Run

This is a poem from like a few months ago that I wrote :)

footsteps
steady rhythms
racing heartbeats

Death

A death happens every second

It happens when no one knows

Death might be scary

But everyone dies

And you will too

Death may be sad

And it may be good

But always remember

That death is the last step of life

Death is powerful

You can't stop it

You can only hope

Hope for it not to come

For it to stay

In somewhere else

Death is an unhappy event

But it happens for everyone

And everyone knows

That they will die too

Maybe a sad and painful death

Or a death of old age

But you'll always remember

That death is not bad

And everyone will die someday

~fifth grade 2010-11

Four Seasons

Winter
Soft snow falling from the sky
A huge blanket covering the earth
The Magical Trance falling upon everyone

Everything is covered in a huge white blanket
Large long icicles hanging from roofs
Soft snowflakes drifting out from nowhere

Winter frost covering us
And gives us the signal
That winter is here

Summer
The summer is mine
The flowers have sprouted
I am myself again
Our earth is green once more
I am happy

The animals have awakened
from their long winter sleep
I am summer
and I am ruler
Once again

Spring
Spring sprouts
From flower buds
Rosy scents
Floating from nowhere
A magical season
Floats over earth
Turning everything green

Autumn
Dancing Leaves
Waves of wind
Shimmering raindrops
Floaty clouds
Autumn is here

~ fifth grade 2010-11

I am from

I am from

the old couch,
from my bed
and my books,
I am from
the big gray house next to the school, the fresh scent of leaves,
I am from
the beautiful flowers in my yard, the pear tree,
with oddly shaped pears.
I am from celebrations and Chinese, from
Mom and Dad,
I’m from
Camping and Birthdays
I’m from
go to bed,
and Mary Had a Little Lamb
I’m
from making dumplings
I am from
Canada,
from China,
From noodles and rice
From falling off the bed,
A big bump growing on my forehead From our fireplace,
behind the TV,
I am from everything I love 

~fifth grade 2010-11

Leaves

Leaves
Leaves
They put on a magnificent show
They dance
They leap
They swirl
They prance
They sweep
They twirl
They are magnificent
And I watch them
As they slowly die down

~ fifth grade 2010-11

Music

Music is like the first star at night
like a light in a dark universe
Music is like another world
a world where everything is bright and nothing is dull
Music is like the light of your eyes
something that will brighten you up
something that can make you sad
Music is like the spark of light that starts your fire
Music is the center of everything
the center of you

~fifth grade 2010-11

Four Strokes

Butterfly
Backstroke 
Breaststroke 
Freestyle
The four strokes
Butterfly,
Soars over the pool,
a light graceful feeling,
Backstroke,
Floats over the pool
In a tight thin line
Breaststroke,
Leaping through the water, 
Like a small frog
Freestyle
Each arm taking a important part, 
Being graceful, 
High elbows
Each stroke is important 
Each stroke has a meaning 

~fifth grade 2010-11