Before you perform your poem, please complete the following in the comments section. Each part of the assignment is worth 10 points:
1. Either find a copy of your poem online or type it here on the
blog. (Finding a copy is the easy way to do it, but typing it will help
you to see how well you have it memorized!) Be sure to also put the
title and author.
2. In a paragraph, explain what you think this poem means. Why do you
think the author wrote it? What sort of mood or feeling does it give?
3. In another paragraph, explain why you chose this poem. What is it
about the poem that speaks to you? (And just so you know, “It was the
shortest poem I could find” is not an acceptable response!)
~LUCY V.
ReplyDeleteNaming of Parts by Henry Reed
To-day we have naming of parts. Yesterday,
We had daily cleaning. And to-morrow morning,
We shall have what to do after firing. But to-day,
To-day we have naming of parts. Japonica
Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens,
And to-day we have naming of parts.
This is the lower sling swivel. And this
Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see,
When you are given your slings. And this is the piling swivel,
Which in your case you have not got. The branches
Hold in the gardens their silent, eloquent gestures,
Which in our case we have not got.
This is the safety-catch, which is always released
With an easy flick of the thumb. And please do not let me
See anyone using his finger. You can do it quite easy
If you have any strength in your thumb. The blossoms
Are fragile and motionless, never letting anyone see
Any of them using their finger.
And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For to-day we have naming of parts.
I think this poem is talking about the gun. It is explaining the parts of the gun, telling you how to use it. This poem was written in 1914, which was before World War 1. The last 1 or 2 lines ending each stanza tell about something opposite to war, something peaceful, but at the same time they tell about the gun and the soldiers. "Glistens like coral"- the gun glistens, "Silent, eloquent gestures"- move silently, "Fragile and motionless"- fragile to danger and motionless expecting the fight, "Bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers"- bees are the army attacking the flowers, who are the opposing army. The poet wrote it to tell about using a gun. It is serious.
I really liked this poem after I heard it. It has a mysterious meaning hidden in it, it is so cool the way the poet wrote the descriptions I was explaining. I love the way it flows and the way it is written.
Venus Fly Trap Rap
ReplyDeleteVenus Fly,
yeah that’s my name,
munching houseflies,
that’s my game.
I like moisture
and full sunlight
distilled water
tastes all right.
But not as tasty
as a common fly;
I’ll wait for days
‘till one comes by.
Some call me
a carnivore;
in fact I’m and
insectivore.
I got green leaves,
got a little, bitty flower,
but that’s not where
I get my power.
All my traps
get set with care;
if a fly comes by
he’d best beware.
My fangs clang shut
like a prision cell,
and soon that fly
won’t feel too well.
My enzymes
dissolve him slow
‘till a few more days
there ain’t no mo’.
Venus Fly,
yeah that’s my name;
munching houseflies,
that’s my game.
By:Ralph Fletcher
What I think this poem means is that, well, I dont really know to tell the truth. I just think Ralph Fletcher just made this poem to be silly, or a second Shel Silverstein or Dr. Seuss. It is telling the story of what happens before and after (and during) eating/catching flies. I don't really think that any poems have some meaning. Some do; when the author tries to "hide" some meaning in the poem, but they are hard to be interpretated. That is what I think.
Why I choose to do this poem is because that when I read it, it made me laugh. I loved the way the author rhymed, and put all of the words together so perfectly. I loved the overall put of the poem being told from the Fly-trap's point of view, was really adorable. What about this poem that "speaks" to me is when the fly-trap talks about what he does. I loved this poem and I would recomend to read the book "A Writing Kind of Day By: Ralph Fletcher" to anyone!
-Mary F.
Ten Things To Do When It Rains by: Douglas Florian
ReplyDeletePlay Ping-Pong.
Sing along.
Read a book.
Learn to cook.
Go exploring.
In a drawing.
Write a play.
Talk all day.
Surf the net.
Build a jet.
Or go outside and get wet.
I think this poem means that since it rains a lot in the spring, there are some ideas on what to do when it rains.I think this is more of a silly poem then a serious poem because it has a funny mood to it. I think the author was trying to be silly when he said " or go outside and get wet" because a lot of people think its difficult to find something fun to do when it rains and goig outside and getting wet is very fun but not something a lot of people would think to do.
I chose this poem because I thought it was very funny and silly and I really like poems like that. I also chose this poem because I to struggle to find things to do when it rains so I like these good silly ideas. This poem speaks to me because none of the other poems stuck in my head and this one did.
~
Melinda
Chown
The Frog
ReplyDeleteBY HILAIRE BELLOC
Be kind and tender to the Frog,
And do not call him names,
As ‘Slimy skin,’ or ‘Polly-wog,’
Or likewise ‘Ugly James,’
Or ‘Gape-a-grin,’ or ‘Toad-gone-wrong,’
Or ‘Billy Bandy-knees’:
The Frog is justly sensitive
To epithets like these.
No animal will more repay
A treatment kind and fair;
At least so lonely people say
Who keep a frog (and, by the way,
They are extremely rare). .
I think the author might of wrote the poem to tell people that frogs can't control their looks, but they deserve respect. Or maybe the author likes frogs and doesn't like when people make fun of them. The feeling of this poem to me is all life should be given respect, yet the author took a funny and creative view of it. This leads me to feel the mood of the poem is happy. . . I chose this poem because I like frogs, and sometimes other people think thats weird. This poem sort of explains that frogs wouldn't like that that if they could under stand it. I also like how the the author makes it sound like the frog can understand the humans. One of the reasons I chose this poem was that I thought that part was pretty funny. Thomas W.
-Evan Theros
ReplyDeleteGreenager
Green grass
Green trees
Grasshoppers
With Green knees
Green Frogs
Green Toes
Green Snakes
On Green roads
Neon green
Tennis balls
Summer's green
Wall to wall
By:Douglais Florian
I think that this poem is very well written and really expresses what the author wants to tell the reader. I think he wrote this because he was making a summer book and this was a very good fit to the book.I think that it gives a uplifting spirt to people so the reader has something to look forward to in the future.
