2017 PYW Camp Session 4
Flight Haiku
Each small fold precise
An arrow shooting through sky
Airplane of paper
--Christine
The Beach
Seaweed being splashed
Cliffs are eroding white sand
People splashing in waves
--Michael
White feather floating
Paper pretty horizon
Light, touring, gliding
--Arjun
A wisp of white cloud
A leaf drifting in the air
Dream soaring upwards
--Maisie
Robins’ bright red breast
Robins soaring high in the sky
Robins, up Robins
--Kanak
Large bird fastest one to
Running through all the clouds
Soars to Paris from Maine
--Isla
Careful blue bird
Hovers over flowers
Buzzing, flapping
--Amira
Airy, silken, swift
Sort dash toward gathering clouds
Quick descent to ground
--Nicolette
Leap and look up high
Listen to the song of sky
Release your wings and fly
--Evelyn
Macaw gliding fast
Winging through treetops and vines
Dashing higher up
--Annika
See that dewdrop fall
On the endless meadow
Of bountiful grass
--Celine
Flying, soaring high
Over mountains and valleys
Never coming down
--Agastya
Flight Haiku
Each small fold precise
An arrow shooting through sky
Airplane of paper
--Christine
The Beach
Seaweed being splashed
Cliffs are eroding white sand
People splashing in waves
--Michael
White feather floating
Paper pretty horizon
Light, touring, gliding
--Arjun
A wisp of white cloud
A leaf drifting in the air
Dream soaring upwards
--Maisie
Robins’ bright red breast
Robins soaring high in the sky
Robins, up Robins
--Kanak
Large bird fastest one to
Running through all the clouds
Soars to Paris from Maine
--Isla
Careful blue bird
Hovers over flowers
Buzzing, flapping
--Amira
Airy, silken, swift
Sort dash toward gathering clouds
Quick descent to ground
--Nicolette
Leap and look up high
Listen to the song of sky
Release your wings and fly
--Evelyn
Macaw gliding fast
Winging through treetops and vines
Dashing higher up
--Annika
See that dewdrop fall
On the endless meadow
Of bountiful grass
--Celine
Flying, soaring high
Over mountains and valleys
Never coming down
--Agastya
Odes, shape poems and Animal Riddles by Campers in 2017 Session 2
Poems from Session 2, Summer 2017, Site: Taft Elementary School
Shape poem (see photo):
A Star Shining
Bright in the sky
Night Guiding
Me Through
The Dark night
--Emi
Ode to Sushi
Oh Sushi! I Love
You because you have
Seaweed that is crisp
And crunchy.
It’s so easy to eat you
And you are great with
Soy sauce. I like how
There is avocado in you.
--Emi
Animal Riddle
You’re a herbivore; you eat plants
You have brown spots and yellow
You are very skinny and very
Tall. I could see you at a
Zoo and when people see you
They get amazed by you.
You’re a herbivore you are very
Fat and you walk very slow
You protect yourself
From the sun with mud
And you have a huge trunk.
--Yunnuen
Ode to Golden Retriever
Oh Golden Retriever!
You’re so cute and cuddly
You’re so good at swimming with your webbed feet
You love your tennis balls that you run
After. You will lick my face and everyone’s
Face. We’ll see you later alligator.
--Mila
Oh Mr. Balloon!
How wonderful you … are
You’re basket is so very mini
As you float in the air
Everybody stares up at you
In awe. I rarely see you in the
Sky. Oh, how wonderful you are.
--Allison
Long and tasty for dogs
It is like candy
Rather small
Tastes like meat
Mostly meat
Eat it to jazz up a meal
Pork, chicken, even duck
Beef, and with some luck
Maybe you will
Get some for a buck
Roundish, smooth, and
Most of all,
They’re great.
--Marcus
One tooth
Is very strong, sometimes
White, yellow, silver, or
Gold, and sometimes they
Are fake, made with a
Mold. They help you grasp
Your food, then chump and
Bite. When you lose one,
Put it under your
Pillow, and wait for
The tooth fairy
To come.
--Marcus
Animal Riddle
I am a mammal
I have fangs
I hunt in a group
I eat other animals
And I like to howl.
I am a bird
I have talons
I like to fly
I have good vision
Someone in my
Family is the
Fastest bird
Alive
I am a mammal
I am very fast
I have 4 feet
I eat yellow stuff
And I’m on the logo of a very fast car.
--Daniel
You have a helmet
On your head
I have a watermelon
Instead
You use pantene
But I use watermelon
To keep me clean
Sometimes I have
Trouble lifting weights
But I have watermelon to keep me in
Shape.
--Addison
Ode to gymnastics
Oh gymnastics!
I like the way you make
Me flip on the floor
Built of mats and
Jump on the mini
Trampoline into the
Foam pit you make
Me smile every
Saturday but now you’re
Getting remodeled and
Growing big I will
Still remember the old gym.
--Samantha
Ode to Video Games
Oh Video Games!
I love how you’re so addicting
I can’t stop playing
And you’re so fun.
