For our 4th sessions, I asked Nettelhorst 2nd graders to think about the kind of world they want for themselves and others. We talked about serious hopes – such as safety for all children – and we considered playful hopes as well – such as living in a world full of candy! I shared my poem, “Life Is For Us and It Shines,” which is written in the voice of children expressing their right to the type of world they wish to live in. I shared that my poem was inspired my Gwendolyn Brooks’ “Little Girl’s Poem.” Students counted the poem’s stanzas and lines, and noticed the poem’s rhymes and repetition. Enjoy these “A World Made for Us” poems.
Ms. Froman
2nd Grade
“Our Ideas of a World”
by Ms. Froman’s Class
We want to live in a world
that does not feel like a nightmare
we want to feel the joy of playing
soccer in the park running so fast
we sweat and breathe hard
the smell of nature filling up our nose
We want to feel the colors of peace
and the smell of a rose
The sweet smell of peace
does peace feel fuzzy?
What about the smell of
a cozy cottage?
creamy hot cocoa on the stove
blankets of puff, pandas, pets,
praise and prose
We want to feel the colors of peace
and the smell of a rose
Ms. Rodriguez/ Ms. Thornborough
2nd Grade
The Right to Be
by Natalia A.
I have the right to learn.
I have the right to be heard.
A world of peace.
A world of love.
A world of unicorns and
butterflies
that’s magic.
I have the right to be a child.
A World of Fun
by Parker M.
I want to live in a world of candy
and no pollution and things that make pollution like
factory smoke gray and foggy
And one day every month there is a festival
of jokes and you will have an amazing time
you won’t want it to end
and everything is made out of rubber
so you don’t get hurt
a bouncy house for your family because who wants
a bad world?
Poem World
by Avalin S.
I want to live in a poem world because
poems are good for you
poems are good for you because
poems make me happy
and you can show your
mom your poems and
give you peace.
A World of Cereal
by Avi S.
A world of cereal
where you crunch
where you eat
where you sleep
where you keep
where you run where you go deep
A World of Nature
by Leah C.
I want a world of nature
all the colors
all the nature
soft and hard
big and small
I want a world of nature
nature shaped like
animals
nature
over there
and over here.
I want a world of nature
all the colors in the
rainbow
all the nature
in the world.
The Best Worlds
By Henry H.
A world of sarcasm
A world of kindness
A world of sports
A world of birds
A world of mom and dad
A world of love.
Yes, I want a world like that
By Lily C.
I want to live in a cartoon world
of good Chinese street food, crunchy and saucy
run free,
no cars,
China culture and no war.
yes I want a world like that,
yes I want a world like that.
Ms. Barbeau
2nd Grade
I want to live in a world
by Ellie A.
I want to live in a world
of fun candy trees
with purple buzzing bees
harmless as a fly.
I want to live in a world
of cotton candy clouds
flying high in the sky.
I want to live in a world
with a candy cane sun
but in all the worlds I want
there is one rule
have fun!
A Poem of Love
by Jeronimo D.
I wish the world
would be made
out of happiness.
I wish the world
would be made
out of bravery
and love.
My World
by Ariana B.
the world should be
full of braveness in children
that we give children
love and kindness
and just believe in your
self.
I Want Life
by Kedem L.
I want a world with stories
and different languages.
I want a world with
children shouting out loud
or singing a song
I want a world with a cloud full of
dry fluffy pillows with rainbows
and butterflies
I want a world full of peace
and imagination and stories
being told and
songs being sung
I want a world of life in the water
also in land and in the sky
above Hawaii.
I want to live in a world
by Evelyn C.
I like a world
where people pick
up dog poop,
I like a world
where no mosquitos
can bite
I like a world
where people can be
focused when people
are working.
I like good stuff
by Vivienne D.
I imagine a world with
cotton candy raindrops.
I will make a rule of no smoking
Everyone will feel
energetic.
I imagine a world
of candy canes
as walking sticks.
A magical dreamy world
by Audrey D.
I would like to live in a world
that has all that you dream of
no violence, no frowns
a world with magic.
Something that you think of
will come true
like a shirt that’s white
and pants that’s blue
no violence, no frowns
a world with magic.
