Sky Clouds Make a Picture

IS 227Q The Louis Armstrong Middle School

Amina Henry, Teaching Artist Teachers & Writers Collaborative

Ms. Ponella, Principal

Assistant Principals: Ms. Dunn, Ms. Hayden, Ms. Del Valle & Ms. Filakouris

SPRING 2017 GRADE 6, ELA

Teachers: Ms. Baron, Ms. Conway, Ms. Mortenson, Ms. Rodriguez and Ms. Sarno

Teaching Assistants: Andrea Colella, Anna Gioulos, Fida Hussain, Michael Lopez, Elvis Perez, Sharmin Quraishi, Stephanie Smalls, Keli Theophaunas, Jose Quintana, Jeanette Vera, Dicey Walton, Rebeka Yasmin

Program Coordinator: Janine Sarno

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Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Animals 7

Letters 11

Spring 27

I Am 49

Walking 69

Going Inside 89

Introduction

It has been a real treat to work with the Louis Armstrong Middle School this year. During this five-week residency, I decided to focus on the basic goal of the Teachers & Writers Collaborative—exercising the imagination. Yes, we used time-tested effective poetic devices like simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, and repetition. We re-visited the five senses and how one might utilize them to create dynamic imagery in a poem. But perhaps more importantly, we focused on seeing the world around us in a fresh, creative and exciting way; we also explored ourselves in new ways. We wondered what it would be like to be animals or to go inside of various objects. We felt spring through our fingers, feeling it, sniffing it, hearing it, tasting it, and seeing it from an ice-cream fresh perspective. We twisted letters with our imaginations, turning them into things like mountains, snakes, mice, chairs and half- hearts. We acknowledged the diversity inside of us, considering all of the elements that make us unique individuals. We also experienced poetry together from poets such as e.e. cummings, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rainer Maria Rilke, Charles Simic, and May Swenson. Thank you to the students, the teachers, and the teaching assistants who helped generate this work. I loved being in your classrooms and experiencing your diversity, your exuberance, your curiosity and ultimately, the poetry you were brave enough to put on the page and share with the world.

- Amina Henry, Teaching Artist

ANIMALS

Ms. Baron’s Class

OWLS Natalie Bogusz

Sleep in the daytime In the trees They hoot They eat mice and berries They fly ZONKEY They have big eyes Sofia Eliades They are brown like trees They can turn their head I am a zonkey all the way around I am a zebra and a donkey CAT I am white Imar Esquilintugwell I am black I have stripes I am a cat I have four legs I live at home I am a hybrid I am gray and white I have two ears I have two ears I have hair I have whiskers I have one tail DOLPHIN I say “meow” Sofia Eliades I like to eat milk I am cute and soft I am a dolphin I look like a tiger I live in the ocean I have teeth I eat fish I am silver like a bracelet I swim and play all day I am fun I dream of playing with my friends

DOLPHIN DOG Nujhat Hossain Suhani Jain

I am a dolphin I am a dog I can swim I live with my family I have wings I am white I live in the water I walk in the park I flourish like weather I like to eat bones I have four feet I am big I can jump and eat meat I have a leash I dream of having a partner I play games To live, swim, and eat together I attack people I take a bath every day I love to swim I like to take care of myself

PANDA Dayna Millien

I am a panda

I am a black bearwith black and white fur

I live in South Central China

I weigh 150 – 220 lbs, I am big

I sleep in the winter

I am cute and cuddly

I love to eat bamboo grass, bulbs, some

insects and fruit

I climb trees

I dream about bamboo

BUTTERFLY Caterin Ortiz

I am a butterfly and I eat nectar I have wings, my wings I fly and land on people I am blue I dream about nectar

CHEETAH

Michael Zambrano

WOLF I am orange and black spots Amare Rambert I live in Africa I like to run fast I am a wolf I can only go straight I live in the forest I jump high almost to the sky I eat meat I dream of meat I am a gray wolf I love to EAT I am fast as a tiger

MONKEY Dominick Sanchez

I am a monkey I like to jump up and down I like to jump up and down! I love bananas I love bananas! I live in the wild or the zoo (I live in the wild or the zoo) I dream of swinging in the trees

I dream of swinging in the trees!

LETTERS THE LONELY MOUNTAIN V Nadia Alalou

The lonely mountain stands there All she wants is a companion She dreams of having a little mountain by her side She says, “Come over, little mountain!” The lonely mountain feels upside down The lonely mountain stands there Waiting Ms. Conway’s Class

WHAT ARE YOU, HUGE S? WHO ARE YOU, E? Mallek Abdelmagid Reina Aguilar

Slithering like a snake Who are you, measured E? you make people scream You are placed between two inches You eat other small things Measure wherever you want like if they’re with cream You dream of becoming an inch

You have no legs WHO ARE YOU, LETTER U? You slither away Tiffany Arpi You lay them eggs You have nothing to say Who are you, letter U? Perhaps part of a roller coaster? DRIBBLING O Oh the joyous, frightful screams Helen Aguaiza of your riders All you want is peace Who are you, dribbling O? Nostalgic for when you were You are in my eyes a scrap of metal My letter helps me sign No yells or screams My letter wants food My letter dreams about basketballs My letter would say, “Ohhh” My letter feeds by opening its mouth

WHO ARE YOU Q? WHO ARE YOU HUNGRY O? Nicole Banegas Tracy Choying

You are a little pest, scrambling Hungry O is how I would call you in the night Hungry O, looking for food trying to find some food Relaxing and watching TV but then comes that after eating big, mean, old pet and before you know it you’re being chased WHO ARE YOU, LETTER Q? Now you are playing cat and mouse Leslie Delacruz All you want is some food to eat, just longing for Who are you, letter Q? food Are you hiding from me? Will your life just be a Are you feeling alright? game? Sadly, yes, a game of Are you playing hide and seek? cat and mouse Found you! Why don’t you come out? WHO ARE YOU, L? There’s nothing to be afraid of? Abhijeet Biswas You are never like that. Do you want a treat? Your name rings a bell Here comes the treat! The alphabet is your home Don’t kids make you out of foam? I knew you would come out. Who are you L? Let’s go for a walk outside. I’ll call your parents with my cell. All is solved. BRANDON Brandon Ferrera WHO ARE YOU, L? Yodi Carrucciu I am Brandon. The letter looks like the first letter of my You are an empty corner. name. You want someone to take up your space. My letter expresses me and my feelings. You dream about people filling your B wants to be human. emptiness with happiness but no one ever does. X No one ever will. Patrick Francisco The only thing you would say is, “Fill me with endless love and compassion.” The crossing of paths Your stuck and sad and depressed forever. Disagreements Never meeting again Separation Losing yourself The agony or relief of letting go

O WHO ARE YOU LITTLE t? Patrick Francisco Karen Matute

Going round in circles You are the shape Things repeating in an instant of every anchor whom Mistakes repeating belongs to a boat Never getting out Stuck in one position When you take away Just moving on but that extra curve on life just kicks you in the the left, you look like face until you finally tap out a + Your only question is why? You stop a ship when you’re released I AM THE LETTER Q down to the bottom, Jason Jiang leaned against a rock at most times I am the letter Q X I have a beautiful Cristhian Salinas mustache that goes on and on My letter marks a place where treasure can be I have a found tail that is It says or shows if something is wrong attached to a cat WHO ARE YOU, HOOKING t? Sade Teriba I am a mirror with a squiggly line You hook up the fish in the sea for a design Instead of letting it swim freely capturing them to feast on So unique like a hungry deviling beast

WHO ARE YOU, S? i Kacper Walczyk Moustafa Youssef

Just sitting there, laying unused Everybody say bye Lots of visits, but never gets noticed to the letter i Lots of shouts, lots of noise, wondering If you turn it over what is out there? he is mad Dusty old garbage, it wants to go out there! you make it smile Finally, its call has been heard. so never notice it A little lad comes along. Grabbing it, going out into the warm sun The las is in the backyard playing with the THE LITTLE s jump rope, the S. Daniel Lozada

WHO ARE YOU, BIG E? It looks like a snake getting ready to attack Sophie Yasharian It looks like the tracks of a man running in a random direction Once tall It looks like a hook And bold It looks like a slithering snake on the ground Now cut in half It looks like a piece of string And fallen It looks like a strand of long curly hair On the fresh burned ground They pass by you and into Your fallen remains No longer will you stand No longer will you sway Not now, not ever Now swept away

WHO ARE YOU, BIG V? Sophie Yasharian

Up and down And up again You sharply curve At a point Spread your walls They choose to inhabit you Shelter them from Some winds

L, WHO ARE YOU? Willow Brown

L, who are you and what’s your meaning? I always wanted to know. Some people say you are a leader, shining in the radiant sky, or a lonely shadow playing hide and seek

No matter who you are, you hide in plain sight. Not even a blind eye can seem to mark your spot. Ms. Mortenson’s Class People do not look for the lonely, THE LETTER IS P they look for a leader. Jesus Astudillo The only problem is that they end up playing “follow to the leader.” Half a lollipop Half tasty J Half an apple Jalen Charles An upside down d or b Umbrella S Saves you from the water Samya Bond Don’t worry about getting wet Now you are saved A snake Hurray Half a heart An unfinished 8 WHO ARE YOU, O? Jonathan Chung

O, like a mouth ready to eat food, like a pie that a family will eat O, a mysterious portal, none have dared to venture through O, a circle that a kid drew in school Oh, O, so many things you can be, but what are you exactly?

M WHAT ARE YOU, S? Marwan Elharmel Alexiss Guallpa

M is What are you, S? a Sss… a slippery snake slithering through wing the mountains of the mysterious M, flipped looking for food to feed its starving stomach

What are you, S? M A string of hair on the floor, detached from Luna Garces the rest of the hair on top of her head.

Mountain X, WHERE ARE YOU? You are a mountain Riley Hill You are a crispy, crunchy, snow-covered mountain X, where are you? You rise up and reach to be the best and A lonely shadow of the letters biggest mountain of all accompanied by Z. You dream of touching the stars You let people complete the difficult But there is potential and journey of hiking opportunity coming together You host some exotic animals that are like how X marks the spot for treasure almost gone You have lived through dozens of cultures X, where are you? who have drunk your water and have eaten In a math problem, waiting to get solved your food A missing factor, a quotient You are a beacon of hope You are a mountain But Y has moved and you are the spotlight until a number replaces you O Those darn numbers! Raquel Gonzalez You are big, you are small, but nothing at all A portal. A place holder, opportunity, a shadow A whole. X, where are you?

S WHO ARE YOU, M? Sofia Grncarski Jonathan Kimyagarov

Sssnake… M, you are a mountain S, you slither like a snake. thrust up The sound you make is sssnappy. to the You dream of coming out from the rocks. sky You want to be free.

X WHO ARE YOU, B? Jhoel Lliguicota Emmanuel Muratov

X marks the spot where secrets lie B, you are half of an 8. beneath the sky You are like butter waiting to get eaten. I don’t think X is the spot You are a butterfly the spot is that a kid drew in school. beneath your heart B, you are an origami that can turn into a circle. R You are like the butterfly waiting to Ruby Lopez sprout its wings. You are asking what am I? Letter R, letter R, are you an unfinished B What am I? on which a child is yet to finish? Really, B, I wish you could be Are you a 1 and 2 up against each other? more than just a letter Are you a sideways pair of glasses? because you are many more things. A poorly shaped lollipop with two sticks? B, you want to be free of the form Is it possible that in the end you’re just a that you are. sideways half heart? S V Luis Quito Verenice Martinez Looks like a snake An unfinished triangle Looks like a vine A tent An upside down roof WHO ARE YOU, M? A mountain Pedro Pavon An unfinished A A very high mountain WHO ARE YOU, J? that sees from above and below John-Carlos Mateo He dreams of visitors that he has never seen before Who are you, J? Are you a He cries sorrow until the day comes cane helping people walk, or the cane you eat during Christmas? e Perhaps you are a hook to catch a Jenna Salem fish out of a crystal lake. Maybe you are a question mark, just Who are you, e? unbent. You are a cup with a broken handle How I wish you could talk. You are a rocking chair rocking a baby You would sound so elegant and playing to sleep because of how you look. You are a special bed for an angry couple There are many more things you could be, Or you are you an e but what are you exactly? Just tell me exactly, what are you?

C, THE INCOMPLETE O WHO ARE YOU, A? Aislinn Shrestha Digna Tenelema

How I wish I could reach my fullest You are high and snowy potential and be an O. You are very edgy and risky I’m forever incomplete. However, there is one reason for WHO ARE YOU, Q? hope, one thing O cannot compete with. Joyslyn Udeochu A smile. A bomb, pressed against the bag of a j soldier, running in fire John Silaban A portal, a brave one stares to step in A bowl of rice, with a trusty spoon by your A fishhook, sharpened to the slightest of side points A pool, with a high diving board A cane, upside down, with a ball point An onion ring from Burger King A hooked pen, with an oversized ball point Until we meet again, Q! An unbent question mark, turned right You don’t know me, I don’t know you! A skinny candy cane, composed of gray A turn to the road, the size of a worm S An umbrella without the plastic Sebastian Zamora A magnet, with a very long side, holding an iron bearing A snake Who are you, j, just who are you? A string A piece of hair WHO ARE YOU, S? A crazy straw Tatiana Skibola A flower sprout A worm You are down low and unseen A wire You break away from old skin An incomplete infinity sign Please don’t poison my friends An incomplete 8 Thank God you do not fly A squiggle You have a spine but it seems not

F Filip Stepien

What are you, upper case F? You are a sniper to me and also my first name initial

Slithering S Sasha Jara

You are a snake Slithering around You dream of dancing with people You want to swim in the ocean

WHO ARE YOU HUNGRY LETTER G? Joseph Nieto

You look like a video game from the classics called Pacman. Do you like to eat ghosts? I bet you hate going through the maze. If you are hungry, I can tell David, Jorge and Charley Ms. Rodriguez’s Class to make you a big cake.

