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Different Kinds of Poems, Part 2
Different Kinds of Poems, Part 2
BUBBLE GUM
By Tony Mitton PENGUIN
By Meish Goldish
THE CUPBOARD
By Walter de la Mare WINTER CLOTHES
By Karla Kuskin
Snow
By Mary Ann Hoberman In the Tall, Tall Grass
(By Denise Fleming)
Snow In the tall, tall grass…
Snow Crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch
Lots of snow Dart, dip, hummingbirds sip
Everywhere we look and everywhere we go Strum, drum, bees hum
Snow on the sandbox Crack, snap, wings flap
Snow on the slide Pull, tug, ants lug
Snow on the bicycle Slip, slide, snakes glide
Left outside Ritch, ratch, moles scratch
Snow on the steps Skitter, scurry, beetles hurry
And snow on my feet Zip, zap, tongues snap
Snow on the sidewalk Hip, hop, ears flop
Snow on the sidewalk Stop, go, fireflies glow
Snow on the sidewalk Lunge, loop, bats swoop.
Down the street. Stars bright, moonlight…
Good night,
Tall, tall grass.
Ice cream
One, Two, Three, Four
I Scream, (Traditional Nursery Rhyme)
You scream,
We all scream, One, two, three, four, five,
For ICE CREAM! Once I caught a fish alive!
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
My friend in school
is Johnny Tse
you say it like
the letter C
he's Chinese
I like that 'cause I learn
new things from him
“The British” like different foods to eat
(By Benjamin Zephaniah) new words to speak
and – oh yeah – karate!
Take some Picts, Celts and Silures which is Japanese – not Chinese
And let them settle, and I don't like it too much
Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. 'cause you gotta kick real high
but I like the clothes
Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years
you have to wear
Add lots of Norman French to some
I go over to his house
Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.
to play video games
Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, he comes over to my house
Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, to eat and to watch cartoons
Vietnamese and Sudanese. My friend in school
is Johnny Tse
Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians which sounds like C
And Pakistanis, or see or sea
Combine with some Guyanese or sí (that's Spanish)
And turn up the heat. if you didn't know)
Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, My friend in school
Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some is Johnny Tse
Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese he's Chinese
And Palestinians and likes to sneeze
Then add to the melting pot. and when he does that
Leave the ingredients to simmer. in school or outside
we laugh and laugh
As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish and people wonder what
Binding them together with English. and wonder why and
what's so funny all the time.
Allow time to be cool.
Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the “Humpty Dumpty” (Anon)
future, (Nursery Rhyme)
Serve with justice
And enjoy. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;
Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating All the King`s horses and all the King`s men
one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter Couldn´t put Humpty together again.
unpleasant taste.
Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the
people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all.
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“Lullaby” (Fragment) “I, Too”
By Langston Hughes
The earth is your mother,
She holds you. I, too, sing America.
The sky is your father,
he protects you. I am the darker brother.
Sleep. They send me to eat in the kitchen
sleep. When company comes,
Rainbow is your sister, But I laugh.
she loves you. And eat well,
The winds are your brothers, And grow strong.
they sing to you.
Sleep, Tomorrow,
sleep. I’ll be at the table
We are together always When company comes.
We are together always Nobody'll dare
There never was a time Say to me,
when this "Eat in the kitchen,"
was not so. Then.
I, too, am America.
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By Edwin Morgan
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A litre of sea.
My brother's such a noisy kid,
An unhappy jellyfish.
when he eats soup he slurps.
A small piece of a lifeboat.
When he drinks milk he gargles.
A pencil wrapped around with seaweed.
And after meals he burps.
A soaking feather.
He cracks his knuckles when he's bored.
The first page of a book called Swimming is Easy.
He whistles when he walks.
A folded chart showing dangerous rocks.
He snaps his fingers when he sings.
A photograph of a little girl in a red dress.
and when he's mad he squawks.
A gold coin.
At night my brother snores so loud
A letter from a mermaid.
it sounds just like a riot.
Even when he sleeps
my noisy brother isn't quiet.
The Sound Collector I've Got A Cold
By Roger McGough By Roger McGough
Actions
Caterpillar long (Stand up)
Caterpillar thin (Arms straight by side)
Caterpillar eat (Eating action)
Caterpillar spin (Spin around)
Caterpillar hush (Finger to lips)
Caterpillar hide (Hands over face)
Caterpillar gone (Open empty hands)
Butterfly inside! (Join thumbs to “fly” hands)