Day Dreams

The most recent poem we discussed was quite a departure from what we’ve seen (and read) so far: Marwa Helal’s “the poem is a dream telling you its time.” Among the poet’s interesting (and creative) methods, she eschews capital letters and punctuation, while the poem’s text is spread out across the page, creating a lot of empty or open space. But is it really ’empty’? What are readers to think about these openings? We also considered the metaphorical implications of the title, expanding our ideas about comparison.

For their poems, students wrote about dreams.

Ms. Nelson 4th Grade AM

Untitled Blaise J

I had a dream that was

mixed with real life.

Went to sleep at 8:00 pm.
I woke up at 11:34 pm

but I couldn’t go to sleep

then I grabbed my dog stuffy then

I fell asleep and it felt

like 3 seconds I woke up

at 7:08 and I went

to school.

Happened yesterday and today.

That Dream Jack M

I woke up then I was in a dream

a big monster jumped on me. I kicked

it then it ran away then it went
into the sewers and transformed to
a weird clown with big teeth and spikes I
ran and found that everybody looked
like the clown and then I went in
the building and a normal lady asked
if I wanted tea and I said yes and I
looked around the house and I saw the same
clown I saw but it was 200 years ago
and he went to jail for taking kids
then escaped and went to the sewers
and then turned into a demonic monster
and the lady gave me her tea and
then to a big grey monster and
ran and grabbed me I said I am
not scared of you you’re just a stupid
clown and turned littler and littler
and died. I won the fight.

Untitled Quentin P

you can have a dream
about basketball football
and any type of sport

I Got Chased by Wolves Ollie S

One time I was walking
home with my dad and then
someone started chasing us
with wolves so we ran and
eventually my mom came and
we all ran into a building
where my mom goes for
work and then the wolves
came but they didn’t know
what room we were in so
we all just slept through
the night.

The Most Average Dream Mahie S

This is the most average dream.
For everything is average.

~ For breakfast I get pizza & ice cream.

~ At noon I go to my friend’s house
for ten hrs!

~ Evening ~ Someone teleports me to
Disney World

~ Night ~ Snoring

~ So what makes this dream
average is that it is a dream!

Untitled Amir T

once when i was dreaming
instead of having a dream
i had a nightmare a monster
showed up i had to run upstairs
and then he showed up i was cornered
i was terrified then i woke up
but i couldn’t move
i could only look at the monster

Mr. Martens 4th Grade AM

Untitled Jordyn C

I had a dream that me, Lizzi,
Jaliyah, A’Leiyah, Camryn, and Noah were
on a rocket ship and Lizzi was driving
then lost control because she’d been
driving the rocket ship for 51 days
and accidentally fell asleep. I told every-
body to sit in their seats and get
ready for landing. They said no because
they were watching Paw Patrol and
they started singing the Paw Patrol
song and we died.

Untitled Hanah G

have a dream about
art is going up
planets behind you

Anything Goes Abdul H

If I dream it would be frightful
straight up crazy lazy basically
anything one you’re fighting and next
you might be in surgery and anything
goes.

There are many real dreams like
being a chef or wanting to do
these dreams can be fun some can
be scary anything goes just make
it good. You can make wood you
can be a fighter or be a writer
just sight your delight anything
goes.

Beside nightmares
ahh you wake up with a zombie
a Frankenstein it’s fine.

Dreamssss Lizzi M

in my dream I’m a chicken
a chicken why you ask
I love chicken I eat it all day
and at night in my dream Jaliyah’s
a hot dog. Why you ask
she talks about hot dogs
all day and all night long
in my dream Jordyn’s a
fry cuz she likes to eat
fries all from the sky
and A’Leiyah’s a pie she
loves sweet treats from the
sky goodbye

Dream Computer Jordan N

Goodnight sweetheart have a good
d
r
e
a
m!

Oh I will!
I
shut
my
eyes
HELLO EVERYONE and WELCOME
to THE
DREAM
COMPUTER!
Today we’re making Suzie’s
D
R
E
A
M
She loves unicorns and
always says that unicorns
help her
S
L
E
E
P!
So this dream will be
P
E
R
F
E
C
T!
Is everyone’s cameras positioned?
YES SIR!
Dream starts . . . . . NOW!
Hey uni—sis
let’s go down the rainbow!
OK~~~~~~~
WOOHOO
THE
UNICORNS
SAY
WAIT the
RAINBOW
IS
TALKING!
That means it’s time to
go home!
Let’s go!
Good morning Suzie!
Good morning, I had the
BEST DREAM! You can tell me at breakfast!

