7th Grade Poetry Corner

Take a look at some of the amazing work by our 7th grade journalists!

Being a Hunter - A Ekphrastic Poem

By Tenzin Demaling

I lay face 

to face

A beast twice my size.

My wish was

To bring back food

For my two dear 

Daughters.

And my very dear

Wife. 

But I think that

It’s too late.

For now the beast stands up.

As I yank out the 

Knife 

In my pouch

And swerve 

In the direction

Of his chest.

And miss.

THE LOVE POEM

By Audelle Hernandez 

love is a pretty girl

Super pretty, everyone wants her,

Love is the person that will come and go

Love is best friends with cupid, most days 

She comes around town spreading her love 

She has good vibes stays pink and happy

But some days she can come back and take her love away.

Frazzled Flurry

By Ellie Flaum

Speckles of sweet

white snow,

scattered across the

street.

Footprints, imprinted

deeply into the cloud-like

snow, which makes a 

hum, every time it is stepped on,

uneven,

and messy.

The road empty,

caused by snow storm warnings,

that cause never ending 

traffic.

Benches, untouched,

left alone from the 

ambient snowy chaos.

Lights, flashing,

the traffic lights,

green, red and yellow,

stop, slow, GO!

What a stressful day–

how will we get home?

Window into a Dream

By Tempe Coffey

Looking through the windows at night

Blinded by the overhead light

Watching the rain 

With a lot of Disdain

We sit We talk

We look We walk

Until it all disappears like a cloud on a sunny day

Christina - An Ekphrastic Poem

By: Lucy Hoag-Fontana

Christina. Far away from home.

Her legs too tired to carry on.
Ready to reunite with her family, but they won't
Identify her.
Saddened by the realization,
Tiredness weighing her down.
¨If I try, I’m sure they will remember!¨
Not reassuring enough, she thought
After all, she opened the door.