So we decided to write some new poems! In this issue you will find haikus, odes and free verse poetry using a collage of words as an inspiration or starting point. Students have included figurative language and imagery to write descriptive and beautiful poems! Check out our wall of poetry below.

It’s been a great year!

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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !

Identify it! 1. Buzz! Ding! _____________ 2. I called a million times! ____________ 3. The golden, red sun, shone brightly. ________ 4. The wind screamed danger in my ears. ______ 5. He roared like a lion, “where’s my car?” _____ 6. She is a beautiful and delicate rose. ______ 7. Seven sea shells by the sea… ________

By Sabitra

People’s lives are beautiful like a red rose. Sunscreen makes people’s skin smooth like a chair’s surface. Entertainment is people dancing like monkeys. Star life is bright like a light.

By Johnson Real love never ends There’s no one who can stop it It is too powerful for anyone who tries to stop it It always make the person you love smile You will always see the person you love in your dreams Love is as powerful as the whole world Take care of your love and enjoy your beautiful dreams Your mom will always help you find your love Real love is the most powerful thing in the world Always enjoy your sweet dreams and make your love smile

By: Esteban The sun is shining

Surrounding the whole big world Waiting for the moon

Haiku: A 3 line Japanese poem with 5-7-5 syllables

By: Sabitra Tucson sun is hot. Summer is swimming season. Let’s play with water!

Ode by Abdi

You’re the one who always takes care of me I will never forget what you did for me

You’re the one who always stands next to me When ever I had problems you’re the one who took care of my problems

I don’t think I will ever have the power to replace what you did for me

Ode: a dedication poem to a Living person, an idea, object or Animal.

Ode to my Mother By Devota

You are my mother

You are there whenever I say “Mom”

You help me with everything You mean a lot to me

I love you more than anything here on earth

You the person who always puts a smile on my face

You are the person who knows what’s happening in

my life You are a lot mom

You give me the happiness in my life you give me cool

things in my life you make me feel loved

You make me feel like I matter.

Ode to My Mom By Sabitra My mom is beautiful. She has long black hair. She cooks breakfast for me in the morning. She is very helpful. She is caring. She gives me chocolate when I get mad. She always gets happy and smile. She never gets mad. I love her very much

By Johnson Love is love Around the world Everybody knows about love Love is powerful People care about love Love can work Love can break people’s heart

Life Poem by Sharifa Life just for a few days, can be hard or easy. When there is darkness in your life take it easy, Trust yourself and think everything will be all right. When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile. You don’t have time to hate love or the ones that love you.

Ode To My Mom by Sharifa She takes care of me when I am sick, She cooks me food when I am hungry, She makes me calm when I am mad, She solves my problems when I am sad, I love my mom she is my everything.

Ode to my coach by Limbert You are the coach That makes me run That makes me play in the sun You are the coach That’s much better Than any other coach

Haiku by Abdi When Abdi wakes up He starts eating my food Then watches movies

Hyperbole by limbert

WHen a neigHbor or a friend needs money you’re tHere for

tHem to give tHem i million dollars.

you are tHe only one tHat could save tHe planet from being destroyed; you can fix it WitH your love tHat’s tHe reason WHy tHe World loves

you.

Haiku by limbert

tHe sun is brigHter tHan it Was in tHe last feW years

so let’s go enjoy it

Haiku by Devota The Pink house is next to my auntie's house’s so let’s Have fun with her kids.

By Esteban PRETTY PRETTY ,PRETTY GIRL

NOW I’M GONNA LET YOU FLY LIKE A BIRD. SITTING HERE WRITING YOU THIS LETTER

TO TELL YOU THAT NOW I’M BETTER CUZ YOU LEFT FOREVER.

Ode by Johnson You are the best friend that’s always here with me And helps me with anything I’m never gonna forget you

By Esteban We were looking to the sky And I told her that I would Give her a star and she Gave me a beautiful smile. I was looking into her eyes And I could clearly see her soul She looked even prettier than heaven And heaven sent me my Guardian Angel. I thank her for this relationship and I wished that it would never die.

Japanese Haiku by Sharifa The beautiful moon It gives the world light and hope It makes the night bright

How I feel by Devota

I feel light My life is like a hot pink rose

I’m healthy Because I’m worth it

Everything I need is always there for me

I love living my best life From my friends, my families and other

people that don’t Know me well I also hope that they

Could know me better than you Because I’m healthy just because I’m

worth it.

Collage poem by Purna I can remember the last summer When we were on the beach Playing volleyball with her And talking about the beautiful moments How can I forget her beautiful smile? And her long black hair She was kind hearted to every person And her voice was like a mocking bird I can remember the moment That we were on the bus I said, “I love you.” And she replied I will tell you tomorrow Today is the day we are meeting I am being desperately impatient A minute felt like a year The sun rose and set like it usually does She never came back She is gone, gone She is gone

Love by: Chandra Love is a sweet thing To make people feel happy Forever in their life.

Haiku by: Layth The sun is so hot At night the sun is sleeping The sun is so good

Romantic and Happy Poem About love By: Buddhi Love is happiness Love is life Love is a full of joy Love is romantic Sweet love Beauty is my passion True love never ends Love gives a smile Love gives a wonderful life Love is secret Feel the love, what we have Love is a feeling between two people Love is reality Trust that person who you love more than yourself Love is like a red rose. Life is to make not to break if u makes why to make My love is like a virus Life is great. No one should waste All should thinks of something That’s will never fail Life is like a wire No one should break Life is full of joy All should take it advantage Ever be proud of being a live Life is precious and wonderful Life is great so be brave

LOVELY POEM by: Buddhi Love is full of joy. The Tucson weather is hot. I love you mummy.

