your vision, your voice
You’re trying but you can’t
At least not yet you can’t. You lose a lot
Your fans go home sad and crying
You watch teams celebrate on your own home field.
But now it’s time for a comeback
It will take a few years but you’ll win games.
You might even win the biggest game in baseball
Keep reaching for the stars.
Keep trying.
Keep having hope.
Keep dreaming.
You will win.
Blanton Elementary School
4
When I wake up, I hear the sounds
dancing through the air
the barking of the hounds
that are gnawing on an old lawn chair.
I hear the birds chirping
and the lawn mowers mowing
and the neighbor’s office converting
into a new bedroom for their family that is growing.
I walk downstairs to get some food
and almost trip over my sister’s bears.
I say to her, “You’re screwed.”
She gives me an attempt at a glare
as I hear the sounds in the air.
Gorzycki Middle School
7
Hope is
a dream
Like a warm cup of hot chocolate
Snow falling
D
O
W
N
To the white ground
Like bubbles floating against a blue sky
Beautiful bluebonnets in the green grass
The sun shining and smiling for all the world to see
The morning dew sparkling in the morning sunlight
Hope is one of the most magical things
Hope is one of life’s greatest miracles
Gorzycki Middle School
7
My family is a Christmas Tree
My dad is the Christmas tree branches, holding all of our love together
My mom is the ornaments so PRETTY and BRIGHT
My little sister is the candy cane SWEET and COLORFUL
My little brother is the star on the tree, the TIP and CRAZINESS of the family
My Grandma is the leaves putting life on the living tree
My Grandpa is the tinsel of the tree
Wrapping around us in a comforting way
My dogs are the presents giving WARMTH and COLOR and SWEETNESS to
the tree
I am the stem growing our love in the family
Gorzycki Middle School
7
Christmas
Christmas is a holiday that I LIKE
Everyone is HAPPY like they just won the lottery
Everyone is EXCITED for Christmas
People spend time with family
The whole family is HAPPY
The decorations glow brightly
Everyone is in the Christmas spirit
Everyone sings Christmas carols like they are in a choir
Christmas
Gorzycki Middle School
7
The time has come to gather with family and celebrate
To regret all the delicious food you ate
To see the family you only see once a year
To have fun with your little cousins and spread Christmas cheer
To open the presents under the big pretty tree
To be nice to others and let go of your grief
To remember the important people you lost
To hope for a shower of white soft Texas frost
But there is more to Christmas to me
Because Christmas is a mountain away from what it used to be
We remember the people that we loved a lot
And we make sure that they don’t get lost in our thoughts
Gorzycki Middle School
7
Snow
Powdered sugar falls to the
ground.
Not fast or rushed
slowly like feathers.
Floating softly
landing on my tongue.
Sweet, Sweet flavor
like ice cream.
Layers upon layers
prepare for the
playful, soft,
footsteps.
The snow whispers
in my ear
Merry Christmas
to you.
Snow.
Gorzycki Middle School
7
Ravishing crimson
Overwhelming beauty
Softer than silk
Everlasting aroma
Petals break off
Elegant as they fall
Twirling and swirling
As they dance through the wind
Landing on the ground
Spreading their beauty around
Gorzycki Middle School
7
Notes flying through the air
It might seem unfair
They sail through your head like nothing was even there
Even if you are there
The notes will pass you as if you were mere air
It might be a little unfair
But it’s not unfair
If you don’t put effort in there
You won’t soar through the air
Beautiful notes in the air, it’s not unfair, even if no one is there watching you play.
Gorkycki Middle School
7
One Day
i’ll look at the world another way
for what it could be
past hate
pollution and wars
and see
that there are better things
there’s a family like a beacon that lights a dim world
sunshine to sweep away sadness
strangers who are angels
i’ll take a chance
to live a golden life
somewhere on my road
One Day
Gorzycki Middle School
7