Nobody Knows Poems

students wrote poems in which they revealed secrets that animals, nature, and objects keep.

3rd grade 105

Fernando A.
Nobody knows that trees cry at night.
Nobody knows that sunflowers go at night with the daisy.
Nobody knows that rivers are stronger than dinosaurs.
Nobody knows that a monkey goes to take a shower in a bathtub and sings le la ya.

Dylan C.
Nobody knows that the moon is the cheese monster
Nobody knows that the gingerbread man is alive.
Nobody knows that trees are dolls.
Nobody knows that stars are sharp.

Isabella B.
Nobody knows that the science book is in love with the reading book.
Nobody knows that the rose spreads its roots to kiss the grass.
Nobody knows that the zebra looked under the cats dress.
Nobody knows that spider legs are made of elephant trunks.

Perla L.
Nobody knows that dogs put his tale under his pillow.
Nobody knows that a turtle hangs its shell when it washes.


4th Grade 306

Juanita R.
Nobody knows that the pencils move.
Nobody knows that you could be a pet.
Nobody knows that the true thing is coming.
Nobody knows that I could hear the wind.

Alondra C.
Nobody knows that when a rose has thorns it has babies.
Nobody know that a rose is in the nude.
Nobody knows that a blue tulip likes a purple tulip.
Nobody knows that a white rose is more beautiful than a red rose so the red rose has a cat fight with the white rose.

Mayra T.
Nobody knows that the pigs like looking good in the mud.
Nobody knows that the pencil writes its own poems.
Nobody knows that poems are like roses in the wind up in the clouds.
Nobody knows that music takes you to a lovely place.

Omero N.
Nobody knows that the moon fights every time it sees the sun.
Nobody knows that a river starts with a tube in the inner core.
Nobody knows that plants were invented in the sun.
Nobody knows that everything is hard made invisible.
Nobody knows that you were never born.

4th Grade 002

Alex R.
Nobody knows that dinosaurs instead of looking for food they mow their lawns.
Nobody knows that swans instead of moving they hit the bar if they get really far.
Nobody knows that daisies are lazy.
Nobody knows that roses have noses that are very noisy.
Nobody knows that birds are very good learners.

Miguel R.
Nobody knows that birds have school. Nobody knows that cars talk. Nobody knows that monkeys make glasses. Nobody knows that seeds use crayons to color themselves. Nobody knows that dogs fly airplanes. Nobody knows that cats read books. Nobody knows that a desk can see. Nobody knows that a lion can eat its legs.

Book of Questions

Burroughs students wrote group poems in response to Pablo Neruda's Book of Questions

Third Grade Book of Questions

Would you eat an annoying frog from Starfox the game or would you eat a breakfast burrito?
Why do dinosaurs eat trees? Why do they eat dinosaurs?
Why don't we have writing on Tuesdays?
Why does a duck have TV?
How does a sunflower grow the leaves ad the petals?
How many dinosaurs lived before we lived?
Who made the world?
What is the 26th president of the united states?
Is there anything sadder than a person in your family that did die?
Why do trees asks birds a question?
Why do people ask trees questions?
Who is that coming? Why?
How do you begin poetry?
How did you make the poem?
Tell me why the dinosaurs were extinct?
Why to pumpkins have lines?
Why is ice cold?
Tell me, does a tree grow fast?
Tell me, how is the football playing with the Bears versus who?
Tell me, why do you have a pencil?
Why are trees brown and green?
Why do trees have feelings?
What's Hulk's favorite pet?
Tell me, is a watermelon better than a celery?
Tell me why you're so nice?
Why are trees called trees why can't trees be called birds?
Can the trees grow with the flower?
Could the Earth swim?


Fourth Grade 002 Book of Questions

Tell me if my big dog saw a star in the mall?
Tell me if my cat and dog are in the house?
Does the poet teach poetry and rhyming?
Why don't stanzas rhyme with reading?
Are flowers naked during winter?
Tell me, is the rose naked or is that her only dress?
In poetry why are the always rhyming and stanzas weird?
Who averted the star today?
Tell me, why does the moonbeam look like a star wearing shoes?
Tell me, how do you write poetry that rhymes on a homework sheet?
Tell me, is football easy?
Who was the woman who bumped into the wall, who saw the raw cheese, who went to the mall?
Tell me, did my teacher read us a story in class?
Tell me, is it true that I will die in 26 days?


Fourth Grade 306 Book of Questions

If there were bunnies in your house, will you scream?
Tell me why people just go to baseball to get a baseball?
Tell me why lions roar when they're mad?
Is a rose a pokemon?
I like to play a game of pokemon in the gameboy.
Why did the north pole hide?
Tell me is the park big or little?
If sunlight fun to love?
Are cats and dogs the same as a tiger?
Tell me does sunlight and fun make you lovely?
Do they have a game boy?
Are happy sunshine snowflake?
Tell me, have you ever seen the whole family love school?
Is a cat in a mat more dumb than a man?
What do you love the most your mom or you dad?
Have you ever seen a happy rose that is soft as a cloud?
Tell me who is cool and who is sad and who wrote poetry?
What kind of game is there?
Do you hate or love your family and friends or do you think they are embarrassing?
Is the dog naked or is that his only dress?
Tell me why the dolphins always like to be in the water?
Why is school for learning?
Tell me why Pokemon play soccer, study and read books at the same time?
Why is the dog chasing the cat and the cat playing with the caterpillar?
Why are cats scared of dogs and dogs scared of lions?