Poetry by grade 7 students

1. Endless Eternity In this small image Nothingness but everything we know life was created and lives have ended. A baby’s first laugh and An old man’s last cry All in this small image Alessandro

2. The lake, calm and serene, Dappled with the rays of the sun The water to your ankles Clasping you Within its cold hands. Hearing nothing Except the rippling water Everything else silent. Standing alone, proud At the beginning of a brand New Day. Jessica

3. Listen to the last lionroar . And the last hyena laugh. Hear the final drop of water splash. And the final tree rustle its leaves. See the sun shelter itself behind the highest mountain. Experience the sight of the sky become slowly splattered with colors: Blue, orange, red. All is still. But deep in the savanna nothing is as it seems. For the biggest predator has just awakened, and all that felt once safe, shall be. Peaceful. Feel the rough grass and shrubs beneath your feet. And all the little creatures who live in it. Calm. Hushed. vulnerable Aida

4. Mother Rosy cheeks, sparkling eyes, golden brown hair. Smooth delicate walk, as if prancing across the floor. Cheering up her children after a hard day of schoolwork. Rebekah

5. Skating, p and d U o w n ramps,. kcaB and forth through streets, My favorite part, Is when the board meets your feet. Ali L

6. Helpless, Exposed and new to this world Tiny paws slowly shake as they reach out to a loved one Drying in a warm ,cozy, fluffy towel Marissa

7. The floor vibrated with extreme force. It took the lives of innocent souls Habitat and home, Gone Agustin

8. Fresh sunset Look at the loveliness Listen to the birds go to sleep Smell the calm air Tatto

9. O Coliseum, you smell of history Standing there for 2,000 years And yet still so stunning Daylight shines on you In darkness, you enlighten I can still hear the gladiators I can still taste the blood… If I touch your stones, I can see all that again Marco

10. You are red, orange, and hot. Burn, burn, please burn me not. Amin Image Poem You are red, orange, and hot. Burn, burn, please burn me not. You are life, you are death, and never tire. You are in the woods, or in chimneys, you are fire. You are life, you are death, and never tire. You are in the woods, or in chimneys, You are fire Amin

11. Poor Sick Thin Feeling pain everyday In his empty belly Weeping and screaming as he Searches the ground for crumbs Soon enough though His body can’t take it He Tumbles to the ground Breathing his last breath Nur

12. A guardian protecting a house With its STRONG nose and icy heart. Its time to say gd oo y be But as arrives S pring Jasmen

13. Feel that big, heavy ball in the palm of your hands See as it dribbles up and down Hear that soothing sound of the shiny ball hitting the ground Carlos

14. Going into internal sleep This scene has it all The sky is pure gold like a million dollar painting about to be sold The sun starts to fall The waves are calm Feel the cool water in your palm The sunset begins to rise above, shining so bright I can taste the beauty tonight Aidan

15. Universe so wide and vast. Meteors traveling oh so fast. Your amazing brilliance we can see at last. The beauty of it all is unsurpassed. Susan

16. As I leap into the air, ready to dunk. All that is on my mind is me and the basket. All I see is the basket and the flashing lights from cameras. As I start to fall, the ball gets set free from my hands. Swoosh! The ball goes in for another 2 points. As I come crashing to the ground, I can hear the crowd go wild. My heart beats faster than ever As the buzzer goes off. Garrison

17. Apple Round Red Skin Short Stem Green tip Shining Clean Smooth Nate

18. In the evening the ocean Spreads its wings It hits the shore With a soft melody That night It continues hitting the shore Without any lights above its head The ocean went to bed Raouf

19. Winter A windy night, storms coming and going, the stars barely visible And as I walk my footprints imprint the ground of an expanse of white frosting Softly and silently snowflakes tumble down Then stop for a moment and open your eyes Up-close you see beautiful and fragile figures with intricate designs, none are exact They fall like graceful dancing fairies The wind blows on And till dawn comes, it continues on Shreeja

20. Reflections A shining mirror in the great big sky The colorful sky reflects on the beautiful beach like a mirror, yet the warm W V S stay as dark as night A E rorrim Sahar

21. Built with pure beauty he stands alone, Made of strong muscle and bone, He is big and mighty but has not sinned , For he runs as fast as the wind, And his mane flows from side to side, With his head raised with pride, He will run the plains to the very last day, He will soon die, but his soul will stay. Ameer

22. A blend of orange and bloody red Round and EXTREMLY powerful SUN You can become blind if you stare at it for a long time Lights up everything around it Lina

23. Smooth, Scented, SoftMoving with the windin Egypt.Swishing, Difficult, SinkableClimbing the dunesin Egypt.Hard, Warm, BlackLosing colorin the desert of Egypt.Sad, Bitter, PainfulBeing sadin the desert of Egypt. Jade

24. Colossal, gigantic They look down over the desert As the sun rises over Egypt Dylan

25. It is yet another glorious spring day With trees and flowers blooming away The rays of light seem to dance on the clear water There’s magic in the air The mountains seem to glare from there The sky was gold as the sun grew old It was yet another glorious spring day That prompted everyone to say WOW! It’s another dazzling day. Sonali