--Connor
Ode to Basketball
I love you because you’re
Fun
Many teams, many games
How I love to watch
Basketball
I want to be a basket-
Player
Many different points
For games. 3’s, 2’s, and
Even 1s.
Even every game not the
Same score
Many wins and losses
Cheer on your team.
--Ryan
Oh Turtle Oh turtle! Green, black or
Brown--slowly retreating in your shell, safe
and sound.
Oh turtle, oh turtle! Swiftly swimming,
Playing in the water ‘till the sun starts
Dimming.
Oh Turtle oh turtle! Eating the seaweed
Sometimes scavenging on other things to feed.
Oh turtle, oh turtle! What would I do
It just wouldn’t be the same if there
Was no you.
--Marcus F.
Ode to Phoenix
Oh Phoenix!
How beautiful your singing is
You and your tail feathers
Blowing in the breeze
I think of you every day
My phoenix
How lovely you are…
--Allison
Ode to ART:
Ohh art I love you so
If you were my friend.
I will play
With you every day
I wish I could do you all
Day.
--Maya
Ode to Dogs
The way you are so energetic, you
Are always fun to be around,
playing frisbee,
fetching sticks,
going on walks,
swimming.
A dog truly is a man’s best friend.
--Gavin
Oh Pizza!
When I tasted you
I liked the tomato
sauce and I wished
I could taste you
Forever
Oh pizza!
The cheese
Was so good
I wanted to
Eat you for
A long time.
--Juan
Ode to Destiny
Oh Destiny!
You take my mind away
Playing intense
Oh Destiny!
You da best
Boom bop diddy bo
Boop.
--Addison
Ode to Toby
Oh Toby!
You remind me of Toblerone
You always chew a bone
Your fur is so soft
You make me happy when I cough
You are colored apricot
Racoons you have fought
You comfort me when night is here
It’s funny cause you have a beard
You warm me when I’m cold
You are the feisty dog I own.
--Marcus Y.
Ode to Soccer
Oh Soccer!
How fun you are
I see the ball
And I run far
You are as cool
As a race car
I like you especially
When my team wins
But if we lose
I feel so lost
You are important to
me like somebody’s
Baby. When I play you
I feel so free
On the field is where
I want to be.
--Daniel
Ode to Cats
Cats oh cats!
You are sweet
As you are soft
When i see
A cat alone
I always want to take you home
You are soft like a cloud
Even though you can be loud
It hurts when you scratch me like capow!
But I love you
When you go meow.
--Hannah
Ode to Opti
There’s something about you that caught
My sight
You swim through the water like
Any other water creature
Every time I take you out you always
Take the toll
You never play a trick, you just do
What you do best
You go through any weather just hoping
Your sidekick holds up.
--Opti
Ode to Cake
Cake
There’s something about you
You’re so unique and tasty
Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry
The flavors go on
But one thing, yumm!
I came for ice cream
And I left with you
I have extra money
So I buy your baby
So very cute
Thank you for being alive.
--Samina
Ode to Dalek
Oh Dalek
Your diferent colors
And shapes
Are always
Dangerous
But beautiful
You are
My favorite
Villain
Who tries
To kill the
Amazing Dr. Who
With your lasers and
Plunger
But you never succeed
To
Oh Dalek,
You are so
Menacing
In so many
Ways
But can also
Be loved
In one
Way
--Dylan
Ode to Camping
When I go camping
I feel happy because
You have very new adventures
You make be with my
Family members all day
You have smores at night
You make me laugh
I like to smell
The green leaves of the
Forest camping and when
I leave I cry but I
Know I will come back
To you.
--Yunnuen
Ode to Mango
How Far I can see
Mangos up high all through you can see
I feel the mango so squishy in a weed.
It’s so juicy like an orange.
--Wesley
Shape poem (see photo):
A Star Shining
Bright in the sky
Night Guiding
Me Through
The Dark night
--Emi
Ode to Sushi
Oh Sushi! I Love
You because you have
Seaweed that is crisp
And crunchy.
It’s so easy to eat you
And you are great with
Soy sauce. I like how
There is avocado in you.
--Emi
Animal Riddle
You’re a herbivore; you eat plants
You have brown spots and yellow
You are very skinny and very
Tall. I could see you at a
Zoo and when people see you
They get amazed by you.
You’re a herbivore you are very
Fat and you walk very slow
You protect yourself
From the sun with mud
And you have a huge trunk.
--Yunnuen
Ode to Golden Retriever
Oh Golden Retriever!
You’re so cute and cuddly
You’re so good at swimming with your webbed feet
You love your tennis balls that you run
After. You will lick my face and everyone’s
Face. We’ll see you later alligator.
--Mila
Oh Mr. Balloon!
How wonderful you … are
You’re basket is so very mini
As you float in the air
Everybody stares up at you
In awe. I rarely see you in the
Sky. Oh, how wonderful you are.
--Allison
Long and tasty for dogs
It is like candy
Rather small
Tastes like meat
Mostly meat
Eat it to jazz up a meal
Pork, chicken, even duck
Beef, and with some luck
Maybe you will
Get some for a buck
Roundish, smooth, and
Most of all,
They’re great.
