Tuesday, May 25, 2010

7th Grade Haiku

Here is some joy to share with you. This is a selection of some haiku my 7th graders wrote this year. One (by Anna-Lena) tied for 3rd place in the formal category of the poetry contest Whitman held (and there were 180 overall entries, 7th-12th grade, so placing was kind of a big deal =). And "Bob" and "Test Day" are probably two of my favorite funny poems ever.

Flashes of Lightning, Rolls of Thunder
As the the thunder rolls
and lightning flashes brightly
I watch with wonder

by Anna-Lena


Test Day
Is it Monday, Josh?
No, it's Tuesday. The test day.
Oops! I am busted.

Clouds
It's cloudy outside
Every test day, it's cloudy
Like it was promised.

by Chan Young


Who left the milk out?
Spoiled and rotten
unhealthy and so chunky
left out in the sun

by Josh


Bob
Bob is a good friend
But Bob stole my cookie jar
Poor Bob is dead now

by Bassam and Elias


Traveling Clouds
Carried by the wind
Sending shade upon the land
mixing with the blue

Lost Strength
No water to drink,
no sun to shine upon it.
Once strong, it withers.

by Bridget (who wrote a poem that came in 1st place for the humorous category)


Insomnia
Hearing thunder roar,
Seeing lightning flash by me,
Trying to fall asleep.

The Ugly Duckling
Ducklings mocking him,
the small duckling cries,
he just swims away.

by Sarah

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