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14/2/11 I quite like poetry now because you don't have to understand what the poem is about, its just what makes you think there's no right or wrong answer. So its okay if you don't get the meaning. Using onomatopoeia, alliteration, simile, rhyme, rhythm, metaphor and personification makes the poem really fun and nice to read. I like reading poems that includes any of those. Overall I think poetry is good. I learn quite a lot of things I didn't know before.

27/1/11 Poem doesn't have to be a place for our world because not much people wants to read poem or write poem. Its just their choice. I like poems when there's rhymings or maybe some onomatopoeia and alliterations because when I read it its funny and makes me laugh alot.

10/1/11 About the Limbo poem by Edward Kamau Brathwaite, I don't really know what it means in the start but after watching the video, I get what it means. I think its really meaningful though I don't like it very much. But I still find it interesting to read it. I'm starting to like poems because im starting to get what poems are. I don't really like poem last time is maybe because I don't read poems very often. Now that I've read lots of poems, I think its not that bad after all but I still hate poems that are from the past.

6/1/11 I still don't hate poetry and like them very much. Its still the same as what I wrote before.

4/1/11 I don't hate writing poetry neither to like them very much. I don't hate it because the fun thing you can do with poetry is to rhyme and i don't find it really boring. I don't like it very much because I really can't think of doing lines and it drives me a little stress. But i like reading poetry, i find it really interesting and fun but i it still depends on the topic. I don't like poems that are from the past.

**__Where do all the teachers go? by Peter Dixon. 6/1/11__** Where do all the teachers go When its four o'clock? Do they live in houses And do they wash their socks?

Do they wear pyjamas And do they watch TV? And do they pick their noises The same as you and me?

Do they live with other people? Have they mums and dads? And were they ever children? And were they ever bad?

Did they ever, never spell right? Did they ever makes mistakes? Were they punished in the corner If they pinched the chocolate flakes?

Did they ever lose their hymn books? Did they ever leave their greens? Did they scribble on the desk tops? Did they wear old dirty jeans?

I'll follow one back home today. I'll find out what they do Then I'll put it in a poem That they can read to you.

Comment: I really like this poem because I really want to find this things from the teachers in school. All of the verses are really funny questions. Asking teachers all this questions would be really fun because seeing them response to questions like that is really funny. This is an interesting poem. :) Sorry, I couldn't find any video for it at the moment but I'll try my best to find it.


 * __Betty Botter by Anon. 6/1/11__**

Betty Botter bought some butter, "But," she said, ''the butter's bitter. If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter-- Will make my batter better." So she bought a bit of butter, Better than her bitter butter. And she put it in her batter, And it made her batter batter, So 'twas better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter!

