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Opposites are the same
By: Anna, age 12
The world is filled with opposites;
White and black, night and day,
Yet these opposites are so similar
That they're not really opposite but almost the same,
If I am to say what I am to say,
Black and white both come together to form the color gray.
Parisi's
By: El, age 12
Parisi's had
the best
gelato
paninis
fudge and
soup.
they had
great service
friendly servers
and you always
saw someone
you knew
going there.
Parisi's opened
five years ago.
but sadly
it closed
four days ago.
no more of
the best
gelato
paninis
fudge and
soup.
no more
of the
great service
friendly servers.
five years
wasn't enough.
four days
is too much.
we miss you
Parisi's.
chocolate
By: El, age 12
shiny
smooth
tasty
chocolate
take a piece
take more
and more
soon the
shiny
smooth
tasty
chocolate is
gone!
angry at me?
By: El, age 12
with a flick of her wrist
and a pursing of her lips
i knew she was angry.
her eyes flashed with madness
her cheeks burning red
i had no clue what would happen next.
what did i do? i thought.
should i say something?
do something? anything more?
if only i could help.
but i did it! i'm the one she's mad at!
she'll snap at me!
she leaves me feeling cold
as she gets up and stalkes away.
i'm scared.
the next day i see her
gossiping, backstabbing
her eyes jetting around, looking guilty but pleased.
i don't know what to do.
should i go up to her
or just plain tell?
she's laughing now
pointing at me
i nervously try to avoid her.
a girl comes up to me
smiling a welcoming grin.
she takes my arm.
is she my enemy's friend?
can i trust her?
i don't know what to think.
"just ignore what they say"
the girl says boldly.
"tell someone you trust if it gets worse."
i feel as though bricks have been lifted
from my shoulders- i'm suddenly brighter!
"thanks," i smile
Forever
By: Lexie, age 11
Most friends dont last forever
but some stay there forever
i will never forget you as long
as you wont forget me
if you never talk to me again
i will never talk to you again
here is one thing i have to say:
one heart, a million friends, I wont forget you
you were special to me forever and ever
there is a smile on my face
because you made my day.
Which Will I Choose
By: Juliana, age 11
Will I be a famous soccer player,
Or study the earths layer?
Will I choose looks over books?
Maybe I might be a astronout, or a doctor, maybe a nurse.
Will I be a singer?
Will I be a basketball slinger?
Who ever knows but come on I'm 11 I still have a while before I have to choose.
Summer
By: Lydia, age 11
Sunny
unbelievable heat
more people out and about
more kids swimming
everyone outside
running children
Untitled
By: Alex D., age 10
"The Dark Lord has risen," Says Snape as he walks through the darkness in his pitch black cape. Narcissa Malfoy crying by his side "oh please help my son, please let him not die!" "But he will be a loyal servant to the dark lord. He'll feel the pain of the dark mark untill death do part. Says Bellatrix. The dark mark starts to pain Bellatrix and Snape.
LOVE
By: Gabby, age 10
Love
love is what inspires you
Love is your passion
Love is a book
Love is a sport
Love is your family
Love is friends
LOVE IS YOUR HEART
Love
perfect
By: Gabby, age 10
Magic comes out of there hand.
Gracefulness comes out of there mouth.
Speedy Reader,
Top Grades,
Sporty,
Oh how wonderful it would be to be
PERFECT!
Peace is Love
By: Gabby, age 10
Peace is love
Peace is makeing new friends
Peace is forgiveing
Peace is love
Love is Peace
Love is makeing new friends
Love is forgiveing
Love is peace
Sometimes it is hard to find Love or Peace
God gave us a heart
We should always have
Love and peace
in our
HEARTS!
Peace is Love
reading
By: jack, age 11
reading is but not alot is to much read read read dont forget to read
Spring
By: Gabby, age 10
a wonderfull feeling comes up when that little bird hatches from it's nest all that hard work the mama puts in to, to Create new life
that same feeling sprouts up when a gardener looks at all her pretty pretty flowers she has planted
when that flower sprouts up it feels proud of it's self,for finally it's a pretty flower NOT a Wimpy seed
their of course is much much more great feelings in spring for it is the season of new LIFE
The Great Wise Whale
By: Claren, age 12
The great, wise whale in the sea so blue, told me a secret to tell to you.
The great, wise whale called me near, to tell me a secret only you and I can hear.
He said, "To live a life healthy and long, you must be loving and strong, and to know what's right and to know whats wrong." And that is the secret that he, the Great, wise whale told to me.
Books!
By: Tam, age 8
Books! Books! Books!
You can`t put them on hooks!
Hooks! Hooks! Hooks!
A lot of people give looks
when I read
Books! Books! Books!
You can put books in nooks!
Nooks! Nooks! Nooks!
I love
BOOKS! BOOKS@ BOOKS!
funny
By: alliyah, age 10
valentines are hearts
i am your heart
A Place for Dogs
By: Zoe, age 9
Andi and Bruce love dogs,
That's just the way they are.
