Welcome to Day Four of the 60-60-60 Challenge to support America
SCORES Seattle and celebrate National Poetry Month!
As promised, below are some poems and resources to help you
reach your goal to give your Full 180 to America SCORES Seattle by taking the
60-60-60 Challenge to read 60 poems for National Poetry Month, to walk 60 miles
for yourself, and to raise 60 dollars for America SCORES Seattle!
Today’s poems were written by poet-athletes during our Fall 2010
Season:
If I Was
King
By: Anika B., age 11
Maple Elementary School
If I were
a king
I would
have a castle and a mote
And a
great golden coat
And a
farm with three-hundred-twenty-two goats
If I were
a king
I would
wear a crown upon my head
Sleep on
a soft feathery bed
And my
entire kingdom would be well fed
If I were
a king
There’d
be no starvation
We’d all
have a five month paid vacation
And we’d
all have a higher education
If I were
a king
War would
be no more
And each
family would have a house with a roof and a door
Although
I’m no king and for now this is a dream
Maybe,
someday, my ideas will reign supreme
I Have a Heart in Me
By Andrew
Q., age 11
Highland
Park Elementary School
I have a
heart in me
That
loves people
That
cannot not love
That is a
brave heart
That
loves you
I have a
dream in me
That
wants to break free
That
needs attention
That has
to be shown to the world
I have a
secret land in me
That has
no poverty in it
And the
stars shine so bright
And I
live in that same world.
My Anger
By Najaha M., age 10
Highland Park Elementary School
My anger is
like a volcano about to erupt.
It bursts
and leaks and reminds me of the time I lost my friend.
It makes me
upset and sad.
I want a new
friend.
Snowflakes (a haiku)
By Najaha M., age 10
Highland Park Elementary School
Snowflakes
are fluffy
And are very
beautiful
And it’s
very cold
Hope & Hopeless
By Samaya
M., age 11
Bailey Gatzert Elementary
I am the
earth
It is a
really sad job
Everyday
people die on me
I feel their
teardrops
I am the
bright blue sky
I look down
and see eyes
I am a classroom
full of children ready to learn
I am a girl
sad and hopeless
Hoping that
someday someone will fulfill my wishes and dreams
Hoping that
one-day I will go to a perfect world
But I know
in my heart there is no perfect world
Where you
could get whatever you want
It’s just a
dream
I could dream
all I want but I know it won’t come true
Deep down I
know I should be happy with all I have
But I want
more
When I think
more
I end up
with nothing…
School is Cool
By William W., age 10
Bailey Gatzert Elementary
School is
cool
Too bad it
doesn’t have a pool
Can’t run in
the halls
Or draw on
the walls
I do all my
math
And stay on
the right path
I play games
on the computer
And still
have time to plan my future
Trust
By Linda,
age 8
Bailey Gatzert Elementary
When I trust
That all the
rust
Mixed with
the Dust
Will be
enough
I care and
share and trust
I must
That is the
SCORES way
I trust the land of vanishing times
And the
water that swells in a special rime
I trust the
worlds of peace and love
The middle
of the Universe
And the
stars above
My teachers, coaches, poems
Things I
trust
I believe in
soccer
And also I
must
I am free
when I find my own path
Comes from
my poems
Some about
math
A mailman
trusts her letters and a librarian believes in her books
Trust
travels around me
I am all
shook
Trust is me
and in you
A tiny piece
of paper spotted by me
When I pick
it up I scribble what I trusted in
A poem of things
I trusted in
My emotion
is happy
Others are
sad
But when
they trust
They don’t
feel so bad
Some are
greedy
Others are
kind
But all
should trust
Even the
blind
Beyond me
lies the horizon
The things I
believe in
The worlds
of peace, compassion, love
Is SCORES
Today's
video is from SCORES Writing Coach and Dunlap Elementary School teacher, Mr. Burtness
Suggested Hike/Walk
The first flowers of spring, including the white blooms of
trillium, are in bloom at Lake Sylvia State Park. Take a guided hike and learn
how to identify forest plant life, April 13 from 2 to 4 pm.
TrilliumTrek: Discover the first flowers of spring, including the white blooms of
trillium, in celebration of the Washington State Parks Centennial. Hike along
the trails with a guide from the Friends of Schafer and Lake Sylvia State Parks
and learn how to identify the plants and animals found in the dense forest of
Lake Sylvia State Park. The event begins at the kitchen shelter in the day-use
area. Participants are asked to leave pets at home. Presented by the Friends of
Schafer and Lake Sylvia State Parks. For more information, visit
www.theschaferstateparkteam.org, write weluvlakesylvia@hotmail.com or call
(360) 249-2573.
Join the Seattle SCORES' Full 180 team,
and share with your friends and family.#Full180
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