Alexander Graham Bell Elementary

Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


Favorite Place
a poem by Isabelle T., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

My favorite place is in 
the sky and you have to
fly up to get there it is
in a house I named it
Pearl City it only has
one house and the rest
is my part but there
is a cave, bats come
out and fly away - 
the cave is when I 
think about the
world and sit
and slowly breath.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


Jasper Johns-Periscope
a poem by Mauricio P., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

Monster
Blue scary
blue circle
House
black house
window
jumping
soccer ball
park
swing
swimming
playing
in the
snow
Baseball
Dad
drives a 
big white
car
living
in Africa
computer 
images.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


My Favorite
a poem by Eduardo D., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

My favorite color is blue.
My favorite movie is Cars2
My favorite character is McQueen.
He is red and fast.
My favorite candy is chocolate.
My favorite game is Mario
His clothes are red and blue
He has a mustache. Black.
My favorite teacher is Stolberg.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


Frida Kahlo. Frida and Diego Rivera
a poem by Miguel A., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

Dancing
play
singing
painting
finished
hurray.
Woman
walking
bird
red shirt
green dress
brown shoes
green shoes
green head band
happy.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


The Fly
a poem by Dillon W., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

It goes very fast. You can go high.
It can go splat. It is small. It 
can run. It can go fast. It lives for 10 minutes, 
it can not survive.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


Fear
a poem by Dominic S., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

When I was 9 years
old I went on a water 
slide alone, and when I 
got to the bottom
none of my family members,
or my friends were in sight.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


My Brother
a poem by Alex R., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

My older brother's hair is as long as the 
Mississippi. When my brother laughs it reminds
me of people screaming. When my older brothers
hair swings the wind blows.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


The Storm in the Lake
a poem by Sophie R., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

The clouds roll in
and it begins to rain

lightening flashes
and thunder booms
in the distance

but is still loud
the sound tosses the waves

under water
fish swim frantically

the waves tossing
and turning

sailors are scared
for their lives

and through the 
whole storm

the crabs are
scurrying to look
for a place to hide
from the crazy fish.



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


Shine
a poem by Nia S., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

The sun beams
it gleams it shimmers
and daydreams

it sparkles
it glows



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Marissa Spalding, Poet-in-Residence
Principal: Sandra Ann Caudill
Teachers: Linda Murray, Erin Furgason, Gillian Barr, Leanne Luczak
School: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary


To Magic
a poem by Grant N., 2011 Anthology of Student Verse

First find your favorite place
         then
find your anger
and take
          it
          OUT
then-find what your
heart desires and think
of ways to accomplish it.



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