Ode to the Banana

The cold banana
Always huddling with its group
Always in its jacket
Until the very end
Until it gets takes away
to be crushed and slayed
It squeals, “Mama, Papa!”
Before he never sees the light of day
But they still stay strong
And hope to live to an old age
With spots of color
Sitting on a shelf
Sometimes its poses
For the artist to come draw it
Sitting silently
Sharing its soul
With the world
Never taking off its jacket


Lamar Middle School

6th

I Wish My Dog Could Fly

I wish my dog could fly
I wish my dog could fly
I don’t know why
Maybe he’ll go
And find a 10 foot tall bone
Instead of us having to buy one for him
And he and me
Can go on vacation
Yay
And he could carry a car
sooooooo
Everyone can
Go on vacation
Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!


Boone Elementary

3rd

Rhyming

Rhyming is overrated.
Rhyming poems are childish and dated.
Free verse is far superior.
Rhymes are often so much drearier.

I say we extinguish the rhymes
We’ve used them on too many times.
Free verse is for the more artistic,
An art system that is truly mystic.

Rhymes are childish and creative,
Free verse is so spectacular and imaginative
Rhymes are tasteless they’ve out done their use,
Free verse is powerful, complex, and abstruse.

Children make rhymes, they’re old and tasteless,
Free verse are convoluted, elaborate, and audacious.
The definition of art is the application of skill and ability.
Free verse poems show my artistic agility.
Not some poem with rhyming, that’s easy!
Free verse is so intricate we only covered it briefly.


Murchison

8

Sam

Sam was supposed to be small,
But that was not the case at all.

Even though San is so diggity
We treat him with much cordiality.

He can almost jump the fence
he treats my dad with much eminence.

Without him our family is not complete.
He can run so fast he is practically an athlete.

Sam is really great,
To live with us is his fate.


Murchison

8

My Cats Hat

My cat has a hat
Even though it’s quite hat
I call it a plate,
Because it’s really quite straight

He says it looks cool
When he jumps in the pool
Ohh sure,
He’s SOOOO mature
He’s only three,
He can’t even climb a tree!

My cat has a hat.


Boone Elementary

3rd