Haiku

Supreme building toys
Like a carpenter creates
Legos are some fun

Blanket on the Ground

Blanket on the ground
Why do you fall down?
Why can't you stand up?

O, little boy
It's gravity that deploys
It's what keeps us on the ground
If you ask me
I don't mean to frown
But I wouldn't want to be floating around!

My own electrical joke

Q: What did the atom say to the battery?

A: You shock me!

A favorite riddle

Bedbug

What happened to the bedbugs that fell in love?

They were married in the spring.

Terse Verse

Q: WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN A LUMBERJACK CUTS DOWN A TREE THAT SAYS RIBBIT?

A: a frog-log

Syllable Count Cinquain

Tadpoles
Slippery sly
Flipping flopping swimming
Becoming green amphibians
Swimmer

Word-Count Cinquain

Tadpoles
Slippery, slimy
Flipping, flopping, swimming
Becoming jumping green frogs
Polliwog

Month Poem

Family Events

January
January is the time for snow and fun
And hot chocolate for everyone!

February
Valentines day breakfast is on this date
Candy and cookies for all who ate

March
March is when we go to YMCA
Which has a lot of fun on that day

April
April 1st just happens to be today
When we can laugh at the jokes we play

May
May is when the flowers bloom
But we have to stay inside and clean rooms

June
June is fun and has no school
We go home and swim in the pool

July
This is the month when on the fourth of July
Lots of English soldiers did not live but died

August
August is when we go to the beach
When the big blue waves are just out of reach

September
September is when my mom will turn 39
Cake and ice cream's perfectly fine

October
October 6th is when I'll be nine!
Lots of Lego's will be mine

November
November will be Thankgivin' in California
Don't worry; I'll send a postcard for ya.

December
December is the season of Christmas
Which spreads happiness to all of us.

Thanksgiving Poem

T hank you for home education
H appy parents plus a free nation
A pple pie, computer, pda's
N ow I thank you for artistic genes
K nowing about beautiful things
S easons that come and go
G iving me a time to know
I thank you for thankgiving too
V iolence is no match for love
I am white, you are black. There is
N o difference among us now
G ive me my daily bread and I will go to bed.

Animal Prayer

Eye of the Leopard

In this jungle
of food and excitement
I must pray
for my meat
and delightment

Change Poem

Butterfly

Caterpillar into chrysalis
Chrysalis into butterfly
Why are they so beautiful?
I really wonder why!

Giving Poem

Turtles
give happiness
to children like you and me
while watching pet turtles

Couplet

Turtles

Turtles, turtles
Everywhere I go.
Turtles, turtles
Why are they so slow?
Maybe it's because of their heavy shell.
Maybe it's as heavy as a water well!