I chose that poem because I cant wait till the summer starts and I finnaly get to golf. Well ive already golfed a lot but ill get to golf in better weather.this poem speaks to me because i love summer and I really needed something to look forward to and this poewm was just the thing
Max. Ruffing.
ReplyDeleteBATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
Ann Whitford Paul
Press on!Press on!
Forget
sweltering sun.
Press on!
Through chain shot,
ring shot, double-headed
shot,falling
thick as hailstones
Press on!
Decend the hill.
Damn those Redcoats!
Damn those lobsters!
Damn those bloody backs!
Press on! press on!
I think that the author wrote this poem because she/he just finished watching The Patriot and she/he was really in that kinda mood and just started blurping out poems.
One of the reasons that I chose this poem is because it some what had to do with the morden military so as you know I like that stuff, another reason that I chose this poem was because of the last verse (its my favroite verse XD, and I look forward to performing it XD XD)(double X-D)
~Amelia Berg
ReplyDeleteClouds Overtook by Susan Schoeffield
Clouds Overtook the clear, blue sky
and swirled overhead last week.
A menacing grayness appeared up above.
The threatening forecast was bleak.
Clouds overtook the colors of sun
and filled the air with a chill.
Too heavy to keep all the rain they contained,
they pelted my spirit and will.
Clouds overtook my lightness of heart
and replaced it with colors of sad.
But under the shadows, a beacon appeared
to illuminate all that I had.
White, puffy clouds overtook the gray,
giving way to an unyielding light.
From love that surrounds me and keeps me fulfilled,
the forecast within me is bright.
I think this poem means, even though disappointing things happen in life, you should be happy all the time. I think the author wrote this to make the reader happy and feel good. The mood of the poem is a little sad and disappointing at first, but it's happy at the end.
I chose this poem for some different reasons. One because the title totally stood out to me. It just sounded like a really good poem to me. Two because I really liked the ending, and it just sounded like a poem that I could see myself performing.
Craig B.
ReplyDeleteFinal Score:
Eventually
there's
a
final score
when
games
have ended
when
they're
over--
no more.
No more
batting,
kicking,
tossing a ball--
No more
stumbling,
fumbling,
rising up from a fall.
Games
have been played.
They're over.
That's all.
Lee Bennett Hopkins
This poem to me is about sports. They end and we know it. We don't want it to end but they do. The author wanted to say that at the end of the game there is final score and that is that. This gives me a sad feeling because I never want sports to end. I think some people can agree with that too.
I chose this poem because it has to do with sports. I can relate to it because I know what it feels like when a game ends. I really like this poem because it gives you a lot of emotion. That are what poems are used for. I liked it very much.
Harrison Yaldoo
ReplyDeleteMy Little Brother,
By:Ralph Fletcher
My teacher says to use
metaphors and similes
whenever we write poems.
My brother Tom swoops in
like an F5 tornado
and destroys my bedroom.
He's a human wrecking ball
that crashes through my room
leaving trampled toys behind.
But I'd rather write it like this:
I've got an evil little brother.
And just leave it at that.
This poem means to me that people have little brothers that can be annoying. I think the author wrote this because he might have had a little brother that would mess up his room sometimes. I think it sort of gives off a mean but Happy mood, because it says his brother is evil, but no one is really evil.
I chose this poem because my little brother would mess up my room just like the poem said about it maybe happening tho someone else. But i didn't change the name in the poem to one of my brothers, because there not evil, but do mess up my room sometimes.
i am a tree by pat moon
ReplyDeletealex strehlke
i am a tree
like you
i breathe
i reproduce
i too need the warmth of the sun
the wettnes of the rain
the space to grow
one differnce between us two
is that
you need me more than i need you
i think pat moon wrote this poem because he felt that trees are needed. people take trees for granit. i dont think people relize that trees give us oxgen for C02.
i chose this poem becauseit says that trees are just as importain as humans if not more. this poem specks to me.
Mitchell P.
ReplyDeleteWhen Babe Ruth Hit His Last Home Run
When Babe Ruth
Hit his last home run,
It was as if the sun
Had set
Upon some huge continent
Called baseball.
After all,
Nothing Ruth did
Was small.
60 home runs
in '27.
No one had ever done
That before.
And still, after so many years,
Deep
In our sleep,
We want to be like him.
Run bases like him,
Be in the movies
Like him,
Be larger than life
Like him.
O, Babe, come back
Hit one more
Homer
For one of your earth's children.
- Louis Phillips
This poem means that when he hit his last home run that it was so amazing to see him become a legend. They are also saying that he was like a God of baseball. They were also sad to see his last home run ever again.
I think the author wrote this so we could feel what it was like seeing Babe Ruth play baseball and he played the game. This poem gives you great feeling on how he played baseball.The mood is calm it's like when he hits the ball the stadium gets silence.
I chose this poem because sports is something that is a part of me. I always wondered how Babe Ruth played. This poem also spoke to me. I love baseball it says something about me and expresses something about me.
Sarah McCabe
ReplyDeleteWhy I Like Spring
Trees Growing
Streams Flowing
Spring Showers
Blooming Flowers
Caterpillars creep
Peepers pep
playing Sports
Wearing shorts
April's Fools
Swimming Pools
Going places
Relay races
Every morning a songbird sing
I nearly love everything
I think the author wrote this poem because he loves spring.I can tell this because all of the things in this poem are positive.I think its mood is happy or fun.
I picked this poem because I liked how it rhymed.I think poems that rhyme are easier to remember.I think this author thought of really creative rhymes.I also picked this poem because I like Spring.
Andrew B.
ReplyDeleteArt Class by James Galvin
Let us begin with a simple line,
Drawn as a child would draw it,
To indicate the horizon,
More real than the real horizon,
Which is less than a line,
Which is visible abstraction, a ratio.
The line ravishes the page with implications
Of White Earth, white sky!
The horizon moves as we move,
Making us feel central.
But the horizon is an empty shell-
Strange radius whose center is peripheral.
As the horizon draws us on, withdrawing,
The line draws us in,
Requiring further lines,
Engendering curves, verticals, diagonals,
Urging shades, shapes, figures...
What should we place, in all good faith,
On the horizon? A stone?