--Marcus
One tooth
Is very strong, sometimes
White, yellow, silver, or
Gold, and sometimes they
Are fake, made with a
Mold. They help you grasp
Your food, then chump and
Bite. When you lose one,
Put it under your
Pillow, and wait for
The tooth fairy
To come.
--Marcus
Animal Riddle
I am a mammal
I have fangs
I hunt in a group
I eat other animals
And I like to howl.
I am a bird
I have talons
I like to fly
I have good vision
Someone in my
Family is the
Fastest bird
Alive
I am a mammal
I am very fast
I have 4 feet
I eat yellow stuff
And I’m on the logo of a very fast car.
--Daniel
You have a helmet
On your head
I have a watermelon
Instead
You use pantene
But I use watermelon
To keep me clean
Sometimes I have
Trouble lifting weights
But I have watermelon to keep me in
Shape.
--Addison
Ode to gymnastics
Oh gymnastics!
I like the way you make
Me flip on the floor
Built of mats and
Jump on the mini
Trampoline into the
Foam pit you make
Me smile every
Saturday but now you’re
Getting remodeled and
Growing big I will
Still remember the old gym.
--Samantha
Ode to Video Games
Oh Video Games!
I love how you’re so addicting
I can’t stop playing
And you’re so fun.
--Connor
Ode to Basketball
I love you because you’re
Fun
Many teams, many games
How I love to watch
Basketball
I want to be a basket-
Player
Many different points
For games. 3’s, 2’s, and
Even 1s.
Even every game not the
Same score
Many wins and losses
Cheer on your team.
--Ryan
Oh Turtle Oh turtle! Green, black or
Brown--slowly retreating in your shell, safe
and sound.
Oh turtle, oh turtle! Swiftly swimming,
Playing in the water ‘till the sun starts
Dimming.
Oh Turtle oh turtle! Eating the seaweed
Sometimes scavenging on other things to feed.
Oh turtle, oh turtle! What would I do
It just wouldn’t be the same if there
Was no you.
--Marcus F.
Ode to Phoenix
Oh Phoenix!
How beautiful your singing is
You and your tail feathers
Blowing in the breeze
I think of you every day
My phoenix
How lovely you are…
--Allison
Ode to ART:
Ohh art I love you so
If you were my friend.
I will play
With you every day
I wish I could do you all
Day.
--Maya
Ode to Dogs
The way you are so energetic, you
Are always fun to be around,
playing frisbee,
fetching sticks,
going on walks,
swimming.
A dog truly is a man’s best friend.
--Gavin
Oh Pizza!
When I tasted you
I liked the tomato
sauce and I wished
I could taste you
Forever
Oh pizza!
The cheese
Was so good
I wanted to
Eat you for
A long time.
--Juan
Ode to Destiny
Oh Destiny!
You take my mind away
Playing intense
Oh Destiny!
You da best
Boom bop diddy bo
Boop.
--Addison
Ode to Toby
Oh Toby!
You remind me of Toblerone
You always chew a bone
Your fur is so soft
You make me happy when I cough
You are colored apricot
Racoons you have fought
You comfort me when night is here
It’s funny cause you have a beard
You warm me when I’m cold
You are the feisty dog I own.
--Marcus Y.
Ode to Soccer
Oh Soccer!
How fun you are
I see the ball
And I run far
You are as cool
As a race car
I like you especially
When my team wins
But if we lose
I feel so lost
You are important to
me like somebody’s
Baby. When I play you
I feel so free
On the field is where
I want to be.
--Daniel
Ode to Cats
Cats oh cats!
You are sweet
As you are soft
When i see
A cat alone
I always want to take you home
You are soft like a cloud
Even though you can be loud
It hurts when you scratch me like capow!
But I love you
When you go meow.
--Hannah
Ode to Opti
There’s something about you that caught
My sight
You swim through the water like
Any other water creature
Every time I take you out you always
Take the toll
You never play a trick, you just do
What you do best
You go through any weather just hoping
Your sidekick holds up.
--Opti
Ode to Cake
Cake
There’s something about you
You’re so unique and tasty
Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry
The flavors go on
But one thing, yumm!
I came for ice cream
And I left with you
I have extra money
So I buy your baby
So very cute
Thank you for being alive.
--Samina
Ode to Dalek
Oh Dalek
Your diferent colors
And shapes
Are always
Dangerous
But beautiful
You are
My favorite
Villain
Who tries
To kill the
Amazing Dr. Who
With your lasers and
Plunger
But you never succeed
To
Oh Dalek,
You are so
Menacing
In so many
Ways
But can also
Be loved
In one
Way
--Dylan
Ode to Camping
When I go camping
I feel happy because
You have very new adventures
You make be with my
Family members all day
You have smores at night
You make me laugh
I like to smell
The green leaves of the
Forest camping and when
I leave I cry but I
Know I will come back
To you.
--Yunnuen
Ode to Mango
How Far I can see
Mangos up high all through you can see
I feel the mango so squishy in a weed.
It’s so juicy like an orange.
--Wesley