WATCHED by Angelina, age 10 & Lily, age 11
Tag: Angelina
ACROSS THEIR SNOW WHITE FACES by Angelina, age 9 & Lily, age 11
SLIMY MUD by Angelina, age 9
SHADOWS FADE by Angelina, age 9
HARDWARE STALL by Jack, Misu, Timothy & Binh, age 9 & Angelina, age 8
Hardware Stall
By Jack, Misu, Timothy, Binh & Angelina
Bottles jailed in plastic linger on the shelf, and tubes of glue dangle from the ceiling.
Cans of spray paint roost in cabinets
like sleeping canaries.
Behind the counter,
the owner’s teeth
sink into a chunk of apple.
Light pours onto her cheekbone,
eyes lock on the unknown.
Above her,
tape measures hang like
spiders from silk.
Here is the same piece as a graphic poem with illustrations by the whole class!
SUPER-NOVAMAN By Vanessa, age 8, Angelina, age 9 & Carmen, age 9
ORANGE GLOW by Angelina & Jack, age 9, Lily & Tony, age 10, Wisdom, age 11
Star trail and eruption Photo by Davide Castiglione — National Geographic Your Shot:
Yesterday night, from Centuripe at my house, there was a little eruption from north-east
crater of the volcano Etna.
Orange Glow
Sparks spread across a rain-shattered sky,
An orange glow sprouting from the mountain
as if the sun were setting
as if the sun were rising
as if you’re in a different world
where people don’t exist.
NAIL SALON by Helen, Tony, Ali, Jack, Timothy, Misu, Anvivi & Binh, age 9 & Carmen, Angelina, Vanessa & Emily, age 8
Nail Salon
Chemicals drift around my nose,
and bottles of polish clatter
and clink
on the shelf. Clippers click,
files whisper,
dryers whir.
From beneath the sound,
Mom paints finger and toenails
the color of crashing Atlantic waves,
of morning,
of sunflowers,
of paradise,
frost
and blood,
and a million stars
gleaming down
from a
Saigon
sky.
OFFICE By Misu, Binh, Jack, Tony, Nam & Timothy, age 9 & Angelina, age 8
Office
By Misu, Angelina, Binh, Jack, Tony, Nam & Timothy
By Misu, Angelina, Binh, Jack, Tony, Nam & Timothy
From a wire above, papers dangle.
Bandages flu er onto the floor,
and the smell of blood and Purell leaps through the air.
Scribbled letters dance across
white boards
that reflect
florescent light
and sunshine
piercing through the window.
Ms. Peggy slides a drawer shut
and paper clips
clink and scatter across her desk.
Steam rises from a mug of coffee, and when
that kid who breaks crayons
knocks it over,
dark liquid puddles on the floor.
Ring ring ring.
Click click click.
In the corner,
balls gobble air.
SLURP! TEAR! BURP! By Angelina & Carmen, both age 8
Flowers bloom
in the sunlight
blazing
between
redwood needles.
Wind sends petals
fluttering and flickering
all around the
welcoming sky.
Snakes slide on the
dusty ground.
Ssssssssss!
Bobcats scratch
tree trunks
and roar
while birds soar
through the air.
When salmon jump
out of the rushing
waterfall,
bears catch them between
their jaws.
Heads and tails
flipping and flopping,
teeth peeling scales from
muscle and meat.
Blood drips on
the rocks
the rocks
and water splashes
on the grass.
Slurp! Slurp! Slurp!
Rip! Tear! Burp!
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