26. Cherry blossoms so pale a pink they seem white Stay beautiful all day and all night They whisper secrets no one else knows Such as how the sun secretly loves the snow When they fall, inaudibly they bow Adrianne

27. White tipped peaks fade pink, Andcolorcascades down through thesnow, Filling each bump and each crevice, Leaving nothing untouched Helen

28. She sits there Day and nightAll aloneWhen the sun shines Her metal-colored skin glowsAnd reflects in the Blue waterAround her Freja

29. Interior covered with leather coated seats Driving around at unbelievable speed on the streets 25-inch rims on the wheel My car gets protected with a ton of steel So don’t act like it’s not a big deal I know you love my automobile Affan

30. The snow crushed under his paws, Tired, and hungry. Climbing and struggling to find a good spot. The sound of his claws stumping on the snow, The chill from the breeze The white mountains behind him, And the graysky. As tired as he is, He continues his journey, A struggle for survival. Anouk

31. I am a girl I am an African girl The sun is shining brightly on my face As I walk from place to place, I am a girl who is afraid I am a girl who was so close to death I thought I had one last breath I am a girl I am an African girl Kholood

32. Magnificent holy sacrificeWatching over historyDeep in the Guatemalan forest Padraig

33. Each flower standing tall and bright , rising above the earth, radiating its fragrance and splendor to us all. Talia

34. In the middle of the night, A blasting of bright light. Ali A.Dayem

35. The cherry blossom gr a cefull y falls like a feather on to a hill of snow. floating A I N D

36. “I wish I may I wish I might have the (wish) I wish tonight” Is what I say when I get a fright Hoping the boogey man doesn’t turn out the light Seeing the boogey man is the most horrible sight I keep my teddy and covers snuggled in tight “I wish I may I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight” Malak Jacinta

37. “I wish I may I wish I might have the (wish) I wish tonight” Is what I say when I get a fright Hoping the bogeyman doesn’t turn out the light Seeing the bogeyman is the most horrible sight I keep my teddy and covers snuggled in tight “I wish I may I wish I might have the wish I wish tonight” Jacinta

38. T N A U I O N A dog’s howl can be heard over the M S, And under the blue sea. A dog’s howl is under the full moon, L L I On top of the H Next to the sea. Yara

39. This sandwich is not just a sandwich, Just take one bite of delight and see how it is rich. Hear the crunch, from its toasted crust, Then you’ll slowly start to lust. your teeth, into its mouthwatering meat, Sink Take just one bite, and your lips will touch its wheat. e s i Smell the r of the delectable odor So powerful it takes over. p a h Gaze into the s l s of color, That must be why it costs more than a dollar. Janet

40. As I’m walking down this narrow roadI wonder…If this is the right place to beAs I try to peak through the stiff fogI think…Should I want you here with me?As I try to find out if this road will ever end I wonder… What’s behind those huge rough trees? As the cold wind blows the leaves onto my face I think… Did I go the wrong way? As my body starts to shiver and my fingers turn numb I wonder… If I will make it out of this cold road alive As the tree branches start to shake I think… Will they ever fall off? Noah

41. The lion’s eyes, as he looks at you, in the light, a bright, bright hue. As the lion runs so fast, he hunts down his prey in a blast. When you hear the great lion roar, you know that he is alive once more. Ben

42. As the first owl hoots Into the darkness it announces to the night: Start. Gabriel

43. Smooth, Scented, SoftMoving with the windin Egypt.Swishing, Difficult, SinkableClimbing the dunesin Egypt.Hard, Warm, BlackLosing colorin the desert of Egypt.Sad, Bitter, PainfulBeing sadin the desert of Egypt. Jade

44. Red, Orange, Yellow The colors of the sunset, as it’s going D O W N I watch it with PLEASURE, PEACE & QUIET Myada

45. Icy, elegant, alone Trekking, speeding In deep space Leo

46. A blue bird with big eyes With soft feathers, Standing on a branch with little soft flowers, So lonely and alone, On the day when it’s ready It will go. Carolien

47. The majestic skies, All of the light, So orange and so bright Far away from life, Clouds reflecting the sun’s rays, You can’t help but praise, You praise the earth, Its beauty One day the sun is bright orange, Next day, the clouds disappear You can’t help but wonder, You wonder what the world will be, If we keep on destroying it Destroying natural art Hossein

48. Awakes from it’s nest This beautiful insect Awakes from its nest Starting a brand new day With its orange and black wings Flying from flower to flower Wherever the sun shines Or the rains shower Lily

49. Dark as the nightbut unlike the nightit never ends as lonely as a star in the skyI walk alone on this road

50. Shoot Open fire, aim, launch Aim and you might win the game

51. The sounds of shooting, everywhere, pand D U o w n theredbloodyfields, it’s nolonger just a game.

52. Roses are beautiful There smell remind me of walking in the deep, windy grass The rose shining in the bright sunlight Laila