choose a line poetry contestWith an unfamiliar phrase, she reassured me.
the fact that clouds are always passing,
Additionally, the burden we are currently bearing
No difference will be made as the night becomes glassy.
We sat there with our legs crossed on the old grass,
Using silence as a form of communication.
The world slowed down, the atmosphere was pleasant,
A little cool and a...
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Categories:
3rd grade, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
wise old elf is self taughtThat old elf is unschooled, but he taught himself
Has more knowledge than books on a librarian’s shelf
We call him the amazing wizened elf, for he is you see.
Much brighter than my siblings, actually, my whole family.
He can do better surgery than most doctors can do
A self-taught veterinarian, he saved a sheep’s life too
Old elf is...
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Categories:
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse
James is what he ClaimsHappy-go-lucky were his middle names
Three because his parents liked to play name games
Does he have a first name? aske two concerned old dames
Yes, said his sister, Poindexter but James is what he claims....
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Categories:
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
Apple Blossoms Feel Loved
Categories:
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse
The Intrinsic hertitage value of Faith
Within the dust of bones and temple stones,
A whisper walks—more felt than clearly shown.
Not blood nor birth, nor lineage laced with gold,
But trembling trust the ancient prophets hold.
What weight has faith, that it should stretch through time,
And echo in the silent church-bell’s chime?
What proof resides in relics made of air,
But that the unseen realm is...
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Categories:
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Blank verse
I keep Lemons on my HatLemonade is easy, I keep the lemons on my hat
We liked this enterprising chap, gnome named Matt
I pull them off when I need them if I start to run out
Smart gnome for sure, selling lemonade on the parade route.
...
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Categories:
3rd grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Frienderellas Faerie GodmotherI am your faerie godmother the creature told Frienderella.
Frienderalla stared at this beautiful, young, exotic creature.
You cannot be, you are nothing like the godmother in Cinderella.
True, said the godmother, but I am real, not a book or movie feature....
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Categories:
3rd grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Tale of Sue Drew Woo and Curly SueSue, girly snail with eyes of blue
Your charm has bowled over bull frog Drew
He wants to court you, to truly woo
Sorry, said the snail, but my love grew
For another creature, a moth named Woo
But Woo had his eye on his cousin Curly Sue
A caterpillar who was fairly new
A love song that most of us never...
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Categories:
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
cattle barons rode into townThe cattle barons rode into town
They were dressed in blah, black and brown
Faces stoic and plain
Bulls of Iowa fame
They marched to the square to confront the clown
The clown was frightened of these big six
There was not a happy one in the mix
Hamburger? No way!
We are here to stay
Clown, owner of the diner, was in a...
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Categories:
3rd grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Limerick
Everybody wants to be in a flash mobEveryone wants to be in a flash mob
This statement came from my strange neighbor Bob
I don’t, I said, and neither does my cousin Rob
We do! Said a scarecrow, a rake and a corn cob...
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Categories:
3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Monorhyme
the best I could doMy girlfriend was sobbing
I get it; I do
Her dog has cancer
His name is Blue
Two months to live
Best scenario, four
Her baby, her love
Her family and more
Crying with her
Was the best I could do
Feeling sad beyond sad
For Anita and her dog Blue...
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Categories:
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme
got lucky in lunch bucket townOn the road to Lunch Bucket Town
I met a grape, crushed and stomped down
I added some mayo said the stunned hound
Got lucky that day in Lunch Bucket Town...
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Categories:
3rd grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Jester GirlJester Girl had the well-known idea that she was a big deal
Her parents would drop everything for her, including their meal.
If she wanted a costume, her father would run to the sewing machine.
Her mother did not cook, do laundry or sew, she was the family queen.
Today Jester Girl decided she needed a new tutu, hat...
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Categories:
3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Splashing in PuddlesSplashing in puddles is more fun than I remembered from last year
The duck was hopping up and down, giving his gnome a bit of cheer.
Gnome was jumping from puddle to puddle, laughing like a loon.
They had to hurry though, for grandma would be here soon.
Mommy had put them out to wait beside the porch for...
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Categories:
3rd grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
3rd grade, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Monorhyme
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