MAJESTIC by Ali, Tony, Alan & Jack, all age 10
Tag: Jack
CLASSIFIED by Jack, age 10
NOT A CRASH by Jack, age 10
Not a Crash
By Jack Lawrence
The yellow and gray striped building’s shadow looms over the soccer field.
He squeezes the ball between his ankles, tossing it up to space.
It’s a moon.
His arms swing by his sides, his fingers spread like webs.
His left ankle lifts the black and white globe and his right heel kicks it.
He bends his knee into a V.’
The ball arcs through the air.
Now it’s a rainbow.
The kids yell, “Oohhh!” The ball lands in front of him like a meteorite.
Not a crash,
but with a quiet thump.
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!
AFTERMATH By Jack, age 9
PARADE OF LIGHT BY Cindy, Binh, Misu, Jack & Carmen, age 9 & Lily & Helen, age 10
Big Allaki Photo by Sergey Garifullin — National Geographic Your Shot:
Chelyabinskay obl., Russia.
Parade of light
Fingers of green water grab a rock.
Swish!
A vine of amber light grazes the ground.
Stars
pop
in the sky like soda bubbles.
It’s as if
people
went to another planet,
leaving behind
a tree so lonely it thinks
its reflection is
a friend
reaching
for the specks
of light
above.
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.
TONGUE OF AMBER by Daniel R., age 8, Ali, Misu, Jack & Emily, age 9 & Anvivi, age 11
Northern light in Iceland Photo by Gudrún Hauksdóttir — National Geographic Your Shot:
This photo was taken on my way to Thingvellir at ‘Mosfellsheiði’ 8th of October 2013.
Tongue of Amber
A cloak of emerald ombré
waves
and crackles
across the atmosphere.
Limbs of light
the color of a hummingbird’s neck
brighten the sky.
A tongue
of amber peeks
over
the horizon.
Colors race
towards a finish line
of light.
Calmness
is a thing with
flames.
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.
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