With the beginning of National Poetry Month, we wanted to share with everyone the amazingly outstanding text poems we wrote recently.
Amanda
Lst Memries
as I pet him 1 lst tym,
a million tings run throo mi mind.
all the tyms we ran nd playd,
wen he waz sik, bi his syd i stayd.
sleeping bsyd mi bed @ nite,
cumfrtng me throo all da frite.
all deez tings i tink abt,
as i pet mi old friend’s snout.
he draws a lst, shaky bref,
as he givz his soul 2 Death.
Emily
They may play the notorious rol-
But in life, they have a gol;
Makin imprsions is ther cal-
4 a man’s- hart to fal,
& it always seems 2 wrk;
B4 u no it, they hav perkd-
& won us simpl-minded hart,
Makin a whole new othr strt;
Ur life wil take a chnge,
& nvr b exchanged;
4 man’s best friend—
Is loyal to the end.
Adriana
Luv
Thy look at echoter
Trn awy.
Look agin,
Turn awy.
Thy act lyk thy don’t lyk echoter,
But u can c it in their i’s.
She :)’s
He :)’s.
Ths is their rutine.
It hppns evryday/
Thy act lyk thy don’t ntice echoter,
But thy rlly luv echoter.
it’s tru n u c it evryday.
Bianca B.
Somtims I sigh
Somtims I laugh
Somtims I cry
Somtims I screm
Somtims I compln
Somtims I’m hppy
Somtims I’m sad
Somtims I’m regreful
Somtims I wnt 2 tak a nap
Somtims I ned my frends
Somtims I ned my family
Somtims I ned you
Somtims I wnt somthing
Somtims I just wnt to get it over with
Every1 has somtims
Brian
i lik cheez
i giv it a squeez
i fall to my neez
i want more cheez pleaz
i hate esparagus
its goin 2 torment us
it wil creat a big fus
I like cheez
Sam
Nature
Natur is Grd
Natur is Calming
Natur is Pece
Pece is Harmoni
Harmoni is Wonderful
Wonderful is Natur
The buty o Natur
is unbond
Natur woodn’t exist witout its
Inhabitents
Annalee
Wings
i run az fast az i can.
tryin 2 get away frm tha crazines.
i hear thm bhnd me
hu u ask
erasers
tha demns on erth
i stp at tha end uf tha clif n jmp
tha erasers hv cot up 2 me n r clawin at mi ft 2 pul me bak down 2 hell
i unflded my wngs,
feelin tha cool breeze go thru my fethers
i fly
i am a mutnt
bt i am myslf
Megan
LITNIN STRIKS FROM THE BLANKET OF DRKNESS
BRINGIN A FLASH OF LITE
A REDWUD TREE IS IT’S NXT VICTM
SPLTIN IT INTO 2
THE 2 SPLT SIDES REACH 4 THE SKY OPENIN IT’S ARMS 2 HEVIN
ANTHER LITNIN BOLT FALLS FROM THE SKY
HITTIN A GRASY FIELD
A FIRE SPROUTS FROM THE LONG YLLOW GRAS
SENDIN UP SMOKE AND ASH
THE FIRE TWIST N TURNS IN THE NITE
IN A REDISH ORNGE LITE
THE FLMES LIC THE EDGS OF THE DRKNESS
WHILE THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREADS
THE FIRE REMAINS TO BURN
WHILE THE STORMS SEEMS 2 NVR END
CHAOS STRTS TO SPRED THRO THE FOREST
WHILE THE ANMALS RUN N HIDE
CUZ NO ONE WNTS 2 B IN THE WAY WEN A FIRE COMS OUT 2 PLAY
Dominic D.
A txtn poem
dis is new
wht a srpris
i hve nvr seen dis b4
who rites thse poems
well i do
nd so do my clasmats
they r fun 2 rite
u can misspll wrds all da time
no markn down dis time
well dis waz fun
now it’s done
my txtn poem 4 u!
Colleen
Wat Wud i SA
Evry1 wants da chnce 2 b herd,
4 ppl 2 lisen, when dey speek deir wurds.
i’ve said it mslf, mny tyms b4,
Bt now i think, wat wud i speek 4?
i have so mch 2 get out, if i ever come 2 da day.
Bt if i do get da chnce, i wunder, wat wud i sA
Wud i speek of my God, and his all healing pwr.
How he wants us 2 trust him, nt cwer.
Or wud i speek of understanding
Da pwr of listening 2 my surroundings.
Or mayb of love and hope and faith.
Or how i have ben changed by da goodness of da human race.
Evry1 wants da chnce 2 be herd,
4 ppl 2 lisen, when they speek deir wrds.
i’ve said it mslf, mny tyms b4,
Bt now i think, wat wud i speek 4.
i have so mch 2 get out, if i ever come 2 da day.
Bt if i do get da chnce, i wunder, wat wud i sA?
