Fourth Grade

I know I said I was including one poem per post, but the flow of this blog would be severly disrupted if I included a bunch of posts from fourth grade. However, I found a poetry journal from fourth grade called "Playing with Poetry" and thought I should post these. They're daily assignments, but some of them I like :)

My favorite part of this poem is the first line... because I definitely remember it being a significant problem in my life at the time
I Hate It When...
I hate it when my brother is trying to pee
And he opens the door so the whole world can see
I hate it when my friends are going to move
And they never really ask if I disapprove
I hate it when I have many things to do
'Cause then my smiles are never really true
I hate it when no one does play with me
Because I have good things that they do not see

"Like" Poems
A sponge is just like a piece of swiss cheese
A smile is like a cool summer breeze
My thoughts are just like a cloud full of dreams
A contest is like people going on teams
My mother is like warm and fuzzy sheep's wool
A trash can is like blank paper- boring and dull
Mint is just like fruit that grows from a tree
And happiness is like a soft melody

"May" Poems-Theme: gross :P
May the monkey use slugs as food?
May Queen Victoria be rude?
May plankton chase and eat a hare?
May forillas sing? May they dare?
May the chimpanzee eat tofu?
May rats and mice go charge on you?
May the manta ray read a book?
May termites or skunks learn to cook?

Alone Poems
Alone is when you have an idea that no one else accepts
And alone is when people don't accept you for who you are
And alone is when people tell you that someone eles is mean when you really know that they're nice
And alone is being teased
And alone is when you're not good at one thing so people think that you're not good at anything
And alone is when you are blamed for something that someone else did

Formula Poems
There are two of these... I think the second was unfinished

Love
Love is when you see someone who you haven't seen in a long time
Love is when you adopt someone new into the family
Love is telling the truth, even when it is cold and sad
Love is doing something for someone just out of a kind heart
Love is forgiving a mistake
Love is standing up for someone else
Love is a good friend
Love is family
Love is what should fill the world

Wisdom
Wisdom is knowing what to do
Wisdom is doing what you know is right
Wisdom is teaching others what you know
Wisdom is not pretending that something will happen when it will not

I Am Sadness
I am sadness
I take over those who let me
I am sadness
Tears are made of me
I am sadness
I work best when alone
I am sadness
When there is too much of me, death comes
I am sadness
When I good person dies, I have it easy
I am sadness
I am caused many ways
I am sadness
I have many effects
I am sadness