My Poetry Anthology By: Soumaila Haidara Grade:8

Table of Contents 1.Legendary Poem 2.I Am Poem 3.I Dream A World(Tagxedo) 4.I Dream A World 5.Sonnet 6.Japanese Haiku 7.Chain Poem 8.Extended Metaphors 9.Happiness

Listen, everyone as tell you a story, A story of a man with much determination, Many say his big brown eyes showed bravery, But other says it’s because of his motivation, But we all know he hoped for liberation. This man is not like many others, At times life would make him feel dreadful, All he needed was the spirit of helping his sisters and brothers, So he did not need to feel awful, And that’s why people think he is so grateful.

Concrete Poem

I am. Ice, Fire, and Wind. I like watching movies and playing sports. Peace, Hope, and Friendship are important to me. I find lots of hope from my loved ones. I can become furious when someone tries to stop me from achieving my goal. But I use my anger as motivation to do better. I love the way my life is right now. And my loved ones can always depend on me to be there for them. I always try my best. This is me. I am.

I Dream A World I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream a world where all Will know sweet freedom's way, Where greed no longer saps the soul Nor avarice blights our day. A world I dream where black or white, Whatever race you be, Will share the bounties of the earth And every man is free, Where wretchedness will hang its head And joy, like a pearl, Attends the needs of all mankind- Of such I dream, my world! By. Langston Hughes

Shakespearean Sonnet Shall I compare thee to a lion’s roar? Thou art more fearsome and more frightening All the gazelles run like never before And they must rush for thou started hunting But for some it’s too late they have been caught They starve to be freed but always are strained It is too bad, they couldn’t do a lot But what makes thou evil, it’s unexplained Could it be the fact that he thrives at it Or is it for all the satisfaction Well no one will know so they all just quit They do not want to face the abstraction Thou is my very own disgusting brother He is whom I always want to smother.

Haiku Spring has now arrived, What beauty you bring to me, I can’t wait to see!

Basketball (Chain Poem) Kobe Dribbles pass Lebron down the court He Shoots a three-pointer And Runs back on Defense Then the Coach Jackson yells, “Rebound the ball!”to his players To get the Win.

Peyton Manning is a baby’s bottom, He is smooth, But can be very explosive! He passes fast through diapers, But he is always pampered. Extended Metaphor Poem

The fly of thought zooms through my mind He knows my larder in and out But instead he is attracted to the light He stays around the light as if shunned from the outside world, Not knowing, he immolated himself And his broken little wings fled to the abyss.

Happiness Look at this beautiful world around you, Surrounded by flowers and trees, But why are you so blue, Around you are happy bees, So just enjoy please.