It seems as if the poetry corner is an appropriate place for all sorts of creative endeavors.  Tonight's presentation is Nika's artwork from the computer.  She definitely has her own style.  Enjoy "The Midnight Time" by Veronika Willardson.

I guess I need to show her how to use the text tool for her thought balloons.

Backyard Visitor

Fox in the Backyard 12-6-2011

In the morning

In the snow

mama let our own dog go.

When she looked - 

to her surprise -

She saw a fox

Before her eyes.

"A fox. A fox!"

She called for help.

Our own dog,

Bravely chased, not yelped.

A brief encounter 

Near the fence -

Tensions flaring,

Such suspense!

A fox is clever, wily, keen;

He jumped the fence to forest green.

A small adventure to start the day -

We wish they all would start that way!

- Papa, Mama, Nika, Lina (the twins giggled this one out!)

Imperfect Haiku - An American Tradition

Today we tried haiku as we ate Halloween candy for dessert after dinner.  Nika was really into counting syllables and one of the pieces here is completely her own words.  Lina surprised us the other night by reciting most of our first poem by memory.  This experiment seems to be paying off... now to the haiku!

(Candy)
Halloween candy
comes in handy,
when sugar is in short supply.

(About Lina)
Vampire lady with purple teeth
climbs on mama's lap,
not too scary.

(About the twins)
Twin girls eat rice
and stroganoff from a bowl,
eternally eating.

(Nika's Flower Haiku)
Flowers fall when it's snowing
without even knowing
when spring is here.

(Nika's Candy Haiku)
When hungry for a sweet
people go trick or treat -
candy is lovely.


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1st Grade Life Science - Zombie Edition

Today was parent teacher conference.  We found out that Nika went through/is going through a zombie phase.  This was from her science class.  Kids are awesome!

Now it's your turn.  A _____ is living.  A zombie ______ is not living.

More poems later this week.  We may try dinnertime Haiku.

Happy Halloween Poem

"Trick or Treat"

It's a cold night in October

Chilly screeching wind howls.

With autumn nearly over

The night belongs to more than owls.

Witches, skeletons, werewolves, ghosts,

Monsters, vampires, and more -

Parties with their ghoulish hosts

Joining with this frightful tour.

Glowing Faces on the stoops - 

Promise of rewards so sweet,

Children scavaging in groups

All shouting "Trick or Treat!"

- Nika, Lina, Lexa, Sophie, Papa, and Mama

Inaugural Family Poem

Dreams on a Starry Night

Golden flowers in the night,

Up above us, oh so bright.

Silver eyeball looking down,

Upon the silence all around.

Sleeping children in their beds,

All wrapped up in silky threads 

Dreaming dreams of fairy life 

Without a care or any strife.

Soon they'll waken to the day

Games of magic they will play.

In a world by dreams inspired

They'll spend the day until they tire.

And darkness follows once again

And soothes the children with its reign.

- Nika, Lina, Sophie, Lexa, Mama and Papa