Starting off our poetry class at Smyser Elementary, we looked at a poem by Delia Garcia titled “Paint Me Like I Am” (workshop adapted by another PIR, Joy Young). These young poets learned about lines, stanzas, and repetitions as we explored painting with words through our poetry. Each poet created their own self-portrait poem. Here are some of the poems from each class:
Mrs. Showalter’s 4th Grade Class
Amelia V., Paint Me….
Paint me with my friends and family
Paint me with games
Paint me with my dogs
Paint me with my cat
Paint me without my school
Paint me without my changes
Paint me without my busy street
Paint me without being distracted
Paint me with pjs
Paint me happy
Paint me with a smile
Paint me fun
Paint me without anxiety
Paint me without sadness
Paint me without pain
Paint me without anger
Angelique C., I am a Butterfly
Draw me as gentle
as a butterfly
I want to look
gentle, Draw
me with color,
Colors that make me shine
like a butterfly, give me
wings so I could
soar through the sky
Make me with the
most beautiful details,
Make me as beautiful
as a butterfly.
Crosby C., Paint Me
I want to be painted
Oh, will you, please.
Paint me with sushi.
Paint me watching my favorite show.
Please, oh, please don’t paint
me with carrots…
Don’t paint me with a weird
dress.
I want to be in a suit if
I have to wear something
fancy.
Mrs. Przeklasa’s 4th Grade Class
Nicole M., Paint Me With
Paint me with lily of the valley
Paint me with brown hair
Paint me with rain, snow, or both
Paint me with my friends
Paint me with ice cream
Paint me with my dog, cat, and my family
Paint me with light pink
Paint me without summer
Emma C., Paint Me Wonderful.
Paint me with colorful, happy books.
Paint me with spring, blooming all
around me.
Paint me without the cities, sad
pollution.
Paint me without the dark
and gloomy skies.
Paint me with my wonderful
thick brown hair.
Paint me with different wonder-
ful birds and flowers.
Paint me without the madness
all around.
Paint me without the rainy
day.
Andrei P., A Nice Painter
Paint me with a happy expression,
Paint me with a nice, beautiful
Sunset shining on me,
Paint me with an outstanding
smile, with love.
Paint me with a nice, cool pose.
Paint me without a depressed
expression.
Chelsea L.
Paint me in a field of flowers
Tulips, roses, daisies, sunflowers.
I want the flowers bright, pretty, sunny.
Don’t make them dark, wilting, dead.
Paint me with a smile.
Don’t paint me sad.
I want to be with my
friends, don’t make me alone.
Paint me with good thoughts
happy, I want to be happy.
In a clam place, with kind
friends.
And most of all
Make me the happiest
I can be.
Mrs. Edwards’ 4th Grade Class
Amelia S., Paint Me with the Stars
Paint me with the blue night sky
Paint me with the shining moon
Paint me with the trees blowing in the wind
Paint me with the clouds passing by
Paint me with calmness
Paint me with peace
Paint me with birds flying above my head
Paint me with crickets chirping on the rock
Paint me with leaves falling on the grass
Paint me with silky soft grass
Paint me with ladybugs on my legs
Don’t paint me sad
Never paint me mad
Don’t paint me crying with my head in my hands
Don’t paint me with fire burning
Paint me Happy
Paint me gazing at the stars
As free as I can be.
Francis M.
paint me with happiness
don’t paint me with sorrow
Paint me without sadness
Paint me with a happy blue sky
Paint me with my family
Don’t paint me with pain in my eyes
Paint me jubilant hopping around
don’t paint me hurt crying
out loud
Make me happy happy as can be
because I don’t like pain and
sorrow
Vivian H., Perfect Painting
Paint me beautiful
Paint me with colors that
dazzle your eyes
Paint me with pink roses
Paint me with the sun
Paint me without Darkness
Paint me without my ugliness
Paint me without sadness,
Paint me without my mistakes
Paint me perfect
Paint me so I enjoy everything
Paint me so I’m proud
Paint me perfect
Evelyn M.
Paint me with happiness,
Joy on my face
Paint me with yellow, on bright
summer day,
Paint me without school, no supplies
or any work
Paint me with pizza, shiny stretchy
cheese, glistening red sauce
all floating in the sky like clouds
of dough paint me without anger
no smoke out of my ears
paint me