P WHO ARE YOU, NERVOUS S? Dominick Alatorre Emily Nieves

I am a pot. A little inchworm nervous to be eaten by I cook boiled eggs. the bad, mean lizard. I want to cook a cow. He starts sweating. I dream about being the biggest pot. Soon, he is safe. I want my pot inside filled with cold water so I can trick MY LETTER IS C Charlie Brown into wearing me. Monce Olivera

DELICIOUS O My letter is the top of a castle Jailyn Bolano My letter wants to have a princess My letter dreams of having a happy ending O My letter wants to be baked WHO ARE YOU, G? My letter wants to be delicious Garrell Prophete My letter’s dream is to be the best chocolate chip cookie I see games at the video game store and I want to play them at home You are a snake Slithering around You dream of dancing with people You want to swim in the ocean

WHO ARE YOU, LETTER R? V Riaz Rahman Emily Vizhnay

I am a rat. I am a Christmas tree base that puts I am enjoying my cheese. joy on people’s faces I want to be the king of rats. and happiness My dream is to fight the biggest cheese in I can be trouble when you try to put me in rat world. but I can still make you smile

ELEPHANT David Romero

You are an elephant You are horning like a truck You want to hear others singing You dream about being independent and safe

WHO ARE YOU, LETTER M? Jorge Rubio

I am a mountain I want to enjoy the cold My dream is to be the king of the mountains

WHAT ARE YOU h? Charlie Valladolid

I am something that you sit on Right now you can see me in schools and homes Do you know what I am?

LITTLE o Jade Alvarez-Zumaeta

little o, little o, so simple yet bold you wish for a little nose so small, so timid eyes wide with curiosity As you dream, you holler with glee, “If only I had an edge, so much more I could be!”

little o cries until sleep Ms. Sarno’s Class WHO ARE YOU, R? u Muhammad Asmar Abdal Abir An alligator or a crocodile Hi there you, yeah you waiting for prey You are a glass just waiting to be filled. You are Y half of an oval but Joselyn Baez with a little tail you are afraid of your Hi big Y, you look like you’re reaching high evil twin n who looks into the sky just like you Why are you surprised? Did you accomplish a thing or two? You are used in many Faith, keep it in you words like umbrella and even things people ROLLERCOASTER wear like underwear Tiffany Batista but no need to cry because you are super Q with twists and turns You’re also in the word spins you round and round YOU Upside down you view the world Yeah, you Big and scary for most This crazy roller coaster you ride

R YOU ARE D Anthony Carreto Ian Dajic

An alligator from the side Silvia, you’re dead An adult movie Like the wind up high in the sky You’re dead WHAT ARE YOU, j? Ride away Valeria Castro In a tide, up high in the sky You’re dead A coat hanger with a little guy who can’t You’re dead talk because a hole is covering its mouth Sil-via You’re dead A sorrow j wanting to become like his mother being at the top of the line Q seeing the light Ian Henao what are you afraid of, j? You may say that a Q is mystical but who knows? never seeing the light, hiding behind the Special in the morning but boring at night darkness, waiting for someone to uncover When suddenly the strange line moves the hole making an object so magical maybe even mortal SNEAKY LITTLE SNAKE a soul but with no one to hold sorrow Qeon Cayenne for a new mold of clay that’s hollow

Hello little snake Q that hungers when you’re awake Brandon Hernandez You sneak around for food when you’re in the mood A worm, a little innocent worm, Please don’t go after me comes out of a hole with no food as I climb up the tree! to eat in a journey from hole to hole He says, “What will I eat?” This is the story of Suddenly a predator comes and in the little sneaky snake no time the worm is inside the I climb down from the tree mouth of the predator before the snake chases me munch, munch This is my story of that one O the poor little worm does not find food sneaky little snake but the other animal eats the jackpot!

WHO ARE YOU, A? M Alyssa Joscher Dimitrios Moukas

You are an easel How many M’s can I see? waiting for a canvas M is for all day long Minneapolis, Madrid, Minnesota, Miami, waiting for something Manhasset, Memphis, Michigan, Missouri, to get painted Mexico, Moscow, Massachusetts all day long There are 11 kinds of countries, states, and cities that start with the letter M! WHAT ARE YOU, d? Alyssa Joscher WHAT DOES D AND V MAKE? Emily Naula You are a woman eight months pregnant D is a bow from which is very dangerous waiting for a baby to be born I am D who you can believe to be as She is about to become a mother dangerous as my friend V You, V, are the sharp part of an arrow O, WHAT A DREAM IT WOULD BE V is as dangerous as D, but more Richard Linnen V is deadly when shot by a bow You shoot through a heart like Cupid The window of hope on Valentine’s Day afraid of the new world and life saying to itself WHO ARE YOU, R? it’s a new life, bad or good, Jaiden Ortiz it must change A kid looking for an adventure? A new chance, one you should take Crawling through places that you know is Step forth towards the motionless very dangerous, looking for something to Unreadable portal do, I come across you, but you always break Step through, there is no coming back through your fear. Me and you share the Be who you are and make your same dream, to find a very difficult dreams come true obstacle.

M Ileana Miranda

M, a master of disguise filled with dreams of gold but with a heart of stone You can only be found when a pair of large piercing eyes are staring deep into you

A A Amelia Pieklik Aishi Sarkar

Sitting an old art room I’m the tip of something important to abandoned by its owner students and also adults. an old art stand stands Always willing to help people get work hidden deep in the dark done. Every day it calls, Don’t want to brag but I am the most Come back to me! Important part of a writing utensil and I But everyone is gone, can help bring success to someone’s life. far, far from its sight I can be someone’s best friend as an object. With two legs, not four, Unfortunately, I am forgotten. it can’t choose its dreams I may face death. Broken or worn out. BITS OF YOUR HEART It doesn’t matter because my family Isabelle Quiles is used every day.

B, you are a pair of shades YOU ARE B waiting to be with someone Abin Swar You are quirky and kind and you dream of being given to someone Wearing glasses with pride yet you are missing on a sunny day at the beach part of your heart WHO ARE YOU, V? ENERGETIC A Vivien Szaniszlo Dechen Ponchung Are you a U that has become sharp over the A, you dance and run around years? You are trying to do the splits Do you dream of being what you once You scream out playfully were? But fear drives you, scared of being hurt Or are you a mountain in a parallel You dream of a life without pain universe, where all is upside down? Are you the slit that allows us to speak or the tippie-top of the mountain peak?

WHO ARE YOU, P? Kevin Tenezaca

Are you a cap hanging up, hoping someday you will be worn?

Q Sashenka Trinidad

Who am I? I’m the only one with the mustache I’m the funny looking one I’m the weird one But I feel unique I feel special I feel different!

J Ivory Velazquez like a hook from the sea just from the water

RAIN AND CHOCOLATE CAKE SPRING Suhani Jain

I am spring. I look like a flower and rain. I smell like flowers and cut grass. I taste like pizza and chocolate cake. I feel like happiness and smiles. I sound like a bird. Tweet tweet!

FLOWER AND HOT DOG Ms. Baron’s Class Dayna Millien

BLUE BIRDS AND RICE CRISPY TREATS I am spring. Sofia Eliades I look like a rose and a garden. I smell like a flower and a dove. I am spring. I taste like a milkshake and a hot dog. I look like butterflies and blue birds. I feel fresh and relaxed. I smell like green grass and flowers. I sound like spring. I taste like mashed potatoes and rice crispy treats. SOAP AND MARBLES I feel like velvet and brownies. Kimberly Naidu I sound like rain. I am spring. SUN AND GRAPES I look like flowers and the sun. Imar Esquilintugwell I smell like a flower and soap. I taste like chocolate cake and water. I am spring. I feel like rocks and marbles. I look like rain and the sun. I sound like laughing. I smell like flowers and grass. I taste like pizza and grapes. ONE DIRECTION I feel like clouds and rain. Dominick Sanchez I sound like birds. I am spring. PINK FLOWER I look like flowers and rainbows. Nujhat Hossain I smell like yellow roses and birds. I taste like French fries and Chinese food. I am spring. I feel like velvet and the sun. I look like a pink flower and a purple flower. I sound like One Direction. I smell like a sunflower and mom’s cooking. I taste like pizza and a hamburger. I feel happy and like rain. I sound like a bird singing. 27

SAY HELLO TO THE RIVER Reina Aguilar

Spring is the start of flowers Flowers blooming everywhere I turn Winter’s gone, say hello to the river Animals starting to offspring Families having a picnic Ice cream truck coming Ms. Conway’s Class Children running to get on line Blowing on dandelions EVERYBODY SPRING!!! Making wishes for upcoming summer Mallek Abdelmagid SPRING WAVE Whistling in the warm wind Sasha Aguayo Birds chirping at night Wake up to the rooster Shimmering lake, twinkling like stars Smooth lake, glossy like glass Acorns starting to spread Sandy lake, burns my nose like fire Squirrels running to catch them Swirling lake, spins like a tornado and bubbles like fish Pink trees catching your attention Making wishes to the dandelions Sweet flower, it smells like candy Soft flower, it feels like silk Central Park packed with families Buzzing flower, I hear the bees Playing board games in the sun Tasty honey, thank you flowers and bees Bright flower, shows off like a rainbow Ice cream tasting extra creamy Caramel corn extra sweet Rain trickles from clouds like tears Rain sprinkles the grass and my face EVERYBODY SPRING!!! Rain pounds, crashing into the grass Cold rain runs down my throat ACORNS Fresh grass that I thank the clouds for Helen Aguaiza

Nice warm breeze running through my feet Flowers blooming everywhere Long lines towards the ice cream truck

Acorns crack under my feet Blowing on dandelions Amusement packed with screaming kids

I THINK IT’S FINALLY HERE Nadia Alalou Nicole Banegas

I think about the beaches to come It’s finally here! The beautiful salt water glistening The sun is out, all The smell of wet, wet grass shiny and bright! I can taste the sweet ice cream by the park Right now, all I need is Hearing songful birds tweet the song with this good feeling. the world Feeling the warm sun on my face Splish, splash, splish, splash! I realize, spring is almost over It’s finally here! Summer is yet to come I get to jump in a puddle that goes splish-splash-splash. SPRING This feels good. Tiffany Arpi I open the umbrella and the umbrella says POP! Pit-pattering of the rain The sky is crying and flowers Icy raindrops on your clothes and skin are blooming! The tense feeling of a coming storm Bird and insect chirping comes to a halt It’s finally here! The pinecone closes My favorite season, meaning summer, All is still is close and then school’s out! Oh, how I love this feeling! A-choo! The wet grass, this feeling. Spring fever! The stinging smell of pollen Oh, how I love this season! Everything gray and dull It’s finally here! under the crying sky CHIRP CHIRP Alas, the sun steals its rightful place Abhijeet Biswas in the now blue sky Clink! Cold drinks are sipped A green grass field The birds’ chirping fills the sky The smell of barbecue along with laughter and chatter The sweet taste of cool salads The wonder after the storm A cold feeling of breeze A faint chirp chirp

SPRING HATE SUN IS OUT Jayleen Cajamarca Edder Campoverde

Spring looks all Sun is out shiny bright The sunshine makes flowers grow sun is out Kids are playing with a good Ice cream truck is playing the music day I’m sweating Playing soccer with friends Spring smells Kick the ball good with all Score a wonderful goal the flowers but But at the end Ah-choo! I I play Xbox all day have allergies LIKE A PUNCH Spring feels Yodi Carrucciu nauseous my nose is runny You wake up and look out the window Ah-choo! The heat hits you like a punch You tie up your hair as sweat trickles down Spring sounds like your neck ah-choo and ah-choo Pink blossoms grow on trees blowing on tissues No long-sleeves, only t-shirts I hate spring Sports get played

IN SPRING SPLITTER SPLATTER Patricio Castillo Tracy Choying

In spring Splitter splatter, splitter splatter I hear the birds Rain tearing from the sky

In spring, I Chirp chirp chirpity-chirp see the birds Birds quietly waking me up

In spring, I feel Beautiful flowers blooming my feet in the sand from the tree The sun shines brightly In spring, I feel the through the blue sky wind Soon we may have a In spring, I smell the apple pie break from school What a relief! Spring is awesome SPRING! FUN, CHILLY, WARM Leslie Delacruz Alex Cuenca The sky Spring looks like the sun is a lovely blue Spring smells like grass The birds are chirping too Spring tastes like leaves Spring feels warm The ice cream melts on Spring sounds like the wind my hand, the ice melts It’s fun on my drink

The flowers have a lovely scent

The leaves go with the wind swoosh swoosh

bzzz bzzz bzzz the bees are stinging

Spring!

GREEN, SPRING SPRING! Brandon Ferrara Mia Guerra

Spring looks like The snow cleared green, spring smells like The sun’s out flowers, spring tastes like It blinds me ice cream when I look up EYES BURNING It’s hot Patrick Francisco The hot cocoa we drank My eyes burn as the pollen falls is gone My nose feels terrible Now out Snot begins to form with the lemonade I lie in bed, suffering from spring I smell the fresh I hear the birds chirp fresh air as I smell the flowers across the room I pick up The trees are starting to grow my glass and People are happy while I lie in bed Relax as I Some may love spring hear the birds but going outside is my greatest threat chirp The sun goes down

(But as the flowers die you realize you have school in the morning)

CRUELTY AND TREES Jason Jiang

Spring looks like a tree just sprouted Spring smells like the trees Spring tastes like weeds Spring feels like cruelty (because we have school) Spring sounds like cars

SPLISH SPLASH LIKE SPRING Karen Matute Jason Sealey

I hear the Spring is like spring birds, chirp chirp Chirp chirp every day when It’s so sunny I wake up it hurts my eyes but then I Splish splash I feel the rain realize I’ve got When I go outside school tomorrow I feel my hair get wet and there’s no going back when I smell the freshness I did not do my of the rain and air homework and It smells like nothing I’m sleeping except for freshness now

Every day I see colors WARM HAPPY PLACE of flowers popping out Devon Smith I taste the water falling down Spring looks like a warm happy place Spring smells like heat going in your nose I feel the wind’s Spring tastes like warm deliciousness breeze pass by me Spring feels like another place making me feel cool I pick up a dandelion and During this time we blow those white “flowers” take a break and off the stem do not go to school I love the way ice cream tastes I hear the birds chattering Spring it here! I smell apple pie

SPRING LOVE Sade Teriba

Kiss kissy kiss Love is in the air You smell each other’s scent You taste the chocolate Chirp chirp chirp You hear the birds over you You taste the caramel chocolate You see your partner’s face SPRING

SPRING FLOWERS, SHOWERS Moustafa Youssef Kacper Walczyk You feel happy The clouds have cleared You are in the warmth The sun has appeared Everything is wet It looks joyful The hum of the bees you hear while you feel the breeze

You sniff the flowers while rain still showers

Finally, spring is here

FLAP FLAP Sophie Yasharian

Flap Brightly colored Up and down Said to cause a storm

The scents it carries Fresh cut grass Tall and strong Now short and passed

I taste the cool mist Splashing up against My cheek

I hear it Flap flap flap Up and down And up again

Disappearing In the void

FLOWERS AND RAINDROPS Jalen Charles

In spring, it looks like flowers falling just like the raindrops the day before. I can hear everyone cheering, overcoming their allergies. Birds chirping, kids screaming. Flowers are blooming, it’s just Ms. Mortenson’s Class like a soothing sound. You can taste the fruit SPRING, SUNNY AND AMAZING while sitting down. There are Jesus Astudillo so many rainbows.

