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    <title>Real Friends</title>
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    <published>2007-05-11T03:19:28Z</published>
    <updated>2007-05-11T03:22:08Z</updated>
    
    <summary>REAL FRIENDS Is a real friend the one who cares about you who says good things about you Is a real friend the one who stays by your side Through thick and thin now That’s what you call Real friends...</summary>
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        <name>Beverly Maddox</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>REAL FRIENDS</strong></p>

<p>Is a  real friend the one who<br />
         cares about you<br />
who says good things<br />
       about you<br />
Is a real friend the one <br />
      who stays by your side <br />
Through thick and thin now<br />
       That’s what you call<br />
Real friends</p>

<p>                     ---by Russell</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Rowel, Charleston, and C.J.</title>
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    <published>2007-05-11T03:11:47Z</published>
    <updated>2007-05-11T03:17:06Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Mexico Mexico, Like That, there Is not Another, My Beautiful Country, My Beautiful Land, With Many Traditions, And No Matter How Many There Are, That Is My Country. With The Toltec, Aztec, And Mayan Traditions, With The Old Traditions, And...</summary>
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        <name>Beverly Maddox</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Mexico</strong></p>

<p>Mexico,<br />
 Like That, there Is not Another,<br />
 My Beautiful Country, <br />
My Beautiful Land,<br />
 With Many Traditions,<br />
 And No Matter How Many There Are,<br />
That Is My Country.</p>

<p>With The Toltec,<br />
 Aztec,<br />
 And Mayan Traditions,<br />
 With The Old Traditions,<br />
 And With All The Uniforms.  </p>

<p>With The Delicious Food,<br />
 There, You Are Welcome,<br />
 With Old Personages,<br />
 That Continue In Our Minds.  </p>

<p>A Beautiful Country, <br />
With My Beautiful Land, <br />
My Pretty one, <br />
Yucatan.  </p>

<p>                --by Rowel</p>

<p>Mexico</p>

<p>Mexico,<br />
Como Ese Nohay Otro,<br />
Mi Hermosa Patria,<br />
Una Hermosa Tierra,<br />
Con Muchas Tradiciones,<br />
Y Aunque Son De Montones,<br />
Ese Es Mi Pais.</p>

<p>Con Las Tradiciones Mayas,<br />
Aztecas Y Toltecas,<br />
Con Las Viejas Tradiciones,<br />
Y Con Muchos Uniformes.</p>

<p>Con La Deliciosa Comida,<br />
Alla Te Dan La Bienvenida,<br />
Con Viejos Personajes,<br />
Que Continuan En Nuestras Mentes.</p>

<p>Una Hermosa Patria,<br />
Con Mi Hermosa Tierra,<br />
Mi Lindo <br />
Yucatan.</p>

<p>     --Rowel</p>

<p><br />
<strong>Broken</strong><br />
 <br />
I found my love in a nearby wood.<br />
She spoke to me and yet I should.<br />
Get nearby her, because I know nothing of her,<br />
And she knows nothing of me.</p>

<p>We meet regularly by this tall tree,<br />
We rolled in the leaves in autumn,<br />
We sang with the birds,<br />
We drew a heart with our names in it,<br />
And she still knows nothing of me.</p>

<p> The next day I came to this same tree, <br />
 I saw nothing but footsteps leading to the north, <br />
Where I cannot go<br />
 I am broken…</p>

<p>        --by Charleston</p>

<p><br />
<strong>The Eagles</strong><br />
   <br />
Its wide wings adore me<br />
The Sun reflects its shadow<br />
It is beautiful to see it soaring that high<br />
I would like to fly someday with these giants<br />
Seeing the sky <br />
Passing by <br />
Me swiftly<br />
Flying high<br />
Being weightless and letting troubles pass me by<br />
Then again-<br />
I’d rather like to stay on the ground;<br />
Where I would stay with family that could protect me<br />
Instead of being in the wild.</p>

<p>           --  By; C.J.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Who Loves a Girl Like Her?</title>
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    <published>2007-05-11T03:06:04Z</published>
    <updated>2007-05-11T03:07:54Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Who Loves a Girl Like Her? Who loves a girl with shoulder length hair? Who loves a girl with pretty shaped eyes? Who loves a brown skin girl with pretty lips? Who loves a girl with a kind of big...</summary>
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        <name>Beverly Maddox</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Who Loves a Girl Like Her?</strong></p>

