Things became mythical for Twain 6th graders for our 7th week of poetry. A myth is an ancient story or legend explaining the early history of a group of people or about a natural phenomenon. Myths are usually passed down from one generation to the next. Every culture around world has their own unique myths. Students mentioned Greek gods and goddesses such as Aphrodite the goddess of love, Ares the god of war, and Zues the god of thunder who rules Mount Olympus. But we also discussed myths such as La Llorona, the weeping woman from Mexico and Anasi the spiderman from Africa.
Together we read the poem, “My People,” by Pam Thompson. In her poem Thomas explores the origins of various animals. And those who lived near the canal grew scales/and those who lived on the tops /grew fur to keep out biting winds/and some sprouted wings to hunt for food. The speaker of the poem is a child being told this story by her mother, explaining how animals were once humans, before they underwent a supernatural transformation.
Inspired by Pam Thompson, students wrote their own origin myths, stories about how certain people, creatures, and objects came into existence. Please enjoy these mythical poems.
Mr. Barr 6th grade
Group 1
The Origin of the Stars
By Damien G.
The Finishing touches
of the planet Earth.
The creator of everything
had felt something in
his nose.
It felt itchy.
He took a deep breath
and sneezed.
He blinked once,
he blinked twice.
Looked up and saw
sparkles in the sky.
He rubbed his eyes,
and saw how beautiful
the thing he accidently
created.
It created light for the night.
And it left them there
for the humans in
the future.
How Humans Were Created
By Ethan J.
There were once humans
like me, but before there
there were humans,
they were monkeys.
Then the monkeys started
to form over time to
a gorilla.
And after they formed
from the gorilla’s
they turned into
human, nomads.
And they formed
into humans by
someone casting
a spell.
How McDonald’s Was Created
by Jezabeth M.
Well, two guys in the 1950’s.
My myth is that Ronald McDonald
haunts all the McDonald’s.
Ronald at night inside,
breaks things in McDonald’s.
If anyone enters McDonald’s
at night Ronald will capture
them forever.
And the two guys souls
are in Ronald McDonald’s
statue.
And when Ronald breaks things,
that’s why the ice cream machine
is broken. But it’s not broken,
the workers just want
ice cream to themselves.
How Stars Were Invented
by Lucas J.
Once upon a time.
There was man named Dan Stars.
And there was a star that wasn’t
the sun, it was a huge star at night.
And one day a meteor came
and hit the one star.
It shattered all over space.
They were tiny glowing pieces
of the big star.
After that day people called
it Super Nova (Super Nova means
one star exploding).
But Dan Star was the only
person who witnessed
the meteor crash on the big
star so he called it stars.
It was amazing,
a thousand tiny glowing things
hovering the sky where everyone
looked up to enjoy it.
Mr. Barr 6th grade
Group 2
Red Spider Lily
by Melissa T.
Growing in the underground,
a plant grows; nobody’s knows how.
Maybe by the devil himself.
Maybe Hades himself.
The Red Spider Lily came to be
growing so much it popped up
in Earth.
People touch out of confusion.
Animals eat it out of confusion.
Bad idea.
Red Spider Lilies made from
the underground shall
be poisonous. Lilies made from
the underground shall
be poisonous.
Hell born plants are red
Spider Lilies, it will be
poisonous to a mortal human.
But a guide to spirits to them.
Their next life or reincarnation
as other say.
Associated with death and after life.
the Red Spider Lily came to be.
How Glass Was Made
By Jesus O.
One night two robbers were
robbing a castle when the
King caught them.
One robber put his big hands
up while the other robber started
burning sand.
The first robber knew exactly
what to do, so he grabbed
the burning sand and threw,
it at the King.
But the King caught the
burning sand in shock.
When the King looked
at what he had caught,
he saw himself?
The King declared the invention
“glass” and it was used for mirrors,
glasses, display cases and even windows.
Myths About Damien the Great
By Jiancarlos V.
Damien was born from the gods,
when the world was not in a good place.
There were people fighting everywhere.
The gods put Damien on a rock in the middle
of nowhere until this person found him.
That person was Jimmy.
As Damien gold older, he got stronger.
He was able to pick up something heavy.
Jimmy told him to go and stop all
the fighting there was. But then a bad
guy named Rodolfo. Rudolfo came
with all the fighting.
So, Damien fought Rodolfo.
And Damien came out on top stopped
all the fighting.
And then he got Rizz and became
the of making people stop fighting,
the god of peace.
Mr. Barr 6th grade
Group 3
When Someone Goes Missing and Never
Comes Back . . . the Backrooms is the Cause.
By Jiovanny S.
A man named Fancy, searched
the world for what he thought
was the “perfect world.”
He went farther and deeper he
ever has been, falling through
the ground and found a place
where the yellow walls never
ended.
He found food and almond water,
across the “Backrooms,” as he
called it.
He loved it and never wanted
to leave. He had found what
he wanted to find.
Until he heard screaming
and shouting, louder than
anything he has ever heard.
His ears bled, and a hideous
creature charged him, and
he was never seen again.
The Phases of the Moon
By Mila J.
Every night the moon loses a sliver of it.
That’s because Tiangou takes a bite
of the moon pie each night.
The Heavenly dog must move swiftly.
If it gets caught by Chang,
Tiangou must spit it all back out.
And that’s the phases of the moon.
A Queen Frog
By Catalina S.
A princess,
her friends dared her
to kiss a frog.
she did and she disappeared.
She woke up and became
a Queen frog.
She was raised with frogs in
the Royal Forest.
She, the princess never became
human ever again.
She became a frog forever.
Mr. Barr 6th grade
Group 4
The Clouds
By Mya O.
In the beginning,
the sky was bare.
no whispers, no wind,
just empty air.
Then came the gods
with hands of might,
with clouds made of light.
They gathered the mist
in swirling bands,
shaping the clouds with
unseen hands.
La Llorona
By Montserrat H.
Once a girl
in her gown
happy to be in town.
Her kid fell in,
water patting over dirt,
and bubbles rising up.
She jumped in and tried
to save them, but didn’t
even save herself.
She failed and sobbed.
A while after from brother
to mother, kids were afraid
to separate.
Seeing the same woman
in her white drenched
gown.
Earth in God’s Proffer
By Alan F.
The rocks rain down in God’s,
commands, holding rock
and water.
The earth turns green and blue,
slowly. Animals and micro-organisms
rising, making sound, making motion,
making life.
The clouds watch down,
they cry to water the plants.
God looks down in joy.
The meaning of life still
not found. Everybody has
their own meaning, God gave
Earth a meaning.
The waves crash into the shore.
Human life begins.
Walking, running, laughing,
crying. Birds chirping and flying.
Life starting and explores
unseen.
Why do people break me in half?
I want to go back with eraser.