Sunny, amazing blue flowers SPRING The goodness of strawberries Jonathan Chung Chocolate tasty Summer Spring feels like the good, cold rain falling on me. SPRING IS HERE Spring looks like beautiful flowers and trees Samya Bond all around. Spring smells like the amazing smell of Spring looks like birds flying, bright colors, flowers. stinging bees Spring tastes like fresh fruit. Take a nice walk and come upon big Spring sounds like birds chirping and growing trees animals As you know, spring is a little warm scurrying around. But still brings rain showers Step outside, taste the air and bring RAINBOW AFTER THE RAIN knowledge and power Marwan Elharmel

Spring looks like a rainbow after the rain It smells like blossomed flowers It tastes like pomegranates It feels hot and it sounds like “Bounce Back” by Big Sean

SPRING… SPLISH SPLASH Luna Garces Alexiss Guallpa

A fresh new beginning Splish… Splash… Whoosh birds flying in the sky and children Rain falling from above running below Dot dot dot wet soil coming from the freshly planted Raindrops dotting on windows garden down the block Flowers blooming, the colors are booming fresh squeezed lemonade waiting The smell is beaming into my nose for you after school Yumm… light sweaters and jackets after the burden The lovely taste of ice cream flying into my of heavy coats mouth a baby bird being born in the nest on the tree above FRESH BEGINNING chirp chirp chirp chirp Riley Hill

SO BREEZE A fresh beginning of nature Raquel Gonzalez The soil sprouts a blossom The foal takes its first steps Spring looks like flowers and trees The bunny takes its first hop Spring smells like nature Spring tastes like ice cream The blossom opens into a beautiful flower Spring feels so breezy The fragrance is unbearable Spring sounds like birds chirping A bee begins its first journey to the flower Spring is exciting The silent foal stands with its mother FOOD AND NATURE then stands on its own Sofia Grncarski Realizing what it has done, it tries to gallop but falls down in a bed of morning dew Spring looks like a tree with leaves Spring sounds like bugs A puff of soft fur moves, rustling Spring reminds me of food Two ears perk up and a pink nose sniffs Spring smells like empanadas a fresh juicy strawberry Spring tastes like empanadas then nibbles it up

Spring looks like nature SO PRETTY Spring smells like flowers Jonathan Kimyagarov Spring tastes like food Spring sounds like bugs trees I guess spring is cool rain so pretty bing bang, the rain says the trees whooshing so beautiful

SEASON FULL OF JOY BUZZ AND RAIN John Carlos Mateo Emma Lagumdzija Spring, the season full of joy I hear the bees buzz buzz buzz The air’s aroma is fragrant with flowers I see the flowers trying to bloom I can hear the sound of kids playing I smell the dirt after the rain rain rain There is greenery as far as the eye can see I taste the soft serve ice cream I can feel the humidity from last night’s I touch the wet leaf from the rain rain rain storm I can taste sweetness from my ice cream CREEPY CLOWN Some of these things describe spring but Jhoel Lliguicota still there is more to be discovered

Spring looks like a hate season STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM Spring smells like garbage Emmanuel Muratov Spring tastes like onions Spring feels like jail Spring looks like rainbows after rain Spring sounds like a creepy clown Spring smells like flowers Spring tastes like strawberry ice cream RAINBOW AFTER A STORM Spring feels like walking on clouds Ruby Lopez Springs sounds like a Drake album

Spring, you look like the rainbow after a PEDRO’S POEM storm Pedro Pavon You smell like freshly bloomed flowers You taste like chocolate received by Spring is fun someone special but when it rains I hear the humming birds humming it thunderstorms and stakes its claim SPRING TIME Verenice Martinez when it stops we all play games Spring looks like a new beginning of beautiful growth SPRING Spring smells like beautiful fresh air, full of Luis Quito the scent of beautiful new flowers Spring tastes like freshly baked apple pie Spring is sunny and cloudy and rainy Spring feels like the fresh warm breeze Spring looks like plants growing blowing through your hair, with It smells like fresh air flowers floating in the air Spring sounds like the new life of born birds singing on the tree above

YOU A GOOD FEELING Jenna Salem John Silaban

You come in and warm up my day. Rain puddles You blossom the nature on my windowsill. as clear as glass You start a new thing. You recreate flowers from the mothers that The air smelling live like lilies of far away from the young. the summer valley I think of this as I smell and sneeze from all the pollen Hoppity-hop that gets stuffed in my nose. says the I think about this as I eat honey with milk. jackrabbit I think of what happens in spring as I hear a bird Chocolate eggs, coming back from vacation. delicious, to be I love spring. gobbled

THE FIRST PAGE The trees, their Aislinn Shrestha leaves filling a glossy cup Spring is the first page of a new book, giving a chance for a new beginning Seeing into The far mist, Spring feels like dead flowers blossoming the butterflies again, able to be reborn Hearing the cool north Clink, the sound of glasses together filled to wind the top with fresh lemonade Yes. I’ve got A good feeling Chirp, the sound of birds soaring across the sky Like no tomorrow

TULIPS AND POURING RAIN LOTS OF COLORS Tatiana Skibola Britney Torres

Spring looks like a colorful carnival lighting Spring looks like up at night lots of colors in the ground Spring smells like blooming roses, tulips and flowers grass sunflowers bugs Spring tastes like dandelions and pouring Spring smells like rain sunflowers in the ground Spring feels like the warm glowing sun Spring tastes like Spring sounds like birds chirping juicy lemonade waiting outside to be Spring is exciting grabbed It feels sunny and sounds like SPRING birds chirping in the trees above the Filip Stepien ground

Spring smells like fresh flowers SPRING …good… Joyslyn Udeochu the hippity hop rabbit is out smelling the flowers What does spring look like? spring looks like heaven and sounds like fun Spring smells like the flowers blooming up from their cold death. Spring. FLOWERS POPPING Digna Tenelema Spring feels like a warm Room with toasty blankets Spring looks like flowers popping out of the and hot chocolate. soil Spring. Spring feels like the grass is a bed to lay on Spring sounds like kids are having fun and Spring tastes like the the rain drops on the ground opportunity to retrieve Spring is like a playground where kids are a frosty snack at the having fun store down the road. Spring. SPRING RINGS Sebastian Zamora Spring sounds like birds a-chirpin’ in Spring rings the sky, swaying to flowers everywhere the breeze. drink drink Spring, spring, spring. it’s pretty warm think think Spring looks like Heaven. More springs to come since I’m only 11.

FLOWER IN THE RAIN Sasha Jara

I am spring. I look like a flower in the rain I smell like wet grass while I absorb the nice rain splash swish I taste water on my petals of beautiful colors I taste like a salad with a fresh look and a fresh taste just made drip drop as the water falls on my petals

I feel full of life Ms. Rodriguez’s Class I patiently look at people passing I feel full of happiness SPRING TRAP dancing in the rain splash splash Dominick Alatorre vroom vroom I hear cars passing I look like a spring trap that grabs tiny I gently flow in the rain animals I am a happy flower in the rain I smell like a snake and I don’t want to be I feel like myself grabbed by a person a beautiful blue flower I taste like meat and meat is my favorite In the nice cool rain food I feel like a dinosaur that eats meat SPRING CHOMP I sound like a lion and lions are champions Joseph Nieto I sound like ROAR I feel like rain and clouds ROSES AND CHERRIES I look cloudy with a little sunshine Jailyn Bolano I smell like flowers and grass I taste like chips and pizza I am spring I sound like birds and the rain I look like roses and tulips I sound like crunching I smell like lavender and the fresh breeze chomp I taste like strawberries and cherries I feel like a cool breeze and raindrops I sound like bees and birds I sound like BUZZ

ROSES AND RAIN YUMMY FRUIT AND BUZZ Emily Nieves David Romero

I look like roses and rain I am spring I smell like wet grass and pollen I look like flowers and grass I taste like nectar and honey I smell like rain and grass I feel like allergies and slippery I taste the yummy fruit growing on the trees I sound like chirp and buzz and yummy and whoosh cold juice on warm days I feel like the warm days from temperatures NATURE AND BREEZE 70 degrees to 80 degrees Monce Olivera And the grass on my face I sound the bees buzzing for flowers and I look like a blossom and daisies pollinating and I smell like nature and flowers sneezing I taste like cherries and honey I sound like a bee (buzz!) I feel like cold water and apple juice I sound like the birds chirping and the DAISIES AND PUPPIES breeze gives you a kiss Jorge Rubio

IN SPRING I am spring Garrell Prophete I look like the plants who grow in spring and birds chirping I look like clouds and rain I smell like daisies and puppies I smell like flowers and roses I taste like hot dog and mustard I taste like chocolate ice cream and a I feel like a puppy that runs fast and I feel chicken sandwich like being nice to people I feel like rain and grass I sound like a dog barking and birds chirping I sound like raindrops and Haiti I sound like woof woof and chirp chirp Raindrops falling SO WAVY CHICKENS AND COOKIES Emily Vizhnay Rias Rahman When you are you I’m so wavy I am spring. And I make noises when I chirp I look like the flowers and rain. I can have bad days when you feel I smell like the red rose flower and wet splat splat on the palm of your hand puppies. I see some flowers blooming that can bright I taste like a chicken that walks fast. your smile up A bird is chirping. I sound like bees and cars.

SPRING Jade Alvarez-Zumaeta

Sad, yet happy Tears falling from the sky The turtle comes out of its shell Splitter split splat A pit and a patter Baby birds will fly

The wind, it starts whooshing A kite in the air Beautiful daisies in bloom

Ms. Sarno’s Class The chicks are chirp chirping The bunnies hop hopping BLOOMING WORLD A lovely exciting scent Abdal Abir Of soil and grass There’s a break from class Spring looks like a whole new blooming So many dreams I have dreamt world Spring smells like fresh new roses and ALL COLORS violets Muhammad Asmar Spring tastes like newly made honey Spring is happy, blooming Spring feels like a whole new year, but it Spring smells fresh and sweet isn’t Spring has different berries that taste Spring sounds like children laughing and too good playing Spring feels perfect with a blue sky Spring has birds chirping Blue, green, orange, red All colors The best season and time of year is spring The time of all colors

JOY AND FREEDOM BUGS EVERYWHERE Joselyn Baez Anthony Carreto

Spring feels like there is Spring looks like bugs everywhere joy in the air and freedom Spring smells like dead flies after a week Spring sounds like happy families Spring tastes like fresh fruits laughing and playing Spring feels like allergy season When you walk in the park you see Spring sounds like buzzing from bees a new life for flowers Bzzz Bzzz When you open your mouth you taste nature PEACEFUL LAND the dirt, animals and grass Qeon Cayenne You see rain Spring looks like a peaceful land of WHAT OR WHO ARE YOU SPRING? creatures Tiffany Batiste Spring smells like fresh sunflowers with bees You are full of color Spring tastes like Blooming flowers everywhere chocolate eggs I feel your refreshing breeze Spring feels like warm wind as it touches my skin through the air The birds are chirping with glee Spring sounds like trees rustling up high in the trees from the breeze I feel relaxed as you take me into a calming state While I walk in a calm state the smells of nature come to play It tastes like clear, clean water, energizing every corner of my body This is why I envy you

AIR, APPLES, TREES Bryon Bishop

Spring smells like clean air Spring looks like trees growing apples Spring feels like rough trees Spring sounds like birds chirping

YOU LITTLE KIDS A NEW START Brandon Hernandez Isabel Kozikowska

Spring is a time when flowers grow Spring is a new start And the wind goes by like a very fast car I see the birds flutter The fresh smell of flowers smell and the sky goes forever on Like heaven has fallen The meadow of grass feels like The people and kids go outside feathers in my hands And buy fresh cold ice cream So cold, so cold you can get The wet rain has a fresh smell like no other A brain freeze Click clack, the wind shield goes And do not get me started The hot sun never leaves me The bad thing about spring is and it follows me all the way home Kids, KIDS, horrible kids Silent but deadly a I bite into a fresh orange VERY LOUD Ha Ha Ha killing all the plants The taste buds are dancing in my mouth Step by step, oh you darn kids! It is a long day Why do you treat flowers like this? and another one will come This is the only reason I think that Kids should have a leash… THE REAL KNOWING This is the only reason kids are Richard Linnen horrible at spring Because for them it’s freedom from The feeling of warmth, Boring school and homes the sun is coming out You darn little kids!!! The taste of fresh fruit, I feel like I’m going to shout LIKE NATURE Hearing the birds chirp, Alyssa Joscher they’re coming back now I see the earth blooming around me, Spring looks damp, like it just rained playing with my friends Spring smells like nature The real knowing of spring is The flowers start blooming the smell of fresh air Spring tastes like all the grass around you Spring feels fresh Spring sounds like the wind blowing whoosh whoosh whoosh

BUNNIES SNEEZE Jason Matute Dimitrios Moukas

Hop, hop, hop, like a bunny does Spring smells like air Hop, hop, hop, like they always do Birds build a nest Hop, hop, hop, like a bunny does Bees make honey Hop, hop, hop, like they always do Spring is sneezing from the flowers

