Daylight Savings Time begins March 8th. The sun sets later, spring break is right around the corner, and the school year is drawing to a close. Before you know it, summer will be here! But just as quickly, summer gives way to autumn and the cycle begins anew. Philip Larkin's Days addresses the precariousness of life, asking, “What are days for?” Students pondered this question, as well as early memories, the future, and making time stand still in this week's amazing poems.

Ms. Ortiz, 5th Grade

Why Time?
Terria C.

The days with time back back and time
when I was five I did the worse thing
someone could do I ran away it was
just across the street.

As I was seven I climbed a gate
and shattered my knee that was the time I didn't
like.

And as I turn eleven time will get as
scarcer and scarcer day by day or time by time
long times ago.

What Are Days For?
Valerie G.

Days are where we
tell time.

They come, and wake us
up.

Time and time all
over and over.

We are happy to be in.

Where can we live
without time?

Ah, solving the time
brings the sun and moon,
in their long days.
Moving all around in the sky.

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George J.

I will freeze time
and grab Skittles.
I will freeze time
and live life like
never before and
break rules but
when it's all over
I'll put everything
the same.

I'll freeze time and
put the bad people
behind time and
get the things.
I'll leave money in
the hands of the
poor. That's what
I will do if I
freeze time.

Time
Jessica R.

Time freeze
the clock freeze
people stop walking
cars stop but the light is green
babies stop crying.

A few days later.

It's the opposite
the clock isn't frozen but going fast
one day I am 2 and the next day I'm 10
people start walking backwards
cars don't stop at the red light they go
babies don't even cry no more
what happened to time?

Ms. Fialkowski, 5th Grade

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Vanessa A.

I still remember when I
was little. I had a little
party and I was so tired
that when everybody left
my dad was cleaning and
my mom was right there
eating cake with Jello. Then
she served me some Jello.
I started to talk while eating
my Jello. I didn't realize that
they were recording it. I
was laughing and talking and
walking and eating.

Time Goes Fast
Christian D.

Time goes fast.
Just one thing when
you are young you're

thinking when you did
where are you going to die

where are you going to
be buried who are you
going to be married where

are you going to live?

Now you're 85 not thinking
about this and got shot
in the heart by a gang

dead under water.

Time
Maria J.

Why does time go slow and fast?
Why do we change through time?
Can I be a baby again?
Could I go back and say yes to the things I said no?
Could I change my world?
Could I change myself?
Why do things happen through the time?
Could I change the way I am?
Could I change people that are mean to me and other
people?
Why does it happen?
Why does time
pass? Why?

Time
Araceli M.

           What is time
for? I know time is great.
But why I wonder.

      Time is not fair it
goes and goes never stops.
           But why!

      Why is time why
if it never stops. I
wonder if I can make
time stop. So I can play
and play and not clean.

      But I can't and I
still wonder why.

Freeze Time
Manuel V.

Everything is still, even the tiger.
When someone throws a ball it
stays up.

An airplane stops, you can see
it all day. A bowling ball rolling
down the alley, it hits the pins
then it freezes.

Ice cream can never melt
if you lift it in the sun.

Ms. Rodriguez, 5th Grade

Time
Adriana A.

Time, where does it go. I still remember when I was 1 year
old. In Mexico with my great-great-grandfather. He died a few years
later. I still remember his grave. My little sister didn't even know him as
much as I do. I remember when I was 7 years old. My great-
grandmother was very nice to me. But then she got sick & died. I
still remember her sweet voice saying "Come & hug me." I miss both
of them. I sometimes cry now & then. In my heart I still
love them.

Age 6
Guadalupe L.

As I walk down the street
wearing my pink dress, with
white shoes that when I
walk you can hear click, click.
I don't really know the people.
Many faces walking in front
and in back of me. I don't
know where we are going and
I don't know why. All I know is
that I'm scared of all the
faces.

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Jose S.

Time, time is a gift, a gift of one opportunity.
Time has some ups and downfalls. One tip I
give you is enjoy your life until it's gone.
I am enjoying mine, are you?

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Pablo S.

First I will stop time about the age
of 3, so I can see my family, have
fun with my father, sister, mother.

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Edgar T.

      If I can go back in time I
can meet George Washington and
Lincoln and people, really meet
famous people from the past
and see how I was born.

Mrs. Maxwell, 5th Grade

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Cristian L.

If I can freeze time I would steal a game,
and the Wii,
and eat lots of pizza.

I will have lots of houses.
I would get a Monster Truck
and ride everywhere.

Time
Fatima M.

