Category: 05th

R A I N

Wind blows, trees sway and rustle then the sun disappears.
The rain starts light and soft at first then hard
Before I know it,
Iit starts pouring.
I walk home splashing in puddles until thunder starts booming
And following after the thunder lightning flashes
I run
Listening to my feet hit the wet grass.
Finally I’m home at last,
But drenched head to foot.

Barton Hills Elementry

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Sounds of Earth

As I sit outside on a Fall afternoon I listen and gaze right up at the moon.
Trees move and sway in the wind and the sound of birds chirping calms me.

Leaves rustling, birds flying south for Winter I sit and wonder what life would be like with no sounds.
Boring and the same and we would want something not as plain.

Barton Hills

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SLOW AND STEADY

Slow and steady
Win the race,
Well
That’s not true!
If I ran slow and steady,
I might look like you!
I like to run
fast
as the pavement touches
my feet.
When the racing gun

BOOMS!
I run to the sound
of the beat.
My shoes squeak
as I run
my shoes barely touch
the ground.
So with slow and steady
your gonna be last,
and that’s why I run
fast!

Barton Hills Elementary

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Dog

My pet dog is a fat, lazy, but
adorable dog named Jazzy.
Chasing squirrels
Eating her dog food
Food scraps we give her.
Sleeping on her dog bed
Snuggling
With my other dog, Allie
and my blanket.

Barton Hills Elementary School

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Black and White

I go in my car, looking out the window
Seeing people marching for equal rights
People standing in a straight line yelling for Equal Rights.
Then people with signs
That says we want Equal Rights
People standing in front of the DC Capitol
Black people saying we want Equal rights
and then I see
Martin Luther King Jr
Things will be alright

Barton Hills Elementary

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Christmas Cheer

Oh how I love
This time of year.
Being with family,
and having Christmas cheer.

I sit by the fire
And stories are read
When lots of things
are going on in my head.

As I look out at the snow
I know someone is on his way,
to bring us gifts and to show us
Christmas cheer.

Not the toys
Not the food
Not the gifts for girls and boys
It’s being with the people you love.

Barton Hills Elementary

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Bunnies

Furry and soft
So cute,so cute,
And sweet.
Heartwarming, calm.
Bunnies

If you want one as a pet,
I promise you won’t regret
There sweet,calm black eyes
Bunnies

Hopping everywhere
Tomorrow is the day!
I know it. I can tell
Bunnies

Laying down in the bunny bed
There here! There here!
1, 2, and 3, I count
Look there’s number 4!
Baby Bunnies

Sleeping on the soft bedding
So calm and quiet
So tuckered out. aww!
All I
all I can hear is the heater
That is keeping the bunnies warm
Sleeping Baby Bunnies,
GOOD NIGHT

Barton Hills Elementary

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The Beach

The tan, rocky sand
brushes my feet.
Warmer than the water,
cooler than the sun.

The wet waves clap
when they reach the sand bank.
Umbrellas rise and
chairs unfold.

The fresh, salty air
tastes smooth by the sea.
The wind flies free
as I swim gleefully.

Barton Hills Elementary

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Courage

The soft music plays
My heart so tenderly
I long
To be the
Music
To give
My part
Yet I am
Trapped
In a cage woven of
Worry and hurt
I long for
The notes
To dance
From my mouth
I long for
The light to shine
But the sky
Is gray
I long to
Take a stance
Yet I am
Trapped
And the key is hidden

Barton Hills

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