Table Of Contents

I Am Poem

Bio Poem

Re-Creation Poem

Stylistic Imitation Poem

Definition Poem

Limerick Poem

Ode Poem

Found Poem

Choral Poem

Favorite Poem

I Am Poem: Strong

I am inspired and driven I say that this is me

I wonder where I will be in 10 years I dream for a better future

I hear many doubts in my mind I try and I put effort in what I do

I see the future is in my hands I hope I can handle what will come my way

I want to be successful

I am hard-working and collective

I pretend like nothing is going on around me

I feel like I need to roar for others to hear me

I worry about school

I cry when I feel like I have failed others

I am as powerful as the people around me

I understand my strengths and my weaknesses

Bio Poem: Who Am I?

Addie,

Joyful, Shy, Humble, Persistent

Brother of Angelo, Carla, and Sandra

Lover of music, money, and math

Who feels tired after endless hours of studying, happy when with friends, and thankful for family

Who needs the weekend, to start looking for a college, and to travel again

Who gives his energy, free time, and effort into homework

Who fears spiders, snakes, and public bathrooms

Who would like to see Italy, Egypt, and Greece

Resident of Santee

Canon

Re-Creation Poem: The Burning Sun

Burning yellow in the distance

The light shining through the day

The heat touching my skin

It brightens like a candle

A big ball of fire in the sky

Never burning out

Smiling back at me

The sun sets turning it bright orange

Standing at the center of the solar system

Burning for centuries to come

The selected words were from "Orange" by Gary Soto

Stylistic Imitation Poem: The Parkland Shooting Massacre

At two twenty-one in the afternoon It was two twenty-one in the afternoon

It was two twenty-one in the afternoon Death has just entered the room

Class is in session It was two twenty-one in the afternoon

It was two twenty-one in the afternoon Bullets feast on the flesh of the innocents

The fire alarms screaming throughout the classrooms

It was two twenty-one in the afternoon It was two twenty-one in the afternoon

Confusion had spread like a disease People run as bullets fly past

It was two twenty-one in the afternoon It was two twenty-one in the afternoon

Students walking out with no suspicions Seventeen perished in a senseless act

It was two twenty-one in the afternoon It was two twenty-one in the afternoon

The sound of gunfire roaring like a lion

Definition Poem: Being Joyful

Joyful: [Joy-ful], adjective, Joyfulness

Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure of happiness

When I get what I wanted for my birthday

Being able to have free time to do what I want

When I have music roaring in my ears

When I finally finish my homework after millions of hours of working

When I learn something new

When my phone is fully charged

When I do good on a test that I studied endless hours for

When the weekend is close by

Limerick Poem: The Man That Can Fly

There was once a man that can fly

Who claims he has flown to the sky

He flew like a bird

He sat on the curb

He watched as the airplanes went by

Ode Poem: Ode To Pencil

Thank you pencil for helping me write out my thoughts

With your rounded and pointed lead

Screeching as I write

So sharp and light

The words disappear as I erase

You help me throughout the school day

When I am taking notes or doing my homework

 As I sharpen you like a knife blade

Your yellow wooden exterior shines day and night

I will keep you in my pocket as I prepare for class

Found Poem: Nature

The golden light in the horizon

Doves lingering and singing

The blue skies hanging silently

Light flooding across the grass

The sun is up

Roses redder than my lips

Colors vibrant as light shimmers

Tree frogs looking in my window

Silver birches dangle at the edge of the woods

Color leaks into the morning

Words from the novel The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Choral Poem: Piano

Piano Piano Piano Piano

Black On three legs

and white Showing its strings

Moving from chord to chord Hands swing side to side

Octave to octave Sheets to sheets

The melody singing in your ears Piano Piano

Piano Piano

Playing like Mozart

And Beethoven

88 keys in its glory

Hissing throughout the room

Strings being plucked

As I play each key