Poems of smallness and silence

After reading D.H. Lawrence's two poems "Nothing to Lose" and "The White Horse" students tried to imagine what could be inside very small things and what the sound of very quiet places could be and then wrote poems of any length or style.

3rd Grade Room 105

Jorge B.
Hollow Underworld

I find a dead cell
in the hollow part of
the underworld. I open it
and find a fat guy with
his own personal one-of-a-kind
gravity.


Guadalupe M.

My happy place is heaven
I heard birds tweeting
An ant on my hand
An ant walking
on my toys
it is fun to watch
and so funny.
Then I see my mom
and we play ball.
Then we say bye
and I go home
and see my dad
and my new mom.

Tyler G.

I have
a crumb

inside
the crumb

is a taste
of a delicious

cookie taste


Jocelyn G.

On the inside, wrapped up in a bow just for you,
there is a you my dear. I love you
piece of dirt just the way you are,
with a worm.
The quietest place
is a closet
and an echo.
You can turn
on the light
if you look
up and maybe
you can see
heaven. A bird
flying down
with flowers
wrapped up in a
bow just for
you my dear.
I love you
because you just the way you are
the most beautiful thing in the world.



4th Grade Room 306

Omar M

In a quiet place
I hear a strange
sound a duck and
a elephant were
kissing in front
of the library
and then they stopped
and went to buy
ice cream and
the elephant
squished the duck
and then the duck
slapped the elephant
and the duck went
home without seeing
the elephant for
years.

Jesus L.

One time I found
a penny I opened
the penny it had
a key inside it
I used the key
it let me in
a closet it was
so quiet
until
I heard a squirrel

4th Grade Room 002

Tanisha J.

I was in the tree house listening to
birds singing and air planes going past
and a doll shoe walked past and it
magically opened and a doll feet came
out and boy wasn't I scared.

Diana B.

I'm in a quiet
place that place
is a dark room
all I felt was
wind. There
was sand in that
sand I found
gold! The gold
was small. It was
so small I couldn't
see it. It wasyellow
like a banana.

Monique A.

I am in the
doctor's it is so
quiet I hear phones
ringing. Behind a couch
in the doctor's is a piece of a
earring I open it
up and it's dust
it is so cool
but I cough a lot.

Between Walls

After reading physician William Carlos Williams' poem about a hospital "Between Walls", we did a free write about Burroughs Elementary School, what it looked like, sounded like, felt like and then wrote a poem that could only have 16 words (although some people needed a couple more.)

3rd Grade 105

Juan A.

A bird just
maybe

Enter a school
and

Grass is a
cat

Kids glass door
made

of wood.


Isabella B.

School

I see flowers
trees

I see backs
of

Heads, outside
play-ground

Play laugh time
out

Oh, oh lets
go in


Margaret V.

And again and again and again…..

It looks like
school

from the door
it

has lot of
windows

From the side
has

lot of windows
again

Andrea J.
Burroughs school looks like…

It looks pretty
outside

room 105 has
doors

I see kids with
backpacks

I love school
rooms.



4th Grade 002

Alex R.

The students look
like Soldiers

Charging to the
door

I never want
to transfer

I like Burroughs.


Leanne C.

Looks made a lot
behind
upstairs
of the playground
of Burroughs
like when picture
up walls.

Daniel S.
The Bloody Wall of Burroughs School

The bloody wall
is

Located on the
Jagged

Stairs off the
Dark

Night sky

This is Just to Say

We read William Carlos Williams apology poem "This is Just to Say."

Third Grade Room 105

Melanie A.

This is just to say
I have taken
your money
that was in
your room

and which you
were probably
saving it for
something

forgive me,
I spent it
but I will
pay you back

Mario O.

I have eaten your
popcorn that was
on the couch

and which
you were probably
saving
for the movie

Forgive me
it was so salty
so crunchy
and so delicious

Oscar H,

I'm sorry mom

I'm so sorry
for eating my
candy before lunch
time

But I say
it is delicious
candy

I'm sorry mom.
Please don't ground
me. I will
do you chores
and I won't
look at my
sister's report card
any more

I will do
my homework
by myself.


4th Grade 306

Michael B.

I have let
aliens
Take care, over the world

I am sorry
for blowing
up your house

I am sorry
I could not
help my self

Mayra T.
I have eaten
the grapes
that were in
the cabin

and which
you were probably
saving
for our next camping
trip

Forgive me
they were
old and dusty
but still sweet.



4th Grade 002

Kevin D.

I stole your
hair I had
to, it looked
so shiny I

wanted it so
so so so
much a lot
in fact huh

I'm sorry for
that, but it
was so shiny
so good smelling
I'm so sorry.


Yesenia M.

I've stolen a
ruler from 3rd grade
We probably needed
it for class

so I said
"I'm sorry" to
Rene

Because I needed
it for class
because I don’t
have one.

Mike A.

I have blown
up your home
then drove your
car in a
store

and which I
should of done
because your home
was stinky and
your car was
a Chevy.

Don't forgive me
because I don't like you it
felt good blowing
up your home
and driving your
car in a store.