Thoughtful Poetry By: Audrey & Anitra

Animals, weather and common objects, these are some of the many things that 5B has been writing poetry about. We have been reading poetry by Valerie Worth and Ted Kooser.  Some of the poems inspired us to write our own pieces of work.  Poets are very intentional with how they write their poems, and the words that they use. Here are some of the examples we read from our "Being a Writer" handbook.

Fireworks

By Valarie Worth

First

A far thud,

Then the rocket

Climbs the air,

A dull red flare

To hand, a moment,

Invisible, before

Its shut black shell cracks

And claps against the ears,

Breaks and billows into bloom,

Spilling down clear green sparks, gold spears,

Silent sliding silver waterfalls and stars.

                               

Child Frightened by a Thunderstorm

By Ted Koozer

Thunder has nested in the grass all night

And rumpled it, and with its outstretched wings

Has crushed the peonies. Its beak was bright,

Sharper than garden shears and, clattering,

It snipped bouquets of branches for its bed.

I could not sleep. The thunder’s eyes were red.

Here are some examples of the work we have been doing during our writers' workshop class.

                                         

The Fool-Hearty Hunter

By: Daniel

I see them 
before I hear them. 
The bear cubs step out. 
I touch their furry coats, 
but behind me I did not see her… 
A paw lashes out, 
claws razor sharp and gleaming 
throws me across the forest floor 
screaming. 
I see dark red blood pour from my neck. 
My head hits a tree,
I feel a searing pain, 
then see black 
and white
and black again
The last thing I see
white teeth.

Book

(Short Version)

By: Mae

I stare at my book.

It stares back.

When I open it, it seems like a mouth;

opening to speak

                                                     

Cupcake

By: Will

Blue green confection bake.

Ugly,

I screwed up this cake.

Brown, white, fluffy light.

Baking soda fights.