The Earth

Oh, earth, you wrap yourself
in a cloud of stars.
You glow as bright as the light of the sun.
You provide us with food to keep us alive.
You are like a blimp
except you are shaped like a marble.
You are a mask for us,
the prettiest one I have ever seen.
You are a wagon that takes us
from year, to year, to year.
Oh, earth, you wrap yourself
in the color of clouds,
red, orange and pink.
Oh, earth, you wrap yourself
in a cloud of stars.

JESSICA GUTIERREZ
3rd Grade Oak Grove School
Classroom Teacher, Peggy Heil
Poet-teacher, Phyllis Meshulam

I Come from the Big Island

I come from the big   lakey volcanoes
of the big island of Hawaii.
I'm going to the land of whale calves,
dragon, tiger, and lion clouds.
I come from the land of redwood trees.
I 'm going to go swimming in the pool of stars.
I come from the land of the ruling water.
I'm going to the land of the hooting birds.

KEONI KUMAI
4th Grade, Matanzas School
Phyllis Meshulam, poet-teacher

Hello, kids of earth.

Hello, kids of earth.
How are you?
How, how is your ocean?
How is your family?
How is your mom, dad, brother or sister?
How are you holding out?
Are you hurt from the tornadoes,
the tsunami or the earthquake?
How are you?

DEVIN BOOTH
4 th Grade, Oak Grove School
Terry Carroll, classroom teacher
Phyllis Meshulam, poet-teacher