Today I presented some Issa poems to the students and we discussed anthropomorphism and how it can bring us closer to animals. Here is what they came up with in response.
Ms. Mays
The American Eagle
by Kimberly S.
There up in the sky is an eagle.
It’s soaring over the building.
It looks like it’s looking for something.
Eagle I ask what are you looking for.
Just at that moment up pops a worm.
The eagle comes down like a strike of lightning.
The eagle takes the worm and takes it up to her nest.
And with that single worm she feeds her chicks.
Right after they were done eating
they smiled and chirped.
That turtle
by Daisy M.
That turtle
walking slow
waiting in line
to get some food.
The Fox
by Jorge S.
That fox--
looking here, looking there. Did you
lose something?
The fox howling through the
dark. Waiting for the sun to
come up.
Keep on waiting, howling fox.
The sun will not come up for
another 3 hours.
Cheetah
by Elizabeth P.
Cheetah
why do you run
run? Is some-
one chasing you?
That cat
by Oscar P.
That cat--
looking here, looking there
as it tries to fly everywhere.
Ms. Jaurigue’s
That Bunny
by Jasmine R.
That bunny--
hopping and playing
like a little kid.
Not eaten your vegetables
like a little kid crying
suffering not to eat
your vegetables.
Gorilla
by Ivan P.
The Gorilla swings from
tree to tree and it
eats what it wants.
He stomped in the
jungle.
It goes wild when
it gets mad. It
eats bananas all
day and sleeps.
The Dog’s Missing Bone
by Isabel P.
The dog looking for his bone
but the only thing he finds is a
purple stone. The purple stone
reminds him of his bone. The dog
searching for his bone but the only
thing he finds is an ice cream cone.
Mr. Stasiak
That Turtle
by Daniel G.
That turtle
why does it move so slow
is your home so heavy
are your legs so strong?
My Cat
by Ambrielle P.
My cat runs around my house.
What is my cat thinking? I think
that my cat is thinking that she is
getting chased by something.
Dog
by Maria U.
Why do you bark when you hear a noise is
it because you think a stranger’s there or
because you’re afraid?
Why do you whimper and cry is it because you’re
sad and lonely?
Why are you sad are you thinking of
your other family?
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