Carrie
A Wlk in da Woods
i wlk thro da autmn air,
N wundrn y u wudnt stare,
@ the clrful leavs, in da air.
i saw da brds flutr w/out ne care,
Which i wud nva, eva dare,
2 fly in da air, w/out ne care.
A wlk in da woods is wat i choos,
Thats wat u shud also do,
A wlk in da woods is wat u cn also choos, 2 nt lose.
i c da brds, da leavs, da tres,
But all u wnt 2 do is leav.
Thats ur choice and this is mine,
2 liv ur life, 1 step @ a time.
Melissa
Runin Frm Fear
Runin as fast as posibl.
Bare feet hit da wet mud.
I cn barly feel my feet,
Num frm da cule air.
N IC chil shutes thru my bdy.
N xcruciatn pain flashs thru me,
Makn me wnce n trip on a tre root.
I needed 2 get up bt i lay ther feeln parlizd.
I cud hear its stps Bhnd me,
And as I turnd round my hart almst lept out my chest.
Its sngl beety ylw I glowd brite in da blk nite.
Its drty fangs dripd w/ drule past da victious growl.
I turnd round quickly n tryd 2 get up,
My hart was beetn fastr thn da speed of lite.
It wuz gainin on me.
As I ran i trembld w/ fear.
W/ my dirty hnds i wackd 1, 2, 3 brnchs out of my way, thn snp!
1 cam bak n nokd me out.
I shuk my hed 2 gt bak 2 reality.
I cud tast da blud on my lip n my face stung as the dirt got in da scrtchs.
It had cot up n i cud feel its sticky breth on me.
I closd my eyes so i didn’t need 2 c.
Aftr waitn a wile, i opnd thm 2 fnd a familr room: my room.
It wuz onlE a nitemar.
Jack L.
Enrgizr Buny
Th enrgizr buny,
hes funy hes funy
He is pnk
he dosnt thnk
Hes hapy,
hes slappy.
Hes coo
2 coo 4 skool
Sum cll him THE ENRGIZR BUNY
I cal him TACO.
Jack M.
Just a fone
Evry1z got a fone
Itz as smpl as that
No mattr where I look
Im da only1 w/out
Common mom n dad
Plz I beg u
Just 60 buks a munth wont kill u
it’s a teenage necessity
I shuldnt need 2 giv any mor xplanation than that
Wen u pay urself day say
But by the time I reach in my own wllt
It just mite b my 30th bday!
Kate
babis
a bab s so cut:
cutr thn u cud majn,
cutr thn NE1 cud c.
a bab s so cut.
a bab s so cut,
til dey neda poo.
a bab s so cut,
til u neda chanj dem.
i opn up da dipr.
o gr8, i si.
jus wip n go awy;
dat’s da rul i go by.
aftr dats dun n ovr w/,
i alow a si of relef.
bt den i her anodr grunt,
da cycl’s hapenin al ovr agen.
al i cn sa s:
u nvr no wat u gt w/ a bab.
Nick M.
Feel
I wlk alng the old nd rsty railrd trcks,
Kckng stns whle wlkng silntly witout a thght in my hd.
I c the lke 2 my lft glimr in the snlite,
Bt I do nt stp to behld its beuty, 4 I hve a mtting.
Instd I kp on wlkng,
yt no thght in my hd.
Nd as I grw closr 2 the forst,
Drknss sprds ovr the lnd as if a blnkt.
Bt yt no thght in my head,
Jst a…. Feelng.
1 tht no scientst cud xplane,
Bt I knw tht ths feelng ws ldng me somwhr.
A plc of whch I do not knw.
Bt I do knw tht ths gut feelng tht I hve is no ordnry feelng,
Bt yt it is.
The strng thng is, is tht I knew wht it ws,
Nd as I grw clser 2 tht drk forst, with no nd to its drknss,
Ths feelng bilds 2 the pnt of no nd.
Bt as I look bck I reliz tht I hav trvled no whr.
So now I wait 4 the drknss to grb hld of me,
Because ths feelng hs no mrcy.
The feelng tht 1 mst lt go of,
1 I can’t ovrcom
….Fear
Elysse
Lil by Lil
We r killin r planet,
lil by lil,
r planet is dyin.
Polutin r world,
killin off so mny typs of animalz.
Da earth is warmin up,
ice is meltin,
everythin is dyin,
lil by lil.
We can mke the chnge tho,
sve electricity,
consrv watr,
mke a diff.
Luke
OMG
That guy is looking @ me
Wat does he want
w/ that menacing glare
BTW, is there something in my hair?
