2Nd Grade Prose Poems

Elk troll man slithers out of the crevices of the cave
the evening feels his emotions and responds accordingly
Slinking along the corridor of red canyon’s edges
We...

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Gnarly is cozy in his winter best today
His clothes were a gift from Mrs. Claus,
a uniform like Santa’s complete with red hat
His is knitted, even...

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Mommy! Daddy! Mommy! Daddy!
The nightmare was beginning.
Shelly was inconsolable.
There was a monster in her closet.

Mommy was ready this time.
She opened the closet and brought out...

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Willie was a boy astronaut
the first one allowed in outer space
Not a commander, but a commander-in-training
Every night, he was on another adventure

Can he ever just...

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We walk in the rain
It was a lot pain
We fought back
When cards was stack

Now we know who we are
Some set with a drink in bar
No...

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Set of Sun.
Shadow emerging mostly
under my feet. Move...

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The tiny creature swam up through my plumbing pipes.
She was teenier than a real rodent, much smaller.
Not lady bug petite, but teensy, grasshopper-size.
She had wings...

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It is a cold morning in Iowa 
Not bitter like January knife wind days
But cool enough for a jacket
I wish I had brought one out...

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Three cousins who know how to sew
Are cutting and talking and laughing.
Telling stories that make no sense to grown ups
But are hilarious to each other.

Stitch....

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planetarium experience
the second graders have no idea what to expect
it is dark and comfy
The narrator is behind us
Several turn to try and see her
She is...

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She has lost her faerie wings.
The butterflies, bees, wasps and grasshoppers are all helping.
She has been kind to them, so they reciprocate.
They ask if she...

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Lavender ballerina sealed up in a box.
I feel so sad it has been so long for you, dear.
I did not remember the day I shut...

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Empathetic Elf house is a place to house young elves who are hurting.
She pairs them up with aged elves who have also been sad,
but have...

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You will love his children! Their mother said.
They did not care, they wanted to know what he was like.
The guy became their stepfather in two...

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Jimmy was totally in love with his classmate Marge.
She had no idea, but accidentally hurt his feelings.
He did not expect her to say, “I’m sorry”.
He...

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