 Comment: I like this poem because it made me go all dizzy and it made me laugh. I kept reading it again and again and finally I got it right. Its nice when you read it really fast. You should try reading it again and again and see how many times you read it correctly. Check this video out and count how many times he did it wrongly. media type="youtube" key="tU3kGaTPuC4?fs=1" height="385" width="480" align="center"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-X-IaMbLVY&feature=related < that link. See how its suppose to sound like :) He is good at it! media type="youtube" key="6CMHrDDWado?fs=1" height="385" width="480" align="right" Comment: I LOVE THIS POEM VERY MUCH. It is really short, funny, interesting. I like tongue twisters poem the most because its interesting and it make you wanna read more poem of them and make you repeat the whole poem again and again. It may take a long time to say it in the right word but this is a really fun poem that you could read it again and again. You could really challenge yourself reading tongue twisters poem.                                           **__Giving The Pope An Antelope by Nick Toczek. 8/1/11__**  How do you cope? How do you cope? How do you cope? With an antelope?  Its not quite bright But a big dumb dope That'll impolitely Grab and grope.  I can't cope I can't cope I can't cope With an antelope.  It'll lazily graze On a grassy slope Or gaze for days Down my telescope. I raised my problem With the Pope Who praised its wobbling Awkward lope. Comment: I really like this poem because of the rhyming there. Its creative how he can make it rhyme and still have the meaning right there. I couldn't find a video at the moment but I'll try to find it as soon as possible. **__Riddle: Who I am by Nick Toczek. 8/1/11__** I've always been extremely thin Yet I contain the room Im in Though it's untouched by hand or din. And I have got the smoothest skin. Its shiny, like a fish's fin. To look at, I could be your twin. To find the word that's me just spin Six letters, but you must begin By making sure I've three R's in. Answer: Mirror     Comment: Hahah. I really like this riddle. I have no clue what was the answer on the first two verse. I started to have some clues on the third first because it says the how many letters there are and what letters are in it. I just got the answer when I read the third verse. **__Music is life by (Person You Don't know). 9/1/11__** Music is life Music is love Music is joyful Music is peaceful Music is a journal Music has feelings Music has emotion Music tells stories Music is unpredictable Music is exciting Music holds memories Music is life         Comment: I really like this poem that I found on the internet but I don't know who is it by. It says Person You Don't know. Anyway, I like this poem because its really true and Music is our life. We listen to it everyday and everywhere we go. Every single line 'that person' wrote is true. **__True Friend by Ashley Reese. 9/1/11__** **A true friend **
 * __Riddle by John Cotton. 7/1/11__** I am at your beginning and your end. I dog your footsteps And cannot be shaken off. Though I face from view You are never alone. So silent that you often forget me. I am still there, Your constant dark spy and companion. Answer: Shadow        Comment: I never ever even taught that it was shadow. I really like it because they made it true but made people hard to guess the answer. The words he use is easy to understand. 'You are never alone' line kinda make me think its a shadow already but I am not really sure until I read 'So silent that you often forget me, I am still there'.              **__Peter Piper by Anon. 7/1/11__**  Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper; Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled pepper? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, Where's the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper pickled?
 *  A true friend is the one who picks you up when you fall **
 *  A true friend is one that won't lie **
 *  A true friend is there when you call **
 *  A true friend is there when you want to die **
 *  A true friend knows just what to say **
 *  A true friend won't care what other people think **
 *  A true friend will help you find your way **
 *  A true friend will make sure you don't sink **
 *  A true friend will help you choose your path **
 *  A true friend will know when something is wrong **
 *  A true friend has to sometimes face your wrath **
 *  A true friend makes you feel like you belong **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> A true friend **    **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Comment: This is a poem I found on the internet. I really like this poem because it is true and I think I believe in this. This poem is very meaningful. Every line means so many things to a true friend. **

**__ True Friend by Clara Odelia Ciutara. 9/1/11 __**

 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Friend gives you smile **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> But true friend gives you happiness **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Friend will lie about you **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> But true friend won’t tell your weakness **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Friend knives your back **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> But true friend will slog your face **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Thousands friends come when you’re happy **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> But only one true friend comes when you cry **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Friend comes when he needs you **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> But true friend comes when you need him **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Friend leaves when everybody does **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> But true friend comes when everybody leaves **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Friend comes and leaves **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> But true friend is yours forever **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Comment: This is another poem I found about True Friend. Its basically the same thing as my last one. Its really meaningful. **


 * __School by Suzanne Matanga. 10/1/11__**


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">School can be fun **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School can be boring **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School can bring friends **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School can bring enemies **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School can bring rules **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> But u can break them **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School brings bullies **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School brings work **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School brings cheating **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School, you learn new thing **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School, you try you best **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School, you never give up **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School have teacher you might like and hate **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> School is where you meet new people **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Wake at six o’clock **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Get to school late **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Get detention **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> No homework done **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> TEST, EXAM, TEST, EXAM **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Comment: I really like this poem because this poem really tells what most school is like. School can bring lots of things to you, some good and some bad ones. The last line might be true for schools but not all school have exams. The first verse tells us what school can bring us on to our future life. **