By: Freweini Life is sweet Making the right choice Make changes in your life It Is possible!

Ode to mom by: Khadra

Thank you mom

Thank you for being there for me

You are the person who makes me smile

That keeps me happy Thank you for showing me

what life is like You taught me how to be a

grateful person

A rose by: Krishna A rose can speak the Silent language of a love to make people love.

Ode to the rain by: Neelam Thank you rain For making me happy. Thank you rain For your soft touch. That makes me forget All my pain and sadness. Thank you for your sweet hugs That makes me dance.

Life by: Zuberi Life is better Life is important Life is confusing Life is like a fish out of water, If you take a fish out the water The fish will die same as humans.

Live your best life by: Khadra Live your best life Enjoy your great time Be happy as you are mine A smile can make you happy If you have a small baby

By: Amanuel You are the girl That makes me believe you That shows me our life That makes me laugh You are the girl That makes me dream about you You make me beautiful like a flower You are the girl That makes me smell the roses

Haiku by: Nora Summer is awesome. No school! No studying! No work! Let’s go and travel

Lovely by: Harira Bittersweet The way we love now It burns the heart somehow Live your best life And don’t think about a wife Something takes the sadness As you are kindnesses Love and laughter You have a lovely smile when you laugh The future of happiness What’s holding you back when you have something hard? Life is full of celebrations when people scream all over the world

Ode to my bike by: Dawazam Oh! MY dear bike Thank you for your ride You give me a lot of fun And I don’t have to run

Soccer dreamer by: Zack You are my dream You are my happiness You are my hope to never give up When I’m in the soccer field you make me A hard worker you make me focus You make me a beast in the field I make goals like a beast You are like a drug in my body that I can’t never stop

Ode by: Ennet You’re the apple to my pie. You’re the straw to my berry. You’re the smoke to my eyes. You’re the one I wanna marry. I’m the one for you, And you’re the one for me It takes both of us To be the perfect two. You can be the peanut butter to my jelly. You can be the butterfly I feel in my belly. You can be the prince and I can be the princess. You can be the tube and I can be the dentist. You can be the shoes and I can be the laces. You can be the heart that I spill on the pages. You can be the pencil and I can be the paper. You can be the winter weather but I don’t care as long as were together.

My life is like a river, my desires and wants is not going to stop. I want to fly but I can’t I believe in myself, my life wills changes like the seasons, Really my life arrives with new hope like a tree buds, Which have many dreams inside, I got a chance to play with books. Now student is my occupation. I feel like a bird, And I am able to fly with my hope desire and want which is not going to stop. I am trying to pull my dreams to successes but I can’t, My dreams can move away from me. I hope one day, I will achieve my goal, My future is bright like a sunny day. I will believe in my dream until it is fulfill, When I pull my dream out of the dark.

Life by: Chandra

Haiku by: Maddiel The table is big Out side it is very cold They want to sleep now

Love by: Heera Why do people fall deep in love? Why do we have to love someone so much? It’s because love is that one thing that you can’t resist. Love is not a thing that we can see but it’s absolutely something you can feel. Love is beautiful if you can love someone truly with a clean heart. And I have no words how lucky I am to have your baby.

Love by: Kalpana Love is life. Love is happiness. Love is sweet. Love is kind. Love is peaceful. Love is powerful. Love is beautiful. Love is wonderful. Love is soft and warm Love is about trusting your feeling. Love is inseparable from knowledge. Love is everything. Love is smiling on the inside and out. Love is state of mind. Love is a bridge between two hearts. Love is connection between two hearts.

Ode to my future son by: Layth Listen to me now It’s time for us To go around to see Our mistakes and fly To see them around Be smart have a good Life it’s your time to be yourself My time is gone and I love you my only son

Love by: Shamam Love is made for work Love is made for play Love is made for everyday Love is made for today Love is like the light for my life I need it to live.

Own your power by: Mihad Give your self an hour You are going to found the power Where is the power? Where is the power? Look at what we found To take off your frown Where is the power? Where is the power? Stand as unique As your skin is sleek Where is the power? Where is the power? It helps you get better If you do not matter Give it up to me So can men look at me? Where is the power? Where is the power? We fond the power! We found the power!

By: Etongo Join me on my journey Life as we live and enjoy The peace we are lookin’ for However we never find it Control the things we can Because the sky’s the limit Live our best life and Unexpected blessing from Our Guardian Angel. Don’t tell small it cant do big Holding the hope and fear He never had a grandfather’s love As he opened the letter Tears filled his eyes Love, love, love From a grandfather.

ODE by: Jose You are my guardian angels above me. You are always there when I need you. You will always be in my heart. I will never forget all of you. I will always be there when you need me. I will never leave all of you alone. I will stay in your hearts and never leave.

Happy Summer to you! Keep writing…

Ode to my students by: Ms. Samorano The roar of laughter and fun in and out of class, reminds me to be light hearted and young. Life is not too serious when you are fifteen or eighteen years old. I see your passion and drive, how you want to help others and how you value your education. You are kind to your teachers and to each other. You are waiting for that day When you can change the world and be important… Do you do not see that you are already important and have changed me?

Thank you to: *The students who worked very hard on their poetry assignments. *To Mr. Samorano for putting this magazine online.

Ode to Carmen by: Ms. Samorano My beautiful angel who worried about me and spent each word in silent prayer saying my name in incantations and blessings calling the attention of the universe, the way a mother does for her child… Accept this poem as a rose because it is all I can give to you, a payment of gratitude and love.