Butterflies Cannot Lie

This week, Smyser’s 4th graders and I wondered how it might feel to step into someone or something else’s shoes for a day. We read Advice from a Raindrop by Kim Stafford and then wrote our own Persona Poems.

Ms. Erzrumly 4th Grade

Advice from a Tree Nickolas

If you ever feel the cold coming
you can just change your colors

Talk to others
if you need something
or help

You can always grow bigger
and stronger just like me!

Advice From A Bird Naomi

I can fly away from my problems
Even though you can’t fly you can run
Away from your problems I can’t
Eat pizza burgers or any humanlike
food.

I can get to places faster but
I can’t ride a bike or scooter
I can talk to other birds
but so can you you can
talk to your friends I get
scrammed away.

It is hard to fly to
different places for winter but
you can stay in your
home and turn the heater
on nevermind I don’t wanna
be a bird.

Advice from a Snowflake Marcie

You’re different and special
you calm down and flow in the breeze
you can make people happy going to places
you can see the world.

Advice from a Spider Zion

I am the
gray spider
on your wall
and I got some
advice

even if you
feel small and
feel like a speck

there are still
things that make
you special
as a spider I can
balloon and fly.

Advice from a Firework Noel

It glows blows and flows
then the sky while I eat pie
then tells me to chill and watch
enjoy it loud but somehow calm
expand my energy teach me
how to celebrate.

Advice from Spiderman Ezekiel

Even if you could not shoot webs
you could make web shooters. Don’t
ever swing too close to the ground.

Ms. Edwards 4th Grade

Fox Tara

I know how to move in secret
I know how to feed my family
I know how to hunt
I know how to laugh and run and play
It brings me joy playing with my community
I love being fast and sneaky so no one can see me

I am a fox I can be strong
I can be a hero sometimes too
protecting my family from predators
even tho I’m one too
I love to eat
and love to sleep
I am a FOX

Lion Ivanna

A Lion is
strong but
I’m also
strong A lion
is Proud out loud!
I feel that sometimes
a lion is sneaky
I can be sneaky
aa Lion is hard working
for his/her community
I can help my community.

Advice from a Cat Grace

You don’t have to always smile
Just do a little
grumpy face!
Don’t be shy, you can
play all day with your
owner! Why don’t
you play with me
I’m gonna scratch
you! >:( Can you even
handle my cute little
face hehe… Hug attack!!
*breaks* ugh I’m bored.
oooo mouse catch catch
catch CATCH pssss… can I
have some fish pls?
meow, meow, meow
meow, meow, meow
Meowww…

Butterflys Cannot Lie Mialina

I cannot Lie but it’s really
fun to fly you can eat yummy nectar
soo sweet mm I have a long tongue
good for nectar

Advice from a Seagull Emily

Free on the beach
Free food on the beach
Free entertainment on the beach
Free as can be

Glide in the air
sneak into a fair
The king’s lair,
Free as can be

I want to be something? Ethan

I want to
be a fish
so I can
keep swimming
and go
with
the flow

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