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	<title>Bemiss Arts &#38; Literature &#187; Poetry</title>
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		<title>The Poetry of Second Grade Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mrs. Adams&#8217; 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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Mrs. Adams&#8217; second grade students are expert observers of nature. They have honed their observation skills, and here you will see how poetic their observations are.</strong>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves<o:p></o:p>Swirl around and round<o:p></o:p>They also swish and swirl.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like <o:p></o:p>Golden little sparkling<o:p></o:p>Stars glowing at night.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like crunchy<o:p></o:p>Crackers getting smashed.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like <o:p></o:p>Minty mints you eat to make<o:p></o:p>Your breath smell good.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are great <o:p></o:p>To have in our class.<o:p></o:p>By Michaela<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves swirl in the beautiful sun and the sky<o:p></o:p>And it shines down to the porch and it flows<o:p></o:p>Leaves shaped like a bear or any shape,<o:p></o:p>That god is good at drawing a lot of things <o:p></o:p>Leaves feel fragile<o:p></o:p>Purple leaves feel soft and <o:p></o:p>Berries smell like they are turning green for a little while<o:p></o:p>By Baelei<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves drift<o:p></o:p>They flip, they flop they twirl<o:p></o:p>Like stars that fall gently down.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel pointy, crunchy,<o:p></o:p>Soft as a black kitty<o:p></o:p>By Melody<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves falling down in the fall<o:p></o:p>Leaves are golden <o:p></o:p>Leaves look like golden little clouds and big clouds<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like soft feathers and crunchy cereal,<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like minty.<o:p></o:p>By Jillian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves are golden and colorful.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like soft moons in the sky,<o:p></o:p>And spiky twirling leaves in the world<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like crunchy and crumbly ovals,<o:p></o:p>And leaves float in the water.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like fresh bunch berries.<o:p></o:p>By Unique<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves they tremble and tumble to the ground.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like crunchy ships. Some leaves feel smooth. <o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell delicious.<o:p></o:p>Spiky and golden leaves are exciting to rake up<o:p></o:p>Because I can make a leaves pile.<o:p></o:p>By <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Savannah</st1:city></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves are fresh.<o:p></o:p>They float in the wind.<o:p></o:p>They look like orange birds.<o:p></o:p>Berries and leaves are a colorful family.<o:p></o:p>By Skyler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leaves1.jpg" alt="leaves1.jpg" align="right" /><span style="font-family: Verdana"> Autumn leaves are golden, colorful green leaves.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like golden color in the fall.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like they are smooth when you feel them.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like blossoms in the fall.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are awesome because they make the wind slow down.<o:p></o:p>By Robert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves twirl down trees.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like beautiful golden oval eggs.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like puppy fur.<o:p></o:p>They feel crumbly.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like snacks and blueberries.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are a beautiful garden.<o:p></o:p>By Jace<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves are golden.<o:p></o:p>By Jarren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leaves.jpg" alt="leaves.jpg" align="left" /><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves plop down as the go.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look golden.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are orange.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are brown.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like a plop.<o:p></o:p>By Donnie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves spin round and round.<o:p></o:p>Floating in the cold water.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like golden flowers a-shine.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like crunchy, hard colorful.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell minty and like flowers<o:p></o:p>By Nathan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Leaves are drifting around,<o:p></o:p>And falling around in the sky and sun.<o:p></o:p>They feel like feathers.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are gold and colorful,<o:p></o:p>And flip beautifully.<o:p></o:p>By Zacary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves flip and <o:p></o:p>Autumn leaves fall off their trees.<o:p></o:p>They float down to the ground.<o:p></o:p>Sometimes they twirl really hard into the ground.