An anthology of middle school poems
Illustration by Reese Mc. By Mrs. evelyn egan’s scholarsSchool year 2023-2024
6th grade ela
1st block honors
Oakland middle school
Murfreesboro, tn
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DICTATORSHIP
by Ian A.A man ponders the question.
Why is there a dictatorship?
Why do I have to listen to this man?
Why do I have to follow his plan?
Why can’t I do what I can?
That’s just the way it must be. So, drop the question and go to sleep.
What if I can’t sleep?
Shall I go take a peek
To find this man’s ugly plan
And try and stop it the best I can?
But no, I can’t.
This man is not a fan of people like me.
That’s why I’ve been in prison
Since 1933.
Winter’s First Snow
by Noah B.The nice winter breeze
The joy and cheer around As snowflakes fall down.
Haiku
By Evelyn B.Dogs incredible
They save lives – smart, brave, loving.
Dogs incredible
Ship
By Gracin C.Ship sails well.
Ship grooves well.
Pole Still
Ship venturing the rocky seas
Ship daring Poseidon in rough seas
Ship begs regularly for land.
Ship has land now.
Sloths
By Makenna C.Sloths
Calm and lazy Sloths
Cute and furry Sloths
Slow and sleepy Sloths
Relaxed and drowsy Sloths
With bursting red seams, Going forcefully into my glove
With a loud pop.
Bounces around the field And gets thrown angrily Gets hits aggressively
And you hear The crowd shout with applause.
Softball by Daisy Bright yellow ballStephen Curry is strong as he can be.
Stephen Curry is the greatest shooter as you can see.
Cross, cross, between, between, all the way to the sea.
As you can see, he doesn’t step on the line.
He goes over the line.
How can a player like that be alive?
The lights go out and he says, “Night, night!”
StephenCheerleading
by Avelynn H.I yelled to the crowd loud and proud. The crowd had no sign of settling down
With 3 minutes on the clock
With no time to stop. The clock rung And the crowd sprung
With a score of 40 to 6.
To sit in the shade on a fine day
To view the beautiful colors
Vibrant waves along the sky
For me to watch until I die
What a beautiful setting
Where I will be heading
The Big Brown Tree
by Langston J.Out in the wild, nearby the tree Lies a hummingbird with her babies. The weather got heavy, scarce, and cold.
Then came the winter, the birds were covered in snow.
All of which happened on the big brown tree.
Christian Girl
by McKenna J.Christian girl wants you to know other people who share my belief are treated horribly.
Christian girl wants you to know God is good.
Christian girl wants you to know when I am with God I feel as strong as ten men.
Christian girl wants you to know I do not care for your mean comments. But just because I do not care does not mean you should say them, they still hurt. God is the light in my life and can be one in you, too.
I know the good of God and bad of sin that is why I chose the good of God. And like it or not, sin will kill you and if you do not know God, it will destroy you eternally.
In the snow you can hear the wind blow. Harder and harder it grows Knocking a tree down with one throw. It lay in the snow with nowhere to go. The snow came with every blow. Then the ice began to show. Taking over the tree it began to grow, Crossing the creek creating a sheet. The ice chased and chased, almost creating a race.
The crystal blue waters, The sun shining bright, I t even is more beautiful, On starry nights.
Beaches
by Emma M.I see the sun rising.
I hear the birds chirping.
I feel the sand in between my toes.
I taste the sour lemonade.
I smell salt water.
Mountains
Tall, sharp
Climbing the rocks
Surviving in the caves
Hills
Mountains by Johnnie Mc.Nature’s Breathtaking Beauty
by Reese Mc.The beautiful sky with the wind in the breeze
With the colorful birds flying high humming of bees
The evergreen trees as appealing as can be
The riverbank flowing rapidly
The sun glowing straight at me
The blooming fragrant flowers are heavenly.
Do you see how lovely nature can be?
Loud for everyone to hear Intrepid when things are tough Obedient when told Never hesitates to do what is right.
Seasons
by Allison N.Winter, spring, summer, fall.
Flowers are blooming, I love them all.
Then summer came to ruin them all.
Then fall to claim them all.
Then winter came and buried them all.
In her frosty icy snow, she had a ball when she covered them all.
Frogs are green. Some are small.
Some are big.
But where are they all?
Some frogs live in forests. Some live in trees.
Some frogs live in the desert. Some frogs will be in the leaves.
Frogs eat bugs.
They mainly eat flies.
But what flies don’t know, Is that frogs will say bye-bye.
In the snow of the week before,
There stands a person in the flurry
Under a maple tree.
Snow by Richard P.THE ONE DARK NIGHT
by Bryce P.John always fears Something under his bed. A monster that only appears When he wants John dead.
The one dark night When John was asleep Something grabbed him tight. John then started to weep.
John tried to push and struggle. He even tried kicking the hands. The one thing bashed John’s skull, But John withstands. He was being pulled From under his bed.
The monster was fueled To make John dead.
John tried to scream, But he made no sound. He woke up from his dream. There was no monster to be found.
The
Dragon by McKenna P.The heat was intense
As I climbed over the fence
To get away from the big, red, dragon.
As I ran away, I felt afraid of the big, red, dragon.
Fire
by Conlin R.Fire, fire everywhere
On top of mountains and trees
Fire, fire everywhere
A leaf slowly falls to the ground gently landing on the ground making no sound. The leaf joins a pile and becomes the newest leaf. In the pile, kids jumping up and down making a loud crunching sound that crackles.
Now the new leaf is crushed like the others in the pile. Nighttime comes. More leaves fall from the tree into the pile making it an inch bigger. Daylight comes so are the kids stomping in the pile making more sound. Nighttime comes again and more leaves
On the deep blue, how I love to come to you, for You shine in the sun
DEEP BLUE by Georgia W.CONTENT WARNING: MENTION OF TRAUMAAND ABUSE
Happy Girl by Makaylee A.Happy girl wants you to know just because I look happy doesn’t mean I am.
Happy girl wants you to know I don’t live a perfect life. I am a painted rock because I look joyful on the outside, but you don’t know what is inside until I break in half.
Happy girl wants you to know I bottle my feelings, so I don’t hurt others. Sometimes I feel like a soaked blanket that is sitting in pouring rain.
Happy girl wants you to know just because I make people happy with my big smile and kind words doesn’t mean I know how to do it for myself. I don’t like the thoughts in my head.
Happy girl wants you to know I love and respect you all even if you don’t feel the same.
Happy girl wants you to know the number of friends you have doesn’t matter.
Happy girl wants you to know I would rather make everyone in the world happy forever and to take all the pain for myself rather than make myself happy for just one moment.
Happy girl wants you to know that I can help you without any type of price.
Happy girl wants you to know that I have been through some very tough times.
Happy girl wants you to know I had a traumatic injury by “a man who knew best” and now I am scared of most grown men I come around.
Happy girl wants you to know my life isn’t perfect.
Happy girl wants you to know I put everyone’s wants and needs before my own.
Happy girl wants you to know I am scarred for life.
Happy girl wants you to know I know how pain feels.
Happy girl wants you to know you matter to me more than I matter to myself.
Happy girl wants you to know that I know what abuse feels like.
Happy girl wants you to know that I see your “happy” mask too.
Happy girl wants you to know that it is okay not to be okay.
Happy girl wants you to know it does get better.
Happy girl wants you to know your life doesn’t have to be perfect either. So bust open your rock and hang your blanket out to dry. Everything gets better from here if you try.
Happy girl wants you to know that you can find your happiness inside.
To gain your voice, you have to forget about having it heard. –
Jack Kerouac