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Nan

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since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

0 posted 1999-11-21 12:21 PM

All righty my poetic pals - These seventh graders will be checking to see how you liked their work....

~Sara T~
Grey clouds above like
Nina's wool sweaters hugging
the world tight with love

~Colin~
The cold winds blow hard
I sit inside and shiver
My feet feel like ice

~Brittany~
The ocean rumbles
It is endless miles of sea
So mysterious

~Shannon~
A place of laughter
And a place where joy is known
Walk in a forest

~Molly~
The dark starry night
The moon's light shining brightly
Upon the silent city

~Jana~
Soft night melody
Tapping at my window pane
I slip into sleep

~Ashley~
All stars above me
And all the world around me
Keep me safe from harm

~Caitlin~
Frozen lake like a
Mirror reflecting my face
Brings everyone joy

~no name~
The wind is howling
So hard now it bends the trees
See the aftermath

~Sarah~
The grass is lime green
The sky is sapphire blue
Colors fill the world

~Grace~
The trees are all green
the water is crystal clean
Mother Nature IS

~Jaime~
A storm is coming
The wind is awfully strong
It will soon be hear

~Dominique~
The wind is blowing
Red and orange leaves falling
The winter is near

~Chelsie~
The forest is cool
There are trees all around me
Quiet surrounds me

Next I'll have them doing sonnets......

[This message has been edited by Nan (edited 11-24-1999).]

Munda
Member Elite

since 1999-10-08

Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands

1 posted 1999-11-23 01:03 AM

I am amazed by these fine young poets ! They have done so well ! I'm looking forward to their sonnets. : ) (Are you sure these are seventh graders, Nan ?)

Munda

Nicole
Senior Member

since 1999-06-23

Posts 1835
Florida

2 posted 1999-11-23 03:13 PM

Every single one of these, is just wonderful! Thank you for sharing these with us, Nan. I too, am looking forward to the sonnets!

Great work everyone!

Alicat
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since 1999-05-23

Posts 4094
Coastal Texas

3 posted 1999-11-23 03:18 PM

Wow...Nan, I can't help but wonder how I might have turned out had you been my 7th grade teacher.

Forget the sonnets...let's see some lyric odes!!!

Alicat

Pepper
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since 1999-08-19

Posts 3079
Southern Florida

4 posted 1999-11-23 03:31 PM

These poems are just wonderful!
You kids should be really proud of yourselves!!
Good job!
Bring on the sonnets...

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A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extraordinaire!

caroline
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since 1999-08-16

Posts 1218
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5 posted 1999-11-23 09:03 PM

These are GREAT!

I read them all twice, and just basked in the beauty here! I think I have just become a big fan of Haiku

Nan, keep posting their work! WOW!

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Time's fun when you're having flies~~Kermit the Frog

Denise

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since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

6 posted 1999-11-23 09:33 PM

These are all very lovely! I think teacher has great students!

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Denise

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

7 posted 1999-11-24 07:53 AM

What terrific poems! Keep up the great work!

jbouder
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since 1999-09-18

Posts 2534
Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash

8 posted 1999-11-24 11:34 AM

I am humbled. Excellent work.

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Jim

"If I rest, I rust." -Martin Luther

Marilyn
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since 1999-09-26

Posts 2621
Ontario, Canada

9 posted 1999-11-24 03:22 PM

Wow Nan. Seventh Grade hmm?? I wish you were my english teacher in seventh grade. (An apple for the teacher). Wonderful job, each and everyone of you. Keep up the good work.

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

10 posted 1999-11-24 07:29 PM

Wow.....hey, can I borrow one of them for the next class Nan, just incase I need a bit more proffessional help?

You guys did great, you all should be very proud of your work

RainbowGirl
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since 1999-07-31

Posts 3023
United Kingdom

11 posted 1999-11-25 10:09 AM

What a superb group of poets you have here Nan, brought smiles to my face this morning..

Hmmm, being English, what age is 7th grade?...ooops...

HUGS

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Sally S.
Senior Member

since 1999-06-07

Posts 847
Ohio

12 posted 1999-11-25 11:13 PM

Great job, guys! You're one up on me, I ducked out of Nan's Haiku workshop (Don't tell on me now, I'll make up for it in the next one.

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oh, and pay no mind to Alicat..I don't even know what a lyric ode is (yet) and I'm a 27 year old freshman in college. hee hee
Keep up the great work!!!

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

13 posted 1999-11-26 12:41 PM

Fantastic job kids! Give yourselves a big pat on the back for a terrific job!
Hey Nan! Good going, great students!

Skyfyre
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since 1999-08-15

Posts 1906
Sitting in Michael's Lap

14 posted 1999-11-26 12:30 PM

It amazes me that with such fine young minds to work with, that you bother with the lot of us at all, Nan. Beautiful thoughts from fine young poets and poetesses.

--Kess

[This message has been edited by Skyfyre (edited 11-27-1999).]

Echo Rhayne
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since 1999-09-17

Posts 1495
Canyon Country, CA

15 posted 1999-11-26 07:24 PM

*clap clap clap* I think I am going to stop writing now

I have just been shown up by every single one of ya'all!

Nan, You have some very talented students, and darnit I wish you were my 7th grade teacher LoL. I hope they are all encouraged to keep writing, who knows, maybe one of them can be the Poe of the new millenium

Again, great job all of you!

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~*~ Hell is not a place of fire and a devil with a tail and horns. But a place of torment because the light of God is gone. To escape this, accept the blood of Jesus Christ! ~*~

JOY 14
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since 1999-09-22

Posts 1419
Wisconsin USA

16 posted 1999-11-28 08:51 PM

I loved all of these. What talented students you have, Nan.

Kenneth Ray Taylor
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since 1999-11-11

Posts 139
Duluth, Minnesota, USA

17 posted 1999-12-06 08:33 AM

They are all good. I especially like Shannon's forest poem, with its paralleling first and second lines and the resolution in the third line. I too am fond of the woods.
I could also say that I wish you were my seventh grade English teacher, except that I know that I didn't appreciate the ones I had. And you wouldn't deserve a student like me.

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