Mrs. Adams’ second grade students are expert observers of nature. They have honed their observation skills, and here you will see how poetic their observations are.

Autumn leavesSwirl around and roundThey also swish and swirl.Leaves look like Golden little sparklingStars glowing at night.Leaves feel like crunchyCrackers getting smashed.Leaves and berries smell like Minty mints you eat to makeYour breath smell good.Leaves are great To have in our class.By Michaela

Autumn leaves swirl in the beautiful sun and the skyAnd it shines down to the porch and it flowsLeaves shaped like a bear or any shape,That god is good at drawing a lot of things Leaves feel fragilePurple leaves feel soft and Berries smell like they are turning green for a little whileBy Baelei

Autumn leaves driftThey flip, they flop they twirlLike stars that fall gently down.Leaves feel pointy, crunchy,Soft as a black kittyBy Melody

Autumn leaves falling down in the fallLeaves are golden Leaves look like golden little clouds and big cloudsLeaves feel like soft feathers and crunchy cereal,Leaves and berries smell like minty.By Jillian

Autumn leaves are golden and colorful.Leaves look like soft moons in the sky,And spiky twirling leaves in the worldLeaves feel like crunchy and crumbly ovals,And leaves float in the water.Leaves and berries smell like fresh bunch berries.By Unique

Autumn leaves they tremble and tumble to the ground.Leaves look like crunchy ships. Some leaves feel smooth. Leaves and berries smell delicious.Spiky and golden leaves are exciting to rake upBecause I can make a leaves pile.By Savannah

Autumn leaves are fresh.They float in the wind.They look like orange birds.Berries and leaves are a colorful family.By Skyler

Autumn leaves are golden, colorful green leaves.Leaves look like golden color in the fall.Leaves feel like they are smooth when you feel them.Leaves and berries smell like blossoms in the fall.Leaves are awesome because they make the wind slow down.By Robert

Autumn leaves twirl down trees.Leaves look like beautiful golden oval eggs.Leaves feel like puppy fur.They feel crumbly.Leaves and berries smell like snacks and blueberries.Leaves are a beautiful garden.By Jace

Autumn leaves are golden.By Jarren

Autumn leaves plop down as the go.Leaves look golden.Leaves are orange.Leaves are brown.Leaves feel like a plop.By Donnie

Autumn leaves spin round and round.Floating in the cold water.Leaves look like golden flowers a-shine.Leaves feel like crunchy, hard colorful.Leaves and berries smell minty and like flowersBy Nathan

Leaves are drifting around,And falling around in the sky and sun.They feel like feathers.Leaves are gold and colorful,And flip beautifully.By Zacary

Autumn leaves flip and Autumn leaves fall off their trees.They float down to the ground.Sometimes they twirl really hard into the ground.Leaves look like beautiful ovals and trees.Leaves feel like sparksLeaves, smooth and crunchy.Leaves and berries smell like autumn and minty.Leaves are special,Because leaves help you understand which tree it is.Like this maple leaf.By Eric

Autumn leaves wind together by spinning and spinning.Leaves look like green and brown summer time.Some leaves are green and white.Leaves feel like feathers when they are fresh and clean.When they are not clean they feel hard.Leaves and berries smell like “fruitsies”Leaves are great because they are different colors.By Carrick

Autumn leaves they float and flip,Leaves look crunchyAnd they are soft and they are smooth.Leaves feel like they are spicy and they are fragile.Leaves and berries smell like spices and berries.Leaves are round,And round they twirl.By Amelia

Autumn leaves go round and round.Leaves look like golden sheets.Leaves feel smooth and crunchy.Leaves and berries smell like a big bowl of fruit.Leaves are real soft.By Austin

Autumn leaves flip and they fall down.And they stay down,In autumn some of the leaves glow orange,They are smooth gold.Leaves look red and green, some are orange,Some are big, some are little.Leaves feel crumbly.By Matin

LeavesI smelled the autumn leaves.They smell like the fresh outdoors.There are millions of bright shapes.They are fun to jump in.By Dillon

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After reading about the unmanned space mission to Mars, Doug decided to write a poem in response to his interest being sparked.Mars ExpeditionBy Doug On the face of Mars,Seeing that sight,I want to take flightLike a Seven-forty-seven,Walk on the face of Mars.On the face of Mars,Not knowingWhat lies ahead of the human race,Not knowing what life formsLie ahead, waiting, lurking, stalking.I want to be on the face of Mars.That dusty most imposing planet.Walk on the face of Mars. Now enjoy this ppersonification poem by C.J.! Did you know that fireworks had a personality?FireworksBy C.J.  I am fireworks,I live in stores,My favorite colors are red orange and yellow,I like to wear red,My job is to light your sisters leg on fire,My family and friends are TNT and dynamite,I’m definitely blown up by a vacation!My favorite holiday is the 4^th of July,I move by blowing up!

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As our sixth graders studied figurative language they thought it would be fun to personify a few common objects and concepts. Their writing is thought provoking, and at times sparkling with humor. Please enjoy these personification poems and share them with your friends!