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like beautiful ovals and trees.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like sparks<o:p></o:p>Leaves, smooth and crunchy.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like autumn and minty.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are special,<o:p></o:p>Because leaves help you understand which tree it is.<o:p></o:p>Like this maple leaf.<o:p></o:p>By Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves wind together by spinning and spinning.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like green and brown summer time.<o:p></o:p>Some leaves are green and white.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like feathers when they are fresh and clean.<o:p></o:p>When they are not clean they feel hard.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like “fruitsies”<o:p></o:p>Leaves are great because they are different colors.<o:p></o:p>By Carrick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Autumn leaves they float and flip,<o:p></o:p>Leaves look crunchy<o:p></o:p>And they are soft and they are smooth.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel like they are spicy and they are fragile.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like spices and berries.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are round,<o:p></o:p>And round they twirl.<o:p></o:p>By Amelia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves go round and round.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look like golden sheets.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel smooth and crunchy.<o:p></o:p>Leaves and berries smell like a big bowl of fruit.<o:p></o:p>Leaves are real soft.<o:p></o:p>By <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Austin</st1:city></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/leaves.jpg" alt="leaves.jpg" align="left" /><span style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p>Autumn leaves flip and they fall down.<o:p></o:p>And they stay down,<o:p></o:p>In autumn some of the leaves glow orange,<o:p></o:p>They are smooth gold.<o:p></o:p>Leaves look red and green, some are orange,<o:p></o:p>Some are big, some are little.<o:p></o:p>Leaves feel crumbly.<o:p></o:p>By Matin</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Leaves<o:p></o:p>I smelled the autumn leaves.<o:p></o:p>They smell like the fresh outdoors.<o:p></o:p>There are millions of bright shapes.<o:p></o:p>They are fun to jump in.<o:p></o:p>By Dillon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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		<title>Nonfiction Poetry</title>
		<link>http://www.bemiss.org/blog/?p=118</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After reading about the unmanned space mission to Mars, Doug decided to write a poem in response to his interest being sparked.<span style="font-family: Verdana">Mars Expedition</span><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana">By Doug</span><span style="font-family: Verdana"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana">On the face of Mars,</span>Seeing that sight,I want to take flightLike a Seven-forty-seven,Walk on the face of Mars.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana">On the face of Mars,</span>Not knowingWhat lies ahead of the human race,Not knowing what life forms</span><span style="font-family: Verdana">Lie ahead, waiting, lurking, stalking.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana">I want to be on the face of Mars.</span>That dusty most imposing planet.Walk on the face of Mars. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana">Now enjoy this ppersonification poem by C.J.! Did you know that fireworks had a personality?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana">Fireworks</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana">By C.J.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am fireworks,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana">I live in stores,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana">My favorite colors are red orange and yellow,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana">I like to wear red,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana">My job is to light your sisters leg on fire,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana">My family and friends are TNT and dynamite,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana">I’m definitely blown up by a vacation!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana">My favorite holiday is the 4<sup>th</sup> of July,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana">I move by blowing up!</span></span></span></p>
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		<title>Personification Poems</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 bubble gum. 
I live in people’s mouths.
My favorite colors are pink, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>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!</strong></p>
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I live in people’s mouths.<br />
My favorite colors are pink, blue, and green.<br />
I wear gum wrappers that say “Double Bubble only 35 cents.<br />
My job is to let people chew on me.<br />
My family and friends are 5 gum, Extra, Winter Fresh, and Orbit White.<br />
I go on vacation in some little kid’s stomach taking 7 years to get out.<br />
My favorite holiday is Christmas because kids get me for Christmas.<br />
I don’t move, I just get chewed on.</span></strong><br />
<state w:st="on"></state></p>
