Animals
I found a cat
I found another cat
I found three cats
by Nadja
I hate
mosquitoes
They bite
people
They give me
rashes
by Bertrand
Flowers
I like flowers
You do too
You do too
They can be colors
Well, you can like them
too
Everybody can
by Karina
I Am Pretty
I walk
to a big butterfly
I wear
my green dress
I go
I go
to my castle
by Janie
Pockets
I really like pockets
and what you can put
inside
inside
you can take it out
and show it
or you can keep it in
and hide
by Briella
unleashing the undead
the night unleashes
the dead: vampires,
zombies, ghosts, ghouls
ripping your throat.
by Beck
[Beck and I mutually agreed that while this is a cracking poem,
it isn't quite appropriate for a kindergarten anthology. He's written
a new one about shoes, but I wanted to post his original creation here.]
by Beck
[Beck and I mutually agreed that while this is a cracking poem,
it isn't quite appropriate for a kindergarten anthology. He's written
a new one about shoes, but I wanted to post his original creation here.]
Scaring Carrie
BOO!
I’m a giant.
and she goes
away!
by Santiago
by Santiago
Dominoes
dominoes
put them in a row
flick really soft
flick with your finger
watch them tumble
see them tumble!
by Mikael
Fast
Fast brings
speed. fire
brings
super
speed!
speed!
super super
super speed!
speed That’s what
I call it!
by Arden
popcorn
in my pocket
popcorn
popcorn
in my pocket
then my popcorn
pops away!
by Antonio
Why
Why do you think
you’re going to
bed? I don’t think
I am going to bed.
Ohhhh!
by Tonya
To the Sun
I flew to the sun
and was gone
and was gone
forever and
I said NOOO
by Tiago
Sing
Sing me
and everybody
sing and
the world
can sing
too
by Henderson
A Horse
the wind is going fast
when the horse goes fast
the wind goes blowing
the wind goes blowing
through her hair
when the grass blows
the horse goes away fast
the horse stops
to get a drink
the horse stops
to get a drink
by Le’Ann
[Can you see the influence of Christina Rossetti here? One of ouranthology poems was "Clouds," with the white sheep walking away
slow.]
Paul’s Pockets
pocket shirts and
pants and pretty dresses
all have pockets
but I like Paul’s pockets
but I like Paul’s pockets
best
by Cora
Cats
cats are furry
cats are cuddly
cats are friendly
cats are hairy
cats are mean sometimes.
by Merrilee
The Pockets
the pockets
the pockets
are very important
why? they help you
carry things when you
need them
by Indi
My Shiny Bow
Shiny shiny!
Shiny bow
Shiny bow
I like it
I like it
I like it
It’s very low
Very very
Very very
Very very
Very low
by Susye
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Oh Heidi,
ReplyDeleteBRAVO! to the mighty minnows. I love so much about these small poems, about small things, that say so much. It's obvious your lucky kinders have the "feel" of poetry. Did you have to help them with the linebreaks or did they write them on the lines pretty much as they wanted?
That is a great accomplishment: the idea of placing the words on the page as a "word artist". So excited to hear how it goes next year when you bring poetry on parade into your room in some fashion or other. I know it will be fabulous!
I helped a class of 4th graders with their "planet" poems yesterday. They were learning to recite some NF ones their teacher had found. I helped them see how they could split the poem between readers to make it more interesting to listen to. (As opposed to sing-song recitation!) And we read Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars by Douglas Florian, which they and I love(d). A follow-up would be to do what you did and get them to see what poets do and then try some on their own. I was the "sub" for one day, but loved it. However, verse...and poetry... I like to see kids say things in honest and maybe new ways. Writing NF poetry, well, maybe there is a different result for kids compared to the small poetry your kids did. I saw Amy LV's Poetry book co-written with Lucy Calkins and one other woman. Fabulous. I wish we could buy it by itself. And that there were versions for upper grades. Happy Poetry Month every day of the year in some small way. I hope your minnows will want to write more.
Janet F.
PS Going to Honesdale with Rebecca Kai Dotlitch this month and so looking forward to it.
PPS What is OLK Tuesday???
The poems were fun, but Cora's "Paul's Pockets" was so musical I read it several times! Great job by all.
ReplyDeleteThese are so wonderful! I want to know more about the poems that inspired them. Many of them are so musical and use repetition so well. And many have juicy words, of course, like flick!
ReplyDeleteYay Mighty Minnows!
All of the Minnow's poems are inspiring! I especially like Bertrand's 'Mosquito' poem - I feel the same way! =)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Briella's pockets!!
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed! I have several favorites, including Beck's "undead." Cracking poem indeed! Your comment made me laugh. Yes, I can imagine a few parents disarmed by such dark poetic tendencies.
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