My Sister Annie
by Bill Dodds
Boyds Mills Press
More info here.
This is by the fifth grade, Room 32, Evergreen Grade School,
Mountlake Terrace, Wash.:
Mary Had a Little Flea
Mary had a little flea
Whose hair was blue as the ocean
And everywhere that Mary went
She had to put on lotion.
Students from St. Alphonsus, Seattle, helped on this one::
Mary Had a Little Cat
Mary had a little cat
The color of a brownie.
Sometimes it missed the litter box
And that made Mary frownie!
Here are some silly poems from students at English Crossing, Lakewood,
Wash.:
Up
Up, up, into the sky
I
look down to see how high,
Over the churches,
Over the houses,
Over the people who wear
Funny blouses.
Up, up and out of town
And before you know I’m on the ground.
Jonnie
Goo
Eww goo,
There’s goo on your shoe,
It’s sticky like glue,
Peel it off with a clue that you might get goo on you!
Green cows produce goo,
And when they do
They say moo!
Goo is like morning dew,
So if green cows say moo,
While producing goo,
And it’s on your shoe,
And you should get a clue,
Because it’s on you,
Then you should think of what else goo can do too!
Heather
Have You Seen My Dog?
Have you seen my dog
I lost him in the fog
He had some red bells
Don’t worry you’ll recognize him from his particular 12 smells.
Ian
Outside
The sun is shining yellow
The sky is really bright
The grass is so green
But it’s almost night.
Heather
Which Is It?
Day or night - which is it -
It’s hard for me
But I’ll think about it
for the rest of the day - wait is it day or night.
Joseph
Smelt
On Saturday I caught a smelt.
Put butter in the pan and watched it melt.
I never smelt smelt that smelt like that smelt smelt.
How do you think that smelt felt?
Shelbey
Falcor, the Dog
Falcor, the dog;
He likes to jog.
He has a long tail;
He likes to wail.
What’s wrong with him?
Something’s wrong with him.
He has a big belly,
It’s mostly jelly.
He gnaws on his claws -
It makes them raw.
He is so dumb,
It makes him numb.
Natalie
Starlight
Late in the night,
By the starlight.
You can relax,
Set down your ax.
Just watch the stars,
Dance across the sky.
By the starlight!
Jennifer
English Crossing Elementary
Numbers
My name is Steven.
But the number of my name is uneven.
So I went to a store
And opened the door
And asked
Do you have a number
And he said if you lumber
I will give you one for your slumber.
Now I am 10 years old.
I found some gold.
My mom said it was time for bed
And now I rest my head.
Steven
English Crossing Elementary School
My Little Sister
Oh, where
Oh, where
Has my little sis gone
Oh, where
Oh, where
Can she be
With her hair cut short
And her jeans too long
Oh, where
Oh, where
Can she be?
Shayla
English Crossing Elementary
My Version of Jingle Bells
Jingle bells,
My dog smells,
My birds laid an egg,
My toy car lost a wheel,
And the turtles got away!
Keely
English Crossing Elementary School
Something Smells
Something smells,
I don’t know what,
I have a strange feeling,
In my gut.
Is it my brother? I don’t know.
I guess it’s a mystery I can’t find out,
But I look at my dog
And I begin to shout.
Mark
English Crossing Elementary School
Crimes
I hate crimes
They take all your dimes.
That’s why
I hate crimes.
Jonathan
English Crossing Elementary
Nap & Sap
The baby has to take a nap,
My mashed potato smells like sap,
The turkey will fly in the air,
The state of Kansas isn’t fair,
I lost my spicy chicken wing,
At the New York City Burger King,
Don’t give me a dirty look,
I am such a horrible cook!
