Today’s post is a special edition for all the moms: My mom, your mom, her mom and the moms of the students at Dubois Elementary school. My time there has been truly valuable, and I want to say thank you because how wonderful and sweet and dedicated these students are is a reflection of the work you do everyday. I don’t have much to say today, but that while the 7th graders explore Dadaism, and constructed cut up poems, the 6th graders, as promised, wrote poems in the tradition of Juan Felipe Herrera’s poem My Mother’s Name Lucha. With this collection, there was a danger in all of the poems sounding and looking the same, but as I walked around the room and read their drafts, I understood the level to which my budding poets have found their voices. Each one of them brings an undeniable uniqueness to the page, and this week I didn’t let them leave me behind…I am amazed and touched by what they did. For all the work you do, for all the love you give and the contribution you make to the world, I hope you all enjoy these priceless gifts. Happy Mother’s Day!
6th Grade
Nashawndius W.
My Mom
My Mom likes to take me to the movies
The things that like about my mom is her LOVE
what is important to me is she does a lot for me
what me and my mom like to do together is “going out”
but if she’s mad I’m mad so I hope she stays happy
and my mom gave me anything I want that’s why I love her
My love her heart
Keyonna West
Mom!
Her hands my hands kindnesses sing I listen
a place we can call home
my mom is everything you
cook, clean, take me places that’s
why I love you even though
I get on your nerve and you get on mine
I still love you, I show you all
love I have for you I cant explain
How much I love you lady
Navarra T.
Mother, Dear
Hearts Love Hope
Hugs kisses
kindness sweetness
better
Leaving Going Bowling
Out playing
Love hearts together
forever
Father Father
Departing Leaving
Hate disappointment
Heart Breaking
Fun times
Love rhymes
Twists turns
Love returns
William G.
THE MOTHER I LOVE
Sometimes real sometimes fake but my mother will always carry me there with some love and care
There’s love in her cooking love in her food love in everything she makes
Even though we live in the darkest place, she is always there to light up the place
What she does is care for me and my brothers
Jamil M.
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My mom is like a flower
I will cherish forever
You me downtown fireworks
4th of July. You are
funny and very sweet
My mom I will always
L O V E Y O U
M O M
You are the stars in my heart.
Malachi L.
$Mother$
My mom sometime hugs and pinch me
Go out to eat and have fun
And we go to the mall to shop
And get me some new clothes and sometimes
Shoes from “Kids Foot Locker” and
We spend a lot of time together
And she sometimes gives me
money to go to the store and
get candy with my brothers.
She was born 1973 and 2011. And
I will give her respect.
Shariel H.
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She loves me
We cuddle I fall asleep
You singling to us you I
Home our House
November 2004 January 1985 Mommy
Cute funny pictures
She loves me
I love her
I will cherish you!!!
Destiny W.
My Bug
Your love my love our love
Breathtaking funny pretty laughing
We shop go out to eat bonding
Mother of the year my day her day our day
Feed me help me pick me up be there
My heart soul lock key
August 18, 2004
Daughter mother us together
Kaniya H.
Love Affection
Your hugs my hugs
Love kind funny quiet
Movies shopping
April 1986 to April 2005
Bonding love caring for-each
other she loves me hugs me
Love my momma
with all my heart.
I bow to you
Amarion T.
Happy Mother’s Day
You and me walking
Happiness singing loving
Chicago Illinois
May 18 April 29
play talk to each other
this makes me who I am today
you make me, me
I
will
never
let
you
go
Cherif H.
Mom
There is one thing I care
About more than myself and that is you
You were the one that kept me in shape.
I like to see you play I love to see you
Happy. I love how you don’t sit on the
couch feeling crappy. From 9:47 am on
February 21, 2005 till the day of my death
You will always stay by my side even if
things are a mess. You kept food in my stomach
but I didn’t get how selfish I could
be to not appreciate what I had
you worked so hard for. You helped
when I was sick and sad. Even when I
made you mad.
I love you mom and you will
always be in my heart.
Kathy Elaine, Mama
After Juan Felipe Herrera
My face in your hands lips to forehead
Heart filled laughs coast to coast smile kindness care
Chicago Southside 1505 2336 home wherever we go
Georgia 1952 Lying In 1979 wife mother warrior
You dance fill the house with music say prayers
Everything gathered we are here now
Love abounds
Our lives always
I am with you
Chanell Ruth
With Love…