They start a hotel, not for hogs,
And the hotel takes them far.
Andi decorates a room.
They give the dogs a groom.
Bruce gives Red Rover a walk,
And the beagle likes to talk.
Debbie and Tim join the crew.
Tiffany does too.
They work together to feed the canines,
And it works out just fine.
Until their parents find out,
And want to move into the house.
Three dogs are allowed to stay -
Red Rover, Bebe, and Friday.
And that's how the story ends,
Yes that's how the story ends, my friends.
Vampires
By: Ashley, age 11
Vampires may smell bad if your a werewolf,but it is also the same if your a vampire. Weird. Weird?! YEAH?!?!
fly away
By: danny, age 11
if i had wings i'd fly away
if i had wings i'd fly away
if i had wings i'd fly away
today i have wings to fly away
babys
By: stacy, age 11
babys are big babys are smaall but babys sure do love to eat so eat eat eat dont eat to much or your sides will exsplode
mulnomah county library
By: danny, age 11
roses are red violets are blue multnomah county library is for me and you.
you read books a lot and imagine them too having fun at the library is easy to do
sharks
By: heavan, age 11
sharks are awsome sharks are cool i love sharks so do you
Snowman
By: Irina, age 11
i made myself a snowman, as perfect as could be. i thought I'd keep it as a pet and let it sleep with me. I made it some pajamas and a pillow for its head.the n last night it ran away, but then last night it ran away, but first it wet the bed!
Welcome back to school
By: Irina, age 11
Dear students the summer had ended. The year at last has begun.But this year its totally different i promise we'll only have fun.
We won't study any mathematics, and recess will last all day long. Instead of the pledge of the allegiance, we'll belt out a rock'n'roll song.
We'll only play games in the classroom.You're welcome to bring in your toys.Its okay to run in the hallways and great if you make lots of noise.
For homework you'll nintendo.
You'll have to watch lots of TV.For filed trips we'll go to the movies and get lots of candy for free.
The lunchroom will only serve chocolate and triple-fudge sundaes sumpreme.
Yes, thats what i heard from my teacher berfore i woke up from my dream.
The sky
By: Irina, age 11
Everyday, i look at the sky and when i see it, it makes me question "why?".
At night, i look at the sky and see the stars shining bright white.
At sunrise, i look at the sky and see the sun rise down.
At morning,i look at the sky and feel myself being boring.
Every time,i look at the sky and it makes me smile for a while.
The BFG
By: Haley, age 9
The BFG is a
big friendly
giant, and is
very, very
helpfull for
everyone, well
almost everyone
like how sophie
got cought by him
and then got
used to him, and then
had him take her
places in a
very fast time!
Colors
By: Gabrielle, age 9
Blue and green are not mean,
Orange and pink all have to think,
White and black tic tac,
Purple...how do I rhyme with that??
elephants
By: kerry, age 9
has humongous ears.
they're gray like a foggey day.
has big feet like plates.
type of poem:hiku
spooky halloween
By: kerry, age 9
i hear branches ssssswinging and pumkins jumping up to the moon.i taste sweet candy in my mouth.i smell freash pumkin pie.i see ghosts floating in the air.hold on it was all a dream.
I don't
By: Setarah, age 13
I don't want to cry myself to sleep,
and i don't want to wish upon a dream,
and i don't want to be here anymore.
I just want to go and runaway,
runaway from this life,
runaway from this world,
try and make sense out of everything,
I don't want to laugh
and i don't want to smile.
I just want to make everything right for a while.
We're Growing Up
By: Setarah, age 13
You were there from birth,
to our first words,
to when we walked.
You were always there to say i love you,
but now its time to let go,
to let go of the bird and the feathers,
so we can fall to the ground,
and learn how to fly.
And maybe someday touch the sky.
But you keep holding on,
so we take you for a ride,
but when you let go,
we realized we missed you,
so we fly back home,
to where we learned our first words,
so we can replay those first steps.
But after we came back home,
we couldn't leave you again.
God Gave Me...
By: Setarah, age 13
God gave me eyes so I could see,
God gave me legs so I could walk,
God gave me hands so I could feel,
God gave me ears so I could hear,
God gave me a nose so I could smell,
God gave me a heart so I could love,
God gave me a brain so I could think,
I'm still trying to figure out why God gave me you.
I Don't Want to Die
By: Setarah, age 13
I don't want to die.
I'm too busy living my lie.
I enjoy my family and friends.
I'm too far too short from the end.
I don't want death and death doesn't want me.
I love life's liberty that sets me free.
The Sea of Monsters
By: Mary, age 12
A lot of action
Percy, Annabeth, Tyson
All stand side by side.
Skiing
By: Lillie, age 12
perfect white slopes
you skim down the fresh clean snow
off a jump!
veer left
veer right
skid to a stop!
ski to the lift
ready set go!
sit down quick!
clack your skis together
clack clack click
oops! i dropped my pole!
ski down the slope
a second time
grab my pole going down.
when i get back
on the lift
careful! don't drop it again!