An empty chair? A submarine?
Take your time. Take it easy.
The horizon will not stop abstracting us.
I think the author wrote this to say that we can make anything out of a simple line you would draw childishly, specifically a horizon. He is saying that this little line symbolizes so much and is showing the possibilities of things we can do with the line. He's trying to boost our creativity from 'Step #1: Draw a line; this will be a horizon!' I don't necessarily think this only implies to artwork. Maybe the object is to write a book, and the horizon symbolizes a character or a plot. Maybe the object is to write a song, and the horizon is the tune or the lyrics.
I chose this because it 'spoke' to me. Mentally, not physically. In my mind I could hear, "YOU LIKE ME! CHOOSE ME!" and I agreed. I don't like poetry a lot, but I like this one because is has to do with inspiring me or another reader. A lot of poems are just, "I hear the wind. It's like a graceful angel. Now it says 'Hello'" This does not inspire me. It makes me think the author needs serious help because he/she hears things that sound like angels in a volunteered state of solitary confinement hosted outdoors. This makes me fall asleep. But the poem I chose is actually interesting.
~Andrew B.
Joe B.
ReplyDeleteCampfire by: Doug Florian
The campfire burns,
The marshmallows toast,
And now a story about a ghost,
Who roamed the woods every night,
A horrible hideous,
Terrible sight,
Without a sound,
And out a view,
They sneak behind children,
LOOK one behind you!
By: Douglas Florian
This poem is kind of like what it is like to have a campfire and explains what you do at a campfire. I would think the authur wrote it because it was probably what he experienced at a campfire as a kid or adult. i mean that is what it is like to me at a campfire. This poem kind of makes you want to have a campfire and tell scary ghost stories and eat smores.
I chose this poem because it is something I like to do in the summer and is really fun because you never know who is behind you. The stories that are told make you turn around because you think something is behind you. This poem speaks to me like I am a big fun part in the summer that I love to do and I would think many other people do too. I espeacially love it when the super scary story is told in a creepy voice that makes everyone want to run away.
Joe B.
The Ice Cream Fountain Mountain
ReplyDeleteThere are so many different flavors to find,
it gets harder and harder to make up my mind,
how can I ever decide on which kind?
there's raspberry ripple,
marshmallow drip,
peppermint flagpole,
apple tooth chip;
Macaroon pickle,
chocolate cheese,
pumpernickle cherry,
salami freeze;
blueberry tweed,
maple nut mink,
orange ice pizza,
raisin run fink;
blackberry tuna,
tiddledy plum,
tomato toffee,
chrysanthemum yum;
banana blubbler,
french fried nectarine,
turtleneck taffy,
drip-dry tangerine;
cinnamon spasm,
pistachio burp,
cantaloupe clam,
slime of lime slurp;
nesselrode yo-yo,
butterscotch tape,
frenzy of apricot,
barefooted grape;
wheat germ parfait,
wall-to-walnut sludge,
and the special today
is frankfurter fudge.
-Eve Merriam
I don't really think this poem has a meaning to it, except wierd ice cream flavors. I also don't understand why the author wrote it. It dosen't really have feelings in it. She is an author that writes thousands of crazy poems. I think this poem has a very happy mood.
When you told us that we were going to have to memorize a poem, you said to do one that we really liked. I can see my reflection in it. Fun and creative like me. Thats what speaks to me. How it is like me, but in poem form and it's on a paper!
~Caroline Breen :p
-Dennis Burmeister
ReplyDeleteThere's a new kid on the block,
and boy, that kid is tough,
that new kid punches hard,
that new kid plays real rough,
that new kid's big and strong,
with muscles everywhere,
that new kid tweaked my arm,
that new kid pulled my hair.
That new kid likes to fight,
and picks on all the guys,
that new kid scares me some,
(that new kid's twice my size),
that new kid stomped my toes,
that new kid swiped my ball,
that new kid's really bad,
I don't care for her at all.
-From The New Kid on the Block
i think this poem means that girls can be bullies too. I think the author wrote it just to be funny.
This poem is made to be humorous.
I chose this poem because it was poem because it was funny. I also chose it because it wasn't painfully long.(Says the guy who's the only one telling the truth.)
Annabel R.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I think I messed up on my other comment.
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
I think that this poem has two meanings. One is a guy is walking down a path in the woods and comes to a fork in the road. He stands there for a while and thinks about which path to go down. In the end, he goes down the path that is less traveled, but he wonders what would've happened if he went down the other path.
The other meaning is that there's a guy and he's lived his life bt then he has to make a big decision. He has two choices, one is a path the "everyone" has taken. His other choice is a path that is "less traveled by" and where he gets to make his life his own. HE ends up choosing the path that is less traveled by. This poem has a thoughtful mood to it and it really gets you into a mood where is you have to write something about it you can write something that turns out to be really long. I think the writer wrote it to show that if you have to make a decision in life, don't make your desision right away, give it some thought and then make your decision.
I chose this poem because I really liked how it has one meaning that is pretty obvious when you first read it, but when you read it again you realize that it's actually a poem about life and its choices
Emily VDH
ReplyDeleteI put my nickel
in the raffle of the night
somehow that raffle didnt turn out right
I lost my nickel
I lost my time
I got back home without a dime
when I dropped that nickel
in the subway slot
I wouldn't have done it knowing what I got
I could as well've just stayed
at home inside
my bread wasn't
buttered on neither side
by Langston Hughes
I think this poem is saying that he wished he didn't drop that nickel in the raffle of the night and that he lost his money because he did. I think " my bread wasn't buttered on neither side." means that everything he did, didn't turn out like he wanted it to.
I choose this poem because I like Langston Hughes and how he kinda writes his poems with kinda of a accent. I also like how is isn't always totally serious but a lot of his poems have good meanings to them.
Margot B
ReplyDeletePeace:A recipe by Anna Hines
Peace
A Recipe for Peace
Open minds-at least two
willing hearts the same
Rinse well with compassion
Stir in a fair amount of trust
Season with forgiveness
Simmer in a sauce of respect
A dash of humor to brighten the flavor
Best served with hope
I think the author wrote this book because she wants people to know how to make peace with someone.Anna Hines probably wrote this for people to see this as how to be perfect. People need some guidance when they are trying to be nice and i think that that is why Anna Hines wrote this.
