If you had the power to change the world, what would you change? That’s the question we started off with this week with our Perez 4th graders, before reading Leslie Reese’s poem “Life Is For Us and It Shines”. Students had some time to brainstorm ideas about the kind of world they would create for themselves and others, what laws and rules they would create, and then got to work on their poems. Enjoy this weeks poets! There so many great ones to choose from!
I Wish
Cyrus
I wish for people to stop gun violence.
I wish for people to be nice.
I wish for people to have equal rights.
I wish for people to stop hurting animals.
A rule I would have is everyone has to give me Taki’s.
Everyone Will Be OK
Marina
No one will have a
a bad day.
Everyone will be OK.
It hurts me when
people cry.
I don’t like it
when people die.
People will love everyone
and be treated fair.
There will be no
violence in the air,
Everyone will be happy.
No one will need to worry.
Everyone will be OK,
It will be a good
day.
People can follow
their dreams any day
Everyone will be OK.
World of Wonder
Hector Y.
Imagine a world of no violence.
No Burglars,
a world of wonder
and thunder
Kids running and laughing
happy, then finish, still panting
One one birthday, full of joy,
when the presents come with a toy.
Everyone to be equal,
look it’s raining tacos, now I’m full.
Shapeshifting dogs and cats,
So with this poem we shall wear hats.
Poor People
Ximena
Poor people have a right to get
free food because people
deserve it.
Poor people cannot sleep
on the floor, because that is
really sad for people to
do that.
Imagine If The World Was
Malillany O.
Imagine if the world was
equal.
Imagine If the world was
happy.
Imagine if you got $50
every day.
Imagine if everyone had
food and a place to live in.
Imagine if everyone was
treated fairly.
Imagine you could buy
whatever you want.
Imagine if the world
was colorful.
Imagine if there was
no child hunger.