<p><br />
Who loves a girl with shoulder length hair?</p>

<p>Who loves a girl with pretty shaped eyes?</p>

<p>Who loves a brown skin girl with pretty lips?</p>

<p>Who loves a girl with a kind of big tummy?</p>

<p>Who loves a girl that has big thighs?</p>

<p>Who loves a girl with pretty brown legs?</p>

<p>Who loves a girl that can dance?</p>

<p>Who loves a girl that is sweet and just loves to have fun</p>

<p>But really can you tell me this </p>

<p>Who really loves a girl with a skin disease?</p>

<p>			-- By: Tiffany <br />
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<entry>
    <title>MISCELLANEOUS POEMS, Part 1</title>
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    <published>2007-05-11T02:51:56Z</published>
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    <summary>LOVE Love can sometimes be true Love can be used for just saying with no reason why Love can be a word that just get passed around like your English book. When love hurt it’s not a funny feeling. You...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>LOVE</strong></p>

<p>Love can sometimes be true <br />
Love can be used for just saying with no reason why<br />
Love can be a word that just get passed around like your English book.<br />
 When love hurt it’s not a funny feeling.<br />
 You should never love someone if they don’t love you back.  <br />
Love can make u sad, mad, glad or even brag.<br />
Love can sometimes change who u are.<br />
You should never hurt the one you love.<br />
Just think of them being that one shooting star</p>

<p>                              ---Kedra</p>

<p><strong>School Bus</strong></p>

<p>School Bus <br />
School Bus<br />
So big and round <br />
Yellow and black<br />
All year round<br />
Long ones <br />
Short ones <br />
Strong and sturdy <br />
Sometimes you’re clean <br />
And sometimes you’re dirty<br />
School Bus.</p>

<p>             --Julian</p>

<p>                                               <strong>School Bus     </strong>	 </p>

<p>		School bus<br />
		School bus <br />
		Clean or dirty <br />
		Just making loud noise                                            <br />
		Just loud an nerdy.</p>

<p><br />
		School bus <br />
		School bus <br />
		Good or bad<br />
		School bus <br />
		School bus <br />
		You make me so glad. </p>

<p><br />
		While picking me up from here to there,	<br />
		Sometime I care why are you ever there<br />
		Then I begin to notice... <br />
		Do you really care?<br />
 		</p>

<p>		And while you are worrying about me and you,<br />
		I wonder why you do what you do.<br />
		</p>

<p>		School bus <br />
                                           School bus </p>

<p>                                                          --by Myia </p>

<p><br />
<strong>School Bus</strong><br />
A big yellow school bus<br />
Coming down my street.<br />
It comes to a stop with its loud brakes.<br />
It blows it horn for me to come out.<br />
I get on the bus and the way to school <br />
I go.</p>

<p>              --by Sheronica </p>

<p><strong>The School Bus</strong></p>

<p>School buses are passing<br />
School buses are loud<br />
Kids are yelling like chickens going to slaughter house<br />
Every time the bus comes,<br />
I see yellow and orange bright lights flashing from my bedroom window</p>

<p>But wait I’m not done getting dressed yet!<br />
My mom is yelling…you better not miss the bus!!!</p>

<p>	<br />
                        --DaNesha<br />
<strong>The Most Beautiful Thing</strong></p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen<br />
Was my new born niece,<br />
With her big brown eyes<br />
Looking at me.</p>

<p>      --by Sheronica </p>]]>
        
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    <title>Prayer of an Animal Poems</title>
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    <published>2007-05-11T02:50:18Z</published>
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    <summary>The Prayer of the Frog Dear God, I need more water. I need more energy to leap. I need more color to disguises myself. I need to be quicker. I need more flies. Amen!! --Sheronica The Prayer of the Puppy...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>The Prayer of the Frog</strong></p>

<p>Dear God,<br />
 <br />
I need more water.<br />
I need more energy to leap.<br />
I need more color to disguises myself.<br />
I need to be quicker.<br />
I need more flies.</p>