I am the sun.
I live in the sky.
My favorite colors are black, blue, and yellow.
I like to wear a yellow shirt and yellow pants.
My job is to make flowers happy.
My family is the stars and my friend is the moon.
I go to

I am the sun.
I live in the sky way up high.
My favorite colors are red, orange, and yellow.
I like to wear bright clothes everyday.
My job is to heat the earth and make brightness.
My family is the sky and my friends are the clouds.
I go on vacation all around the world to make brightness.
My favorite holiday is summer because that’s when I’m used the most.
I move by floating up in the sky.
Lyric

I am paper.
I live in a box.
My favorite colors are red, white, and blue.
I wear lead and I like to wear colors.
My job is to help kids do their math.
My family is scratch paper and my friends are pens and pencils.
My vacation is to fly like a plane.
My favorite holiday is the 4^th of July.
I move by flying like a plane.
JuveI am a hockey puck.
I live on the ice.
My favorite colors are red, white, and blue and did I mention black?
I like to wear black leather coat.
My job is to get slapped around by these things called sticks.
My family and friends are ice and Mr. Goal.
For vacation, I seem to never get a break. What’s up with that?
My favorite holiday is Christmas dude.
I move by gliding across ice while getting beat up by the stick gang.

I am a mouse.
I like to live in a Barbie house with my Barbie wife.
My favorite colors are white and brown.
I like to wear nothing because I don’t like clothes.
My job is to steal cheese from other people.
My family is a cat and my friend is a rat.
I like to go visit my uncle Geronimo Stilton.
My favorite holiday is give me cheese day.
I move through my cool toy car.
ToubeeI am a clock.
I live everywhere.
My favorite colors are all colors because I come in all colors.
I like to wear spinning hands.
My job is to tell people what time it is.
My family and friends are numbers and dashes.
On vacation I go to 12:00 midnight.
My favorite holiday is the holiday where most people look at the time.
I move to different numbers and time with my hands.
SamanthaI am a taco.
I live in a shell shaped house.
My favorite color is golden yellow and bumpy brown.
I like to wear brown pants, green shoes, and yellow shirts.
I am the manager of Taco

I am wood.
I live in a desk.
My favorite color is yellow.
I like to wear erasing clothes.
My job is to go where my master tells me to go.
My family and friends are thick and thin.
I’m on vacation when I go back in my desk.
My favorite holiday is sharpener day.
I move when my master makes me.
Tim

I am an apple.
I live in a fruit bowl.
My favorite colors are red and white.
I wear a red jacket and a white T-shirt.
My job is to be eaten.
My family is other apples and my friends are bananas and green apples.
I like to go in lunch boxes.
My favorite holiday is every day.
How I move is I roll.
Sierra
I am love.
I live in people’s hearts.
My favorite colors are red and pink.
I like to wear a golden arrow.
My job is to make people love each other.
My family is happiness and my friends are joyful.
I go on vacation in people’s hearts to make them fall in love.
My favorite holiday is Valentines Day.
I move slowly in to your heart.
Oxana

I am gold.
I live in everyone’s greed and in fancy jewelry stores and casinos.
My favorite colors are gold, silver, and yellow.
I love to wear my silver tuxedo.
My job is to shine with all of my might and make people want me. (I also work for Greed Inc.)
My family is silver, copper, bronze, metallic blue, and my friends are electric blue and yellow.
I go to casinos and ancient cities for my vacations.
My favorite holidays are Christmas, New Years, and the 4^th of July.(I love seeing shiny and bright lights)
I am exchanged for goods or I am crafted into jewelry.
Glen

I am a crumply paper.
I live in a crumply old desk.
My favorite color is white. Duh!
I wear a shirt with writing and no pants.
My job is to make the teacher mad.
My family and friends are other crumpled up papers and stinky markers.
I go on vacation at the teacher’s desk.
My favorite holiday is the WASL.
I move by turning into an airplane.
WilliamI am chocolate.
I live in a wrapper.
My favorite colors are black and brown.
I like to wear wrappers.
My job is to make kids eat me.
My family and friends are kids, mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa.
I would take a vacation to the North Pole.
My favorite holiday is Christmas and Halloween.
How I move is by a hand.
ChristinaI am a water bottle.
I live in

I am a kiwi.
I live in a tree.
My favorite colors are black and green.
I wear a thin skin and fur.
My job is to taste good.
My family and friends are apples, bananas, oranges, and watermelon.
I vacation all around the world.
My favorite holidays are Christmas and Easter.
I roll when I move.
Jazmine

I am a rat.
I live near a mouse trap.
My favorite color is grey.
I wear a scraggly grey coat with fuzzy grey pants.
My job is to pester.
My family are pigs and my best friend is a mouse that was eaten two weeks ago.
I love to vacation in the sewer.
My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.
I move in a sly, skiddery motion. You can hear my feet pitter patter on the floor…..in your house!
Hanna

I am happiness.
I live in

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