The daily poem

As most of you know, I am starting a daily poem. Each day I post a new poem that Mrs. Graham has given us in class. This is my post that has all the poems, my first poem is under "the inspiring Mrs. Graham." Make sure to check back daily to view the daily poem. :) Also, the latest daily poems are at the bottom of this page. :) :) 


                                     Enjoy!!! :)


June 2, 2012

January By: John Updike

The days are short,

    The sun a spark

Hung thin between 

    The dark and dark

Fat snowy foot steps

    Track the floor.

Milk bottles burst

Outside the door.

    The river is

    A frozen place

Held still beneath

The trees of lace.


June 3, 2012


Early Morning By: Hilaire Belloc
The moon on the one hand,
The dawn on the other:
The moon is my sister,
The dawn is my brother,
The moon on my left and
The dawn on my right-
My brother good morning;
My sister good night.

June 4, 2012

Science By: Caitlin Bay
I know you this year
  I knew you last year
But never the year before.
  I was living without:
Metric units,
  Measuring tricks,
Silly songs of water;
  Who taught me what was what ,
And the many things that count.
  I will never know without you why:
Water runs,
  And birds sing;
High in the sky above.
  Oh science teach me,
What is what,
  So that I may pass it on.
***This poem is in honer of the 1/2 lunar eclipse tonight, and the transit of Venus tomorrow, that only occurs twice every 120 years! :) I'm honored to be able to experience it!!! :) :) :) :)

June 5, 2012

The Lion By: Hilaire Belloc
The Lion, the Lion, he dwells in the waste,
He has a big head and a very small waist;
But his shoulders are stark, and his jaws
    they are grim,
And a good little child would not play with
    him.

June 6, 2012

Singing By: Robert Louis Stevenson 
Of speckled eggs the birdie sings
    And nests among the trees;
The sailor sings of ropes and things
    In ships upon the seas.

The children sing in far Japan,
    The children sing in Spain;
The organ with the organ man
    Is singing in the rain.


June 7, 2012


The Horseman By:Walter De La Mare
I heard a horseman

Ride over the hill;

The moon shone clear;The night was still;
His helm was silver;
And pale was he;
And the horse he rode
Was of ivory.


June 8, 2012


I Heard A Bird Sing By: Oliver Herford
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember
We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December


June 9, 2012


Dreams By: Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken winged bird
That cannot fly.


Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.


June 10, 2012


Dream Dust By; Langston Hughes
Gather out of star-dust
Earth-dust
Cloud-dust
Storm-dust
And splinters of hail,
One handful of dream-dust
Not for sale.

June 11, 2012

Christmas Eve By: Caitlin Bay
Christmas Eve;
A time of song
And happy;
But little ole' Amy
Sits under the tree,
Waiting for Santie Paws:
He comes in the gloom
At midnight;
And steals all the toys and candy;
Ole' Santie paws brings all these toys and candy
To little miss under the Christmas tree Amy,
Who shakes her head, and says:
"If you want sad in childrens eyes;
Tell them this:
Their very own parents  put presents under the tree;
Not Santa.

So every Christmas Eve,
When a very meak child turns six;
Ole' Santie paws comes and whispers:
Mother and Father give you gifts
When it tis' Christmas Eve;
The time for song and happy.