Lafayette Originals

Sparkle

A sparkle a shimmer a glow from above,

In the shining snow I find a single glove.

Among the ceiling we look at the past,

You see a play you know the cast.

The rest of it we do not know,

The rest of it is unknown.

by Emma S.

Fifth-grade poet Nishika A. composed a Lafayette original celebrating A Change in Seasons.  Here, she and friend Emily B. perform the poem:

In honor of our upcoming visit from the Mayhem Poets, fifth-grader Tamer L. tried her hand at slam poetry:

Purple = Everyone
Red = Girls
Blue = Boys

We're Sick

Our stomachs are
TURNING
My head is
BURNING
My forehead's on
FIRE
Don't call me a
LIAR
DIZZY
TURNING
I think it's from
LEARNING
I think chairs are
TALKING
We're having trouble
WALKING
HELP
PLEASE
Let us
LEAVE!
Take us
AWAY
Beep!  School's out, TIME TO PLAY.

Being Me

I stare at the oceans and think to myself,

I wish I was the sea because it does everything itself.

I could move mountains and tsunamis too,

I could watch people swim in my ocean blue.

People would love me and my waves,

But only the ones who are brave

I could feel special at the most,

For the fish I'd be the host.

I think again,

Why would I be something or somebody who is not me.

by Olivia C.