For our final poem of the residency, the 4th graders at Smyser tackled love poems, but not your ordinary love poem. We read “Love Letter” by Nathalie Handal and analyzed the form she used to build our own. Some students opted to end with her last line, “I’d like to be a poem, ” to share how they feel about poetry after our time together.
Ms. Erzrumly’s Class
Love Letter
By Zion
I’d like to be a pencil so I can
give imagination. I’d like
to be a book. To give people cooling
and entertainment.
I’d like to be legos. So I can make anything of myself
I’d like to be food, so I can
Bring people together at dinner time
Most of all I’d like to be friends with everyone and everything.
Love Letter
by Naomi
I’d like to be a flower so I can make any
room I go into colorful and good smelling
I’d like to be glasses so I can
help people see the way through life
I’d like to be a book so I
can give people a story
I’d like to be a flag so I
can honor every culture
Most of all I’d like to be
a poem so I can Entertain
people and leave them wanting
more
Love Letter
By Slava
I’d like to be Fire
so I can be colorful, warm, and quiet.
I’d like to be Ukraine
so I can be strong, brave, and fearless.
I’d like to be a book
so I can take people anywhere.
I’d like to be a pizza
so I can be full of flavor.
I’d like to be a computer
so I can know everything.
Most of all, I’d be a poem
so I can inspire people everywhere.
Love Letter
By Nickolas
I’d like to be my mom’s pancakes
so I can be colorful and make people happy.
I’d like to be snow
so I can make people joyful
and have snow fights
I’d like to be a bed
so I can make people comfortable and safe
I’d like to be a sports player
so I can entertain people
I’d like to be a camera
so I can capture people’s memories.
Most of all,
I’d like to be a poem
so I can give people’s feelings to others.
Love Letter
By Maya
I’d like to be my grandpa
so my grandma will feel loved again.
I’d like to be a flower
so I can be gifted to a mother on mother’s
day. I’d like to be a doctor
so I can make people feel better.
I’d like to be a card
so I can make people happy.
I’d like to be a painting in a museum
so I can be sold to someone.
Most of all I’d like to be a poem
so I can make people laugh.
Love Letter
By Noel
I’d like to be a football
so I can go high in the sky.
I’d like to be a hat
so I can be different so I can protect people.
I’d like to be a cactus
so I can feel how hot it is in the desert.
I’d like to be a teacher
so I can make the class have fun.
I’d like to be a hot air balloon
so I can travel more.
Most of all, I’d like to be a poem
so I can rhyme more and be different
things and have fun.
Love Letter
By Nathaniel
I’d like to be grandma’s cooking
so I can bring joy to everyone’s life.
I’d like to be a shield to protect
people from danger. I’d like to be a snowflake
so I can be different from everyone. I’d like
to be a cookie so I can simmer in people’s
mouth. I’d like to be a football player
to inspire people from chasing there dreams.
I’d like to be a poem so I can bring love and inspiration.
Ms. Edward’s Class
I’d like to be
By Yara
I’d like to be a book so I can make
you laugh and calm. I’d like to be a jacket
to make you cozy and warm. I’d like to be
a movie to make you laugh and be excited.
I’d like to be glasses to help you see better.
I’d like to be jewelry to make you feel fancy.
I’d like to be a poem to make you laugh
and make you feel calm and you can share them
to people.
Love Letter
By Lugie
I’d love to be a church to bring
joy and hear prayers all day long,
I’d love to be Nahla because she is
amazing and really good at almost
everything, I’d love to be a necklace
so I could be pretty. Most of all, I’d
love to be a blanket to cover people
when ever they are sad or mad. Also
I’d like to be a poem so I people could see other
perspectives in life from me.
Why I Want to be it
By Grace
I want to be the sun, so I can grow
life for our world. I want to be a
medicine, so I can make people feel
better. I want to be a tv show, so I
can make you entertained of it. I want to
be a comic so I can be interesting from
people to read me. I want to be a parent,
so I can take care of children, Most of all I
want to be myself because everyone should be
just the way they are.
What would I’d like to be.
I’d like to be Myself because everyone
should be their self. I’d like to be my
parents so I can see how it feels like
to take care for me and my brother.
I’d like to be Mrs. Edwards so I can experience
how it’s like to teach all these thirty kids.
I’d like to be my PS5 so I can when
people turn me on I can play any game
any game any character.
I’d like to be a plushie so I can snuggle
with my owner when she/he is sad
Most of all I’d like to be a poem
so I can bring joy to others and make
them laugh and to calm them down.
BATMAN
By Sarah
I’d like to be Bat Man so I can save the world and people
I’d like to be Roblox because when I’m bored I play roblox and it’s fun and I can play different types of games
I’d like to be a good drawing so I can make people
happy of their hard word that they took a lot of time on
I’d like to be me because I’m proud in my self and I don’t need to be
nobody else because I’m good enough.
I’d like to be a bike because when you learn how too ride it
it will be fun and you can learn new tricks
Most of all I’d like to be a poem so I can make people happy.
I’d like to be
By Annalise
I’d like to be a book to
make people laugh
I’d like to be a Garden
to give food to people in need
I’d like to be a bed to
let people rest
I’d like to be a light
to give people light so
they can see
But most of all I’d like
to be a poem because it
makes me feel calm
as a sloth.
