Prospective Poets at Linn-Mar Intermediate in Marion, Iowa wrote the following poems. They'd love to hear your comments about their writing - please email their teacher!

All the beautiful colors
Pink, white, yellow ,and more
Sitting in a vase on a table
These flowers I adore.
Abrielle


Out in the woods seems so nice,
The deer look so full of spice,
The running water so very cold,
All of the trees very bold,
Hearing the wind in the clouds,
Like a tumbling mountain but less loud.
Ben


Summer
The trees are painted green
The sun is shining bright
The birds are singing stupid songs
It is summer again
by Kyle


Santa
Tall and lean doesn't come to mind
When I think of this person so jolly and kind.

It seems as if everyday he goes to the deli,
To get enough cookies to feed his fat belly.

He comes and goes on Christmas Eve,
For all of those who have gifts to receive.
by Manish

Flowers start out as a tiny seed,
But for them to grow they must feed.
When they grow up they are beautiful.
And then your dad starts mowing,
Oops!!
by Ashley


People are happy,
People are sad,
People are afraid,
People are mad.
by Jodi


Rains, floods
Wash away
The boring school
So I can play
by Yogesh


TIGER FROM MARS
There once was a tiger from Mars.
He was the king of all wars.
He's smart and strong;
He's big and long.
He has millions of different cars.
by Tom


The Marshlands
I live in the marshlands in the West
Been here for a year or so
Where summer lives the year around
And it hardly ever snows

Living here makes your heart younger
Every creature's soul is free
Not for silk bags full of gold
Would I leave this place of harmony

I've made a den in a hollow oak
I have a friendly otter friend
We built a sturdy raft one night
And on that raft the day we spend

I love these beautiful marshlands
This haven was my place of birth
And here forever I shall stay
'Till I return to Mother Earth
by Neel

This project is provided by the Instructional Technology Development Consortium
and coordinated by Noelle Kreider, Teacher on Assignment.