I really like this poem because i thought it was neat how it was like a recipe to be perfect. I love to bake so that's why I picked this poem. This poem is really happy and joyful. This poem is like a recipe for a good life which I think is really cool.
Annie R
ReplyDeleteApple Picking
By: Douglas Florian
Shake the boughs,
then throw the best
into baskets.
(leave the rest)
Line them up
upon a shelf.
Find a favorite:
help yourself.
purple skin
and yellow pulp
and take a bite, then
gulp
gulp
gulp
This poem is about picking apples in the fall. Douglas Florian made it sound like a story being told in a very fluent and poetic way. When he says, "(Leave the rest)." I think he means that you should save everything for other people. Douglas definitely thought about this poem.
When I first read this poem i knew right away that it was a great poem. My favorite thing to do is go pumpkin and apple picking in the fall. I look forward to reading this in front of the class. It is a very fluent poem and fun to read.
Crossing late is best,
ReplyDeletethe bridge strung
over the water
like a huge harp.
Sun caught
in the black strings
forms one pure note-
trembling,
falling as we rise,
reach out,
Strain to hear
the perfect sound
that must be fading
just above our heads
River Song:by Warren Woessner
I think this poem means that things that you see in everyday life can mean more than just what you see. Such as the detail put into the poem to show a new way of thinking. I think the author wrote this to tell us about a new revolution of structures that are all around us. Also to put enjoyment into different kinds of poetry that he has written or that others have written. This poem gives me a smooth and good felling. Because you feel like your crossing the bridge seeing the smooth surface of the water, the trembling of the bridge, and the wonder if your going to make me across, made me feel better and different about poetry.
I chose this poem because as soon as I read it I felt connected with its sayings and expressions. Its speaks to me about things that you should notice and enjoy. Things you shouldnt take for granite. Cause you never know how long you may live.
Sam N.
ReplyDeleteRules
By:Karla Kuskin
Do not jump on ancient uncles.
Do not yell at average mice.
Do not wear a broom to breakfast.
Do ask a snake's advice.
Do not bathe in chocolate pudding.
Do not talk to bearded bears.
Do not smoke cigars on sofas.
Do not dance on velvet chairs.
Do not take a Whale to visit
Russell's mother's cousin's yacht.
And whatever else you do do
It is better You
Do not.
I think this poem means rules in a common house hold but with twist on all of them with some odd way. I think the author wrote this poem because she might have read a book and thought of a crazy idea to write this poem. The mood of this poem is to have a good time reading it and have a silly time, but also it is kind of a serious poem too. It also makes me laugh when I read it.
I chose this poem because it seamed really funny, and it was a twisted poem not like a boring poem. This poem speaks to me because it is a kids life of rules. It also speaks to me because the book that I choose has one of my favorite authors that wrote it and he is Shel Silverstien,and it had a dog doing homework on the cover.
The Cow
ReplyDeleteby:Kate Miller
Because
she wears
a bristly map
of milkweed white
and midnight black
it seems
as though
she's
strong enough
to carry continents
upon her back
with oceans
in between
and islands on her
knees
I think this poem means that the pattern of splotches on a cow are almost like the silhouettes of the countries on a map. I think this poem is very simple and not very flashy, like some of the other poems I read before choosing this one. The mood of this poem is very calm and quiet. I think the author wrote this poem because she wanted to add a simple piece into all the loud, rambunctious city of poems out there.
I chose this poem because it did not seem to have any hidden secrets to be revealed or anything. It was very straight forward and did not have fancy words or zany phrases that you can laugh or joke about. I like simple things, but to me, simple things can be fancy in other ways.
Olivia K.
Madison Griffin
ReplyDeleteAdventurers by Amy Shmidt
Rowing
Flowing
Downstream by boat
then we spy something
small, green, and afloat
Steering
Nearing
Peering. A ball!
loud water crashing
lookout!
waterfall
What i think the peom means is that there are two dogs and they are on a boat, and they see something green and they see that it is a tennis ball. But they get destracted and they dont relize that there is a waterfall. Then they finally see the water fall and they just freak out. I think the author wrote it beacause she like dogs (or animals).I think the move or feeling that it gives is shocking or surprising, because they dont see the water fall but when they relize that there is w=one they are shocked or scared.
I chose this poem because i labsolutely love animals. The peom has a good feelig to it.The peom is actually a nice peom.Also interseting. Since im not a big fan of peotry i wasnt really interested in doing this but once i read the book and that one particular poem i fell in love in love with it because that one peom just caught my eyes. The pictures in the book were so adorable.
I Found a Four Leaf Clover
ReplyDeleteBy:Jack Prelutsky
I found a four-leaf clover
and was happy with my find,
but with time to think it over,
I've entirely changed my mind.
I concealed it in my pocket,
safe inside a paper pad,
soon, much swifter than a rocket,
my good fortune turned to bad.
I smashed my fingers in a door,
I dropped a dozen eggs,
I slipped and tumbled to the floor,
a dog nipped both my legs,
my ring slid down the bathtub drain,
my pen leaked on my shirt,
I barked my shin, I missed my train,
I sat on my dessert.
I broke my brand-new glasses,
and I couldn’t find my keys,
I stepped in spilled molasses,
and was stung by angry bees.
When the kitten ripped the curtain,
and the toast burst into flame,
I was absolutely certain
that the clover was to blame.
I buried it discreetly
in the middle of a field,
now my luck has changed completely,
and my wounds have almost healed.
If I ever find another,
I will simply let it be,
or I’ll give it to my brother—
he deserves it more than me.
I think the poem means that 4-leaf clovers aren't really lucky, but just an old wives tale. Plus at the ending where it says "I'll give it to my brother he deserves it more than me." I think it means that the man's brother treated him as a pile of dog food and he wants to get even. I think something close to this probably happened to the author except the bad luck some of it might of happened but not all, and for the mood I was thinking first happy then stressed and then calm.
