In Ms. Krasic’s 8th grade, we’re still enjoying our opening unit on poetry and playfulness! Today we talked about how poems can make strange connections and how using one of our senses can remind us of another sense or open up a memory in surprising ways. We listened to crackling leaves, felt pine cones, and smelled coffee grounds to notice what they made us think about.
Fireworks of the Leaves
-Mahek
The leaves
crackle
and pop,
like a fire,
burning its embers.
Snap
crackle Pop!
loud and ferocious
unlike the silent
coffee grounds.
The fire turning into
fireworks,
getting louder
and louder,
as the leaves
gather under the
tree.
***
The Crunch
-Namirah
The crunch of dead leaves
is the color black.
The sound is like opening
The sound is like opening
candy wrappers
but the crunch feels sad
like the end of
something very
beautiful.
The crunch is the smell
of fresh new paper.
The flavor is like salt.
The crunch is like crumbling
a paper.
But the leaves are like a
huge crackling fire.
***
A Warm Winter
-Zuha
The winter snow
I step into it and hear a crunch
The cold feeling
The ice is delicate
I run down the street
I order a large hot chocolate
Extra whipped cream
Rainbow sprinkles
Hershey’s chocolate syrup
A red and white twisted candy cane
And the warm butter smell of
the coffee shop
I admire every unique snowflake
I sip the yummy drink
The smooth white cup
And the beautiful white snow
Winter feels warm
