This poet is an educator. Welcome to my classrooms.
J is for Jessica, jumping around
E is for everyone glad for her sound
S is for silence, which she can do, too
S is for holding her breath ‘til she’s blue!
I is for itching to get a straight A’s
C is for Calming all the Ms. Rays
A is for always, and always and always. The times that she will succeed.
Nathan McNutt
If I had to do it all over again,
I’d say to Nathan McNutt:
Today we don’t read or write,
Let’s fish and break out of our rut!!
His crazy noises and running mind
Would stop in less than a minute:
If I could JUST say to Mr. Mcnutt,
The fish are biting, get in it!
I’d see a whole different man,
A completely different boy,
For we tend to be pleasant,
when we find our joy.
Then we’d read the tide tables
And write a fish play
he’d love language arts,
And make fish out of clay.
CLR08
HEY! Chris!
Hey Chris Palmer, who are you?
And who are you hoping to be?
With hair down to here, and pants
Down to there,
Who are you wishing to be?
You have quite a chance, and you know
Through romance,
That if you want to, you can do it.
What you decide will be so,
Don’tlet book learning go,
Remember,
your words will get you
that girl.
CLR’08
Maryssa
Maryssa is all about
Maryssa is grade nine.
Maryssa is quite sure that her
qualities are sublime.
Angry face jumps across the room
Daggers in her eyes,
The snarl, the growl, the low pitched howl
Everywhere, darkened skies
Maryssa isabout moving on
But she works at minimum speed.
Maryssa hates her name misspelled
Her anger it will feed.
CLR 08
Dylan P.
Dylan is a complex creature
With new shoes every day.
He feels so poor but looks so rich
He is on his way.
Loud and fresh and in your face.
Always getting in your space
Responsibility for his
Naughty deeds? No.
Dylan groans and Dylan pleads.
Dylan is a complex boy who will someday grow.
CLR08
Victoria
Like a waterfall of fresh colors
Victoria exercises her right to
Dye her hair
Whatever color
She feels necessary.
With an intellect as huge
As her boots, and a heart
That will break
When Steve says goodbye
Clr08
Aaron V.
‘A’ is for Aaron
And that’s what he earns every time.
His diligence usually pays off.
He puts his shoulder to the grindstone
And understands metaphors
Better than most.
CLR08
Nikki Bohart
Nikki runs like a gazelle
Across the terrain.
Flying as though her
Life depended on
Grace and stamina.
Long will she live:
Her head neatly topping
Her shoulders,
Her life as a simile.
CLR08
Deven
I am truly sorry that
I was unable to entice you from
Riding your skateboard up hill without a helmet
Into a world where learning has
A front row seat and
Caring and respect
Are verbs and not
Dreams.
I grieve for the loss of
A heart and soul
But I know that your
Agenda is yours.
And life will answer your questions.
(Please wear your helmet)
CLR08
Dallas was here
Dallas Sollitto
Sollitto
Sollitto
Walks with his head held high.
He knows he knows
Wherever he goes
Or else he won’t go there.
Dallas Sollitto
Sollito
Sollitto
Works hard to hide his pain
He talks quite loud
And he is quite proud
And he is here everyday
Dallas Sollitto
Sollito
Sollito
Leaves an echo wherever he goes
Move him here
Move him there
He is always everywhere.
CLR 2008
CJ
Hardened heart with
Slimey slithers,
This young fellow
Gives the shivers.
If he smiles, you wonder why
If he frowns, you see the guy.
Young but old, and way
Too cold
With a sense of pride
That will never slide.
Respect him, discipline,
Write him up,
He’ll act the same,
No matter what.
ClR 2008
BRI H.
I wonder, who the heck are you?
I can't tell when I look in your eyes.
Some sadness,
some badness,
some overriding madness
and always the
innocence.
Your power is hovering closely around you,
and fades
when your tummy hurts.
Take good care of that girl you are
And when you find out who she is,
You’ll be
Happy to know her!
CLR08
Brea
Brea is a beautiful butterfly, in a field
Of alliteration.
She dances lightly with her muse and finds
she
Must put on the brakes,
and ask twice what
The world wants from her.
Some songs sung to a
beat we don’t hear,
She smiles and she moves her head,
Eyes closed, with creativity as her partner in the dance.
Knowing and doing are not the
Same, and Brea senses this,
Digging her heels in, she tries not
To please the teacher, but can’t help it
She always does.
CLRO8
jacob hall found out long ago,
life isn't a fairy tale with a happy ending and a fart.
grab it where you find it,
and hold it when you can, happy is here and
passes and things
never
change.
But jacob will be mr. hall before he blinks
twice
and he will be reminding his young ones that
that life isn't always nice.
Clr08
1st in her class
Alyssa loves ponies and horses and dogs,
She loves to go riding on horses and hawgs.
Alyssa so sweet and demure and so kind
She works hard please and rewind.
Alyssa knows not what the future will hold
But she stands up proud, and she stands up bold
Alyssa’s a riddle you can’t figure out,
But Know that she knows what she’s all about.
Clr08
Ms. Espinosa
Through no thought of my own I called you that, I called you
Angel face.
Rebecca, could it be that you are a saint, a martyr, an angel fallen from grace?
Or maybe my memory of names is quite poor, and instead of Dave
The new name I gave…..
But words are power and sweeter you are, since I knew you as
Angel face.
your long dark hair, your effervescent smile, as well as your exceptional grace It all adds up to one wonderful thing, your beautiful
angel face.
CLR ‘08
CaroLine
There is a Line drawn in the sand, called the CaroLine.
With physical prowess, and writing skills, Carol’s Line is fine.
The Line she walks ‘tween top and bottom, that is the CaroLine!
Perfection, selection, and always detection, these are her bottom line.
when she wonders where to put her electric power….
Tell her: in the CaroLine!!
Jasmine
A melody of love, and hurt, and pain,
Jasmine seeks just one refrain.
Life offers her more hard than not
But she keeps on, when things get hot.
Jasmine’s heart wants to know
Which direction she should go.
She looks for right, but trips on wrong.
Which one will finally be her song?
Will shelight the world with the beauty of right?
Or seek her shelter in the dark of the night?
Clr’08
Aldonza
Aldonza, Aldonza
What is that song? Why sing so loud,
And why sing so long?
Aldonza, Aldonza focus that light
On your homework today, and
Later tonight!
Aldonza, Aldonza you write like a pro
Put your mind to it, so all will know!
Aldonza, aldonza, please sing a sweet song
Sing it out loud, and sing it out strong.
CLR2008
Ok maybe not pretty. But apropo.
Proud of those Puyallup Digital Learning Graduates!
