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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Poetry
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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - English Language - Middle School - Poetry
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1. He clasps the crag with crooked hands:
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, it stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
(by Lord Alfred Tennyson)
2. You Lift Me Up
You lift me up when I am down
Change my world in every way.
Hold my hand and touch my face
Give me hope on this beautiful day.
You give me strength to carry on
showing your love to me alone.
You are the truth, you are the voice.
You make me feel that I’m the one.
(by Betty Bateson)
3. Betty Botter bought some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter… (by Mother Goose)
4. Early morning hours
Mother nature awakens
All life, resonates
to her bio-rhythms and
a new day stretches its' wings.
(by M.L. Kiser)
5. Ready, Set… Glow!
Like a Diamond Ring
Polished to a Sparkle
Showcased to be Seen…
(by MoonBee Canady)
6. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck would chuck wood?
7. In my life each moment is it very instant,
while birds and nature are being persistent.
(by James Horn)
8. The 'Bad Witch of Oz' lost her throne
They weren’t gonna’ leave her alone
… the water was fracked
… it’s how she got whacked
But … how many others aren’t known!
(by Jack Clark)
9. Once upon a time there never was an Ego
For it was alive by the breath of wishes of those who were suffocating from it.
I carried the cross of being egoist
Had my hands nailed, had myself hailed
Confident rain was self-absorbed
Self-esteem felt the pain
Self-assertive had risen and reign
To conquer and succeed I was self-assured
That I too was not self-conscious
I never was an empty vessel ‘cause I was self-contained
I couldn’t handle to be self-effacing
Greatness was self-evident
People stand with me for being self-opinionated
For they cannot fall for self-pity
In the frame of success I see a self-portrait
Less of the devil for I was self-possessed
I had plans to be wealthy but not selfish
For my soul is sold to me.
(by Vuyolethu Sithatu)
10. Shall we go dance the hay, the hay?
Never pipe could ever play
Better shepherd’s roundelay.
Shall we go sing the song, the song?
Never Love did ever wrong,
Fair maids, hold hands all along.
(by Nicholas Breton)
11. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
To be successful in this life of ours
We must be prepared to be in it for the long haul.
Grab the brass ring and hang on for dear life.
It’s surely not for the weak of heart.
It takes a lot of intestinal fortitude
To make it through, to be content, to be happy.
A total commitment that no matter what obstacles are in our way,
Our approach allows us to circumnavigate them
And enjoy life to the fullest. (by Jack Ellison)
12. I will whip out my hot gun,
You hold the barrel, have fun;
Stroke with your finger,
Then pull the trigger
And hit the target anon!
(by Abdul Malik)
13. A Letter to the Debtor
To those I’ve hurt and all I’ve wronged,
I never before accepted where I belonged.
I could apologize but I’m not sure that even matters now.
Maybe those who hear this will realize that I’m truly sincere
and will find it in their heart to forgive me somehow. (by Princess Poetry)
14. In my life each moment is it very instant,
while birds and nature are being persistent.
(by James Horn)
15. I will whip out my hot gun,
You hold the barrel, have fun;
Stroke with your finger,
Then pull the trigger
And hit the target anon!
(by Abdul Malik)
16. Once upon a time there never was an Ego
For it was alive by the breath of wishes of those who were suffocating from it.
I carried the cross of being egoist
Had my hands nailed, had myself hailed
Confident rain was self-absorbed
Self-esteem felt the pain
Self-assertive had risen and reign
To conquer and succeed I was self-assured
That I too was not self-conscious
I never was an empty vessel ‘cause I was self-contained
I couldn’t handle to be self-effacing
Greatness was self-evident
People stand with me for being self-opinionated
For they cannot fall for self-pity
In the frame of success I see a self-portrait
Less of the devil for I was self-possessed
I had plans to be wealthy but not selfish
For my soul is sold to me.
(by Vuyolethu Sithatu)
17. In Scarlet Town, where I was born
There lived a fair maid dwellin';
Made many a youth cry well-a-day,
And her name was Barbara Allen.
18. A Letter to the Debtor
To those I’ve hurt and all I’ve wronged,
I never before accepted where I belonged.
I could apologize but I’m not sure that even matters now.
Maybe those who hear this will realize that I’m truly sincere
and will find it in their heart to forgive me somehow. (by Princess Poetry)
19. What Cowboys Do
On that ranch in the west.
We got us a cowboy dude.
We do what cowboys do.
Six gun by his hand.
He’s carrying a shotgun too.
Gotta rope at his side.
Gonna ride and rope today.
Gonna bring them cattle this way…
(by Kim Robin Edwards)
20. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
To be successful in this life of ours
We must be prepared to be in it for the long haul.
Grab the brass ring and hang on for dear life.
It’s surely not for the weak of heart.
It takes a lot of intestinal fortitude
To make it through, to be content, to be happy.
A total commitment that no matter what obstacles are in our way,
Our approach allows us to circumnavigate them
And enjoy life to the fullest. (by Jack Ellison)