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Free Verse
Poetry

By Grumpy


Poetry is addicting.

If poetry could talk

It would be dictating,

“WRITE MORE!”

Alliteration
Once upon a time,

a big baby bullied Bob the Builder.

“Bad boy, Billie.” Said Beth, his mom.

The big bad baby bawled.

Then the big bad baby climbed onto his bed

And played with his buffalo toy

“Buffalos go baaa” said Barney.

Beth laughed. “No they don’t.”

The big bad baby was confused.

“Bring me some basils.”

Big bad baby commanded.

Beth shook her head.

“No. Be polite.”

The big bad baby tried again.

“Bring me some basils please.”

Beth smiled.

“I’ll be back in a jiffy.”

Beth left for the store.

The big bad baby waited.

Beth did not come back.

The big bad baby was bored.

“Bring me my balloon

Bring me my bassoon.

Bring it now or I’ll go kaboom.”

The big bad baby chanted.

The big bad baby bounced on the bed.

“Come back soon, mama Beth.”

The big bad baby frowned.

The big bad baby found a brownie.

It was stale and tasted like a broccoli.

“Boo-hoo” The big bad baby bawled.

Then he saw a bug

A beautiful butterfly!

The big bad baby got distracted

And grabbed onto its big wings

The wings fluttered.

The big bad baby was slowly lifting off

The big bad baby was floating!

The beautiful butterfly flew away

and so did the big bad baby.

“Bye-bye, Beth” said the big bad baby.

The big bad baby never came back.


By Grumpy

Onomatopoeia
Rain
All the rain comes down
It soaks the lush, green landscape
Snug people in homes



Splish Splash
Splish Splash, Splish Splash
Rubber galoshes in the puddle
Drip Drop, Drip Drop
Raindrops plop on a purple umbrella
Swoosh Whoosh, Swoosh Whoosh
Wind through the massive oaks
Slurp Slop, Slurp Slop
Little kids with pink Little tongues sucking in rain
Crackle Crunch, Crackle Crunch
Flaming fire glows bright in the smokey chimney
The onomatopia storm.

Poems with Prefixes and Suffixes
Bene:


There once was a benevolent girl

Who never asked for more than love.

She never asked for birthday presents,

And she never asked for souvenirs.

Everyone knew her as the beneficent one.

She believed that in order to be loved,

You must love them back.

When she smiled, you could tell

That her smile contained stilbene.


She always promoted personal happiness

No one ever said “bye” to her without a smile.

She wasn't buying friends

She never made friends for gifts.

She made friends because of her heart

The beauty inside her that shined ;

Shined like her mother's nails.


She never turned down a benefice

She never asked for one either.

All she ever asked for

Was true love from their hearts.

She never had that much money

But her friends mattered more,

Money wasn't everything.


She never gave up on life

She knew that if she did,

Then others would too.

She inquired if she mattered to anyone;

If she was admired, loved.

Her mother said “No,”

“You're not only loved; you're needed.”

The vivacious benevolent girl

Smiled at her mother.

Her mother gave her back

A large, warm smile.



Mal:


Darn, I heard bad news.

My friend’s town is maladjusted.

Don’t be amused,

Now her house is busted.

Her family can’t pay taxes,

These days it’s just too much.

There will be no access

From her to me and such.

People think this is malapropism,

But believe me, it’s really not.

We need to stick to optimism,

Soon our smiles will rot.

Her dad has a malady

But they can’t go to the doctors

This isn’t funny; it’s no parody

Help! We need some mentors.

Too many have attempted to cause malice

They don’t know how bad this is.

But go tell your friend Alice

That their family is like soda fizz;

Their family can suddenly lose it all.

Poems with Prefixes and Suffixes
We are studying prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Here are poems with some of the prefixes, suffixes, and roots we have learned.

Imagery and Symbolism
Vacation

Your family’s going on a vacation…
but you’re trying to have patience

You jump into your car…
but it smells like tar

Your van is like a box…
filled with smelly socks

You jump out of this box…
but your family’s driven off

Imagery and Symbolism
Homework

I have an assignment due
On November twenty-two
I’m putting it off
But my teacher will scoff
I’m riding in dangerous waters
I’m being a squatter
Its due tomorrow night
And it’s putting up a fight
I’m trying to have a life
My homework’s causing strife
- Ajay

Imagery and Symbolism
One Drop

A single drop of water
falls down
to the parched ground.
The drooping flowers
look up again.
The browning grass
smiles gratefully.
Animals start to frolic
and play again.
The earth is alive
once more.

"Sylvia C. Zypher."

Free Verse
Global Warming


Today I have bad news,

It’s all about the future.

There’s no one to accuse,

It’s us humans who started it.

Let me give you a clue

Of what I am talking about.

It will soon become true

If no one knows about it.


Clue 1: You know the deep blue seas?

Someday we’ll be like dolphins on land

Water’ll be up to our knees

And everything will be soaked!

This clue is telling you

That with this bad news,

Sea levels will rise (it’s true)

If no one does anything about it.


Clue 2: You know the big white bears?

Someday they’ll all be gone

If no one in this world cares

They’ll soon be history.


Yes, that is right.

The bad news I am telling you about

Can give you nightmares at night,

If no one cares about it.




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If killing people is wrong, why do we kill people to show that killing people is wrong?

Rhyme
Winter



Winter behold,

The season of cold

Some people are warm like that

For they have a thermostat

While some shiver

Without blankets, they’re a-quiver

Won’t you help raise some bliss

You don’t want the holidays to go amiss

By: Ajay