I’m sorry I was never too nice to you Running after you in the hall Stomping my foot to scare you It never occurred to me that someday your time would run out And now you’re gone I thought it was okay Since you hissed at me And I would make it up to you [...]
When the moon rises, apples and pears start dancing, and the spaghetti cries because it misses its sauce. When the moon rises, my stuffed bear dances with the puppy. Then they all start dancing. The blinds start moving and singing. When the moon rises, the couches and chairs talk to my mom as she cleans. [...]
Birds are flying in my head. And there is an alarm clock that wakes me up with a sound like a pencil-tapping a table. There is a really thin tree, tall as a skyscraper. There is a book about yellow and orange butterflies – really, really beautiful butterflies. A bird with a body made out [...]
When I am bored, she sends cheetahs so we can race. When I am cold, she wraps me all around with vines and leaves. Whenever I am hungry, she drops apples all around me, or when I’m injured, she grows medical herbs to heal me. When I want to get refreshed, she uses her long [...]
My heart is full of my first snowman and snow-angels deep in the snow. My heart is full of making new ideas and bubbles that pop in my head like a phone that just had rung. My heart is full of hugging and holding my brother who had just been born. My heart is full [...]
The water that we drink comes from the rivers of the white mountains. I climb as high as I can to see big, hairy mountain goats and have fun throwing snowballs. When it is your birthday, climb as high as you can so you, too, can get the best flower in the snow. By Nicolas, [...]
I can open my wings. I can fly with my two wings. I can fly to my mom and dad I can fly with the birds With my two wings I can fly into the clouds. By Amaris Photo by dibytes (Diane Hammond) via Flickr
Two fish went to the deep blue sea, One got eaten by a shark, Then there was one. One fish went to the deep blue sea, One got eaten by a shark, Then there were none. Zero of the fish are in the deep blue sea. Only their bubbles left, And they pop, pop, pop. [...]
There’s a unicorn in my backpack. He wants to come to school with me. He might butt me with his horn, and he might chase me and the other kids in the school. He might run in the street, and he might ram the kids, and he might eat the snacks, and he might hit [...]
I am my soul I wonder about who I am I hear noises from birds I see a colorful eye from space I am who I am I want love to appear I pretend to be someone else I touch feelings in people I understand myself I am who I am I say hello to [...]
I wonder what kind of dog I will have. I hear the ocean. I see the beach. I want Christmas to come. I am kind. I pretend Christmas is here. I feel a thousand feet tall. I touch winter’s snow. I worry about my mom and dad. I cry for my mom when she is [...]
If I were the dog, at Thanksgiving I would say: That chopped liver smells good. I hope they drop some turkey. I want to taste that. I think I see dessert. This is so noisy. When is it going to be over? I think I like everything here. I will just jump on the table. [...]
If I were a color, I would be the color of warmth. I would be the color of Thanksgiving. If you looked at the late sunset, you’d find me. I am the color of spicy gummy bears. I am the delicious brown spice. I am the color of deer and old burnt treasure maps. I [...]
The greatest of them All is the mighty waterfall. Every animal bows to him in The morning And the evening, with his roaring water and mighty Drop. Even the smallest barnacle bows to him. He rarely speaks, but when he does, he says, “Beware creatures, someday strange men will come to you.” By Ana Maria, [...]
Here are some favorite Halloween stories, poems, and essays written by WITS students. Black Black Cat Boom, Boom, Boom! Calabazas (Pumpkins) One Halloween Night Orange and Black The Sad Little Pumpkin [art by Niki via flickr]