In spring, I hear bunnies hopping SPRING And they feel very soft Emily Naula They look like hopping baby sheep But every spring a bunny gets killed Blooming roses with thorns hidden in the And I eat that bunny! bushes Bunnies, when they’re cooked, smell like The scent of daisies is sweet chicken The rain tastes like water, water for the And taste like chicken plants Spring feels soothing, with all the animals FRUITS AND NATURE Spring sounds like melodies and harmonies Steven Mejia from the birds Splish splash, the rain goes hitting the Spring is the beginning of summer window pane With the smell of fruits and nature Bunnies hop in the grass A garden of happiness Birds mate and chirp A labyrinth of nature Spring is a calm blooming season Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh Spring has a soothing breeze The spirit of the wind in the wind Breaking the silence Splish splash, the rain goes again Tasting like chocolate bunnies in a puddle of rain The open doors to picnics is a surprise SPRING A batch of flowers in a garden is like Ileana Miranda pastels around you Different pages, different colors of you Spring are here A time when you adore the earth with its beautiful rainbows on the ground when trees are no longer bare A time when you enjoy The absence of the cold roots that sink into the ground not hesitating to cause chaos A time when the howling winds of winter are cut, replaced with the gentle wind of spring tugging the leaves of the trees

WAKING UP COLOR AND CHEER Jaiden Ortiz Amelia Pieklik

It almost feels like waking up, Spring, a time in the year just as the sun rises full of color and cheer You take off your white blanket and… Blooming tulips, red and yellow, BOOM! filling up the entire meadow You realize that it is already spring You feel refreshed, That white blanket that covered just like a new start, your neighborhood was snatched, take a whiff of air taken away and smell the blooming roses As you sneeze, you smell candy Hear the silence around you Looking up you see something move as you walk in peace, very quickly looking at the sight of the new beginning Seeing trees bloom, daisies flying Take a bite of a fresh apple, throughout the air washed by the morning rain ACHOO! Click, clack the rain goes on, You are irritated by the gunk you but don’t worry, have in your nose tomorrow’s another start Kids screaming loudly… allergies… Easter bunny, give me my winter back!... SPRING FLOWERS You walk outside, feeling a light breeze Dechen Ponchung The Easter bunny guides you to your friends and disappears Flowers blooming, playful You get carried away Spring looks full of vibrant color playing with your friends Spring smells like pollen and roses Spring tastes like ice cream Spring feels like happiness Spring sounds like buds opening up, gasping for air, to become a daisy or a cherry blossom I go to the beach, hearing the ocean water slosh and splatter and the people scream out playfully I think of the fresh air and beautiful pastel-colored tulips I saw passing by

NOT SHINY AND METAL ALL THINGS GREEN Isabelle Quiles Vivien Szaniszlo

You’re not shiny and metal Spring but your many people’s favorite scene The beginning of all things green and You give everyone a new start to colorful your open doors The feeling of the refreshing breeze Your spring smells like the bloom Feels like silk between my fingers of a red nose, but everything looks The faint smell of freshly cut grass so peaceful and quiet lingers in the air no matter where you go Spring feels so soft and comfortable The sounds of delighted children playing with families sitting on your grass outside and the flapping of the birds flying You have the taste of a cool breeze Finally free from the biting cold in your lungs and the sound of everyone coming together and DAISY FLOWER enjoying company Kevin Tenezaca This is the only thing I need Spring looks like a daisy flower coming out of a seed WONDERFUL SEASON Spring smells like a bunch of daisies Abin Swar all in one big tree

Spring, what a wonderful season A COLORFUL SEASON Dandelions growing, zip zap zoo Sashenka Trinidad Smelling like nature with animals saying Boo Spring is a colorful season Spring spring spring I love TIME FOR FRESH STARTS The smell of your roses blooming Aishi Sarkar Spring feels like a new beginning Spring sounds like children laughing The time for fresh starts What was once dead is happily Coming back to life Bird chirping giving the place a calm And relaxed sensation Oh spring Making the air smell fresh after her regular rain fall Seeing all the animals and beautiful flowers Coming back, making the streets light up with happiness. The warm humid breeze smells like fruits

THE BLOOMING MEADOW Ivory Velazquez

The quietness of the blooming meadow The spring looks like the fresh breeze of the wind flowing upon the meadow

Spring smells like the bark on a tree It tastes like the water of the rain from the gray clouds

Spring feels like a new beginning for everything around me Spring sounds like the noise of the birds singing as the light shines from the sun Just playing and jumping, just enjoying the weather!

I AM Imar Esquilintugwell

I am blue I am morning I am spring I am sunny I am New York I am French fries I am laying with Mom and Dad Ms. Baron’s Class I am Batman I am not fighting

I am, “Sorry.” I AM

Natalie Bogusz I AM

Nujhat Hossain I am purple

I am the afternoon I am purple I am summer I am the afternoon I am hot I am spring I am in the park with my friends I am sunny I am mac and cheese I am school I am the day my mom lost her car I am beans and I had to find it I am going to be a teacher I am a dream about a kitten and a dog I am a teacher I am not homework I am not vegetables or apples I am, “Coke.” I am country music

I AM I AM Sofia Eliades Christina Kaczurak

I am red I am orange I am night I am night I am spring I am summer I am cold I am cold I am home I am school I am French fries I am a fish I am that time I went to Ireland

I am wearing makeup

I am not thunder or broccoli or gum

I am, “I love you!”

I AM I AM Dayna Millien Amare Rambert

I am red I am red I am the afternoon I am morning I am summer I am summer I am hot I am hot I am Hershey Park I am the USA I am pizza I am pizza I am friends I am playing basketball with dad I am kissing a boy I am a dream of being kidnapped I am not a bully or a pigeon I am not a tomato I am Steph and Anna, my friends I am, “Yoii!”

I AM I AM Caterin Ortiz Dominick Sanchez

I am red I am red I am morning I am night I am summer I am fall I am sunny I am wind I am a library I am home I am pizza I am yellow rice I am mom cooking my rice I am Max, my puppy I am my family I am free I am not rats or snails I am not a bully I am the sound of birds I am, “Lopez!”

I AM I AM Kimberly Naidu Phyllis Michael Zambrano

I am red I am red I am morning I am the afternoon I am fall I am summer I am sunny I am cold I am the park I am my aunt’s house in Queens I am chicken curry I am pizza I am my parents I am that time I went to Ecuador I am a taxi driver I am a dream of skydiving from an airplane I am not dribbling a ball I am not a bird or a bully I am not a curry leaf vegetable I am velvet I am the fork sound on a plate

MYSELF Reina Aguilar

I am a child of immigrants Half Ecuadorian Half American Parents coming for a new life For their children to succeed A spoiled brat I am Ms. Conway’s Class But not afraid to speak Spanish Proud to be Latina I AM It is an honor Malleck Abdelmagid I AM MORICAN I was not born in America Nadia Alalou America was born in me I am Emerigan I’m not American I’m not Moroccan Egypt is in Africa I’m both Just like how Egypt is in ME I’m lucky to be both I can eat traditional foods I am a large iced coffee with milk I can also eat pizza and sugar – a little ice I can eat both And that’s who I am so don’t judge me for it I am also a falafel sandwich with a little extra hummus Everybody is unique in some way Everybody’s different I AM A CHILD And that’s what makes us Helen Aguaiza interesting and new so deal with it I am a child I am a child of America and Ecuador I am Ecuadarican I am not Italian but it’s in my HEART! I am mostly American every day but not so much of an Ecuadoran Ecuadarican is in ME!

DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS I AM AMERICAN Tiffany Arpi Abhijeet Biswas

I am a child of Latin America and America I am American A child of Ecuadorian folk I am a walnut shell A Latino-American Roman Catholic I am a loud Bengal tiger Born in New York I am dark as black Daughter of immigrants I am cold as winter My fist language was Spanish Then it was English which I speak with pride PUZZLE OF COUNTRIES Yodi Carrucciu The stinging smell of garlic and spices The sweetness of tamales I am passed on by a French and Italian The sun beats down on my flesh family but inside As I harvest crops from the fields I’m American, too and tend to the chickens When people ask me where I’m from I am Spanglish I’m from a continent full of history

ONLY ME I am trapped in a puzzle of countries Nicole Banegas Trying to fit each in its place but the reality is that I’m from two I was born in America continents, North America and Europe, My mom and dad the places of love and determination were born in Ecuador despite what the haters say I know both English and Spanish I’m me and only me Spanish is a part of me from France and Italy, because of my parents the place of spaghetti and pizza, the place of croissants and macaroons, I consider myself Ecuadorian the place of hot dogs and burgers, I’m both all united in one, which equals I’m both American and Ecuadorian me (of course) and I love myself for it My past is obviously unknown ALL ABOUT ME I really don’t fit in Tracy Choying my parents’ country but I’m me I am born in America And only me Mom in Indonesia Dad in Kathmandu, Nepal Spicy foods are in me But I eat pizza I am no good at speaking in English correctly I speak Chinglish – Chinese and English

I AM CHILD OF RICE Leslie Delacruz Patrick Francisco

I’m not Mexican I am the child of rice or Ecuadorian or Peruvian or Yellow and unique to my country American I am all four Uses everything because soon there will be nothing there is spring, I am Filipino summer, autumn, but was raised as a New Yorker and winter MTA is how we get around they are Self-deprecation is the way I go naturally apart I am a French fry but I keep them close A rice grain An ant in society colors all Just trying to make it around over traditional Crashing and burning is how I work clothing It’s the way I work Dreams, don’t have them the warm Proud to be broken sun of Mexico I am nothing but an ant the warm lakes Just trying to make it around of Peru Trying to thrive That’s it and the old ice skating rinks I AM of New York Jason Jiang

TWIZZLER OF AMERICA England, China, and America Brandon Ferrera Rice, a mango, a shrimp I am a dog I am a Twizzler of America I am a dog who likes to eat tacos a light-skinned Medusa Like a little grain of rice I’m kind of all fries I am mostly American and Chinese I’m a Dominican warrior I’m a Cuban sandwich AMERICAN AND MEXICAN I love rice and beans Daniel Lozada It’s yummy in my tummy Music bursting my ear drums I am the fries of America but My ears bleeding and screaming for help I am the tacos of Mexico I’m a fry I play golf like Americans but I like soccer better I am both American and Mexican

ALSO, MYSELF HALF AMERICAN, HALF NIGERIAN Karen Matute Sade Teriba

I am… I am Nigerian I am American and Ecuadorian Half American I live in America Half Nigerian But the Ecuadorian spirit is always alive It’s hot in the country of Africa Queens in my home The heart of the country beats loudly Red, blue and yellow are our colors I am Nigerian but can’t speak the language Which are always reminding us of our I am American but don’t know many words culture I should speak Yorugish – Yoruba and I am not fully English English I speak the language at school But I only speak one But at home we speak Spanish It hurts my head And eat our traditional foods The strong cooking smell, the loud speaking I am not American of the language I am not Ecuadorian The constant music I am totally both But especially the trying to fit in I’m also myself POLISH BURRITO Kacper Walczyk Cristhian Salinas I am… not exactly whole. I am the burrito of Mexico Polish, American, add Austrian and I love and respect America Ukranian Living in New York for me is life But what do I really find myself as? I am 100% Mexican, born in Morelos The answer to that is Polish No worries for food, most likely potatoes I play soccer as my sport Potatoes make one of the best foods, pierogis It never snows, it’s always warm No worries about music, they have English- Polish radio! I AM Poland is not like America, it isn’t loud and Devon Smith crowded, houses spread apart, a nice, peaceful place New York but also Queens You can’t miss America when you’re there R and B, rap, hip hop There are McDonalds and Burger Kings Wish to be an NGA superstar I am fried chicken but I’m also corn dogs Four different parts, only one is the best Big family gathering That’s Polish I am spring but I can also be cold like winter

I AM MYSELF Sophie Yasharian

I am a states woman I am a city girl I was born in the city I know fast food and king-sized dishes

I am middle class though my past is unknown My tongue is English but my grasp may extend

I am not Spanish though it runs in my veins No habla español but I still try to learn

I am not rich I am not poor I am myself

BIG FAT BURGER Moustafa Youssef

I am Egyptian Egypt is in my blood Egypt is my home I am a little American I am a big fat burger with a little fries on the side I am the meat A spicy meat With American and Egyptian to make it spicy

DIFFERENT Willow Brown

I am nothing close to normal I am different but quiet yet really loud when I need help but no one hears me Ms. Mortenson’s Class I am not average, I am not smart I AM Although I am none of those things Jesus Astudillo in a way I am but I am still just a thing to people Ecuadorian, Russian, around me and I am categorized Argentinian, American as what people think of me

Russian, Albanian But is it everybody?

