I'm grateful for my beautiful life... - The Chicago Poetry Center

I’m grateful for my beautiful life…

This week we read a beautiful poem called prayer by Jorge Argueta, where he expressed gratitude for may simple things we take for granted on a daily basis. Students worked on a brainstorm exercise where they thought of things they were grateful for in different categories. Family and friends, basic necessities, nature, and memories were a few. Students then spent time creating their own gratitude poems. There were some really beautiful poems this week. Here are a few of them. I hope you enjoy!

Ms. Murray 6th Grade

I'm Grateful Isaac

I’m grateful for my
beautiful life, and for
my mom and dad. Thank
you so much for this
beautiful life, thank you
mom and dad for bringing
me the best life, and
the beautiful blue sky,
it makes me happy to
see the sky and the
nature, and the cute
animals. It’s so beautiful
to have the best
life, and memories.

Thank You Emma

Thank God,
for the people the s/he
created to make music.
Thank you
for friends that give
me happiness when
I’m down, or when I’m not.

Untitled Gonzalo

Mano for
teaching me the music
I like today
Nanis for tuffing me up
and for teaching
me new stuff
And thank you papa
for the memory
of fixing a car
for the first time
And for my mama
thank you for teaching
me how to cook
different stuff.