I chose this poem because it might be like my little sister, last year she found 2 4-leaf clovers and no luck came and (not so)bad things happened and she might have thought that it was my fault so she might give me her "unlucky" clovers, but that was last year and my sister is smarter than to give me 2 "unlucky" clovers to see if I like hurting myself. That and it's over 30 lines which is extra credit which is what I need for the time being so yay. Plus we get to do it again if we want to raise our grades so if I make a couple mistakes and get a C or something I can fix it on my second try.
-Jordan Colina
Jessica B. Wonder Where This Horseshoe Went by Edna St. Vincent Millay
ReplyDeleteWonder where this horseshoe went
Up and down, up and down
Up and past the monument
Maybe into town
Wait a minute. "Horseshoe,
How far have you been?"
Say it's been to Salem
And halfway to Lynn
Wonder who was in the team
Wonder what they saw
Wonder if they passed the bridge
Bridge with a draw
Says it went from one bridge
Straight upon another
Says it took a little girl
Driving with her mother
I think the poem means that even though you may not know the answer, it's okay to wonder. Millay must have wanted to visited many cities where her friends have gone, she must be wondering what it's like to go there. So, she let her feeings show through poetry. I understand her longing to see new places because our family isn't big on travel, so we don't go anywhere very much.
I chose this poem because it's vry innocent and light hearted. I'm not one for dramatic and sad poems, so I knew this was the poem for me. I also like the imaginary image it puts in my head. It's a happy and sunny and makes me feel really good inside.
Annie M.
ReplyDeleteTo The Zoo by Lee Bennett Hopkins
I'm going to the zoo
with you
with you.
I'll try to stalk a lion
and ride a kangaroo.
Then I'll climb a tall giraffe
and laugh
And laugh and laugh
and LAUGH!
When I've had enough of zoo
I'll leave it and go home
with you
with you
with you.
I think the poet just wanted people to know that he likes the zoo. I think he wanted people to know that going to the zoo could be an adventure. He is talking about stuff he wants to do at the zoo but he can't because he isn't allowed to play with the animals and stuff. I also think he wanted to emphasize some of the stuff he was doing by repition. Like how he said "laugh" and "with you" a couple of times.
I chose this poem because I really like animals and I think the zoo is interesting. I also chose it because when I was reading the book I found the poem in, I liked the illustrations because they were monkeys and bananas. They were really colorful and they sort of made the poem stand out. I don't really like the repeating but I like the rest of the poem so I'm okay with it.
Learning To Swim by Amy Shmidt
ReplyDeleteIt was sad but true
I hadn't a clue
I was to afraid to swim
My poor tail would shake
My body would quake
My chances to learn
looked slim
I missed out on all the fun
sweating in the
sun
I sat poolside and grim
Enough was enough
I had to get tough
I needed help to begin
I took a swim class
which was easy to pass
and now
I just jump right in
I think that the poet wanted people to know that if you put your mind to something, you can do it. It may take a lot of practice, but eventually it will all be worth it. Also, if a dog can do it, you can do it.
I chose this poem because I thought it was really funny. It's one of those poems where the author doesn't really want you to try and find out what it means, she just wants you to enjoy it! Also, because dogs are one of my favorite animals!
~Lydia B.
I've lost my hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky bridgett B
ReplyDeletethe situations weird
one minute she was
next me
then poof!she disappeared
it's hard to lose a hippo
for a hippo truly huge
i'm sensing somrthing fishy
some unsavory subtefuge
I've searched and searched
with no success
i've yet to find a clue
to her status or location
i'm unsure of what to do
if you spot a hippopotamus
where usually theres none
please let me know the odds
are good
you've found my missing
the poet want to tell poeple that if you are missing something you will find it somehow somewhere big or small . I think his favorite animal is a girl hippopotamus. Its a girl because he call it a she in the story. He really want a hippopotamusand tryin g to find one .
i chose this poem because i think it's a really funny poem i really like it . A hippopotamus are really really big and she cant find her hippo.I dont like poerty but i really like this poem a lot .I enjoy this poem a lot .
Rachelle Wolfe
ReplyDeleteIt's a Wonderful World, But They Made a Few Mistakes, By Judith Viorst
It's a Wonderful World, But They Made a Few Mistakes.
Like leaving out unicorns and putting in snakes.
Like no magic carpets, no wishing wells, no genies.
Like good guys getting picked on by the meanies.
Like arithmetic, especially multiplication.
Like expecting a person to stay at home for one whole week with a
sitter while that person's mother and father take a vacation.
Like needing to finish green beans to get to dessert.
Like everyone caring way to much about dirt.
Like letting there be a cavity in a tooth.
Like calling it a lie when all that this person has done is not
mention part of the truth.
Like raining on soccer games, and liver for supper.
Like bunk beds where the younger person always gets stuck with the
lower and the older person always gets the upper.
Like leaving out mermaids and putting in splinters, and bee stings,
and wars and tornadoes and stomach aches.
It's a Wonderful World, But They Made a Few Mistakes
I think that the author wrote this to say that not everything is perfect but the world is still a wonderful place to live. I think that the mood is happy, because despite all of the bad things in the world, it is saying that the world is still awesome.
I also think it is saying that everyone makes mistakes but that it's okay.
I chose this poem because when I was reading a poem book, after I had passed this poem, it kept popping up in my head and I had already memorized three lines of it. It speaks to me because it is catchy and I agree with more than half of it. I don't agree with people caring way to much about dirt, I don't know what that means.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
ReplyDeleteWhose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
I think this poem is about nature. I think the mood is peaceful because its just a man and his horse in the woods while its snowing. The man is far away from home.
I chose this poem because Robert Frost is my favorite poet. This poem reminds me of a place up north that i have been to. I don't know why he repeats the last line, maybe he really wants to make a point.
-Kevin K.
Isabelle T.
ReplyDeleteCD a poem
Cd a poem
revolve it around
hear its bouncy rhythm
blare,blast,pound
let it clang,
boom,
rumble through
a city
farm
or
town.
listen to it
rattle,
thunder
but
never
turn
the volume
down.
by: Lee Bennet Hopkins
I think that this poem is about music and what she loves about music and how it speaks to her. i think the mood is happy and bouncy because it makes your voice go up and down. Lee Bennet is one of my favorite poet writers and i think she love music.