Guinea pig, cricket, monkey, Sometimes I feel like I am too different chicken, cow, dog, snakes, fish because they see me that way but I know there are better days I jumped off a 50-foot long pool. I guess that’s the reason I live and I went on a roller coaster inside my Why I’m here and still too different mother’s stomach Have you ever felt you’re nothing I AM It feels like you have nothing to worry about Samya Bond Just a blank space in your mind and you’re anywhere I am Samya Bond A southern girl that comes from Queens I AM HOT WINGS A child of many talents and traits Jonathan Chung I am not from Africa But African-American is in me I am Chinese, American, and Guyanese I am food from many cultures I am hot wings I am empanadas, all types of chicken and I am not avocados fruits I remember my birthdays I speak my mind I am famous My only language is English I speak English and Spanish Small imagination, big dreams I am blue I am unique I am green I am me I am video games

CHILD OF MANY I AM DIVERSE Luna Garces Sofia Grncarski

I am the child of many I am Yugoslavian, I am American, From the south of Americas to the north Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and also from I am the child of Medellin, Colombia Montenegro I am the child of the city that never sleeps I am diverse I eat foods from every country I am a child of waking up at 6:00 I remember when I discover things for the for soccer games first time I am a child of no meat eaters, believing in I dream of visiting every place on earth a plant-based diet I speak Yugoslavian and American Sign I am a child of dreams where I Language Become the first woman president My favorite color is blue Blue is the color of water I am a child of bilingual-ness Water is the majority of the earth Where I can communicate to two different My favorite thing is travelling and exploring types of people where I go I am yellow, blue, and red, the colors of my background, ECUAMERICAN yellow the riches, blue the waters, and red Alexiss Guallpa the blood of my people I am of a country that was once united with I was born in America two others, though we still share the same My parents are from Ecuador color I am Ecuamerican I am the child of books and stories, of an Empanadas, thin crust layers, filled with a imagination that cannot be contained magical delightfulness inside I am me McDonalds, a typical meal for Americans, A child of immigrants quick, delicious, amazing A child who experiences new cultures every I speak Spanish day I speak English Sometimes Spanglish, like some others, too I AM Yellow, blue, red, amazing colors make up Raquel Gonzalez our glorious Ecuadorian flag Dreaming of going to Ecuador I am American with my family Ecuadorian I remember going to Ecuador with my Chilean brother and becoming closer to my heritage I like empanadas and ice cream I LOVE MY HERITAGE McDonalds is a quick meal for all Americans I am not school I am dance

CHILD OF THE AMERICAS I AM AGUA Riley Hill Ruby Lopez

A dash of Polish I am Mexico A pinch of German I am tacos About a cup of Jewish I am pizza All white and blonde I ate tacos and pizza yesterday That’s me I will own four dogs someday I am Spanglish All American I am aqua All white I am Pokémon All blonde I am “The Walking Dead” I am me I’d like to think I’m Japanese Or German all the way I AM SPANGLISH But no Verenice Martinez Just American I am Nothing else From the Mexican and American heritage I love the flower and the taste of unique I AM BASKETBALL tamales and pizza Jonathan Kimyagarov I remember the beautiful fields full of crops And the long, clear stream floating over the I am basketball dry big rocks I am not school I will travel around the world I am white I am Spanglish I am not a hater I am the colors of my family’s country’s flag I am not a bully Green, white, red I am The Flash I am proud of where I’m from and where I am BOY FROM SOUTH AMERICA That’s what makes me, me Jhoel Lliguicota

I am a boy from South America. I am a boy who believes that Flash could save his life in two week. I am a boy who is getting annoyed by a girl! I am a boy who dreams of being a professional soccer player. I am a kid who speaks Spanish.

I BECAME MEXICAN CHILD OF THE INDOS Pedro Pavon John Silaban

I was American, but Trump became I am a child of the Indos president so I became Mexican A dark-beige skinned child of South Asia I loved being American A child of Catholics the same race as me I was happy Born in America, I speak Indo and English I was playful But the saddest day of my life came Jakarta is in my flesh He was elected as president I have the appetite of an American, I decided to become Mexican Indonesian, and a small amount of Mexican, I eat tortillas every day And Thai as well I watch Univision Telemundo And Chinese I am planning to be Mexican for four years Until then, bye amigas Yes, I am the Indo-American With a lot of cultural tastes I AM JENNA Jenna Salem The colors of red and white show My true passion, and playing games show I am weird and silly Myself I am books and mystery I am friendly and the loveable one when And a memory that I have is when you get to know me I slipped into a waterfall I am Egypt and Ohio I am Michigan, Virginia, Florida I am one that doesn’t smile, but there is I am Harry Potter, Emma Watson None needed I am happy, sad, angry, excited I am all the feelings in a salad I am the one although I dislike hatred I am helpful I AM MYSELF I am unique Tataina Skibola Who am I? I am Jenna I am Croatian, I am American, I am New York I am burgers, salads, I am nachos, I am cevape, I am palichunke I am full of bad and good memories I feel lonely sometimes I am from Croatia, I am from America My name is French I am blue, purple, and green I love wit, pugs, and spicy food Ya san ye volu moy ime I am Tatiana

I AM I AM QUEENS Filip Stepien Joslyn Udeochu

I am a child of the Americas I am Jamaican African American A light-skinned Polish boy I am Queens I am a Polish Catholic I am sweet, savory, sour and spicy My mom’s an immigrant with my dad I am a warm sunset A cool dip in the pool I AM A tasty treat Digna Tenelema A deep sleep Rice and peas I am from Ecuador Beef patties and sour soup define me I am not a hipster Magical unicorns, flying disks, and happy I went to Ecuador when I was in third grade days define me I’ve dreamed of going to a fair I speak English with a New York accent I speak English and Spanish Haitian doriba I like the color red Unknown colors describe me I like to listen to music and Passion, sports, Netflix, and chill I like soccer I’m not Croatian, I’m not Mexican, I’m those inside but don’t speak I AM MYSELF I’m dark, but not deep Britney Torres I’m a light, but not cream I am unique-positive I am a child of the Ecuamerica Sup? Light dark skin A child born in America I am an Ecuadorian I am empanadas and ice cream I speak English and Spanish My dream is to won a big house I am blue, purple, hot pink I am good and bad memories I am nice I am not a bully Yo amo mi nombre I am myself Yes I am, yes I am

I AM Joseph Nieto

I am a child from Ecuador I have a lot of amigos I am an empanada Charlie, David, Jorge, and Emily V are about to eat me Ms. Rodriguez’s Class I’m a song called Billondo I am blue I AM I believe I can fly Dominick Alatorre I am not carne and I am not huevos I am a nino that fights I am from Mexico where habla español My name in Spanish is Jose I am Chile – I am really caliente I am maracas and replay and I AM really bueno Emily Nieves I am negro because I wear a black sweater I am not an araña I am Junction Blvd. in New York I am a taco but don’t eat me I am pollo, arroz y sopa I know I’m really so bueno but I am cumbia no me comas I am red, blue, yellow I am not a smoker I AM I am anjel Jailyn Bolano I AM I am pink Moncerat Olivera I am afternoon I am summer I am pink I am caliente I am waking up in the morning I am in la casa con mi familia I am fall I am arroz con habiculas I am spring I am a big sister since Lenny was born I am potato chips I’m not mean, I’m not a bully I am a child ripping paper with I’m not sporty my friend, Gloria I am a hot dog I am black with crystals I am not milk (it smells like rotting eggs) I am paint

I AM I AM Garrell Prophete Jorge Rubio

I am blue and green I am green I am six pm I am morning I am summer I am summer I am sunny I am sunny I am Times Square I am Brighton Beach I am pizza I am a taco I am the memory of graduating from 5th I am my puppy grade I am an undercover police officer I am Coney Island I am not onions or pickles I am not bullies or broccoli I am my puppy, Jerry I am music I AM I AM Charlie Valladolid Riaz Rahman I am New York and Peru I am blue I am fries with chicken nuggets and Coke I am afternoon and barbecue and McDonalds I am summer I am dancing to the sugar fairy I am sunny I am red, white, red I am a rocky beach I am not vaca, loco, or burro I am rice and chicken I am hard as stone I am childhood I am an undercover police officer I AM I am not bored or loud music Emily Vizhnay I am love and peace I am Corona, New York I am Flushing, New York I am Ecuadorian I am a burrito My hair shines bright as the sun I am a taco I like baby blue, pink, and red I am a nacho I am pollo y arroz I am salsa I can be shy as a turtle but I have the colors of I am bachata red, white, and green with a logo of an eagle eating a snake I am not peanut butter I am not a spider I am a cucaracha

I AM MONEY Muhammad Asmar

I am money made of one hundred dollar bills I am priceless No one can buy me Ms. Sarno’s Class I am too expensive No one can tell me CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE I am free Abdal Abir CHILD FULL OF LIGHT I am universe Joselyn Baez I am galaxy I am Siri I am a child full of light I am solar system I am calm, clever, you can I am Earth Name it all I am North America I am superior, competitive I am the United States I am a girl I am New York I am Queens WHO AM I? I am Jackson Heights Tiffany Batiste I am not an alien Who am I I am the mangoes you pull off the tree Jade Alvarez-Zumaeta I am the lemons you pick You can dance to the tune I am Guayaquil of the merenge I play With some New York I am the soil under your sandals That sweet taste of maduras I can spice up your life So good I am loud, screaming with glee through the walls I am books, math and rock I am the river with a strong current Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, I am Dominican and American Nirvana, System of a Down and many other things I don’t know I know I am special and unique I am intelligent, stubborn, and determined A truly creative thing I am an introverted shadow With a fierce verbal punch But physical, not so much…

I AM ELMHURST CHILD OF THE AMERICAS Anthony Carreto Ian Dajic

I am Elmhurst I am a child of immigrants I am Mexican-American I am white skinned but red hearted I am strawberries I am blue like a diamond in the dark of night I am not homework I put together the hearts of those I love I am my mom and dad’s house but chase the one I love I am fat My planet is all colors My planet is that of a bear, furious, that MI LLAMO VALERIA never gives up Valeria Castro My planet is seven continents the same as seven brothers, alike, but “not the same” Hola, mi llamo Valeria My planet is that of Bosnia and America I am the daughter of an immigrant even though I am a child of the Americas I am creative I am a movie fanatic HAPPY AND LOVE I am a very religious person Ian Henao I am a child of the Americas Yo soy I am a person I am part Columbian, Ecuadorian, and I AM QUEENS American Qeon Cayenne I am an empanada I am a part of a huge family I am Queens I am positive and never look disappointed I am black I love my family I am life I am not Donald Trump I am my parents I hate Donald Trump I am a gamer I have friends that support me I am a pianist I am always and happy and love I am a Rolex If I could change anything I am Minecraft I would change nothing I am Trinidad I am me and no one else I am America I’ve travelled to Europe and love my life I love Columbian music I am me and I am whole

I AM FROM ASTORIA Brandon Hernandez Richard Linnen

From Mexico From Astoria The person that likes tamales and tacos That guy you would probably like Not that smart I’m crazy, fat, and lazy A child with wild dreams to complete I am the hype man of your dreams The crazy kid that runs on the streets I am the gamer of life and that basketball The kid that does not like homework player that can The active kid only win The kid that likes art I am I AM, I AM Jason Matute ALL OF THESE THINGS Alyssa Joscher I am Elmhurst I am Ecuador I am Irish I am not homework Yet I’ve never been to Ireland I am, I am I am Spanish and Puerto Rican But I can’t speak the language CHILD OF THE MATRIX I am German though I know nothing about Steven Mejia it I am Italian but I hate spaghetti I am a child of the Matrix I am all of these things but I was born in A light-skinned caleño from Columbia America I’m an empanada!

I LOVE THE COLD QUIETNESS AND FOOD Isabel Kozikowska Ileana Miranda

I am a child of Brooklyn I am from a place filled with Not born in Poland giants in slumber Known for its pizza covered in a large blanket of trees But I live in Queens I am from a place surrounded with a vast ocean, near a place of I love the cold free-dumb It’s just like my soul I am from a place filled with quietness and food I am… not sure

CHILD OF THE EUROPEAN WORLD I AM UNIQUE Dimitrios Moukas Amelia Pieklik

I am a child of the European World I am unique A boy who knows everything of the Hellas A light-skinned girl from Poland A boy of many things, born into this I am a child of the lands Conference at a Cross Creek Born into this country I am a Hellenic Greek Orthodox I am Polish-American A Christian of the Hellas I have never known Living in the land of the free An immigration of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Following my lifestyle at Church Just as it goes I speak Greek with passion and courage Once again, I am Unique, positive CURIOUS Emily Naula ORIGIN Dechen Ponchung I am from Cuenca in Ecuador A girl who is curious I was born in Manhattan I am also a New Yorker Not really that mixed Tibetan and a little bit of Indian I am flexible, funny and Living with my Ama and my Aba other things too Oh, and my sibling too People may not know this Ect, do, deen, char, panch, che, su, att no, I am not what you think das I was ten last year HOLA! A little bit of American Jaiden Ortiz A lot of Tibetan And a little bit of Indian also Hola, mi nombre es Jaiden I’ve visited India, but not Tibet I am a Dominican American I hope to do so one day Child of two Dominicans. Although I’m mainly Asian I am a follower of the Roman Catholic I guess that’s what makes me Church Me Child of God I am empathetic, but a little too much I am very caring of others From my parents to my Great, great, great grandparents

OF AMERCA MI NOMBRE ES KEVIN Isabelle Quiles Kevin Tenezaca

I am me Hola, mi nombre es Kevin I’m not you I’m an Ecuadorian I am a Dominican And I’m proud to be an Ecuadorian I’m Puerto Rican I’m a child of two Ecuadorians I am a loser I’m a follower of Roman but don’t worry I’m free but for Trump cause I know one day you’ll CHILD OF THE AMERICAS wanna be like Sashenka Trinidad me. I’m weird and quirky. I I am me speak English I’m a tannish-skinned person and Spanish but most I was born in America! importantly I I am a dark Columbian-Dominican speak Spanglish. I love talking Spanglish I am the older sister I love my food, family, language, everything of a Pokémon. I am a guitarist with I am me again! hidden secrets. I am competitive, smart and friendly As before, I am me, not I am you. SHADOW IN THE NIGHT HUNGARIAN IN MY BLOOD Ivy Velazquez Vivien Szaniszlo I am a shadow in the night Én vagyok az amerikai gyerek I am Dominican I am a child of the Americas I am Puerto Rican Egy lány, akinek szíve Európában van I am French A girl whose heart is in Europe I am a twin A product of the same type I am a person With Hungarian in my blood I am a creepy pasta And English on my tongue I am a girl I am of different words I am from America I am me!!! I am loud I am proud And I have an opinion

WALKING WALKING Nujhat Hossain

I am walking My eyes touch a computer It is black and as big as a small box It feels smooth It is shiny It makes me think about my homework It makes me feel like researching My eyes also touch a fridge It is white and cool

WALKING Christina Kaczurak

I am walking Ms. Baron’s Class My eyes touch a ball It is red and hard WALKING It feels like a brick Natalie Bogusz It is round and tight It makes me feel sad and blue I am walking It is hard My eyes touch an owl It is purple and as big as an apple WALKING It feels smooth Dayna Millien It is cute and yellow It makes me think about flying I am walking It makes me feel good My eyes touch the door My eyes also touch a dollar It is blue and as big as a giant It is green and floppy It feels bumpy It is decorated and beautiful WALKING It makes me think about boys Imar Esquilintugwell It makes me feel wonderful My eyes also touch Steph, Anna, and boys I am walking It is an escape My eyes touch a flag It is blue and red and as big as my shirt It feels soft It is nice and beautiful It makes me think about America It makes me feel proud My eyes also touch a cash register It is red

WALKING WALKING Kimberly Naidu Dominick Sanchez

I am walking I am walking My eyes touch pictures My eyes touch a computer They are blue and red as big as index cards It is black and as big as a TV They are plastic It feels hard They are happy and crazy It is fun and exciting They make me think about my life It makes me think about games They make me feel excited It makes me feel happy My eyes also touch the page My eyes touch its screen It is good It is colorful and attractive

WALKING WALKING Caterin Ortiz Michael Zambrano

I am walking I am walking My eyes touch a computer My eyes touch a table It is black and as big as a cat It is beige and as big as a mini car It feels smooth It feels smooth It is fun and it helps me lean It is long and tall It makes me think about cool math games It makes me think about home It makes me feel happy It makes me feel sleepy My eyes also touch the sky My eyes also touch a friend It is beautiful She is at the table

WALKING Amare Rambert

I am walking My eyes touch a karaoke machine It is pink and as big as a small refrigerator It feels rough

WALK Reina Aguilar

Walking down the street The birds chirping to each other The gorgeous sun over my eyes Ice cream carts all around Trying to avoid someone’s house Basically, jogging Oh well Ms. Conway’s Class HOME SWEET HOME CANDY ON FLEEK Nadia Alalou Mallek Abdelmagid The rocks crackle off the cement Mom, may I please get some candy? underneath my feet Sure I’m on my walk home Thanks Ice cream truck rings Bees are buzzing Kids run to it Sniffable dandelion fuzz They say, “Thank you,” and walk away Only doing whatever I do when walking I’m on my walk home The smell of candy-sweet My candy was on fleek I walk to my door My sis thought it was on weak I walk up the stairs I said, “You with get your behind beat if Home sweet home you say it again.”

