How Sweet it is! Sparkling jewels around fairy queen’s necks And I’m sure that you cannot tell ‘Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the That behind that very corner, a witch casts a hex halls, The trees were all decorated with green and red balls; It sees all of these things, when all the Armies fell Yet it pushes on The stockings were hung on the back of their chairs, Through spires of castles, shining and tall Filled with candy canes and cute teddy bears, Thoroughbred horses, muscled and angelic The children asked anxiously, Mrs. Simon, what’s the Orphans, all starved, just trying to make It through it matter? all She yelled back to them, there’s way too much chatter, A sorcerer holds a magical crystal relic In through the door popped Mrs. Murray, As a phoenix sounds its final battle call It’s time for the party, come children hurry, It has witnessed death, and life, and birth When over the loudspeaker bellowed the scrooge Mr. The worst things to happen on this Earth Buck, But all it did was go about its business The parties been cancelled, your all out of luck, Didn’t stop to watch but a wartime goodbye kiss So the students left the school quietly and without Do you know what it did instead of this? much cheer, It pushed on Were on vacation, see you next year! Music drifts lazily through the air Louis Janowicz Floating through the summer breeze Grade 5, Glenwood Intermediate Sadie Owens
“Twas the Day Before Christmas”
Grade 5, Faircrest Memorial
In my mind In my mind, there are things, things no one else can see. In my mind, I can fly, through the trees and past the sky. In my mind, my thoughts are free, like the wind in the trees. In my mind I am free and can be who I want to be. Madylin Medley Grade 5, Arts Academy at Summit
Summer
My dog Brody My dog Brody is very loud My dog Brody is very proud When he plays with his toys He always makes a lot of noise His bark is like a bat hitting a ball His toys were just a trip to the mall When he squeaks his squeaker toy It gets so annoying so I give it to the other boy. Brody is my hugger, my kisser and more Brody is just a walk right out the door. Aubri Bower
Summer you swim at the beach. Umbrella you use when it is raining hard where you don’t get wet. Grade 5, East Canton Elementary May is for flowers to bloom and sprout and time for I SAW June. Many people love to chat with parents and have friends I SAW TREES DANCING IN THE WIND over. Every day is fun to play and lots of candy for children. I SAW CARS SKATING ON THE ROAD Rain showers are for flower to grow and sprout and I SAW TREES BOWING AS WE PASSED live. Really summer is fun for everyone! MAYBE THIS WILL BE THE DAY PIGS FLY Mercedes Swogger Grade 5, Gibbs Elementary
AND GLYDE ACROSS THE EVENING SKY
Music
BUT THEN I SAW IT BIG AND STRONG
Music drifts lazily through the air Floating through the summer breeze Humming melodies without care Rustling the leaves in the trees Pushing on, kissing the faces of ladies fair As knights in shining armor find princesses to please And it pushes on It finds hollows in trees where owls dwell
TWIRLING LIKE A BALLERINA ROUND AND ROUND I SAW A TORNADO A TWISTER ROUND AND ROUND I SAW
Leah Elliott Grade 5, Lake Cable Elementary
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