Limericks

There was a man named joe

who stubbed his toe

he fell down in pain

in the middle of the game

yet he hopped around like a toad

There was a cat named cat

who got hit by a bat

and fell down and turned into a rat

then he stepped on a tack

then fell on a mat

There is a planet called Earth

one day it gave birth

to humans that start war

killing each other like bores

why did Earth give birth

I have seen....

I have seen large amounts of money coming poor people’s way

I have seen people lose large amounts of money in a gamble

I have seen stalk market crash and people going hungry

I have seen food given to poor countries

I have seen children kill each other in an Easter egg hunt

I have seen children work harder than the bee

I have seen people turning into vampires because of Hot Topic

Haiku hard work

 The bee works all day

To bring honey for their queen

Never takes a break

Children far away

Slave way harder than a bee

Barely getting paid

With two cents a day

Gas station jobs up ahead  

America ya  

Haiku on summer

Everything dries up

Season for swimming begins

Just lasts for four months 

Abstract stuff

Dreams are kitty cat grey jump suit parties on Jason day

Happiness is jiggle Jell-O orange biking in the clouds

Fear is hell red monster trucks flaming

Joy is bright yellow walking on sunshine fun day

Loneliness is bright white home alone

Success is baby blue money coming my way

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/20448

The poem I read was called Eating Poetry by Mark Strand.  I found it under poems for teen.  And this is the only one that stands out to me.  

I think this poem is from a dogs perspective because he is not acting as a human at all.  He starts by saying that there is ink running from my mouth and then he said he is super happy because he has been eating poetry.  At first  I thought he was trying to find a way to explain his love for poetry but when it get deeper, deeper, and deeper into he actually being a dog.   

V.s. Poem on humanity

Spain vs. England

                                    Hitler vs. Stalin

                                                                  Man vs. Woman

                                                                                                                            Malcolm X vs. Martin Luther King

                                                                   Black vs. White

                                     China vs. Tibet  

Disco vs. Punk Rock

                                                                 VHS vs. DVD

                                  Orson Scott Card vs. San Francisco

                          Bush vs. 9/11

                                                 Man vs. Wild

                                                                  Crips vs. Bloods

                                                                                        All boy bands vs. Guys

                                                                                                                        Connor vs. Conrad

                                                                                                                                             Gemini vs. Banana chips

School Poem

Mom wakes me up

have little breakfast

drive to school

wait five minutes

Language Arts begins

Lasts for hour and a half

ten minute break

Math for hour and a half

lunch break begins lasts an hour

Study Hall is upon us

but ends shortly

PE or History depends on the day

takes about an hour

then Physics of or Computers still depending on the day

then return to my sanctuary from whence I came

dinner

sleep

it starts all over until Saturday the best day of the week

the most unpredictable day of the week