DOWNTOWN Helen Aguaiza

Mother, may I please get money to buy glue?... Thank you. I love you. Walking my way downtown, stepping on muddy grass – Lies. I went to Starbucks A nice afternoon with Midnight Mint Mocha Stores everywhere with samples to get me interested Climb on a tree Watch the sun Leave with my drink in my hand

BOOKS I WALK Nicole Banegas Yodi Carrucciu

Skipping my way through the I walk. And walk. But not just walk. crowd under the I see, too. sun’s powerful stare A variety of dogs, colored Feeling hot from white to black. happy Birds on the electricity cable. yet I feel Shirts and shorts. like a mouse Soccers and basketballs, punching the TRAPPED!!! ground. as if I’m never going to Ice cream cones melting in people’s hands. get to my destination Kids all ages running and playing. I realize something’s different. Books, I need There aren’t any backpacks. Books, I think, without books I feel like MY WALK death has come upon me Tracy Choying

Stores, stores, and more I am walking home from school Stores, but no books in sight on a nice sunny day The sun is shining through my body The street is buzzing and I see The birds are chirping chirping chirp The library and I run Rocks on the cement sidewalk and wait near the door hoping and waiting Meeting random people Playing varieties of sports My brother, a 6 year-old, looks at me and Waving to the people I know says, “You’re a nerd.” I raise my eyebrows and roll my eyes. Vroom vroom honk honk I dismiss the comment and say to myself, Noisy cars “I don’t care.”

COOL WARM Abhijeet Biswas

Cool warm breeze in the spring blowing against my face I walk home On my trip, I smell barbecue I see a dead rat that I pay no attention to I walk to the deli then to the bus station then home

WALKING HOME THE SUN GLARES Leslie Delacruz Patrick Francisco

I am walking home The sun glares at me Umbrellas everywhere The heat penetrates my skin like fire Not because it’s raining The burning sensation is overwhelming But because of the The clothes on my body slosh around Sun-dorable sun People start to stare Sweat drips down constantly Heat on my face Teenagers smiling as they loiter around I wish there was rain school property Walking up and down the hill Honestly, is it worth walking or is it a My legs are tired mistake? My back hurts because of my backpack Going on will be a treacherous threat I think about the cold Ice dream-licious! The idea of AC is exhilarating Trees-colorful! I start sprinting I’m almost home I stop I’m running yay! Someone approaches me On it’s a crossing lady I can hear the sound Sprints again of my mom calling I make it home my name The bitter cold makes like worth living I’m home Eggs-tremly cold weather makes my life I’m home at last worth it But it’s not WALKS Well that’s eggs-tremly disappointing Brandon Ferrera But I still got some yolks up my sleeve and I hope they will crack you up! Walks, walks, walks are so helpful DOWN THE HILL They make my day Daniel Lozada and make it shine I was walking down the hill with myself and the sun was shining so bright and sunny

WALKING WALKING HOME Karen Matute Sade Terriba

Coming out of school I am walking home I see the happy sun with my good report card when… It’s surrounding me with OH MY GOSH THERE IS A DEAD RAT Its warmness I quickly avoid it and continue With the sun blazing on my There are groups of dark chocolate skin people chatting and I walk past many people staring and I walking different happily wave back directions even though they didn’t wave and keep going I see the light blue I walk past Dunkin Donuts, seeing sky, it is beautiful the beautifully creamy white I also see the whipped cream on a vanilla mocha lime-green trees blowing I see big trees hovering over me by the warm breeze I hear the birds chirping I think about getting a big smile I smell the scentless air from my parents I go near the and a welcome home… colorful ice cream cart It has candy too DOWN FAIRVIEW AVENUE Kacper Walczyk I feel tempted to buy candy But I say to myself, A walk down Fairview Avenue “Just save up money.” Going to the park The sun blasts heat on me My ball bouncing on the ground is the only sound I hear The birds fly overheard, making a bird-lightful sound I climb the fence and I’m at the park

WE ENTER Sophie Yasharian

We enter the splendiferous woods small yet huge in its complexity a dawning sun flies across our heads red and orange tape shows us the path feathered friends fly tweet tweet twit

I lie in the grass tweet tweet tweet twit

WALKING Moustafa Youssef

I like to walk When I talk I get ice cream when I finish swimming in the stream

MY WEIRD WALK Jalen Charles

I was walking down a hill and I tripped and started to roll. When I got up I was bruised. My dad helped me up and I went to get an ice pack from the store Ms. Mortenson’s Class with my dad. Then I got ice cream WALKING TO SCHOOL and went to the Jesus Astudillo water park with my friends. I am walking to school I see cars-beautiful WALK AROUND THE BLOCK I see bikes-awesome Jonathan Chung I see trees-pretty I see insects-lovely When I walk around I sometimes remember I see incredible people the warm summer nights Never know if that’s me when I was young, I walked around the block. I THE POND walked with my parents or Samya Bond my brother around the block-glorious I saw the I am walking trees—nice, the pretty around a pond houses, the animals—amazing. squirrels-calm Although it was short, water reflecting my personality there was plenty to tall trees-tremendous see. I was excited every people walking dogs time I walked around people riding bikes-lovely the block on those sun shining on flowers-beautiful summer nights. I might even do it fantastic day again, tonight.

DOWN THE STAIRS I AM WALKING Marwan Elharmel Sofia Grncarski

I am running down the stairs and I trip I am walking The bottom edge of the stairs hits my head on the soil of the earth The world is black I am walking Birds spinning past trees with the sky above me I go to the hospital On that tree, there is a bird chirping I feel better thanks to the birds-amazing for At the bottom of the tree lays a pile of rocks taking me with snakes and insects crawling I hit my head again between I continue my walk and see people SUN BEAUTIFUL playing in the tremendous field Luna Garces I end my walk by seeing the beautiful earth My feet carry themselves as we walk to a as it is destination that is unknown. We walk through a blazing hot day. MY WALK I walk by the park and see the Alexiss Guallpa sidewalk-fabulous covered in chalk art. As I walk, I stop and take a break. Beautiful weather outside When I sit I notice other children running No internet connection inside free of all cares, begging their mothers for Nothing to do today at least one scoop of ice cream. A thought comes to my mind As I walk, I see nature come to life. A walk, that’s kind The bees are doing their jobs and birds are chirping. As I open my front door I see my neighborhood at work on the The wind blows into my face sun beautiful day. It is amazing

WORLDS A petal falls from above Joel Garcia It is lovely I give it to my mother to compliment her I see a small person walking next personality to me I see trees The sky clouds make a picture Beautiful color green I see a heart Bushes filled with leaves It is pretty

As I go home I see my adorable kitty cat Waiting for me Licking me with her licks It is so adorable

ONE MILLION WOMEN MY SUMMER WALK Riley Hill Verenice Martinez

I am walking In just summer when the world is Not only for fun warm and sunny with the trees But to be a part of covered in the warm breeze and the one million women—strong ice cream truck surrounded And to have my voice heard with excited kids the squirrels running up and down I am walking I wonder how the world came to be With a pink cat hat on my head I feel the sparkling sun pointing at me And a sign in my hand with one million women—strong CAT-GLORIOUS John-Carlos Mateo I am walking Walking onward I’m walking Thinking that the White House knows what I see trees-nice and birds-fun we’re here for What vaults in front of me, surprising me? Knowing that I won’t stop It is a cat-glorious And marching on I think to myself, “I’d love to pet it.” With one million strong women It is quite clear that I’m happy to see the cute feline SUNSET Jonathan Kimyagarov WALKING Luis Quito The sunset at eye level So beautiful I’m walking to school Coming closer and closer On my way, I see trees I think about nature WALKING Emma Lagumdzija

While I am walking, I see things. I see people protesting about their jobs. When I walk, I see strangers working their jobs. When I walk, I see the sun shining on strangers. When I walk, I hope I don’t fall and make a fool out of myself.

THE WALK I AM WALKING Jenna Salem Aislinn Shrestha

I walk down the street filled with I am walking with the sky as bright as it can stick figures, thoughts exploding from be with the sun as a source of happiness their minds Every soul is beaming with a marvelous I enter a world full of nature glow I see a turtle playing with fish in a Birds are chirping as loud as they can pond-warm, filled with lily pads-shiny Flowers are blooming and trees are I look to my left providing us shade I see a flower bed As my feet carry me throughout my I feel like lying down so I keep walking neighborhood, sweat drips down my face walking like ice cream melting walking I end up at a place where the waves But the world’s not going to be forever Laugh against my feet happy, dead pigeons and animals are I fall back so I am sinking in just enough unable to enjoy their last breath I close my eyes and relax The water touches my toes A WALK IN THE SKY This spectacular feeling touches my head John Silaban I feel safe, I fade, I sleep I wake up to the sound of my phone ringing I walk into the clouds, the stars I jerk up and realize that I am sparkling in the twilight I am The promenade paths, painted the colors of I am the sun and the moon – celestial bodies to still in my room? I look and it’s 6:00 be reckoned with Oh well I guess another day to live in my new house I pass through Orion’s kingdom in NYC where the sun King Orion is seated at his does not shine throne of insanity like it does in Michigan His advisors Sagittarius and Ursa Major, they too are seated on thrones of insanity

I feel enchanted

I wake up

Only a dream

THE BEST WALK EVER THE AMAZING WALK! Tatiana Skibola Britney Torres

I see the amazing sky Amazing sky when I walk outside while the beautiful and warm sun the trees bloom lovely gleams on my face. awesome insects in the ground sparkling water Dogs bark which reminds me of good times. I stand on the sidewalk looking Insects climb the trees which reminds me of everywhere my incredible family helping me. Before you know it, I am home I can’t wait for the next day The sparkling water along the sidewalk makes me feel good and warm. I know I will TREMENDOUS WALK feel better taking a walk after a long day. I Joyslyn Udeochu see lots of trees which look glorious against the sun’s light. I walk from Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens to Sutphin Blvd Before you know it, I am back home and My feet are cold can’t wait for another splendid walk Breathing lightly tomorrow. The graveyards I think about the fact that I haven’t eaten WALKING yet but it’s okay Filip Stepien Four miles later Rays of light When I take walk, I see Sunny trees-amazing I see McDonald’s They are tree-licious Two crispy delicious wraps I see grass SALTY fries It is grass-licious A small drink I go to the park The day is done I see dogs The birds flying home They are dog-licious We praise We are home IN JUST WINTER Oh what a walk that was! Digna Tenelema

In just winter when the world is cold-calm the warm train came and I got on the warm train and five minutes later the warm train left me in my location I tripped on a rock and hurt my arm the sky sparkling in my hurt arm when I got home I felt better I put a smile on my face

HAPPY FACE Sasha Jara

I’m walking down the street with a smile on my face I see many people with a secret face but That doesn’t stop me with my happy face I see cars and bikes passing by me as I feel the wind blowing on my face It’s blowing good, it’s blowing hard, but nothing can stop this happy face There’s many colors on the street I see blue red white and green I see little jackets walking around me I have never felt this happy I smell coffee and bread and hot cocoa Especially hot chocolate Ms. Rodriguez’s Class It makes me feel happy and warm inside

It’s the best time of year FLUSHING WOODS Have you figured out it’s Christmas? Dominick Alatorre The best of all and I know it’s only

summer and summer is the season I’m in I am walking in the Flushing woods

They are filled with darkness WALKING IN QUEENS On this walk I see a Joseph Nieto big snake with sharp teeth

I am walking in New York City in Queens When I think of snakes, I am I see the birds chirping thinking that I have a pet snake I see the trains passing by every train

station It makes me feel excited because you One thing that I don’t like to see is bugs get to feed the snake and you can It makes me think that I am in a video game play with the snake And I’m trying to find a Nintendo Switch,

Will U and PlayStation 4 PUPPY It makes me feel happy, great and Jailyn Bolano optimistic

Now it’s 10:30 pm and I’m ready for bed I’m walking with my family to the park I say, “Riaz and David read me a bedtime Suddenly I see a cute white puppy story.” This cute puppy makes me think of I say, “Emily V, Emily N, Dominick, and Jorge a soft snowball can give me chips and pizza every day.” This makes me feel happy

