At Darwin, we talked about hearts. We saw a picture of what a real heart looked like, but then we talked about what we thought our hearts are. What do they look like? What kinds of feelings do they have? Is there an animal that we think our heart is like? Our poets did such a wonderful job with beautiful, compelling poems about their hearts that I picked more than the average number to publish today. As I read these poems, I both saw my own heart reflected in this as well as admired the grand and larger-than-life yet also gentle and small pictures our poets drew of their hearts. I invite you find your heart in these poems.
Ms. Garcia, 2nd grade, Spanish
Inka
A World of Feelings
My heart feels funny and juicy
kind of like an apple and
full with feathers and
time, like every spec of dust
in a bucket with water
washing by the shore
and sand washes by
it 19 times I’ve had
this feeling and it still takes
effect with the world
on my knees and water
right beside. it rides a pony.
and I’ve watched it wash
by me with a horn
and love and sadness but
it still hangs on til it starts
all over and it still
is riding over the moon
and following the pattern
over and over while it still has
the time while it hang
on it would wade and wade
with all of space
and it falls a sleep in the
meadow
Zuri
I think my heart is
a blue jay. My heart
can feel happy. sad. nervous
and confused. My heart
feels like a blue jay when
I am happy. My heart
is happy when it is
sunny. My heart is like
a rainy day when i am sad.
Citlalli
Mi Corazon
mi corazón es como una fuerte tortuga.
mi corazón brilla en la noche
mi corazon sabe a elabo con mucho azucar
mi corazon brilla como un diamante
mi corazon es pequeno como un gatito
mi corazon es como arcoiris brilliante
mi corazon es como un esponjoso conejo
mi corazon salta cuande esta emocionado
mi corazon encuenta amigos facil
mi coraon es delicado algunas veces
mi corazon se esconde cuando tengo miedo
mi corazon se escondo cuando tengo pena
yo quiero mi corazon
yo amo mi corazon
mi corazon nuca se duerme
yo le ado a mi corazon
mi corazon mi ayudarce respire
mi corazon mi ayuda no morir
mi corazon le ayuda mi cuerqo
mi corazon me ayudar consegir mi suenos
mi corazon mi compaña
mi corazon es como slime
nunca void matar a mi corazon
mi corason es mi amigo
my heart is like a strong turtle.
my heart shines in the night
my heart knows how to elaborate with a lot of sugar
my heart shines like a diamond
my heart is small like a kitten
my heart is like brilliant rainbow
my heart is like a fluffy rabbit
my heart jumps when excited
my heart finds friends easy
my heart is delicate sometimes
my heart hides when I’m afraid
my heart is hidden when I’m sorry
I want my heart
I love my heart
My heart never sleeps
I loved my heart
my heart my help breathe
my heart my help not to die
my heart helps my body
my heart will help me to get my dreams
my heart my company
my heart is like slime
never kill my heart
my heart is my friend
Alan
My Heart Is An Eagle
my heart flies like an eagle
it has feathers. fluffy.
it flies around like a happy heart
wit big eyes, just like a heart. a big eagle
fights for its prey just like a beating heart
flies like a heart that wants
Fly, fly my heart, like an eagle
My heart is sad because it’s no eagle. Just a heart.
Delilah
My Heart Is a Cat
My heart purrs when it’s sleepy.
My heart runs when it’s sad.
My heart cries when it’s hurt
My heart laughs when it’s funny
My heart’s sad when it’s crying
My heart joy when it’s sad.
My heart’s mad when it’s for a nap.
My heart’s fun when it’s happy.
Litny
My heart is happy.
The animal of my heart is a dolphin.
I love my heart. It makes me happy, sad, mad.
My heart, it gets sparkles when it’s happy
My heart is like a flower. It makes everybody happy.
My heart, it’s like a star
When I wear stuff I like, my heart is happy.
When I wear my favorite shirt, my heart is happy.
My heart feels like a fish when I am nervous.
Daniel
My heart follows what it thinks
My heart is an eagle soaring in the sky
it loves food but does not like to sleep
but it loves to play with others
it does not like when they mess with others
but even if they’re bigger, he still asks them if they want
to be his friend. it sometimes gets
a feeling. not very often, but we don’t know
what that means. my heart follows what it thinks.
Ms. Garcia, 2nd grade, English
Alyssa
My heart is feeling horrible and also
good though because it is a good day.
and i will be good
so so good and i feel
like a good student.
and i feel like a good… i don’t know what else my heart feels today
good today. a good student. My heart is like
a killer whale today.
Jowell
My heart is running.
My heart is fire.
It’s warm. My heart is a dinosaur.
My heart is a zebra. It has two colors.
Davonte
My heart is burning it feels like it’s
racing my heart feels like a werewolf
when it is angry I am creative when
I speak with my heart
my heart feels silly when I hear something
funny
British
My heart is like a cheetah because
every time I meet someone new
my heart is running around all the time
I love saying hi.
Yainniel
My heart is a lion because when I’m
mad, it feels a lot
my heart, it’s a dinosaur because when I
run and when I stop, my heart feels like it is
running.
My heart is a shark because when I stop
running, it feels like it’s biting me
My heart feels like it’s running like a cheetah
My heart is a giraffe
Jaylene
My heart beats fast when I run
My heart is rainbow
My heart looks like a fish swimming in water
I have a heart like a fish.
My heart is sleeping now
U’aniya
My <3 is a zebra
My heart is a unicorn
My heart is a pig because I like to get messy
my heart is a heart that says be kind
my heart is a baby shark
my heart tells me not to hit
people when i get mad and be
proactive and be nice, girl.
Jeanelle
My heart is a cat
My heart is a dog
My heart is a bird
My heart is a pig
My heart is a cow
My heart is like water
My heart is like mud
My heart likes playing
My heart likes to eat
My heart likes to fly