I remember the time
when I was two.
I remember the time
when I saw the first dog.
I remember the time
I played with him.
I remember that he was a
puppy. My best friend dog.
But the time went by.
I did not see that dog no more.
And I am 11 now. I
wish I could go back in time.
I could see him again.
I watch.

Time
Lizayra R.

Time sometimes goes fast and
sometimes goes slow. All I could
say is enjoy time, time is precious.

Don't be scared of death
because we're just here to visit,
no one comes here to stay, enjoy
the time you're here, time never ends.

Oh, dear time I wish you don't
change to not say good-bye.

Time
Erica V.

What's time?
Time is life.
Time is what we live.
Without time there are
no schedules, no periods
of the day.

Time is what we
go through, we
breathe time on time.
What will we
do without you!

Mr. Heredia, 5th Grade

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Oscar C.

When I lived in my other house
everything was so big. When I
was young I thought the clock
was a toy so I used to play
with it playing time travel.
When I put the hand back
to different years the numbers
means how many years back you
can go back in time to see
how the past looked like and
the time machine had broken. And you
can never come back to the
present and never see your
family again or your friends you
have to repeat all of those
years again.

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Ariane M.

The clock goes round and
round. Like your life will go
day by day. I will go to
college and study photography
and painting. My
camera would always be
click! Click! My paintings selling
downtown. I will still be
painting. The clock will go
clickity clock clickity clock!!!!
hour by hour and day by
day and on and on.

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Vanessa Q.

The clock strikes midnight
and there it goes...

You're gone and there's no coming
back.

The clock is broken.

Your time is up...

day by day your life will
go on.

If...

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Juan R.

      I see the fence big when I was
5 years old the backyard big as my house the
dog almost like a tree. My mom like a giant and the
bed like a cloud. Now when I'm 10 years old I think
grow down. The backyard small, I think it's shrinking.
The dog got too old. My mom I'm almost tall
to her. Now I can climb the bed.

Ms. Montoya, 5th Grade

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Ashley A.

The children talking
back and forth run
up and down the time
going tick and tick lights
in the stars in the
sky big and little the
time people are funny

June up and down
the stars are shining
pretty the moon is
funny play is fun for
everyone the days are
good for fun.

Time
Juan E.

Times times never end.
So we age from then to when.
Times times you help us so.
You age from right to left.
Everybody doesn't know time
is precious to the heart.
Times times I dearly love
you so.
Times times you never end.
You go from there to end.
But there is one more thing
you need to know.
Don't waste it playing
video games. Spend it with
your family. So just one tiny thing don't
waste it doing something wrong. Just
be careful where you're at you might
see life to death.

Time
Lenin E.

      Time is something you can't sell, nor you
can't buy it, but you could spend it by having
      fun and enjoying it.

      Time is something that you can
enjoy. You can't rewind it, nor you can't
fast forward it, but you could play
      it.

      Time is something you can read.
You can't judge it, but by the time it
took you to read it, time passed
      speeding by flying like a
   kite.

Memories
Stephanie S.

I remember my life since I was 3
years old.

I used to go to
the park, me and my
brother.

My family used to
live on the
North Side.
I used to have
fun but now I
am older.

I have to
study, homework,
clean, no more
fun. More responsibility.

Really life has
changed ever
since.

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Liliana S.

If I could have frozen time I could
help other people that are in trouble,
and go to new places and discover
the special history about Chicago,
time is precious never waste time
you have, I would like to freeze time
to think before I made these mistakes.

Mr. Hughesdon, 5th Grade

If I Could Stop Time
Susan E.

If I could stop
time I would find
all the toys that
my brother hid
and I would
hide his instead.
I will hide candies so
my brother won't find
them.

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Jakari G.

Just stop, think, of what you
want to do. Help someone in a
time of crisis, rewind time to
change something. To help
yourself of the things you love.
Pause your time to prevent some-
thing from happening. Remember
your youth, think of your
future, picture yourself, as
old as can be, picture your
youth and the future you,
holding hands and running.

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Angel J.

The world is coming to the
end and we will die and
I want to go back in the
future and save the whole world
and I will come to be the
president of the world

Time
Jessie P.

Time goes slow
and wish it stop
so I can stay
young

not old I want
to be able to bend
down and not
break my hip

I can run
and play soccer
but if I were
old I can't
run fast or
play soccer
well

time goes slow
tick tock
time

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Emily V.

What is life for?
Life is to live, love, and of course laugh.
    Ask me what happened yesterday you
might not get the answer, ask me
what happened 3, 4 years ago and
you will get the answer.
    I remember like it was just yesterday...
me chasing my cousin all over
the house till we got in trouble
of course,
    the happiness is what stays
with you for the rest of your life.