<p>	Amen!!</p>

<p>                      --Sheronica </p>

<p></p>

<p><strong>The Prayer of the Puppy</strong></p>

<p>Dear God<br />
I am a sweet and innocent puppy <br />
Can I go to a safe and cozy place?<br />
Can I leave this shelter?<br />
The only thing I wanted to do is get out of this shelter form all of these cruel animals.<br />
But, I guess today is not the day, Dear God.<br />
Can I have this one life changing moment?<br />
Please, I am begging.<br />
	<br />
	Amen<br />
                                 --DaNesha </p>

<p><br />
    <strong>“THE PRAYER OF A DOG’S DREAM”</strong></p>

<p>Dear God,</p>

<p> I need a place <br />
where I can be loved and cared for.</p>

<p>I see the people across the street<br />
In their big yellow suits<br />
And their big red truck.</p>

<p>I’m so happy <br />
I’m wagging my <br />
Polka dotted tail right now.</p>

<p>I think a man sees me.<br />
I’m going to go and meet him<br />
Right now.<br />
I think he’s smiling.</p>

<p>Well, God.<br />
Wish me luck.<br />
Here I go!</p>

<p>                --BY: Chris</p>

<p><br />
<strong>The Prayer of the Little Kitten</strong></p>

<p>Dear God,<br />
 Help me as I walk <br />
Through this big world,<br />
Watch over me when I’m<br />
Trying to find my way<br />
Help me look for a home <br />
Where I’m wanted<br />
When I sleep,<br />
Let me lay in peace<br />
When its time for me to go<br />
Let me be remembered as<br />
The little kitten<br />
		Amen.</p>

<p>	--By: Bonita<br />
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<entry>
    <title>Love vs Gum</title>
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    <published>2007-05-10T20:41:08Z</published>
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    <summary> LOVE VS GUM Love is like a piece of gum You chew and it taste good But at the end it gets old And nasty and and The flavor has just worn off So take love like a piece...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>    LOVE VS GUM</p>

<p>Love is like a piece of gum<br />
You chew and it taste good<br />
But at the end it gets old<br />
 And nasty and and <br />
The flavor has just worn off<br />
So take love like a piece of gum<br />
Once your love has come into your life <br />
He will break your heart.<br />
Then you will feel like a piece <br />
Of gum with no flavor</p>

<p>             BY: Destiny Alexander    <br />
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    <title>PRAYERS OF THE ANIMALS</title>
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    <published>2007-05-10T20:37:26Z</published>
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    <summary>THE PRAYER OF A CAT Dear Lord I am a nice loving cat. That likes to sit in my owners lap. But when I sneak outside lord. Please don’t let the tick magnet run me up a tree. So my...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>THE PRAYER OF A CAT</p>

<p>Dear Lord<br />
 I am a nice loving cat.<br />
That likes to sit in my owners lap.<br />
But when I sneak outside lord.<br />
Please don’t let the tick magnet run me up a tree.<br />
So my owner has to call the fire department.<br />
You see.</p>

<p>                                 BY: Destiny Alexander</p>

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<p>	The Prayer Of The Horse</p>

<p>Dear Lord,<br />
Give me the strength I need <br />
To run this race<br />
I’m the slowest of them all<br />
My hair is a mess,<br />
My shoes are rough and need cleaning,<br />
I’m starved all the time<br />
Because I don’t win races, <br />
My skin is rough <br />
And I need a bath,<br />
Lord please help me</p>

<p>      Amen</p>

<p>                    By: Samone Holland</p>

<p></p>

<p>“The Prayer Of A Dog”</p>

<p>Dear God,<br />
I Know You’re Good,<br />
I Know You Hear Me,<br />
And You Understand Me.</p>

<p>I Want Somebody To Love Me,<br />
 And Someone Who Take Care Of Me,<br />
That Person Will Be From You,<br />
And That Person Will Be Like You.</p>

<p>I Don’t Want Be Alone,<br />
I Want Be Happy In A Home,<br />
I Just Want To Be Happy,<br />
Happy With A Family.</p>

<p>Thanks For Your Time God,<br />
Thanks For Being Good,<br />
Thanks For The Person,<br />
That Will Come Soon.<br />
Amen.</p>

