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April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
The Closet
My dad is the door that
Opens and closes to protect us all
My mom is the hanger that
Holds my brother and I
My brother is the crazy Hawaiian shirt
On the hanger that is my mom
I am the fashionable red leather purse on a shelf
Supported by my grandparents.
The Dog
The little girl’s parents decide to get the perfect small house dog. The little girl and her brother saw the perfect dog.
The little girl said, “She is the one.”
Her brother said “Doggie.”
The parents knew that little caramel cream color dog sitting in her bed was the one.
She was like a stuffed animal waiting to be chosen.
The breeder let the little girl and her brother pet the little dog.
Her fur felt like silk.
Everyone knew she was the one.
April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
My family is a trash bag,
In city park,
Where the people run,
And the dogs bark.
My dad is the can on the top,
That has room for more love,
He will never let drop.
My mom is the apple,
Never been eaten,
For she is juicy,
Full of compassion.
My sister is the box,
That sits on the bottom,
She is still loved and never forgotten.
I am the rat that searches through them all,
Looking for things to live by,
So I will not starve and fall.
Holding us together almost filled to the top,
Is the trash bag filled wit us all,
It represents our love,
Wit it life will never be dull.
April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
On a boy’s third birthday
His family trekked deep in the trap
That was their yard.
Stalked by a monster
A tent-
Its windows were wicked, watching eyes,
A mechanical blue-gray.
While the timid toddler gathers twigs
For a fire,
Hot dogs are slowly roasting,
Juicy and plump.
Munch.
Viciously devoured with corn and smores.
The warmth lures the monster.
Disguised as a tent.
The family unpacked,
Everything went black.
April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
My Mom is the flower
Pretty and bright
My brothers and I are the leaves
Offspring from my parents.
My Dad is the seed
Helps the family grow, and grow, and grows.
April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
My family is a spice cabinet
My Dad is the garlic that you can taste through the strongest foods
My brother is the cayenne pepper that even the slightest taste is too much
My Mom is sugar that can turn any desert into a happy ending
And I am the parsley that you can never have enough of
And when you put us all together
We make a dinner and dessert fit for a king
Monster
Three years old
A little boy comes home
A day of watching and exploring behind him
Walks in the door
Buzzing like a bee sounds surround the room
The boy walking
To see what it was
A monster
A blue chest fading into green wings
A long needle like nose
The boy
Becomes a bullet
In search for his mom
Nothing
Running back to see where she was
Half way there
Blocked
Like a gate blocking intruders
Stopped looking up
Seeing his mom
Relieved
Showing his mom the Monster
His Mom laughing
The boy’s imagination had taking control
And the monster
Became a humming bird
Freeing the bird
Out of its cage
As it flew away
I could hear him thanking us
April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
The shadow of the giant
With the girl soaring beside it
The strong arms of a man
Mustering all of hid strength
Into the Swing
Cautiously, stepping slowly
Approaching the giant
Watching as the girl jumps off
She shuffles her feet forward
On the rope, then on her way up
Finally feeling
The freedom
Of a bird
Blustering wind, and
Racing the breezes to
Try and keep up
Whistling howling to her ear
But then
A new goal to triumph
The tips of her fingers
Inches away from the branches
Way up to the top
The tinniest touch
Brushes against spidery legs
Of the giant
The awestruck face
Finishes with a smile
Spreading from ear to ear and
Her feet dragging on the dirt
Green flip flops covered in dust
She grins as she sprang
Off the wooden bench suspending
In midair by
The worn rope
Gradually walking away
Two words, thank you
Curious eyes lingering
Only for a moment
Then
She turns her back
On the presence of freedom
April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
Sun shining
Birds singing
It was a picture perfect day for the wide eyed boy
He was blissful until it happened…
They were seeing the sights at Magic Kingdom
The best child park in Disney World
He was doggedly asking to go on Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Finally they let in
Hand in hand the family ambled to the ride
The little boy felt immortal
Like nothing could go wrong
He could smell cotton candy in the air as he dreamt a dream of a bed of candy
STOP
The boy stood dead in his tracks
Terrified of what he just saw
He glared at it and it glared at him
The gay, chubby-cheeked clown stuffed animal
Petrified, the four year old boy began to cry
All fun was gone
To this day
The boy gets scared
Whenever he sees…
A CLOWN
April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
My family is a table
My mom-the top piece holding us together as a family
My brother-the center piece stuck in the middle, not sure what to do
My Dad-holding us up on three of legs supporting us and making sure we don’t collapse
And I am the one, short, weak, and slightly broken leg struggling to withstand weight and pressure of it all
April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
( this poem reads from bottom to top)
That make the world go round
The flowers are ideas of the children
The branches produce flowers
It’s curvier than mine because she is a girl
The second branch in line is my sister’s,
Grows crooked, with my changing personality.
But now that I’m almost a teenager my branch
Started straight as a baby and in elementary school,
The branch grow a little at a time,
I was the first branch to sprout
From the trunk the branches sprout out
When they married this bond formed the trunk
Parents are the roots of my life
The roots provide food, water, and stability
Starting with the bottom,
Families make the world a better place
Like the Cherry Tree,
Blossom trees bloom
Each spring the Cherry
My Family Tree
April 23rd, 2008 — Mrs. Stice's Class
Pillows
A puffy cloud
That has fallen down to earth
That has seen so many dreams
That comes out after dark
To do its job
To put us to sleepDecapitation
Peacefully playing
With not a care in the world
Suddenly
A broken toy
Shatters the silence
The small girl breaks
Into relentless sobs
A preoccupied mother
Scoops her up
And plops her down outside
With the doll’s head
And a pair of scissors
She says, “Give her a haircut.”
And goes back inside
Suddenly filled with delight
The small girl chops away
Until there is nothing left to cut