Mr. Waterman 4th Grade

Weird Dreams Ciaran B

A giant nose rampaging

No reason at all

A duck with a fish head

Why? No clue

Life as a tree with feet

Those are all weird dreams

I Remember My Dreams Naomi J

I remember my dreams
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t
Sometimes I just let myself float

When I do remember my dreams,
It feels way more nonsensical than it seemed
Sometimes it dawns on me and my heart gleams

When I don’t remember my dreams,
I try to remember, but to no avail
It’s very foggy, like a veil

when I wake up
it all goes away
to store the rest
for another day….

Untitled Vincent K

Dreams are beautiful
You can dream anything
You have fun
You wake up
You wish that your dreams were real
You work
You dream again.

Untitled Divakar R

Haggling at the bazaar, I say “200
rupees.” The vendor says “250.”
We bicker and bicker, nobody
knowing a good price. “225,
final offer,” the vendor says.
Amma’s whisper comes back to
me: “10% more.” “247.5 rupees,”
I say. “Fine,” he grumbles. As I
walk away, Amma comes and says to
me “I’m proud of you.” This was
my dream.

I Had a Dream Skylar S

I had a dream . . .
where I was freer
free from my stress.

I could fly high,
high into the skies.

I am free from the tyr-
any.

They say dreams have meanings

so I will fly soon . . . .

Untitled Iris Z

dreams
float
around
like
butterflies

dreams
are
like
a
portal
to
a
different
world

dreams
are
like
magic
and
every
night
we
dream
again

Ms. Nelson 4th Grade PM

Dream Cloud Augustus A

I woke I thought until I
went outside I was in the
sky in the clouds I thought clouds
were going to be wet but it wasn’t
it was soft and under me
was nothing just clouds it was so
fun until I fell I woke up I wish
it lasted longer

Flying Dream Meiwei C

I am going down and down with
my flying dream she never would come
but she has a time to fly to
her next time it’s painful to see
her go flying but she will fall
to her unfulfilled fate like her dad’s
time. His time is short. Time will
always restart. Now I will go to
the world . . . . Flying dreams. Where
everyone is in my flying dream with
their time like me.

Dreams Alec L

Dreams could be nice and loose

but nightmares could be scary and not nice

but loose dreams could be really nice

because you could dream of anything

and it will come true

Dark Dreams! Evangeline L

I awake. I feel a sticky goo.
I look up. Nothing looks
familiar. I see some dark goo

on my feet. Suddenly, I hear
a knock on the door.
Bang Bang!!

The door creaks and opens.
I hide under the bed and
see feet. I get a little peek

and I see an old
lady with a creepy
face. And clothes

with that goo on them.
I see skulls on a
tray but it should hold

cookies. She looks under
and grabs me. She
puts me in a chamber
with skeletons in it.

I’ve been in here for
a hundred years it feels.
She opens the door and

look bats. AAAhhh I scream!!!!

A Dream in a Dream Julia M

Mom mom I had a dream
“OK sweetheart” so we went
to a big house “OK” and then
we fell “what” is OK then we
went on a — “OK OK can you get
me a pop” “OK” I say after 2 mins
so then we went to — wakes
up oh it was a dream.

Nightmare or a Dream Remi W

me and my sister were on
a flying
bed and my
sister said
what is this a nightmare
or a dream it disappeared
we fell bang we
woke up.

Mr. Martens 4th Grade PM

Untitled Xiahenazi A

I had a dream a robot. Actually I can’t
remember.

Dream Amari B

So I had this dream it
was a funny dream and the
dream it was a little toenail
on my finger just laying there like
I put it there or something
so I threw it away but then
I woke up from my dream
and saw my sister’s feet and
my face so that is why I
saw a toenail in my dream

The Nightmare Penelope C

I close my eyes
blood stained outfit
screaming voices
I start to run a
way to where I am safe
the place is safe
I hear voices coming
look around the knife
the one coming to my
head

I
wake
to
a
start
my
night
mare
is
done

I am safe to bed
in my place anew

Why Can't I Dream? Steven D

Dreams!!
Why do I have none?
I don’t have any
chances are 0.01
not even a dream about a pun
not even a bed
or that dude named Ted
Dreams!!
Dreams!!
Dreams!!
Why is it so hard?
It is very miserable

Gwarp Reynash G

As Gwarp walks through the flower
patch, the bushes rustle. As the
bushes rustle, Gwarp hustles.

He runs with joy thinking his
tail is a toy.

“What a wonderful world” he
thinks, Gwarp really does.

What's a Dream Jeremy H

What’s
a
dream
a
dream
is
a
thought
A
dream
is
a
story
A
dream
is
fun
wow
I
want
to dream.