Price Elementary

Anthology of Student Verse
 
Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


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a poem by Tyrone Q., Grade 5

Why do whales always

be blue?



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


Haiku
a poem by Thomas M., Grade 5

I see a snowman

I see animals and a pumpkin

I see a cactus



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


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a poem by Tenia F., Grade 5

Why did the man dive into

the pencil sharpener?

 



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


Ode to Basketball
a poem by Taurus B., Grade 5

Thanks to basketball I have set my goals.

Thanks to basketball I can bond with my basket,

that’s why I’m glad.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


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a poem by Pervis W., Grade 5

How did the old unicorn play

checkers with the bird?

 



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


I See the Lake
a poem by Nahrahjaze S., Grade 5

I see garbage floating in the lake

cracking plastic bottles hitting the rocks

I see garbage floating in the lake



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


Shoes That Change Colors
a poem by Monet L., Grade 5

First, buy some new shoes.

Then, put some bleach on them to wash your shoes.

Next, put them in the dryer.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


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a poem by Michael R., Grade 5

Why does the sky get upset

when it rains?

 



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


Beast
a poem by Leterius B., Grade 5

I am a beast like

at the dinner

table I eat my feast



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Gloria Davis
Teachers: Ms. Vines
School: Price Elementary


Motorcycle
a poem by Kenneth P., Grade 5

I made an invisible motorcycle

with clear paint. When you ride it

you feel like you’re riding on air.



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