I chose this poem because i love music and it speaks to me in ways i can't express. This reminders me about a place where i can be myself and just listen to music and not have anybody judge me. I also love to sing and the poem is about a Cd or a song.
Humpty Dumpty
ReplyDeleteHumpty Dumpty hid himself underneath a chicken:
"I'm far from a wall so how can I fall? I'll never again be stricken
by sad misfortune, or bad luck; if I fall from this nest I'll get right back up. . ."
But then something inside of him started to stir - he had no idea what was bound to occur with that chicken on top of him
though he knew something odd was tapping about right under his fragile skin.
He had no idea, not the faintest idea, of the danger he was now in.
And before the poor fellow could figure it out, before he could reason, or voice a doubt,
a crack appeared in his neck -
and he broke apart from within. Peck peck.
JonArno Lawson
I think this poem means that just because something seems alot better than what you have now doesnt mean it is. I most definetly think the author wrote it to be funny, not to really prove a point. This poem about half way through gives off that oh gosh something is going to happen mood or vibe.
I chose this because I thought it was hilarious. What spoke to me was the fact that he rantting on and on about how safe his new scenery is but eally it is a whole other danger in it's self.
-Lanie C
Brian D
ReplyDeleteSoftly whitely down the snow mounds and sifts in dunes in drifts and fields of clover covering December over.
I think this poem means that it is snowing really hard. It's snowing hard enough to cover the whole month of December. I think the author wrote this because he wanted to explain what he was feeling. I think this gives sort of a sad vibe because who likes a ton, and I mean a ton, of snow?
I chose this poem because I sort of like snow, but not a lot. I think I am sort of like the author. I would have written a poem that makes me sad, too. This is because I don't like poetry, and I would write about what I was thinking at the time.
Morning glories
ReplyDeletecampfire stories
picking cherries
and blueberries
riding bikes
mountain hikes
bird calls
curve balls
short sleeves
green leaves
swimming holes
fishing pole
nature walks
corn stalks
skipping stones
ice cream cones
double plays
and barefoot days
I think he wrote this poem because he wants to show people what he likes and what he hates. He wrote two poems that were based on the same thing but different topics. The mood is feelings.
I chose this poem because I like summer and this poem seemed somewhat easy. I think it is a really good poem because he is expressing his feelings. I love this poem.
eloise c.
yellow butter purple jelly red jam black bread
ReplyDeletesay it quick
spread it thick
yellow butter purple jelly red jam black bread
say it quicker
spread it thicker
yellow butter purple jelly red jam black bread
now repeat it well you eat it
yellow butter purple jelly red jam black bread
don't talk with you're mouth full
by Mary Ann Hoberman
I think this poem has no real meaning. The author simply wrote it to be funny. This poem gets me into a silly mood. I think the author wrote it for kids
I choose this poem because a friend suggested it. Another reason is because it is funny and easy to memorize. This poem speaks to me because it is funny. Most poetry I read is funny and easy to memorize.
Jake Reid
Caroline F.
ReplyDeleteMy Tongue is Tasting Terrible
My tongue id testing terrible,
I can't imagine why
for all I ate was pickled snake,
and chicken beaks on rye
I had a plate of candied snails,
assorted monkey lips,
a bowl of curdled turtle tails,
a dish of hippo chips.
I tried a bit of weasel cheese,
rhinoceros tofu,
a cup of plankton pudding,
garlic curry kangaroo,
a quart of onion ice cream,
and a slice of walrus pie...
My tongue is tasting terrible
I can't imagine why
Jack Prelutsky
This poem is a funny, random poem. It is a sarcastic poem. I like this poem a lot.
I chose this poem because it was funny and I like it. I chose it because I like this author a lot. This poem is really fun.
Eric S
ReplyDeletewhat i hate about autumn
summers done
not much sun
back to school
airs to cool
winds that gust
rains that rust
wollen clothes
birds dont sing
i hate autumn far from spring
i think the author wrote this because maybe he doesnt like autumn because its far from spring.this poem is easy.maybe he was doing something so he doesnt like autumn anymore.
i chose this poem because it was a short poem and its easy to memerize.i like the poem because i like autumn.
~Anthony Hopkins
ReplyDeleteWerewolf by: J. Patrick Lewis
Once legend ran
across the gulf
of truth:A man
became a wolf
Quite helplessly
by shifting shape
At moonrise
He made his escape
To howl and lurk
with dripping fangs-
then went berserk
and thereby hangs
The savage tale
of one poor lad
whose bloody trail
drove him quite mad
for what occurred
-the lunar pull-
is not absurd
the moon was full
I think this means that the author was trying to get a poem that fits the full moon days in school.It gives sort of a creepy feeling.Also it 's good for kids who like creepy stuff.
I chose this poem because I like the way werewolves look and howl. Also it speaks to me because it very creepy and I like creepy books. It doesn't just speak to me it yells at me to preform this in front of the class.
morning glories
ReplyDeletecampfire stories
picking cherries
and blue berries
riding bikes
mountain hikes
curve balls
bird calls
short sleeves
green leaves
swimming holes
fishing poles
nature walks
corn stalks
skipping stones
ice cream cones
double plays
and barefoot days
douglas florian
I think that he wrote this poem to show his love to summer. He must have done all these things. I think that he really wanted to show how you can use summer.
I chose this poem because its happy. I also chose this poem because it has a happy mood. I also love the rhythm in it.
Dani Dulworth
Evan Widdis
ReplyDeleteBattle of bunker hill-1775
Press on! Press on!
Forget
sweltering sun
Press on!
Through chain shot,
ring shot,Double-headed shot,
falling thick as hailstones
Press on!
Shut your ears to the
wounded's piercing groans.
The fear of death has already
left each brest.
Press on!
Descend the hill.
Damn those redcoats!
Damn those lobsters!
Damn those bloody backs!
Press on! Press on!
I think that the poet wrote this poem because he was mad at britain. He hates them. He was mad at the british. And he pretended to be a soldier.