<place w:st="on"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">Brittany</span></strong></place>
<p style="text-align: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"> <img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/brittanypoemart.jpg" alt="brittanypoemart.jpg" /></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am the sun.<br />
I live in the sky.<br />
My favorite colors are black, blue, and yellow.<br />
I like to wear a yellow shirt and yellow pants.<br />
My job is to make flowers happy.<br />
My family is the stars and my friend is the moon.<br />
I go to</span></strong></p>
<place w:st="on"><strong>Disney World</strong></place><strong> for my vacation.<br />
My favorite holiday is Valentine’s Day.<br />
I don’t move. Planets move around me.<br />
Drew</strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am an apple.<br />
I live in a big white apartment that is very cool.<br />
My favorite colors are red, yellow, green, and white.<br />
I like to wear a red shirt with red overalls.<br />
My job is to watch out for baseball bats and tennis rackets.<br />
My best friend is banana from <country-region w:st="on"></country-region></p>
<place w:st="on">Jamaica</place>.<br />
I go on vacation to the grape brothers clear house.<br />
My favorite holiday is Easter because we get new eggs in the apartment.<br />
I move with Johnny Apple Tree.</span></strong><br />
<city w:st="on"></city></p>
<place w:st="on"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">Tyler</span></strong></place><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am the clouds.<br />
I live up above the earth.<br />
My favorite colors are white and blue.<br />
I wear cotton.<br />
My job is to make it storm.<br />
My family is the sky and my friend is the sun.<br />
On my vacation I go all around the world.<br />
My favorite holiday is summer.<br />
I move side to side up in the sky.<br />
Salota</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am attitude.<br />
I live inside you.<br />
My favorite colors are all. I can’t choose a color I like more.<br />
I wear cool clothes, weird clothes, whatever you wear.<br />
My job is to make you cool, weird, or uncool.<br />
My friend is emotion and my family is feelings.<br />
For vacation, I go to adults but during the school year I go to students.<br />
My favorite holiday is all.<br />
I jump from person to person.<br />
Jessica</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"> <img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/jessicapoemart.jpg" alt="jessicapoemart.jpg" /></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am the sun.<br />
I live in the sky way up high.<br />
My favorite colors are red, orange, and yellow.<br />
I like to wear bright clothes everyday.<br />
My job is to heat the earth and make brightness.<br />
My family is the sky and my friends are the clouds.<br />
I go on vacation all around the world to make brightness.<br />
My favorite holiday is summer because that’s when I’m used the most.<br />
I move by floating up in the sky.<br />
Lyric</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"> <img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/lericpoemart.jpg" alt="lericpoemart.jpg" /></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am paper.<br />
I live in a box.<br />
My favorite colors are red, white, and blue.<br />
I wear lead and I like to wear colors.<br />
My job is to help kids do their math.<br />
My family is scratch paper and my friends are pens and pencils.<br />
My vacation is to fly like a plane.<br />
My favorite holiday is the 4<sup>th</sup> of July.<br />
I move by flying like a plane.<br />
Juve</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am a hockey puck.<br />
I live on the ice.<br />
My favorite colors are red, white, and blue and did I mention black?<br />
I like to wear black leather coat.<br />
My job is to get slapped around by these things called sticks.<br />
My family and friends are ice and Mr. Goal.<br />
For vacation, I seem to never get a break. What’s up with that?<br />
My favorite holiday is Christmas dude.<br />
I move by gliding across ice while getting beat up by the stick gang.</span></strong><br />
<city w:st="on"></city></p>
<place w:st="on"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">Brandon</span></strong></place>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am a mouse.<br />
I like to live in a Barbie house with my Barbie wife.<br />
My favorite colors are white and brown.<br />
I like to wear nothing because I don’t like clothes.<br />
My job is to steal cheese from other people.<br />
My family is a cat and my friend is a rat.<br />
I like to go visit my uncle Geronimo Stilton.<br />
My favorite holiday is give me cheese day.<br />
I move through my cool toy car.<br />
Toubee</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am a clock.<br />
I live everywhere.<br />
My favorite colors are all colors because I come in all colors.<br />
I like to wear spinning hands.<br />
My job is to tell people what time it is.<br />
My family and friends are numbers and dashes.<br />
On vacation I go to 12:00 midnight.<br />
My favorite holiday is the holiday where most people look at the time.<br />
I move to different numbers and time with my hands.<br />
Samantha</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am a taco.<br />
I live in a shell shaped house.<br />
My favorite color is golden yellow and bumpy brown.<br />
I like to wear brown pants, green shoes, and yellow shirts.<br />
I am the manager of Taco <city w:st="on"></city></span></strong></p>
<place w:st="on"><strong>Bell</strong></place><strong>. I inspired them you know!<br />