<p>By Rowel Tun Leon</p>

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<entry>
    <title>DEFINITION POEMS</title>
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    <published>2007-04-24T00:29:04Z</published>
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    <summary>The Literati 1A undertook the challenge to write a definition poem for an abstract idea or concept. Each definition line was expected to be a metaphor or simile. What do you think? Did the writers capture the concept or idea?...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong><em>The Literati 1A undertook the challenge to write a definition poem for an abstract idea or concept.  Each definition line was expected to be a metaphor or simile.  What do you think?  Did the writers capture the concept or idea?  Is this what each word defined suggests to you?  Remember, these are connotative definitions, not denotative definitions.  You'll find the latter in a dictionary!</em></strong></p>

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Determination</p>

<p>Determination is a river<br />
That never stops flowing.<br />
Determination is a rock <br />
That never moves.<br />
Determination is a tree<br />
That will sometimes be blown<br />
By heavy winds, and struck<br />
By lightening in severe storms,<br />
But it will never move.<br />
Determination is a source<br />
That keeps you motivated <br />
To reach that certain goal.<br />
	--Charleston<br />
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<entry>
    <title>One-Sentence Poems</title>
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    <published>2007-04-24T00:24:39Z</published>
    <updated>2007-04-24T00:28:20Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The students were challenged to write one-sentence poems that captured an image. The first two lines and the first line of the third line were the same in each poem--that made the pattern. What finishes the pattern is different in...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p><em>The students were challenged to write one-sentence poems that captured an image.  The first two lines and the first line of the third line were the same in each poem--that made the pattern.  What finishes the pattern is different in each poem.  These are easy to write and can be fun--you try it!  Maybe yours will be more vivid and descriptive!</p>

<p>Here are the students' poems so far--more will be posted later.</em><br />
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The most beautiful thing<br />
I’ve ever seen<br />
was a puppy<br />
with very long hanging ears<br />
and a dark brown color.</p>

<p>	--Samone</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen <br />
was a cascade<br />
clear water, <br />
falling down from a mountain.</p>

<p>	--Rowel</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen <br />
was a sunset<br />
closing down in the ground<br />
and night fun following behind it.<br />
	--Charleston</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen <br />
was the stars<br />
reflecting from the water <br />
and the moon<br />
brightening the long water streams.<br />
	--Destiny</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen <br />
was a butterfly<br />
so cute and cuddly, <br />
it made my smile<br />
shine like the sun.</p>

<p>	--Mariah</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen <br />
was a rainbow<br />
with mouth-watering colors,<br />
a popsicle in the sky.</p>

<p>	--Danesha</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen <br />
was a huge constellation hidden<br />
beyond the wonderful stars<br />
and their exquisite white glare.</p>

<p>	--Chris</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen<br />
was a waterfall<br />
thrashing on the rocks<br />
and splashing into a lake.</p>

<p>	--Lauren</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen <br />
was the white fluffy snow<br />
in the city<br />
of New Orleans.<br />
	--Bonita</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing <br />
I’ve ever seen <br />
was my kindful loving mother<br />
on her wedding day<br />
when she walked <br />
down the long, wide aisle.</p>

<p>	James J.</p>

<p>The most beautiful thing<br />
I”ve ever seen<br />
was a waterfall<br />
connected to a<br />
big stream.<br />
		--Myia<br />
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    <title>About Our Class</title>
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    <published>2007-04-24T00:07:35Z</published>
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    <summary>Ms. Maddox&apos;s Literati 1AB is an eighth grade English class of 27 students in Little Rock, Arkansas, including seven students who also speak Spanish. We will probably pu blish some poems in Spanish. Most of us are 13 or 14...</summary>
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        <name>Beverly Maddox</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p><strong>Ms. Maddox's <em>Literati 1AB </em>is an eighth grade English class of 27 students in Little Rock, Arkansas, including seven students who also speak Spanish.  We will probably pu blish some poems in Spanish.  Most of us are 13 or 14 years old.  Ms. Maddox has been pleasantly surprised to find out that we memorize poems so easily and that we are all pretty good poets!  We hope you like our poems and are looking forward to reading poems by other middle school students.  Please comment on our poems--We know that great poems require great audiences, and we think you will be our great audience.  Ms. Maddox has also tried to convince us that great authors are not afraid to revise, and your comments can help us make our poems even more effective.</strong></p>]]>
        
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