__**Dance, Dance by Atara Gedalowitz. 10/1/11**__


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Dance, Dance **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> To the music **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Dance, Dance **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> To the beat **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Dance, Dance **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> To the rhythm **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Stomp your feet **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Dance, Dance **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Even though **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Your tune they don't hear **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Dance, Dance **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> For yourself **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Have no fear **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Dance, Dance **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> If you're alive **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> You're doing well **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Dance, Dance **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> And grin **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> So the world can tell **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> You know you've got **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> A life to live **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> You're looking at the joy **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> This world can give **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> And you're dancing and laughing, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Won't be dragged down **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> You'd rather keep moving **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Than stay with a frown **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Dance, Dance **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> 'Til it's played to the end **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Dance, Dance **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> With a smile **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> My truly brave friend **

==== Comment: I really like this poem because it really tell us what dance basically is. I think dance is what you do everyday like what the first verse say. You dance to the music, you dance to the rhythm. This poem tells us that you can dance anywhere and anytime. When you want some laughter and joy or you can dance with no fear. You don't need to be afraid to dance. Overall, I think this is a really great poem or maybe this is my favourite poem. ====


 * __The hate I hate by Adalie Hettie. 11/1/11__**


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">I hate the hate that resides in me now **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that is so heavy it weighs me down **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that keeps my emotions tightly wound **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that charges my wall **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that lies to strengthen my fall **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that has me in chains **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that courses through my veins **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that is a shadow at my side **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that has stolen my mind **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that blinds me from the stars **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that has created my war **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I hate the hate that has stolen my grace **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> My scarlet letter written all over my face **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Comment: I don't know what this poems means at the first but after reading it again and again, I think I got what it means. I like it when it rhymes at the end. I like the 'I hate the hate that has me in chains'. Maybe it means that he hates getting in trouble or being stuck. Overall, I find this poem really good and funny when I first read it. **


 * __Music is endless by Sreekala Sukumaran. 11/1/11__**


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Music is life **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music is colorful **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music is passion **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music is soothing. **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music makes one romantic **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music evades loneliness **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music makes to forget worries **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music gives hope. **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music can take you ages back **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music can tell you stories **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music can control emotions **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Music is always endless…. **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Comment: The tittle of this poem is really true because music is never endless. Who can live without music? Everywhere you go, you hear music. The last verse is really interesting. It says 'Music can take you ages back'. This might be true, you can think back to the past maybe by listening to the music you like at the past. 'Music can tell you stories'. Music does tell us stories. Every music has meanings for it. I really like this poem because it tell us that we cannot forget about music because music is everywhere. **


 * __So says the Boss by Udiah. 11/1/11__**

I'm the boss You do not cross The king of my domain For the day No work, all play Is found in my refrain

Love to eat The prime of meat So sad 'til I get some 'Tis so sweet And such a treat Boy, they can be so dumb

Hate to dress Give me caress No bother with the slime Have to dig In it real big Archaeology time

When I'm beat I have a seat Take my favorite spot No compete It's so complete Out of my royal cot!

Here to stay I love to lay Napping is not a farse I'm a dog Who's a couch hog So move your big fat arse!

Comment: I really like this poem because it rhymes perfectly with the meaning right there. This poem talks about true human life that each of us will go through with. I like the second verse because this verse tell us that everyone can enjoy their own delicious meal.

__**In Good Hands by Laventhere. 11/1/11**__


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">In the hands of a gifted teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> a classroom is a magical place **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In the hands of a gifted teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> There’s a smile on each child's face **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Creative Energy is Everywhere **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> There’s a Catalyst who Genuinely Cares **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Desire and Wonder is Awakened **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> The Educational Agenda is Shaken **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Self-Management Skills are Modeledx **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> The Best of Reality is Bottled **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Gifts and Talents are Refined **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> The Willed Future is Designed **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Comment: I really like this poem because I find it really interesting and funny. How I find it funny was because if a teacher is good, then you'll have a very good student. It all depends on the teachers to come out good in the first place. **