My family is the meats and my friends are burritos and fajitas.<br />
I go on vacation to</strong></p>
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<placename w:st="on"><strong>Shell</strong></placename>
<placetype w:st="on"><strong>Island</strong></placetype></place><strong>.<br />
My favorite holiday is Cinco de Mayo.<br />
I waddle and hop to move.<br />
Tristan</strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am wood.<br />
I live in a desk.<br />
My favorite color is yellow.<br />
I like to wear erasing clothes.<br />
My job is to go where my master tells me to go.<br />
My family and friends are thick and thin.<br />
I’m on vacation when I go back in my desk.<br />
My favorite holiday is sharpener day.<br />
I move when my master makes me.<br />
Tim</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am an apple.<br />
I live in a fruit bowl.<br />
My favorite colors are red and white.<br />
I wear a red jacket and a white T-shirt.<br />
My job is to be eaten.<br />
My family is other apples and my friends are bananas and green apples.<br />
I like to go in lunch boxes.<br />
My favorite holiday is every day.<br />
How I move is I roll.<br />
Sierra<br />
</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am love.<br />
I live in people’s hearts.<br />
My favorite colors are red and pink.<br />
I like to wear a golden arrow.<br />
My job is to make people love each other.<br />
My family is happiness and my friends are joyful.<br />
I go on vacation in people’s hearts to make them fall in love.<br />
My favorite holiday is Valentines Day.<br />
I move slowly in to your heart.<br />
Oxana</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><img src="http://www.bemiss.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/oxanapoemart.jpg" alt="oxanapoemart.jpg" /></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am gold.<br />
I live in everyone’s greed and in fancy jewelry stores and casinos.<br />
My favorite colors are gold, silver, and yellow.<br />
I love to wear my silver tuxedo.<br />
My job is to shine with all of my might and make people want me. (I also work for Greed Inc.)<br />
My family is silver, copper, bronze, metallic blue, and my friends are electric blue and yellow.<br />
I go to casinos and ancient cities for my vacations.<br />
My favorite holidays are Christmas, New Years, and the 4<sup>th</sup> of July.(I love seeing shiny and bright lights)<br />
I am exchanged for goods or I am crafted into jewelry.<br />
Glen</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am a crumply paper.<br />
I live in a crumply old desk.<br />
My favorite color is white. Duh!<br />
I wear a shirt with writing and no pants.<br />
My job is to make the teacher mad.<br />
My family and friends are other crumpled up papers and stinky markers.<br />
I go on vacation at the teacher’s desk.<br />
My favorite holiday is the WASL.<br />
I move by turning into an airplane.<br />
William</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am chocolate.<br />
I live in a wrapper.<br />
My favorite colors are black and brown.<br />
I like to wear wrappers.<br />
My job is to make kids eat me.<br />
My family and friends are kids, mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa.<br />
I would take a vacation to the North Pole.<br />
My favorite holiday is Christmas and Halloween.<br />
How I move is by a hand.<br />
Christina</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am a water bottle.<br />
I live in <state w:st="on"></state></span></strong></p>
<place w:st="on"><strong>California</strong></place><strong>.<br />
My favorite color is blue.<br />
I lie to wear a wrapper.<br />
My job is to hydrate people or just let them drink me.<br />
My family is <city w:st="on"></city></strong></p>
<place w:st="on"><strong>Kirkland</strong></place><strong> water bottles and my friends are Arrowhead water bottles.<br />
I vacation all around the world so people can drink me.<br />
My favorite holiday is summer because people get hot and drink me.<br />
I move by rolling on my side.<br />
Coleton</strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am a kiwi.<br />
I live in a tree.<br />
My favorite colors are black and green.<br />
I wear a thin skin and fur.<br />
My job is to taste good.<br />
My family and friends are apples, bananas, oranges, and watermelon.<br />
I vacation all around the world.<br />
My favorite holidays are Christmas and Easter.<br />
I roll when I move.<br />
Jazmine</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am a rat.<br />
I live near a mouse trap.<br />
My favorite color is grey.<br />
I wear a scraggly grey coat with fuzzy grey pants.<br />
My job is to pester.<br />
My family are pigs and my best friend is a mouse that was eaten two weeks ago.<br />
I love to vacation in the sewer.<br />
My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.<br />
I move in a sly, skiddery motion. You can hear my feet pitter patter on the floor…..in your house!<br />
Hanna</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana">I am happiness.<br />
I live in <state w:st="on"></state></span></strong></p>
<place w:st="on"><strong>Texas</strong></place><strong>.<br />
My favorite color is blue.<br />
I like to wear pants or shorts.<br />
My job is to make people have fun.<br />
My family and friends are joy.<br />
I go on vacation to <city w:st="on"></city></strong></p>
<place w:st="on"><strong>Tokyo</strong></place><strong>.<br />
My favorite holiday is the 4<sup>th</sup> of July.<br />
I move by dancing.<br />
Jasper</strong></p>
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