion standing on its high rock                                                                      If I were to trip, it would be in a bad dream                                          

People always understand me             

If I were to get teased,  that someone would bow down to my knees

People are always watching ME.        

~~by ACR                        

Only In La La Land

Butterflies fly in the sky        Unicorns will never die                      In my dreams all night.

Flowers such a beautiful sight, Giggles and laughs, no cries at all.

In La La Land you never fall,        Squishy teddy bears hug so tight.    Oh, what’s that in the big blue sky?                                                      Oh, I know it’s a kite.                             

by S. B.

Just Read

Sunny or rainy                          Reading can always be fun        Laying and reading                              No matter what will calm             Soothing, just lay back and read.

by J.C.

TRACK

Try to be the best                                 Race until the end                   Attempt the impossible          Compete against the greatest      Keep and gain your lead.

by B.H.

SCHOOL

School could be hard                   Could get you far                            High expectations                         Open to others                           Overall important                       

Lame until the end.   

by B. H.             

Movie Theater

Movie theater

huge, comfortable

crunching, slurping, munching

The best movie ever

laughing, chewing, watching

irresistable, interesting

Movie theater, T.V., novel

by A.J.

Rain Forests

Rain forests                                                 green, lively                                 poring, growing, moving                  the wondrous light show            living, swaying, blooming         colorful, amazing rain forests,   jungle desert.

by A. J.

Try

Sports                                                            Very soothing                                Trying my best                             Which sport is mine?                  Sports.

by J.C.

Soothing or Annoying

Poems can be soothing                     Or they can be annoying.     Everyone has their opinion.      Trying is how you will know,    Ready, set, go!                                  You be the judge now.

by J.C.