Giraffes
By: Victoria, age 7
I saw a giraffe that was very neat, he must have stood about 17 feet.
He loves to eat from acacia trees, but he never dared to eat a bee.
Love
By: Lux, age 9
It's like a bird,
that flies away,
just when you thought,
that it would stay.
It's like arose,
with such a pretty outfit,
with protective thorns,
if you get to close to it.
It's like the sky,
with no limit,
and wonderful wonders,
that you get lost in.
It's such a powerful thing,
it's such a wonderful thing,
the only problem is,
no living thing can conquer it
love
By: risa, age 7
love is galor thars more and more and more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nature
By: Kate, age 8
Birds fly high in the sky. Squirrls play all through the day.Children laugh and talk.
This is nature on my block.
charlie brown
By: grace, age 8
Caring
Hopeful
Amazing
Really fun book to read
Loving book to read
Incredible
Every kid loves Charlie Brown
Book is awesome
Radical stories
Outstanding characters
Wikid races
Nice friends
A Hatchet Limmrick
By: Cole, age 10
This books bout a boy named Brian,
who in the wilderness is slowly dying,
he has to hunt his own food,
what a very brave dude,
to survive he is truly tryin.
I am
By: Pam
Pamela
Cute
Tall
Smart
Girl
Siblings of
Kenny, Missy, Sissy, Tiffany
Lover of
Singing,Dancing,Hiking,Swimming
Who feels
crazy, hyper, loving
Who needs
water,exercise, love
Who gives
$$ to the poor,love,generocity
Who fears
spiders, dark, ghosts
Who would like to see
Germany, New York, Louisiana
Resident of
Portland, OR
ME
trudy & daisy
By: Patrick, age 6
i live with a dog
her name is trudy
she dated a stray now there is daisy
Rainbow
By: Hanh Vy, age 12
Rainbow, rainbow,rainbow how can you show? rainbow, rainbow, rainbow i can see you through the rain.
Take a breath
By: Anna, age 6
something new happening
New like a baby
Fitting into small clothes
rain
By: risa, age 7
it drops like snow. litning fiashis and bashis. soon it's gone.
nature
By: camilia, age 7
I wake up I get dressed I go outside the air feels cool and crisp.The wind feels ruff but satisfying when I step on the grass it crunches under my feet I see little sparkels on the grass it is due left over from lastnight.
colors
By: risa, age 7
colors shin. they dance arond. they gleem in my head.
summer
By: risa, age 7
the sun shins. watter splashes.people laugh out loud.
love birds
By: justin, grade 3
Girls wade in water
Boys admire flowers
and fall in love now
night
By: camilia, age 7
stars twinkle down on me like lighting bolts and the moon is like a giant lantern i am joyful!
flowers
By: risa, age 7
the center is crisp but soft. the petals smell like perfume.
True Friends
By: Vivian, age 5
True friends stay forever and always, Fake friends come and then goes away. True friends could fight but then comes back and hugs, But fake friends fight and then is just like an enemy that just bugs and bugs.
My friend Vivian
By: Vivian, age 5
My friend Vivian is very very smart, She good at lots of things including collage art. When she walks the sun will glow, And the trees shall whistle wherever she goes.
My friend Azelyn
By: Insert, age 5
My friend Azelyn is a sparkling star. She comes and goes in her big bright blue car, Sometimes she walks with a bare feet and shoe, But she can do anything that she's willing to do.
Judy Moody
By: Catherine, age 9
Judy Moody is all so Snooty,
Her enemy Jessica Finch, has all the Cooties,
Judy fakes the mumps because she doesn't want to go to school,
Judy acts like she's so Cool,
But really she's such a Fool,
She wants to be a doctor Someday,
She better start before May,
Judy Moody is all so SNOOTY!
The dream
By: Riley, age 7
I'm losing my self esteem, in this dream, on my team. I'm losing my strength, in this dream, on my team......uh oh.....oh no!
Clocks
By: Opal, age 10
I think of you every minute, I think of you every hour, I think of you every minute, I think of you every second even if there is nothing to say.
Why can't boys go to baby shower?
By: Opal, age 10
I don't get why a boy can't go to a baby shower,You get flowers and cake and maybe even goodies but I don't care because I am a girl I think its totally fair.
nature
By: saanika, age 11
Nature is our mother
How much are the things,
she has to bother.
No one in the world can ever take her place,
Just see how difficult it is to just race ,race and race.
Pollution that bother her is really very bad,
but people don't realise that nature is the wealth.
She has to bear so much,just humans can't realize
it is so difficult ro handle
the whole world like a priceless prize.
Cloud
By: Pam, age 10
Cloud
Fluffy Thing
sitting in sky
careful, soft, smooth, cuddly
snow
THE more i doubt
By: alliyah, age 10
the never the less the more i doubt the more i fail i hear a croack coming from an old, white,stinky bat.
The fright
By: Abderrahmane, age 6
A big shark led some fish into his dark park then ate them with a fright
Mom and I
By: ann z, age 10
Mom and i drink some tea.In a tin cup full of beans.