Oh w8 now I c
Lol it’s not actually me
Look over there
he’s been staring @ that bear
I gtg now
Being eaten by a bear
is not good 4 my hair
Elizabeth
Thres apl
thres chre
pecn
bre
& so on
pie is yumy
pie is swt
enjoy it everyday
I lv pie
who dsnt
do u
I do
so plse fel fre
to eat pie
all the tm
Taylor
My Forest
Da smel of diff woods
Damp lvs, rch soil
Rmnd me thrs no meanin
2 stor bot goods
A plc i wanna stay
a lite rain, crisp air
4getin abt worries
They slowly drft away
I c no othr life
Theyr tuckd away in bed
Rabts, sqrls, n birds
I picturd in my head
A feelin of serenity
4getin bad times
Hapy memories com
Full of peac, harmny
So nxt time im stressd
4getin wats rite
I’ll visit my forest
If i’m needin a break
Alexa
txting iz fun
txting iz ez
txting is… OMG i jst got a txt!
i txt mi bffs all da time: OMG :-0, LYLAS <3, watevs 
they txt me bak: no way, u2, ya
i repli: i no…bt wat abt… gess wat ;-)…
n they say bak: how bout… no way!, r u sure?
n i gtg so i say: ttyl, srry i gtg, c u soon :-P.
Bianca P.
My hert roze 2 a steady beat my fingez az i tapped da keyz
each letter
each message
all combined on da cheep handmi dwn fone of my sis
da wrds made a messag and i stated my point
all on dat lil fone i carried arnd
i texded my heart out
i talked and i talked
my gammer gt wrs bt az long az i talk
Daniel
Y is D gras grEn?
Y R rainclowds grA?
Y do chicens lay egs?
Y do horses et hA?
Y is D sun brght?
Y dos D wind blO?
Y do cows sA moo?
Y do fireflies glO?
Y R we heR?
Wat wil we Bcome?
Wat dos D futur hold?
Is it gud or grusum?
Y is D gras grEn?
Y R rainclowds grA?
I mA nt no,
but it is tht wA.
Matthew
Fred
Hes blak nt fat nd cute ol around,
Hes got a soupr lng bode w/ dagr lik claws.
Ther he las mosta da day in his plush comfy bed,
Snuzng nd cruzng thru a nic big nap.
1c hes up hes got a lot todo,
Lik snagng a sqirl or clawing @ me 2.
Roming out ther can somtimes b a snor,
So ol he has todo is claw da dor.
Wat f hes nic, wat f hes mean,
It duznt relle matr sinc i luv him da same.
Sierra
Nana’s Day
I feel da rsh of da H2O agnst mi skn,
Da wnd bshin mi hair,
Da tuch of mi lved 1,
It all tchs mi ❤
I cn’t blve da dy tdy,
I hve a finl chnce,
2 sy gudbi,
Hr soul is abve wtchin carflly,
2 wat we cnsdr hr day.
We hnr hr n pay respcts 2 hr,
N as I sit writin dis poem,
I cry 2 thnk bout,
hw she wood hve luvd 2 c me grw.
I lsten 2 a sng,
Tellin a stry bout cancer,
2 yng 2 go,
I cry bout hw she wnt.
Madeleine
Flyng,
Lepng,
Sorng in da air,
Ony 2 cme bck dwn agn.
Her fet?
An elgnt blr,
Caght betwen grvty & hpe.
Al wries fde awy in da drknes.
Its jst her & da msic filng the air.
They twst & trn in meldy,
Ech note matched da twirls& leaps,
Ech twirl & lep broght a smle,
And ech smle broght hapness.
Absrbed in da mmnt 4ever,
No wrres or prblms,
Swet blis.
Cassidy
u look in a miror
u c ur reflection
ur i’s,
ur nos,
ur I brows and lashs,
the dimpls in ur cheks,
the smile u mak
but can u rlly tak
the time 2 c past
the glamor on the surfac?
u look in the miror
u c ur reflection
but can u c the reflection inside
Inside of urself?
others can c it
they do evryday
but can u?
u look in the miror
u c ur reflection
but do u c
the feelins
the emotion
the things hiden inside
that u try 2 ignor?
u look in the miror
u c ur reflection
& next time u do
try 2 c past the glamor
that u hide from urself
open up
reveal urself
let urself kno who u r
Sean
Redin
Redin is coo
I wsh I culd red a lt of new
Tht wuld b awsm
Mayb we cud red al dy
I wsh tht wer tru
Tht wuld b awsm
Mayb it culd be tru
Or mayb just haf
Nick W.
The Wind Blows
da wind blos
runin thru fields n plans
it cals out ur nam.
da wind wil clim mountans
da wind wil rsh pst tres.
da wind blos
da wind blos
it wishes pst u
tis invisible 2 da i
but is visable 2 da hart
da wind blos
he cris 4 a frend
no 1 lisens
no 1 cars
so i do wen
da wind blos
Emma
Summer is when its warm outside nd da plants r brown.
It’s when ther r children playin in the street w/ popsicles in hand.
Fall is when the leaves turn red nd orange.
It’s when it starts 2 get chilly nd pumpkins come out.
Winter is when it snows nd kids go sledding.
It’s when people receive gifts 2 celebrate Jesus’ birthday.
Spring is when flowrs bloom nd and the weathers starts 2 warm up.
It’s when everything b comes green and fresh.
Seasons r what keeps Earth changing.
They r all special cause they r all difrent.
Seventh Grade Voices 