| Where is Your Homework? | Fox | The World Is Not A Pleasant Place | |
| What is Poetry | I am Better Than You | The Shot | |
| Beautiful Storm | Slow People | 4th of July | |
| Things To Be Taught In School |
Where is Your Homework?
My homework flew out the window
on the way to school.
It is being carried away to a far away
land where some young child will pick it up
and look at
and wonder how much time someone wasted on it.
They will be glad that they aren’t in a school like mine
wasting their time on useless homework.
So if you ask me where my homework is
I will tell you
it is on its way to a far away land.
There once was a fox
He lived in a box
His name was Marvin
He was so skinny, you would think he was starving
He acts kind of snobby
He doesn’t even have a hobby
He doesn’t have many friends
‘cause he doesn’t know how to make amends
Poetry is a beautiful sunset
Stretching across the horizon
Poetry is a beautiful language
Unknown too many people
Poetry is long bubble bath
After a hard day’s work
Poetry is a long drive
Through the roaming country side
Poetry is a warm hug
From a loving friend
I was born with the grace of a swan
I am a fish that can breathe out of water
I have more friends than the world can contain
I am built stronger than a Clydesdale
I an a better golfer than Tiger Woods
I have more talent than any actor
I am more brilliant than Albert Einstein
I have more money that Bill Gates
I have more love than God
In the horizon you can see the storm coming
It thunders louder as it gets closer
You close your eyes to think
It would be safer to get out of its way
When you open you eyes all you can see is the sunset
Once the slow people have moved on
It is safe for you to proceed
They are not quite sure where they are headed
But be careful;
There are slow people crossing
The World is Not A Pleasant
Place to Be
By poetry and Drama Students
Inspired by Nikki Giovanni
The world is not a pleasant place
To be without
Someone to hold and be held by
The sun wouldn’t smile
If there weren’t
A world
To smile back (MV)
You could never wish
Upon a star if
No one put them up there
And made them glow (JJ)
A flower would not grow
Without the laughter
Of the sun (JM)
A flower would die
If not watered by
Love. (SR)
A star would not shimmer
Without the moon
To make it glimmer. (ET)
A campfire would not be enjoyed
Without laughs
To accompany it. (AK)
Fields would not grow
Without rays
From the sun. (LJ)
Space is a lonely place
Without
The human race (JF)
The grass could not be green
Without the caring tears from the sky
A bird could not survive
Without the trust of a tree (AB)
The sky could not be so high
If no one held it upon their shoulders
To guard their people
And make it real. (MH)
You would never be warm or see light
If the sun was not there
To keep it all bright (AW)
A moose would not squeal
If there were no hunters
To harm it. (JA)
A tree wouldn’t grow
If the soil
Wouldn’t accept it (AC)
Music would not be pleasant
If our hearts weren’t there
To grasp it (AK)
The world would
not shine
If the sun wasn’t to smile
If the grass wasn’t so green
And the sea wasn’t so blue. (NM)
The world is
Not a pleasant place to be without
Someone
The game has been a fair one
Both teams came to play
A win means the last chance to state
All that matters is who wants it more
Fighting back and forth for the lead
It all comes down to the final seconds
Behind by a basket and one shot left
It’s in the air, hits the backboard
The backboard turns red when the time runs out
Just before the buzzer, the basket is good
The barbeque is lit,
The burgers begin to sizzle
Kids running; lighting fireworks
Families together to have fun
Grandmas telling stories
Everyone listening intently,
Every kind of salad you could imagine
Lemonade and sodas
Everyone together again
It’s the fourth of July
Things to be taught in school,
How to love the rain, and
Get up early to see the sunrise
To play hopscotch with your little sister, and
Take long walks on the beach.
I want high school report cards
To look like this:
Respecting your Parents
A
Building Character
A
Creating a Good Work Ethic
A
Finding a true Friendship
A+!