Woof Woof

WALK-OPTIMISTIC WALKING On 70th STREET Emily Nieves Riaz Rahman

While on my walk-optimistic, I I am walking on 70th Street see dogs with their owners happy My eyes touch Burger King Birds together in family It is brown and as big as a car I am thinking about getting ice cream It feels hard and smooth Yum! Yum! It is good and delicious I feel enthusiastic because everything It makes me think about a sandwich I see around me is happy and It makes me feel hungry trustworthy My eyes also touch games They are awesome WALKING Moncerat Olivera MY WALK ON JUNCTION BLVD David Romero I am walking My eyes touch an ice cream truck I go out on a super fun walk It is pink and as big as birds on Junction Blvd It feels great I see the delicate Burger King It is bumpy and hot I also see the warm sun It makes me think about May My eyes touch the beautiful wind It makes me feel that I’m in the desert I hear the happy ice cream truck during a thirst I feel the joy of the ice cream My eyes also touch a flower I smell the fresh air in the window It is yellow It is amazing

WALKING ON THE FARM WALK Garrell Prophete Emily Vizhnay

I am walking on the farm Walking through the beautiful breeze My eyes touch a goat Hearing birds chirping, chirp, chirp It is white and calm Feeling grateful to be who I am It feels soft Thinking about the future It is friendly and cute Seeing the beautiful sky with its flawless It makes me feel interested clouds My eyes also touch a llama The sun shining as bright as me It is cute and furry

WALK Tiffany Batista

You leave darkness inside As the door closes Rain-relax You open your mind to a new world Ms. Sarno’s Class Quicker and quicker your steps go Silence-peaceful ONLY The further you go, Jade Alvarez-Zumaeta the more peace swallows you Trees-beautiful A meadow flows until the woods Surrounded by nature that you hope It is bright, yet full of shadows will last forever I am in the meadow Beautiful is ugly, for it is what It is me and only me we don’t understand Me and me only Back at the blue house It smells of soil and grass you open the door to I am surrounded by nature newfound light and peace in your world Walking into woods I am alone with my thoughts THE MOST FAN-TABULOUS WALK EVER And I am being philosophical Valeria Castro I’m thinking and thinking Not being quite logical Going on a walk Hoo! Walking though trees on a hot summer day There’s an owl perched on a tree Hearing the tacos sizzle But why, it’s plain daylight Seeing cute dogs Don’t bother asking me Children screaming fun I am concentrating on nothing The sun shining over my eyes I’m concentrating on everything Feeling the cool breeze from the trees I feel like my mind is free Twists, turns, Everything so fun MY JOURNEY Muhammaed Aswar

Walking around my block Clearing my mind Fighting dragons Running from the line and the dragon’s eye Showing straight and saying Bye bye See you next week I hope I don’t lie

WALKING CYCLES THE WALK Qeon Cayenne Brandon Hernandez

Walking, I am at the park The walk in the woods Throwing and skipping stones on the water The big beautiful trees Walking back to my house around the block Flowers grow on them like the cherry Walking back on top I have great fun at the park of an ice cream WHOOSH With the swings and the slides and the bars the wind passes by and rings I have so much to talk about I imagine animals, rabbits, and bunnies A pretty person passes by and says Hi A cute dog walks around WALK WITH MY COUSINS I’m on my walk the smell of Ian Henao Delicious empanadas My mouth suddenly I went on a walk with my cousins drops Dogs-fun The wonderful smell ahhh the best In Canada I watch, I walk, and I talk as astonishing We saw extreme-rats and squirrels BIRDS FLY by oh how I wish I could We saw many trees-silent fly but for now my head is SCRAMBLED up Tasted berries and cheeseburgers It’s like a MAZE My cousins’ dogs started playing around With other others and I played with them THE FOREST Taking care of them is a breeze until Alyssa Joscher I hear a mean dog bark, Woof! I felt like a shadow, not protecting Going on a walk anything, just being like a small A walk in the forest faint, not cared for my anyone and long A whole bunch of beautiful trees lives my faith With a fresh breeze come to reality There are branches on the ground in a snap Snake-fabulous Bugs so pretty hanging from my bed It’s filled with dirt and grass happy that it ends The forest is scary yet amazing

WATERFALL ONE HOLLYWOOD WALK Isabel Kozikowska Steve Mejia

The cool air on my skin as a layer of ice I am walking on smooth cement Critters of the night come out Seeing celebrities’ names down below me The cows, horses, and pigs sleep beautifully In a simple star showing a name of famous movies, books, sports, My mind is full of thoughts video games, brands, companies, and my blood rushes with excitement and other people taking pictures with the stars. I walk I reach the waterfall with my dad, looking for a specific name, my favorite actor: Paul Walker. WALK I feel embarrassed to take a picture but Richard Linnen I feel it is worth it. I go to a new star And see my name: Steven (Spielberg). On my journey through the path Next I go to another one and I’m not sure that I can go on Ha-ha! Jackie Chan! Mustn’t rest have to go Then I leave to go to Finish the journey by tomorrow Disney Land! Live to the day that I can see The brightness that has grown with me A WALK Now that I’m at the end Emily Naula I have to start another journey again Now that the other journey has started It was a fun day Have to observe the things I see A nice, silent walk around Flushing Meadow Everything non-living is talking to me Park They act happy and exiting inside I saw trees, dogs, plants, people, and other When I didn’t have to leave but I need animals, too To go pee The flowers and plants are pretty-beautiful I see cars zooming through the roads In a zoo There are grass rocks donkeys peacocks snakes squirrels which were fun, cute and calm The breeze was a soft gust against my face I wish I was back in this day again

GAMING LIFE WALK Jaiden Ortiz Amelia Pieklik

I am walking through the warfare In the woods of my favorite characters, exciting, extreme on a morning walk As I walk out of the game I trip nature surrounds me on the power button listening to the peace and quiet Everything is dark smelling the pine of marvelous trees I’m so lonely feeling the dew I see a light touching my face Boop! I am back to my life in an Xbox In the distance deer appear, approaching slowly “Gaming Life” A single car engine I am walking though warfare rumbling in the distance My favorite character in Overwatch, scares them away exciting, extreme I walk away telling my favorite characters In the silence, Goodbye! trees-breezy I trip, accidentally click the power button, rattle with their leaves so lonely, alone I close my eyes, clear my mind, I see light! listening to the birds singing, Boop! I am back to my normal life like a conversation between two people in an Xbox! Slowly walking home, appreciating the silence, finally, I’m free

WALKING THROUGH THE FOREST WALKING IN THE SUN Dechen Ponchung Abin Swar

I go visit my uncle’s house What a wonderful day He has a forest and a huge field Getting ready to see the sun rise Big trees-beautiful Off to my adventure A path leads to a corn field-calm Heading to the park, I see birds Bright blue sky-silent What a wonderful day and the clouds drifting I lay in the grass from above the corn field-tiny Sun starts to set dogs barking-cute Mt adventure comes to an end I walk back-breezy leaving the field A WALK TO REMEMEBER The field of yellow and green Vivien Szaniszlo and the long trees with green as lime leaves-pretty An escape from reality To go into the woods MY WALK And walk blindly in the darkness Isabelle Quiles Fear overlapped by a blanket of silences The humid air embracing you like a mother I pass all to her child the colorful But the light will soon come back homes the And shatter the peace you have gained trees moving Full of shadows and mystery with a breeze But you will soon see flowers-pretty- That the shadows are somewhat friends to calming me Beautiful silent animals running around as I enter a forest Wild walks are what I go on Short-long walks is what I do Won’t you join me for one, too?

THE WALK IN THE FOREST Kevin Tenezaca Ivory Velazquez

Walking through a forest In the forest, dark and alone Lost. I’m going through A shadow is lurking behind me Very dangerous obstacles. Turning around Extreme and very Nothing is there curious. In the I turn back around dark I walk. Very The hairs on my neck stand up scary because I I don’t turn around feel like someone Bravely determined to keep going is staring. It’s only me alone. It smells like grass and soil. Surrounded by nature trees! Me and my thoughts walking through a forest lost… BAM! Lightning strikes Rain falls on me and my thoughts walking through a forest lost and alone.

BEST WALK EVER! Sashenka Trinidad

My favorite walk was walking home from school I think it was weird, but who cares I love the walk because I feel a breeze I feel hungry a lot! I feel calm I hear silenced music all together I hear nothing but music I love it! I love that nobody is disturbing me I love being alone, nobody around I love clearing my mind Thanks for these walks

GOING INSIDE RAINBOW COOKIE ALL

Inside a rainbow cookie It’s red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple Brad the Panda lives there He does backflips, eats bamboo and sings the panda song, “Hello, Neighbor” He’s having a surprisingly good day He’s happy outside the cookie is a bakery and It’s raining

Ms. Baron’s Class

HEART ALL

Inside a heart it’s red There are puppies, kittens, turtles, rainbow bunnies and a unicorn all hugging and singing It’s warm, loving, caring and kind It’s a zoo People are dancing, eating pizza and having fun

FLOWER ALL

Inside a flower is the sea and a green leaf bees are making yummy, sweet honey a happy grey puppy eats a cookie it’s hot and sunny inside it’s red outside the flower kids are dancing

Ms. Conway’s Class FIRE Sasha Aguayo

Flickering red lights hide it all like a beautiful shawl A city light A city warmth

Waving orange lights act like a carpet to keep the people hidden Dancing people cause the fire to move Sleeping people cause the fire the end

Still yellow light stands tall These are the buildings, FIDGERT SPINNER the buildings that shelter them ALL They smile

Inside is a runner who can never stop They see us watching There are three cities of They see us smile rainbow hamsters spinning Everything is rainbow HAIR The weather goes fast Helen Aguaiza Shiny, happy, rainy, earthquake-y, firestorme-y, I shrink to an ant size tornado-y I go up the little hair it never stops I see a lot of water and skin Outside are human giants They cut me eating cheesecake I go inside a trash bag and see how there is so much RICE food but it’s nasty and smells Mallek Abdelmagid CUPCAKE I want to be inside a single piece of rice Reina Aguilar I want to eat my wat out Once I’m out, I’m the size of an ant Inside a cupcake I look and see an Asian water monitor Either chocolate or vanilla? coming towards me Which one should I choose? It licks me My hair is very heavy on me People’s teeth shove in me Next thing I know I’m in somebody’s mouth

MY BRAIN RAIN DROP Nadia Alalou Nicole Banegas

In my brain, it’s confusing People, people, and more people I hear sweet, melodic music Oh! They’re not any I see vibrant colors kind of people, NO, NO, NO! Blue, green, purple These people, they’re… In my brain, there are friends people who are I hear the endless laughter at school water…they’re… I see so many faces, all with smiles on their water people! faces They are all different colors They live in a Peach, brown, yellow city inside In my brain, there’s love a rain drop I hear the sobs from the hard times Everything is… liquidy I hear the laughter from the good times It’s lively, happy per se I see hears flying around They like falling They are all soft colors down Pink, turquoise, purple No, no, “like” isn’t the right word… hmm BRAIN Tiffany Arpi It’s passion! It’s their passion Halls, halls and more halls to fall down and Doors, doors and more doors Open one to find hidden memories they never want to stop A man in a hazmat suit – Killing the toxic, not memorable memories TREES Or the memories one may want to forget Jayleen Cajamarca But some don’t die easily And instead demolish the man Inside a tree A doctor – assisting sadness, anger is a world, And other negative feelings the best world where But many times there isn’t a cure magic creatures live An office worker – They take care Filing the memories of the tree Many are happy and joyful no matter how the weather But sometimes those files are lost… changes A woman – There is a little moon She sends positive messages for all To the giant outside the creatures But many messages can be left unheard It is such a good day The mystery of the brain The creature in the tree watches kids running

CAT TWIG Edder Campoverde Leslie Delacruz

Cats are fluffy and nice Just a twig rolling along just to be They are fun stepped on. I wonder what’s Inside the cat is magical inside. Wow, a wonderful and rainbows and sun colorful surprise inside. I didn’t know Snowmen are singing it could be this Food is floating in the air beautiful. Cats are eating fish Dogs are running around FIRE and bunnies hop and hop Jacob Diaz It was a wonderful place but the place that is wonderful I’m fire is at home with I am strong Clouds, my cat I can burn things down but people don’t know CLOUDS I’m fun Tracy Choying I have a water kingdom in me Clouds are puffy but not made out of puff If you kill me my kingdom turns to fire They are white Then I am water Bunches of air and water are in the clouds Then I am truly invincible Precipitation falling from the sky Rain, snow, hail and sleet HEADPHONES Different shapes are formed Patrick Francisco Guessing what it is Wow! What a nice day! Inside small little blobs copy each other They keep talking EYEBALL Barely having a break Alex Cuenca The mic overhears you sending a message Eyeballs get controlled by your brain for the other side, creating the blobs to Eyeballs get red when you are tired copy your message to you or sending it Eyeballs are big on the inside straight to other blobs Eyeballs are slimy in the head It spreads like a wildfire So many blobs overhear It’s over once something new is overheard

TEACHERS ICE CUBE Mia Guerra Devon Smith

Inside a teacher is Ice cube work and questions I’m in an ice cube some people say but the I can feel the cold, cold best teachers air rising on my face as I have awesomeness come down these ice They also love stairs work and questions There is no sound but but they make it’s hollow and freezing cold it fun for us to do. Grade 6 INSIDE AN EYE of 2017 I have Sade Terriba the best teachers in the world, Ms. Conway and Mr. Cappello There is a little person, a little me ICE CUBE watching TV Karen Matute There is a cable cord that connects to an outlet An ice cube is not that turns on my vision a specific color It’s purple in there and every morning I wake up It picks up the and watch TV color around it At night, I watch TV An ice cube is clear until it’s time to sleep and I unplug the cord Inside it is a frozen and everything goes substance that was BLACK once a liquid, but it was put in a cold blizzard and EXPLORING CHEESECAKE it froze Kacper Walczyk

It looks like a cubed Swimming in cheese crystal, it looks like a Lots of holes inside cold storm happened So cheesy, haha inside All of it is yellow except some parts blue-ish green from the mold In an ice cube, there At first, it’s weird but you get used to it, is a storm that the squishy, cheesy feeling will disappear into You can take bites all you want nothing but what it but it endlessly stands, all so cheesy was before There is only one thing you think: CHEESECAKE!!!

