They told me I was free I said lord it couldn’t be I knew he would look after me I looked up in the sky and now I’m ready to fly
I’m happy Happy to be free Cuz ain’t Nomo slavery Can’t nobody tear me down Tell me who I’m gonna be
I’m happy Cant no man touch me No with no whip and not with no hand I’m making it clear cuz now I can stand
I’m happy Happy to be me Long live my ancestors As they stare down on me Not afraid to fly Nomo Cuz I’m free…me Yea that’s right I said it A black man free
Not afraid Of the living or Not of the dead I can’t believe what they said Me free yup I guess it can be….
-Sabre Alexander
GONE
Old tales Back in time Lonely moments And still I shine Facial expressions I don’t show Learn something new So know you know My tears are frozen They drop down slow No time to cry Those who don’t feel my pain Say you’ll be alright Alright? What does that mean No more hope Only shattered dreams Forgotten moments But that’s on me No mom No dad Only tears That fades away Cause they don’t want me That’s what they told me My hearts hurt But not broken Ending my life with what’s been stolen.
I love the way you explored Black language in this poem. Helps move me closer to the historical period through your word choice and spelling. I can hear it as I read it!
Why do you do it in the first place? You are already replaced
Did I ever do something to you? I hardly ever talk to you in class If you talk about me behind my back, I might just talk about you to
Are you jealous of something? Id like to see you say that to my face! I would love to see you Try and fight me…. But wait your out numbered But you wont because you’re to scared
Who are you trying to scare? I honestly don’t have time to deal with your pity drama Giving me dirty looks Every day doesn’t scare me
Are you trying to humiliate me ? But in the end I win Saying that I’m stupid during class Because I didn’t know the answer
Wow.. really how old are you? Let me guess 5? Saying those words Just made you look stupid
Reginas children's story Penny the Peacock and Harper the Hyena have been best friends for a long time. They love to play hide and go seek together everyday during recess. One day during snack time Penny the Peacock ate Harper the Hyenas cookie that her grandma made for her because she was very hungry that day. Harper the Hyena got very upset because she was looking forward to the cookies her grandma had baked her. So then the next day at snack time Harper the Hyena ate Penny the Peacocks brownie that she had been saving her money for. The two best friends got very mad at each other and didn’t play hide and go seek at recess that day. After school they both ride the bus home together but that day they both sat alone because they were very mad at each other. And they didn’t talk to each other for the rest of the day. Later the next day they both couldn’t stand being apart from each other so they each told each other that they were sorry for eating each others snack and that they wont do it again. The next day at snack Penny the Peacock brought Harper the Hyena a brownie and Harper the Hyena brought Penny the Peacock cookies and they both became friends again and they lived happily ever after THE END.
Me Free?
ReplyDeleteThey told me I was free I said lord it couldn’t be
I knew he would look after me
I looked up in the sky and now I’m ready to fly
I’m happy
Happy to be free
Cuz ain’t Nomo slavery
Can’t nobody tear me down
Tell me who I’m gonna be
I’m happy
Cant no man touch me
No with no whip and not with no hand
I’m making it clear cuz now I can stand
I’m happy
Happy to be me
Long live my ancestors
As they stare down on me
Not afraid to fly Nomo
Cuz I’m free…me
Yea that’s right I said it
A black man free
Not afraid
Of the living or
Not of the dead
I can’t believe what they said
Me free yup
I guess it can be….
-Sabre Alexander
GONE
Old tales
Back in time
Lonely moments
And still I shine
Facial expressions
I don’t show
Learn something new
So know you know
My tears are frozen
They drop down slow
No time to cry
Those who don’t feel my pain
Say you’ll be alright
Alright?
What does that mean
No more hope
Only shattered dreams
Forgotten moments
But that’s on me
No mom
No dad
Only tears
That fades away
Cause they don’t want me
That’s what they told me
My hearts hurt
But not broken
Ending my life with what’s been stolen.
-Sabre Alexander
I love the way you explored Black language in this poem. Helps move me closer to the historical period through your word choice and spelling. I can hear it as I read it!
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ReplyDeleteKendall Huff - Acrostic Poems
ReplyDeleteG ymnasium
Y outube
M at
N o socks
A mazing
S ummersault
T uck
I ndoor
C artwheel
S tretching
M ultiply
A lgebra
T est
H omework
A Collection of Poems by Logan and Sam
ReplyDeleteRats
Run through the alley
Poison does not kill them
They become stronger
You see rats hate me
They tried to eat me today
They did not eat me
Homework
Unbearable terrible
Work work work
Maybe it helps me
Study study study
Useful helpful
Lesson
Homework
Hard foolish
Work work work
It is to much
Working working working
Foolish hard
Test
First floor
Big low
Play play play
Has a big tv
Play play eat
Small long
Second floor
Outside
Free Breezy
Walking Jumping Basking
It is so fun
Sitting watching thinking
Warm dark
Inside
A Long Day
I wish I could sleep all day, every day
I have to go to work
So I quit my job to then say
La sa fa ma good by
Now I can sleep all the time
And then I had to toss my last dime
Because I had no money
It was cool at first but it was not funny
Because with no money I had
No money to buy honey
Which made me very sad
So I knew I had to get a job
Reginas "poem"
ReplyDeleteWhy do you do it in the first place?
You are already replaced
Did I ever do something to you?
I hardly ever talk to you in class
If you talk about me behind my back,
I might just talk about you to
Are you jealous of something?
Id like to see you say that to my face!
I would love to see you
Try and fight me….
But wait your out numbered
But you wont because you’re to scared
Who are you trying to scare?
I honestly don’t have time
to deal with your pity drama
Giving me dirty looks
Every day doesn’t scare me
Are you trying to humiliate me ?
But in the end I win
Saying that I’m stupid during class
Because I didn’t know the answer
Wow.. really how old are you?
Let me guess 5?
Saying those words
Just made you look stupid
Cat Eaters by Raymond Gardner
ReplyDeleteWhat good is sun if I can't run?
I love to play with my toys.
They make a lot of noise.
My transformer is good.
It is made of wood.
Spiderman spreads out webs of wax.
My toy spiderman's name is Max.
I have toy cats.
They like to eat rats.
Why do cats like to eat rats?
Leopard vs Cheetah
ReplyDeleteBy Tayshaun Young
Leopard
Fast ,predators
Running , forcing, sprinting
Polka dots, big cat, whiskers, big teeth
Jumping, hunting , drowning
Amazing, unique
Cheetah
Reginas children's story
ReplyDeletePenny the Peacock and Harper the Hyena have been best friends for a long time. They love to play hide and go seek together everyday during recess.
One day during snack time Penny the Peacock ate Harper the Hyenas cookie that her grandma made for her because she was very hungry that day. Harper the Hyena got very upset because she was looking forward to the cookies her grandma had baked her. So then the next day at snack time Harper the Hyena ate Penny the Peacocks brownie that she had been saving her money for. The two best friends got very mad at each other and didn’t play hide and go seek at recess that day. After school they both ride the bus home together but that day they both sat alone because they were very mad at each other. And they didn’t talk to each other for the rest of the day.
Later the next day they both couldn’t stand being apart from each other so they each told each other that they were sorry for eating each others snack and that they wont do it again. The next day at snack Penny the Peacock brought Harper the Hyena a brownie and Harper the Hyena brought Penny the Peacock cookies and they both became friends again and they lived happily ever after THE END.
The beginning of Logan's informational piece:
ReplyDeleteI wanted to learn more about jets. Because I look up jets on goggle.