National Poetry Month


April is National Poetry Month These haiku were written in response to the haiku that Scholastic Book Clubs posted for their contest: In all the wide world If you could change just one thing Tell us what you’d do. Here are the haiku that tell just what the students in Ms. Parker’s class would do.
	People eat and eat Throwing the trash on the ground Pollution is bad ~ Wendy People love to fight I would make the fighting stop People hurt themselves ~Aleesha Littering is bad It destroys the rainforests So keep the world safe ~Jorge What I would change is To stop dumping in the lake That what I would change ~Anton CPR helps us We need medicine for us Thank you lifesavers ~ Alan	The war causes us pain Irany insurgents die Freedom is not free ~ David There should be no war It is making the world bad There should be no fights ~ Justin We need medicine So that we can live happy We need CPR ~ Tracy Go behind your back Having to suffer with pain You can’t judge people ~ KJ	A bam and a fall Blood dying and scared people How I want it changed ~CeCe No pollution please Could we stop polluting Let’s work together ~Noemi Stop making dogs fight You are hurting them real bad So please stop this now ~Haleigh Bangs are bad Bams are Even badder booms mean death Blood means angered war Is coming on the Horizon everything’s destroyed Thousands of deaths arrive ~Shelley
PLANT HAIKU
	Petals are pretty Petals kiss the sun’s rays in The glowing morning Oh! The day is done Time for the stomata to Rest until daylight ~Shelley Petals start to grow Bees start to collect pollen Seeds will form real soon ~Justin Seeds carried by birds Seeds and blossoms everywhere Roots shoot in the ground ~Noemi Seeds begin to grow The roots begin to nourish Flowers come to life ~Jorge	Rain waters the flowers Flowers bloom in the spring air Roots hold the plant down ~David With spring time coming Petals and flowers come Bees are attracted ~ Wendy Sprouts shoot out the ground Stomata close at night The leaves make plant food ~Tracy Purple petals grow Stomata close at night Sunshine opens it ~Haleigh Each time in the spring Seeds begin to turn into flowers Sprouts shoot out the ground ~Anton	Flowers have petals That bloom in the summertime Petals tremble down ~Aleesha Pink flowers in wind A bee buzzes in my ear It is beautiful ~CeCe The seed starts to grow The petals are getting big The stem is real thick ~Alan Spring has begun Little stems shoot out pretty Flowers are blooming ~KJ Watch the flowers bloom Butterflies fly everywhere Spring brings bright flowers ~Tara
ACROSTIC POETRY We have learned acrostic poetry. Here are some of our examples of acrostic poems.
	Happens to be furry Active all the time My lovable pet Sneaky Tail short Easy to see sleeping on bedding Rapidly like digging ~CeCe Never giving up Open hearted Entertaining Mostly funny and nice as an Interesting girl!!!! ~ Noemi	Red blossoms Explode everywhere Deadly fast ~Noemi Red ants Eating Dead creatures ~Aleesha Red rattlesnakes Eating Dangling Berries ~ Justin	Grass snakes Riding Expresses the Entire Night ~Garrett Bluebirds Land Under Elm trees ~Justin
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