TWIG Sophie Yasharian

Inside of a twig is where I would be A twig can split and still survive while leaves die and fall away A twig will never falter When you grind down a stick fast and swift you see sparks and fire before you conceal it The sparks move burning cities with a passionate heart but they conceal their destructive power in a twig

TV Moustafa Youssef

I’m going in It’s a city of cartoons Oh, it’s SpongeBob It’s a home run I see the weather It’s snowing and it is life

TURTLES Jalen Charles

I see green Skin So many molecules So much blood Feels so weird Cause I might be a busboy but you just got served Yo I play basketball

Ms. Mortenson’s Class I really like green so Put me on

a team RAINDROP Get ready for me ALL cause I’m

about to It’s a triangle and an oval attack you It’s blurry Try me Inside there are turtles dancing

A dolphin does backflips FLOWER It’s cold Jonathan Chung A pink unicorn flies and eats

holographic grass I see the grass and the turtles There’s an ocean In the green grass, there are a bunch of There’s happiness and sadness colors It’s teal clear The colors mix with the green and the

turtles are eating them Outside is a bucket I see a big brown thing with leaves on top and unicorn skin Some turtles are on it

I have a green long string coming out of me APPLE going in to the ground Samya Bond

It’s all the colors in the rainbow

There are worms dancing and talking

Having a blast!

Juicy

A treat for a unicorn

Flying high in the sky

Imagine

INSIDE THE MOON

Luna Garces Riley Hill

Inside the moon Lie still there’s glistening silverness contained in Sink down into nothingness a crescent shape Open your eyes There’s earth visiting its neighbor coming over for coffee Blinding white The atmosphere is light Inside the moon What is holding you? there’s glaciers and waterfalls hosting the strangest You think of something extraterrestrial creatures It appears only in white There’s an astronaut that never made his way home Cloud creatures dance in cloud meadows Inside the moon eat cloud food there’s a view that cannot be beaten splash in cloud lakes full of fireballs shooting from the skies There’s hope of a new land waiting to be You fall discovered down out of the cloud UNICORN Sofia Grncarski Onto another cloud castle It’s bright Cloud people There is cotton candy everywhere Cloud creatures There are holographic sparkles Cloud imagine There is a pineapple

PINEAPPLE Alexiss Guallpa

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants It’s yellow and sweet inside It has a protective barrier outside It has green leaves

CLOUD TURTLE

Jonathan Kimyagarov Verenice Martinez

Unicorns Inside of space Jumping It is a wonderful place Kids of unknown creatures and Laughing Stars shooting from its dark Dolphins unknown sky Flipping There is no end Rollercoasters The possibilities are endless Yelling Calm SUN Summer John-Carlos Mateo Breeze Orange It’s wavy Basketball There are puffins The dabbing Hoop It’s hot Swish A dolphin is flying The while eating holographic meatloaf Crowd It is very happy Goes It is very orange, yellow, and red Wild Outside is the blackness of the void Turtle Turtle DROP OF INK Shell Emmanuel Muratov

TOILET PAPER Black unicorns Emma Lagumzija Zombies come to life Black liquid ink everywhere It’s a world filled with the Dolan Twins It’s cold and dark I see Ethan Dolan I hear loud screams A pink snap back People shouting for help It’s exciting A beautiful creature flues QUARTER He breaks the toilet paper Pedro Pavon Everyone falls out of the tissue I’m happy and scared Inside a quarter We land on the corner of the stall it’s grey Outside it looks like it will wipe metallic and sad your tush, but inside, it’s a happy hand I see a metallic office and a metallic president Outside the quarter there is a kid buying a cookie SPACE PHONE

Luis Quito Tatiana Skibola

The company who makes it is Apple Inside a blue marker are endless oceans I think there are apples in there There is a cold feeling inside This marker represents my eternal sadness MOON Aislinn Shrestha The mixture of sky blue and turquoise reminds me of my eyes Inside a moon is a person I see the light coming towards me A person that beams with happiness A person that’s happy and content to be It hits me, I am in the place I want to be As the door to others open I see other Inside a moon is a stone colors, borders and other life The stone keeps the moon intact The stone is gray and tough COWS Sebastian Zamora Inside a moon is a telescope The steel gray color views I see white liquid extraterrestrial life Milk Black spots everywhere SOMBRERO I also see rocks John Silaban It feels chill Relaxing It is loud It makes me want to sleep There are maracas shaking It also makes me want to quack Women twirl like ballerinas It is spicy There’s a sexy mariachi band The sky bursts with orange, red, yellow, all the colors of the rainbow Guitars of red pimentos and accordions of corn Yes, it’s all happening inside!

MARKER

GUM Dominick Abatorre

It looks like a bouncing casa and it’s so pink and sticky It sounds like nothing It smells like strawberry and vanilla

ICE CREAM Jailyn Bolano

My object is vanilla ice cream. It looks like a delicious cold cream. Ms. Rodriguez’s Class It sounds crunchy. It smells like vanilla. It tastes like cold whipped cream. LEAF

ALL SNOWFLAKE

Emily Nieves Inside are raindrops falling on trees Inside a snowflake I see An ant eats a donut a white world A grasshopper is jumping I see crystals There’s a dance party It’s white, white, white! A firefly is a disco ball It sounds like a raindrop. It’s spring and fall It tastes like the ocean. Green, red, orange, brown I feel cold. It’s walls are smooth and crunchy I see people playing. It’s actually cold I smell lavender. Feels like home I feel happy. Outside, it’s noisy because of peop What a wonderful white world!

DANDELION PUFF

Moncer Olivera

It looks like a soft cotton ball

Sounds like a bee licking the petals

It smells like candy and fresh honey bread

It tastes like sweet candy canes

I see the dandelion color

white as a werewolf on the snow

looking for food

GUM PIZZA Garrell Prophete David Romero

Inside it’s red Inside there is an oily surface There’s an empty beach In a pizza box The waves sound calming A pepperoni spices up the music It’s summer A mushroom starts singing It’s hot with a breeze There’s a party humans do not notice I’m happy because there’s a beach Outside is a pack of gum Humans are eating the pepperoni Nom! Nom! Nom! PAPER CLIP They eat the yummy tomato sauce Riaz Rahman Nom! Nom! Nom! They eat the entire pizza slice I am silver and shiny. Nom! Nom! Nom! I see other paper clips around me. There’s white, yellow, red, black, light gray, Clink clink around me. and brown I smell like ink. It feels like a forest of pepperoni, olives and I taste like metal and I am hot. hot tomato sauce The color around me is black, blue, pink, purple, red, and orange. Outside it is loud because people are I say, “Don’t put me in Staples, playing and there’s music I want to stay with my paper clip friends.” Inside, the mood is sad. MARSHMALLOW Jorge Rubio

It feels fluffy Smells like vanilla Tastes like vanilla The colors I see are White, blue, red, pink, green, Orange, and yellow The mood is happy like Jerry.

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BOARD GAME Abdal Abir

The people or objects make the rules and chooses who wins When they are put back in their dark boxy home They cry to come back alive And when you don’t play with them they get cursed You can make your own game but they don’t obey their master

WITHIN THE PAGES OF A BOOK Jade Alvarez-Zumaeta

Ms. Sarno’s Class Inside the book the pages turn Outside a child is drifting to sleep CLOCK Within the pages lie small friendly monsters ALL Full of words, stories and hope Each of their hairs is a new different tale Outside, kids stand in an antique shop And their hair always grows Inside the clock, hamster thoughts Meep is in charge of that fresh parchment turn the wheels scent There’s a town of little people Glop is in charge of the drama They turn the hands Beep is in charge of the anticipation that Their rainbow town is grows in the stars Flop is in charge of the karma It’s sometimes peaceful, sometimes gloomy Their leader’s the one that’s in charge of it A troll protects the bridge all When they’re sad, it rains He makes the pages turn Sometimes a unicorn stops time He’ll hypnotize you The world is full of chaos And make you fall Full of numbers Oh no! You’ve tripped! There’s dust and mystery That’s fine, just keep reading Soon enough, you’ll hit a wall

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BATHBOMB APPLE Muhammad Asmar Byron Bishop

Filled with different colors In an apple, there are fries, cheeseburgers, and mysterious little elves chicken nuggets and a milkshake playing and throwing grenades It tastes like apple pie Also, filled with superheroes It looks like a yellow apple and villains fighting with all they got The apple is hanging from a tree until it is time The sun helps it grow BOOM!!! FIREWORK PEOPLE TREE Anthony Carreto Joselyn Baez There’s a firework in a shop Gnomes live in trees Filled with tiny people Inside the tree there is a village Partying all day They are the ones who help the tree grow It’s dark but has light You might think of it as a piece of wood Light from their mood but it’s magical as well as from the glow sticks They stay inside because Music everyone enjoys it’s their escape from reality Once it reaches a certain limit The good and bad in the sky It explodes MOON There’s different colors when it explodes Tiffany Batista Shines bright Shaped different for each firecracker Moon twinkles in the sky as night falls After a few seconds What could be inside? the light goes out You jump in because the people are afraid of heights There’s an unlimited rainbow The unicorn leader commands the INSIDE A DOG marshmallows and the chocolate fountain Valeria Castro All the sugary sweets cheer as they see their queen Inside a dog Their gorgeous town of chocolate chip Little dogs control movements and thoughts cookie houses Controlling when the dog talks, The sweets go down the glittery road to He is sad based on how the little dogs feel work The dog himself? Chaos No control Outside is chaos Everything in slow motion Scary, sometimes What do you think is inside a dog?

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TREES FIREWORK Qeon Cayenne Ian Henao

On the outside is a wood skin Happy all the time On the inside is a hollow space for animals Making people yearn but why On the outside, it’s raining as the tree Many use it grows from a sapling For a special day On the inside is filled with the health and But no one nutrients Knows what lies inside Outside is land and soul which lets the tree Frighten every time grow its roots Tiny, tiny stacks of people All the time GALAXY Crowded every day Ian Dajic Waiting until the day that They see fire and fly Inside, a world of colors Far away An explosion like a bath bomb under water People are happy filled with minions Once it led by an almighty leader Goes away Humfrey Blowing in the Books have pages Distance while Clocks have hands People say, “Yay” Earthlings have hearts The people In the village in a sunny day Happy until fire comes Their way Once very high they Blow up in the sky ending The day with sparks Everywhere many are sold Some not permitted But with one small gaze Many smile, all of the people inside are happy for a while until they fade away leaving everyone for more of the awesome view of the amazing day

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CANDY CANE POTATO IN A BOTTLE Brandon Hernandez Ileana Miranda

A mysterious place shaped like a cane Inside there’s a potato Inside, very active gummy bears in a bottle are in this place named Crazy Town A land It looks delicious filled with Billys sweet and CRAZY A small ship The buildings are made of crackers Filled with Billys that taste very good Small, little houses which birds eat filled with Billys candy birds Magic The candy tastes like a pancake and syrup made by Billys and gummy bears Dragons Grape, strawberries, and watermelons killed by Billys The colors are red, yellow, and all of the Dragon tails other colors of the RAINBOW sold by Billys illegally Billy MOON is coming for you Alyssa Joscher RECORD PLAYER Inside the moon is another Earth Dimitrios Moukas A smaller Earth Tiny elves live there It has a wooden box It always smells like marshmallows It spins the records round and round It’s a peaceful place It plays music A unicorn is the queen of the moon The records are black The elves live just like humans do It cranks up the music It is very shiny there This is top secret NINTENDO SWITCH Steven Mejia MOON Richard Linnen Inside every one there is a secret that no one The moon, tattered like cheese knows about Little people live on it a secret that will be shared You just can’t see them quickly, the one that As John Cena would say shows that video game characters We live on it are red, here we go A dome with trees for oxygen There is an evil person Gold Mario riding inside a He litters and ruins the city circuit special cart with slim wheels Find him and be rewarded as and a plane glider, racing in a Music Park The owner of the new moon dome

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INSIDE OF A GAME VIOLIN Jaiden Ortiz Isabelle Quiles

Inside of a game Music. That is all you are known for. a person, waiting for your command People don’t think to get to know the real There’s people yelling at it you. Frozen, not knowing what to do until your Your inside is a village. command The village of music. You are the leader of the console The village of strings. They look up to you, tell them what to do The village of joy to others. Inside a game, when it’s not on, they rest The people are NOT people, but notes. You are Billy Your leader is the thing that keeps people Billy is life alive! Tony! He is the leader of everyone and plans to take over the WORLD! ACORNS Everyone helps control the strings and pegs Amelia Pieklik to make the music. With the help of your partner, the bow, you become free. In the dark woods acorns look TREE They look plain, but are filled with wonder Aishi Sarkar Inside is a wooden village filled with shades of brown and mahogany The only tree left in the world Little names running around Hidden in an unknown forest building up their little city War has destroyed everything on earth Wooden hats being crafted Population is decreasing for the acorn to wear for its next season Somberness all over the world Inside, the weather is gloomy, But hey, look rainy, windy, and chilly There is still one bit of happiness Taken away by on the earth that is left a squirrel A tree going ahead on its next journey Home to adorable tiny little trolls The happiest creatures in the world

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TREE THE DOLLHOUSE Vivien Szaniszlo Sashenka Trinidad

Outside is a storm of pavement and chaos When there is no one in the house The moon is the only light, and darkness is They went until the coast is clear welcomed The dolls come alive and wake up all the The tree stands alone in the dark dolls But inside is a beam of light and a portal Then they have a secret door that only dolls A portal to a parallel universe can see Where people are happy When they go inside it is a wonder place And mood is weather It is a flower town and things similar to that Yet it is always sunny There are tree houses, normal houses, and Giants rule the world and there is peace flower houses The tree has turned into a forest It smells like a flower And there is only light The town is sunny in day but at night it is dark and scary SOCCER BALL Their mood depends on a special farm Kevin Tenezaca And the leader is Barbie They have to go to the dollhouse Inside of a soccer ball, there is Bye a whole new world. There is the place where all your BATH BOMB! Thoughts and imagination goes. Ivory Velazquez Someday it will pop And all your thoughts and imagination The colors exploding inside and out Will go away and be lost Right when the water touches Forever, but a new soccer everything inside shakes ball will come by to keep Rainbow shooting bubbles outside safe your thoughts and imagination. The water sparks flying everywhere It calms down, drowning bark under it’s dark home in the water… it’s gone, just mist Darkness, and bubbles fill the water until another comes again another earthquake in the water Goodbye

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