I chose it because it swears. also because it is a good poem.
Santo Scarfone
ReplyDeleteIce Hockey
Swish, slash, my skates crash on the ice.
Quick stick cuts to the puck
Guide it, slide it, swerve it, curve it
See a whole-
WHACK!
GOAL!
By- Laura Whipple
This author wrote this poem to express her feelings about hockey.
It is about the actions that take place on the ice in a hockey rink.
The feelings the poem gives away are that hockey is an amazing exciting sport, that always keeps you up and going.The author wrote this because she wanted to have some fun writing about an intense sport.
I chose this poem because it is all about my favorite sport,HOCKEY!
I love reading about sports because most relate to how I feel on the ice in a way. This poem speaks to me because it reminds me of hockey even if I am off the ice. Also It helps me share with others how I feel about the sport.
Patrick Sullivan
ReplyDeleteWhat I Hate About Summer by Douglas Florian
skinned knees
ninety degrees
long droughts
blackouts
dog days
summerhaze
bee swarms
thunder storms
humid nights
mosquito bites
clothes that stick
I hate that summer goes so quick
I think that this poem means that summer has ups and downs to it. I think that the author wrote it to show that summer isnt so great all the time and that he knew he could ryhme alot for this poem.I feel like the mood it is giving is negative becuse it is talking about what he hates about summer.
I chose this poem because I agree with alot of the things that he says in this poem. The poem spoke to me because I love summer and I never really thought about the downsides of summer. Overall I love this poem and I hope i can memorize it!
dominik my poem is about a person who likes to think about crows but i couldnt find it online i am sorrey
ReplyDeleteSpencer M.
ReplyDeleteBoyhood Baseball
At bat,in bed,beneath the
sandlot sky,I would be
anyone I could imagine
in pinstripes not pajamas.
At times it might be Mantle
knocking one deep into the Bronx
or Mays stealing third just a
second after Koufax strikes out the side.
And never noticing curfews,
only curve balls,I wait for one more
hanging knuckler,to hit one last homer,
to be a summer star far into the night.
By: Roger Granet
I think this poem means that this kid loves baseball and he is saying all of these baseball players and the good thing they did so he is telling what they did. I think the author wrote this poem to all the kids or adults that love baseball so much. I think the author wanted to write this poem because he wanted to do a sports poem to see what it is like writing sport poem to see if it was fun or not. The mood this gives me is happy because I love baseball so I wanted to do a baseball poem.
The reason I wanted to do this poem is because I love baseball and I also play it too. this poem speaks to me because it is baseball and also it looked like a really good poem to do I don`t know why but it just does.
Maddalena B
ReplyDeleteAdventures, By:Amy Schmidt
Rowing,
Flowing, Downstreem Boy boat,
Then we spy something small green and afloat!
steering,
wearing,
peering. A ball!
loud water crashing-look out! water fall!
i like this poem because it has a lot of enthusiasm! it is relly funny. it is cool.
i picked this book because it is funny. it is a good peom. im glad i picked it!
Elena Rauch
ReplyDeleteThere's A Monster In My Mirror by Eve Merriam
There's a monster in my mirror,
With two beady yellow eyes.
Since I first awoke this morning,
It's been there to my surprise.
It's as wrinkled as a rhino.
It's as hairy as a hound.
And from deep within its belly
Comes a moaning,groaning sound.
Its long teeth are sharp and pointed,
Its fat tongue is shaded blue,
And its mouth is drooling liquid
That resembles airplane glue.
There's a monster in my mirror,
With green horns upon its head.
Tell that monster in my mirror
That I'm going back to bed!
I think the author wrote the poem about being tired. In the poem, this person is looking in the mirror and is seeing themselves as a monster person because they have bed head. They are too tired to wake up so they might be imagining them looking like a monster.
I chose this poem because I think I do that too. I always wake up in the morning and I have bed head. I can relate to this poem because I usually have look like a monster in the morning. I also think it was smart to write this poem because it says what we all think in the morning when we look at the mirror.
Elise Whitney
ReplyDeleteThere's a monster in my Classroom by Jack Prelutsky
It appeared inside my classroom at quarter after 10
It gobbled up the blackboard 3 erasers and a pen
It gobbled teachers apple, and bopped her with the core
"How dare you she responded, you must leave us there's the door"
But the creature didn't listen but described an arabesque
As it gobbled all her pencils 7 notebooks and her desk
Teacher stated very calmly
"Sir you simply cannot stay, I"ll report you to the principal, unless you go away."
But the thing continued eating it ate paper swallowed ink
As it gobbled up our homework I believe I saw it wink
Teacher finally lost her temper
"OUT!" she shouted at the creature
The creature hopped beside her.....Glopp
It gobbled up the teacher
I think the poem doesn't have a specific meaning. I think it is just a fun poem for kids. I think it could mean that a kid is having a dream in school that his or her teacher is being eaten.
I chose this poem because when I first read it I really liked it. I also like this poem because it's very catchy. My favorite types of poems are the poems that rhyme, and this one rhymes.
I couldn't find the poem but the title and author is Schools out by J.Patrick Lewis! i think the author wrote this poem because he probably felt the same way when school was out for him and i think he was sad and happy that school was out! I chose this poem because it was funny and it speaks to me because i feel the same thing on the last day of school. He makes getting out of school really fun!! -Rachel malinowski
ReplyDeleteA 6th grader sees the Future, by J. Patrick Lewis
ReplyDeleteIn a billion years a.d. the sun will shine for none to see, the sea will miss each passing ship, and the sky will hover over zip! Those blazing stars will start to cool,And I won’t have to go to school.In a billion years from now, or maybe more,but anyhow the earth may shrivel up and die. The universe, Pi in the sky! The future, spinning, may have spun. And I might have my homework done.
I think the author wrote this poem because he might have thought this when he was in 6th grade, or he thinks this is a hidden poem. I think this means that he likes 6th grade because he wrote a poem about 6th grade but no other grade. I also think that this is funny because it's talking about a billion years and we won't be alive.
I chose this poem because it's about 6th graders. I also chose this because it seems funny. I like J. Patrick Lewis and I could't figure out which poem to do the one about summer or this one.
