{"id":5672,"date":"2015-11-11T09:57:57","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T15:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=5672"},"modified":"2015-11-16T18:28:25","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T00:28:25","slug":"fall-on-fire-gatewood-school-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=5672","title":{"rendered":"Fall on Fire – Gatewood School Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fifth graders at Gatewood Elementary expressed what was in their hearts, writing haiku, cinquain, and sensory poems. All photos by students. The poetry residency was funded by the Gatewood PTO.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I am<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Mary<\/a>

Photo by Mary O’Neil<\/p><\/div>\n

I am the ladybug, gliding gracefully up the wall
\nI am the paper wasp nest hiding in the crack
\nI am the ant, about to get stepped on
\nI am the squirrel nest, swaying high in the trees
\nI am the wind biting at everyone\u2019s necks
\nI am the cottonwood, shedding all of my leaves
\nI am the hornets nest, waiting for my hornets to leave me for the winter
\nI am the frog, hopping away from attention,
\nI am the fallen tree, with a carving so people will remember me
\nI am the giant waiting for someone to sit on me
\nI am the leaves, that are littering the ground
\nI am the bush, yearning to be a hiding spot
\nI am the tree, dying and drooping low
\nI am the tall grass, grabbing at everyone\u2019s feet
\nI am the tree with what looks like a face,
\nWaving good-bye to all of the humans out here
\nI am nature.
\nQuinn Ingham<\/em><\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Sun<\/strong>
\nSun gleams through the flowing trees.
\nThe shining ball bounces off the leaves.
\nThe leaves shower into the meadow of sun.
\nThe sun shines so bright as you are blinded.
\nRays shine through the crunchy leaves.
\nTrees cuts out the shower.
\nBeware the sun lives for millions more years
\nas it has a super power
\nLizzy Helling<\/em><\/p>\n

Sea Urchins<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/a>
\nI once lived under the sea,
\nPeople get scared looking at me,
\nI wiggle I wobble,
\nI jumble around,
\nBut now I\u2019m not here I\u2019m buried in the ground,
\nMy bones are still here I\u2019ll never leave,
\nSea urchin, love is all you need
\nLola Jessen<\/em><\/p>\n

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Leaves<\/strong>
\nOne leaf, two leaves, three Leaves\"OLYMPUS<\/a>
\nRed leaves, orange leaves, yellow leaves, green leaves
\nAll the colors of fall
\nLeaves are any color
\nYou can\u2019t count all the leaves of fall
\nMany leaves on trees
\nMany colored leaves
\nImagine you’re deep into the woods
\nSee the colors of the leaves
\nSee the critters on the leaves and in the trees\"P1100407\"<\/a>
\nHear the crunch of the leaves as you run
\nSmell the damp leaves
\nFeel the leaves fly down onto you
\nStop!
\nTouch the leaves on the forest floor
\nThe leaves crunch and fall to ground
\nCrunch, crunch, crunch
\nWhat\u2019s that
\nIt\u2019s a squirrel!
\nLizzy Helling<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"OLYMPUS<\/a>Wilderness<\/strong>
\nTrees and rocks!
\nAnimals and plants!
\nThey beg me to come
\nI wonder if I can help them grow?
\nI feel very touched
\nNature is wonderful!
\n\u00a0Evelyn McNeil<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"OLYMPUS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Flying Squirrel
\n<\/u><\/strong>Dead and paralyzed
\nPeople are amazed at the sight
\nSad and filled with pain
\nQuinn Ingham<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I smell the rain\"\"<\/a>
\nFalling on me
\nHear the trees tumbling like lighting
\nFeel the autumn breeze
\nAs it rushes \u00a0through my soul
\nI hear the trees calling my name
\nThey wish to sing me a lullaby
\nThe coldness of mother nature
\nChills my bones
\nAisha Yusef<\/em><\/p>\n

I am Somebody
\n<\/strong>I can\u2019t spell
\nI can\u2019t remember that well
\ni can\u2019t name the 50 states and capitals
\nI AM somebody
\nI am not perfect
\nI am not always right
\nI am beautiful
\nI am somebody
\nI have a scar on my eyebrow
\nI have the letter D on my right hand
\nI have an imperfect body
\nI am Somebody
\nI love my family
\nI love my friends
\nI love my dog
\nI am somebody
\nI must do my best
\nI must care for others
\nI must write with my left hand
\nI must be respected, protected, and never rejected
\nI am somebody
\nMarit Elverum<\/em><\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/a>So sad
\nthe moose has lost his hips
\nnow he can\u2019t hip,
\nhop,
\nand rock his moves.
\nAlyssa Forstad<\/em><\/p>\n

Dead Wolf<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Gray<\/a>

Gray fox<\/p><\/div>\n

Prowling the world trying to find my place
\nA land of freedom that’s what they say.
\nGoing from place to place but I can\u2019t stay.
\nI am lost, hungry, \u00a0and tired.
\nI should have stayed with my pack.
\nIt it my fault.
\nI have met my demise.
\nMarit Everum<\/em><\/p>\n

Twinkle twinkle little star
\nI can see you bright and far
\nAll across the world so high
\nI just love to see you cry
\nTwinkle twinkle little star
\nI can see you bright and far
\nAlexandra Litel<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"www.its.caltech.edu\"<\/a>

www.its.caltech.edu<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gleaming and falling,tumbling and floating,
\nScreams, \u201cwinter is here!\u201d
\nI wonder if there will be more?
\nI feel wondrous and excited
\nwinter is here!
\nEvelyn McNeil<\/em><\/p>\n

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The brown wasp’s nest\"OLYMPUS<\/a>
\nOld, destroyed and discarded
\nBut it was still safe
\nTheodore Wogstad<\/em><\/p>\n

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BUT I AM SOMEBODY
\nI am myself everyday
\nI am a singer by heart and soul
\nI am not you and you are not me
\nBUT I AM SOMEBODY
\nI have a dream to be a singer
\nI have friends and family
\nI have people that care about me
\nI AM SOMEBODY
\nI have freedom
\nI don\u2019t have nice things
\nI don\u2019t have a lot of money
\nBUT I AM \u00a0SOMEBODY
\nI must be my best
\nI must be a singer
\nI must do what\u2019s right
\nand I must be respected, protected, and never rejected
\nI AM SOMEBODY \ud83d\ude42
\nAlyssa Forstad<\/em><\/p>\n

Sea Urchins<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/a>
\nThere once was a sea urchin named Stubby
\nHe lived on the ocean floor
\nHe is very spiky
\nBut still adorable, and then Stubby once more.
\nErin Anderson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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