Put On A Dress & Head To The Moon! Sleepy poems @ Moos Elementary

What do you think about as you drift off to sleep? We used Li Po’s contemplative “Quiet Night Thoughts,” to consider our thoughts between waking life and dreams. Because he is so skilled in brevity, we also used the poem to think about line breaks, sometimes tricky for any poet! We tried smushing the poem into a paragraph, and then breaking it back out, and the students discussed how Li Po makes a sleepy night rhythm, full of popping images with the line breaks as intended. Enjoy their work below!

3rd Grade

Night Thoughts by Josephine

I see my sister laying down
The books stand still.
Outside the windy skies
shimmer.
I think about the
next day. Think about
a whole new day.

Quiet Night Thought by Jadyn

I see beautiful stars on the ceiling
And that nursery rhyme the cow
jumped over the moon
I think I see my future
self being a grown up

Hang On by Brianna T.

When I rest my head on my soft pillow
I see some cool stuff that I look
at, it does not look the same like in day,
I see my toy chest, my kitchen set
Slowly getting my cover, thinking
about what to dream, what new
for tomorrow dream, where should
I go, is tomorrow special, let’s find
out in my dream

Sunlight In My Bedroom

Edward R. A.

Before my toy there is bright
sunlight, so that it seems like soft
grass on the ground, and white clouds
Lifting my head, I watch the bright sunlight,
Lowering my head I dream that I’m at
my bedroom at home watching people
passing by my house and rain coming down the sky

What Do I See Or Imagine At Moon Light by Anthony

In my bedroom I see the moon
night looking at me like it
had eyes like I do and
shines through me
When I go to
sleep I think that
I am somebody special
trying to keep people safe

Slent Night Thoughts by Itzly

I see my 2 fishes
I see my 10 teddy bears
I see my closet
I see my lamp
My dream dancing with my sister
My dream is my dad bringing ice cream
My dream me playing with Cherrilyn
My dream giving a flower to my teacher
My dream me sleeping on the moon

3rd Grade

Sleepyhead by Yahira L.

From my bed I see my dog laying
down on his pillow he looks like
a cuddle blanket laying there
I dream that I have a
better life in the future
with everything I wanted
in the past

Untitled by Leyla

From my bed
I see my kittens paw
hugging me every night
when I go to sleep
at night time

I Think And See by Dezlyn T.

From my bed
I see my t.v.
I watched the stars
I always see my hair stuff
Lifting my head
I think of wearing a dress and going to the moon
I dream of my house full of chocolate
I think of watching two movies at the same time