Haiku
"3 Japanese Haiku" by Giselle Ates (2001)
Japanese Haiku
Poetry for me and you
Lots of fun to do
Counting Syllables
First 5 - then 7 - then 5
Repeating patterns
No rhyme, just rhythm
Nature is the main topic
Now anything goes!
"2 Hiaku: Ever Forward" by Mark Ates (2001)
Still, alone, quiet
The wind fills my sail – forward
Ever forward goes
Experience life
To see, hear, touch, smell & taste
Reach ever forward
"Picnics" by Joshua Ates (2001)
Sun shining in sky
Bringing life, flowers & light
Bright days bring picnics
"The Sun" by Kayla Ates (2001)
The sun gives us light
It helps us to be healthy
It is very bright
"Schools" by Kayla Ates (2001)
Public school is fine
Private school is pretty good
Homeschool is the best!
"Fleas" by Julie Castio (2001)
Fleas small and itchy
I don’t like them very much
They bite my kitty
"Food" by Valerie Castio (2001)
I like to eat food
Food is good for us to eat
I like it a lot
"Flowers" by Dana Reese (2001)
Flowers day and night
Flowers on the grassy ground
Shining like the sun
“Moon” by Amanda Huff (6th grade, 2013)
October 15, 2013
Moon, shining so bright
Stars cover all of the sky
Oh, how I love night
“Visage” by Jonah Edwards (10th grade, 2013)
I am blind, sightless
The world is invisible
Black space surrounds me
"Sensei” by Jonah Edwards (10th grade, 2013)
The master knows all
Don’t test his intelligence
He knows every move
"Vampires” by Jonah Edwards (10th grade, 2013)
Vampires' only foe
Is the bright sunlight itself
They sleep in the day
“Sunsets” by Emily Baggett (6th grade, 2014)
As we end our day
The magnificent sun sets
Turning the sky orange.
“Care” by Elijah Samuel (5th grade, 2014)
I love animals
Abuse is just not my thing
Poor poor animals
"More” by Jonah Edwards (10th grade, 2014)
Not about money
This world is more than paper
It’s more than metal
“Separated” by Jonah Edwards (10th grade, 2014)
Oceans separate
Japan and America
Oh, how sad is that?
“Lilies” by Talei Brown (4th grade, 2014)
Japanese lilies
Are flowers that smell so deep
Nana’s favorite
"Grass" by Amelia Cline (4th grade, 2015)
Grass is beautiful
See it glisten in the sun
Dew drops on the tip
"Tornadoes" by Cameron Ford (6th grade, 2015)
Tossing and turning
My house gets thrown in the air
We plummet to doom