Micaela Fraser
The Hard Way
ReplyDeleteby Arden Davidson
I've got a rabbit's foot
and a four leaf clover.
A lucky penny
and a troll named Dover.
I've crossed my fingers,
I've wished on stars.
And for extra
safe measures,
I've wished on Mars.
I've avoided all ladders
and black cats as well.
Even went to a witch
for a fifty cent spell.
Now I'm armed
and I'm ready
to do my best.
Next time I'll just study
for my history test.
I thought the author wrote this poem to be funny. He was showing kids being kids. It might remind him of him when he was in 6th grade, he didn't want to study for his history test. I might have done it the hard way.
I chose this poem because the poet seems like me. I have never of Adern Davidson. He seems like a funny guy. This was a great poem to fit me! --Noah Hauswirth--
Yellow Butter by Mary Ann Hoberman
ReplyDeleteYellow Butter purple jelly red jam black bread
spread it thick
say it quick
Yellow Butter purple jelly red jam black bread
spread it thicker
say it quicker
Yellow Butter purple jelly red jam black bread
now repeat it
while you eat it
Yellow Butter purple jelly red jam black bread
don't talk
with your mouth full!
I think that this poem is about food. I think that the author wrote this poem because she was hungry. This poem makes me hungry.
I chose this poem because i like the word choice. For some reason food in poems appeal to me. Also I like the rythm of this poem.
John M
joey s
ReplyDeletebrother against brother
by brenda powelson
my bro fought
on the other side
i remeber the cold gray day he left home momma stood out on the pourch and cried tears divided her face like the war divded the state this country this family
after a bitter arguement my bro saddled his hoarse and road away w/o looking back i wwondered if i would ever see him again who would have guessed it would come to this
brother againts brother
i picked this poem cause it was interesting and i enjoyed it and i like poems like this
I LOST MY HIPPOPOTAMUS by: Jack Prelutsky
ReplyDeletei lost my hippopotamus
the situations weird
one minute she was next to me
then POOF she disappeared
i'm sensing somethings fishy
an unsavory subterfuge
I've searched and searched with no success
I've yet to find a clue
to her status or location
i'm unsure of what to do
if you spot a hippopotamus
where usually there's none
tell me now - the odds are good
you've found my missing one
this poem is really cool because it is complete nonsense! i love it. there is no other poem like it. I love how the author thought of a poem like this.
i chose this poem because of .... everything. i noticed it from the title and fell in love with the story. I am very glad i chose this poem, i wouldn't replace it in a lifetime.
Hazel Lyman
mason c.
ReplyDeletesidewalk squawk
the sidewalk isn't just for walking
its good for talking
and for chalking
also running
while your sunning
I like biking
sidewalk hiking
cool for scooting
roller skating
and for super celebrating
by douglas florian
I think this poem is about summer and the sidewalk. I think the author douglas florian was trying to explain all the things you can do on the sidewalk. i think it is all of the things you can do on the sidewalk in the summer.
I really like douglas florian and his book summersaults.
I picked this poem because it caught my eye. I thought of it when i thought these are all of the things I do on the sidewalk in the summer. I also picked because I love summer and I love everything about it. That is one of the reasons I really liked douglas florins book summersaults.
Gabby B.
ReplyDeleteSquished Squirrel by: Ralph Fletcher
I wanted to write a poem about a squished
squirrel I saw on the road near my house last week
You can’t write a poem about a squished squirrel my teacher said to me
I mean you just can’t do it
Pick a sunrise or an eagle or a dolphin he suggested
Pick something noble to lift the human spirit
I tried I really did but I kept coming back to that squirrel
Did his wife send him out to fetch some food or something
There was blood and guts but here’s what really got me
He had pretty dark eyes that glistened still
I wanted to write about a squished squirrel
You can’t write about a squished squirrel my teacher insisted but I don’t think that’s true
This poem means that you should have the freedom to write what you want to write. The teacher wanted the kids to write about something creative, the boy thought his was creative, but the teacher still rejected it. I think the author wrote this poem to show that you need to stand up for what you believe in. Just because someone says no the first time keep trying.
I chose this poem because it reminded me of what I saw 3 weeks ago. I saw a squished squirrel on the road near my house. It was very sad but, that isn’t the only reason why I selected this poem. I selected this poem because I thought standing up for his idea was great. He should write about what he likes, he doesn’t have to pick something the teacher likes he can pick his own idea, that he thought of spent time on and that is important to him.
Ella T.
ReplyDeleteThe Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
This poem means that Robert Frost is taking the road that most people don't go on. He wants to be different. Most people go down the worn down one and since so many people go down it they think that's the good one to take.
I picked this poem because it is so creative. If i were him I would take the one most people go down too. Even tough it doesn't rhyme it is still a great poem!
Noah Manion
DeleteNames Of Clouds by douglas florian
Rain Maker
Sky shaker
Street Flooder
Earth Mudder
Monsooner
Picnic Ruiner
Mr twister
Mrs mister
soggy fogger
water logger
blue blocker
sun mocker
hurricainer
plan detainer
I chose this poem because i love the fact that it rymes and make sense and goes together. Also because its just a good poem.
Noah Manion
ReplyDeleteNames Of Clouds by douglas florian
Rain Maker
Sky shaker
Street Flooder
Earth Mudder
Monsooner
Picnic Ruiner
Mr twister
Mrs mister
soggy fogger
water logger
blue blocker
sun mocker
hurricainer
plan detainer
I chose this poem because i love the fact that it rymes and make sense and goes together. Also because its just a good poem.
dominik
ReplyDeleteI like to walk
and here the black crows talk.
I like lie
and watch crows sail by
I like the crow
that wants the wind to blow
I like the one
that thinks the wind is fun
I like to see
crows spilling from a tree
and try to find
the top crow left behind
i like to hear
the caws that spring is near
I like the great
wild clammer of crow hate
three farms aways
when owls are out by day
I like slow
tired howard fling crow
I like the sight of crows for my good night
i think this poems means that the person who is telling the poem likes crows and other people and animals don't
i chose this poem because I like animal poems especally dog poems