 * __ Fear by Gerardo Pena. 11/1/11 __**


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Fear is when you run away, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is when you’re scared to love someone, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is when the sky turns grey, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is when you lose your loved ones, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is a feeling of danger, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is when you aren’t brave, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is the feeling of anger, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is when you can’t behave, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is when your shy, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is like not having devotion, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is when you’re afraid of saying bye, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is like a dark blue ocean, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is like ending you’re career, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is like being lonely, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is like not being able to reappear, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is like feeling ghostly, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is like an ashtray, **
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Fear is like a dark dungeon. **


 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Comment: I really like this poem because it is true in life. Everyone have fears and those one above might be ours. 'Fear is when your shy'. That line is true because when you're scared of something you are really shy. So I think its the same meaning. This poem is really meaningful and it tells us about the true fear that everyone have. **


 * __A Faithful Dog. 11/1/11__**


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">A Faithful Dog Will Play With You **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> And Laugh With You -Or Cry- **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> He'll Gladly Starve To Stay With You **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Nor Ever Reason Why, **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> And When You're Feeling Out Of Sorts **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Somehow He'll Understand **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> He'll Watch You With His Shining Eyes **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> And Try To Lick Your Hand. **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> His Blind, Implicit Faith In You **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Is Matched By His Great Love- **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> The Kind That All Of Us Should Have **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> In The Master, Up Above. **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> When Everything Is Said And Done **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I Guess This Isn't Odd **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> For When You Spell "Dog" Backwards **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> You Get The Name Of God. **


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Comment: This poem is talking about feelings of dogs. I really like this poem because its really meaningful and its true. That what dogs are. They understand what we feel and they comfort and play with us. I really love dogs so I think this poem is really good to explain to a dog lover. **


 * __The kitten by <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Ogden Nash. 11/1/11 __**


 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">The trouble with a kitten is **
 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> THAT **
 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> Eventually it becomes a **
 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> CAT. **


 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">Comment: I find this poem really really funny. I read it for once and I started laughing non-stop. I don't really get what the writer is trying to say but what I think was that this writer like when the cat is young and not when it grow up because the writer might be lazy to clean or do more things. It actually depends on what you think about it. **


 * __Cats Sleep Everywhere. 11/1/11__**


 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">Cats sleep anywhere, any table, any chair. **
 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> Top of piano, window-ledge, in the middle, on the edge. **
 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> Open draw, empty shoe, any body's lap will do. **
 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> Fitted in a cardboard box, in the cupboard with your frocks. **
 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> Anywhere! They don't care! Cats sleep anywhere. **


 * <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">Comment: I find this poem interesting because it really tell the truth of cats. Although I don't have a cat, I still think its character is like that. Cat does sleep anywhere they feel comfortable. I think this is a good poem because it explain to us what cat characteristic is like. 'Open draw, empty shoe, anybody's lap will do' I find the third line quite funny. It makes me think that cat does sleep everywhere and doesn't care about its surrounding, at least they have a good spot. That quite means that cat are lazy. **


 * __ My dog is the world's best dog. by Suzy Becker. 11/1/11 __**

<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">DOG RULES

<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> The dog is not allowed in the house. <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> Okay, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms. <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> The dog can get on the old furniture only. <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> Fine, the dog is allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed to sleep with the humans on the bed. <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> Okay, the dog is allowed on the bed, but only by invitation. <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but not under the covers. <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation only <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> The dog can sleep under the covers every night. <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"> Humans must ask permission to sleep under the covers with the dog.

<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: verdana,arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Comment: I find this poem confusing because first it says the dog can't do that, can't do this. But later on, it says the dog can do it but not that. I quite laugh a little too, so I think its not that bad. Overall, I think this is a good poem since its trying to confuse people while making them laugh.

Dogs are so fluffy and cute They can be active at times They can be cuddle like teddy bears It can also be playful like mine. by Jia Wei

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People thinks poetry differently Overall I think poetry is interesting Every line has a meaning That makes it interesting to me Retry or edit to make it funny Yes, Poetry is fun for me By Jia Wei

**The Supermarket**

I walked past the cashier And heard ka-ching As the money goes into the cash register

I then walked in to the supermarket And heard tsk A lady putting the food in the plastic bag

I went to the fruit store And heard splat When the kid drop the watermelon