1. Baseball Batter up All of us cheer ‘cause the score is tied Seven to seven Extra innings Bases loaded And we hit a home run Long gone, over the fence Losing is not for us! Alexander Belanger 2008 Raindrops Rain is hard Rain is like bricks It is like millions of letters, Crashing down on you It is like pelts that come from outer space Like puddle laying sand Rain has many different types But as long as it goes pit pat It will still be tiny raindrops Pouring on you Alexander 2007 Diamonds Sparkling, Glittering diamonds, These valuable pieces of jewelry They are very hard to break in half They look like tinted glass They are precious Diamonds Alexander Belanger 2008 Poetry Book By Alexander Belanger The most embarrassing thing Was when I had to do a Simple, easy poem When I wrote my poem Just quick, not slow, To go outside for recess And I ripped my pants, Coming down a slide And when we went inside My teacher asked me To share my poem In front of the class I was to embarrassed To tell that I couldn’t ‘Cause I had ripped my pants So I went up in front of my class And did the dreading thing Everyone was laughing So they couldn’t restore order So I got sent home early!

2. Baseball Batter up All of us cheer ‘cause the score is tied Seven to seven Extra innings Bases loaded And we hit a home run Long gone, over the fence Losing is not for us! Alexander Belanger 2008

3. The most embarrassing thing Was when I had to do a Simple, easy poem When I wrote my poem Just quick, not slow, To go outside for recess And I ripped my pants, Coming down a slide And when we went inside My teacher asked me To share my poem In front of the class I was to embarrassed To tell that I couldn’t ‘Cause I had ripped my pants So I went up in front of my class And did the dreading thing Everyone was laughing The most embarrassing thing

4. Diamonds Sparkling, Glittering diamonds, These valuable pieces of jewelry They are very hard to break in half They look like tinted glass They are precious Diamonds Alexander Belanger 2008

5. Raindrops Rain is hard Rain is like bricks It is like millions of letters, Crashing down on you It is like pelts that come from outer space Like puddle laying sand Rain has many different types But as long as it goes pit pat It will still be tiny raindrops Pouring on you Alexander 2007

6. Wind Whisper whisper Goes the wind, tickling the leaves Wishhhhh Tiny leaves fall by Wiiioosshh Rustling the leaves more hard now Whoosh A storm is here Splat pat pat splat pat pat The rain is hitting the ground hard Splash The rain is falling into puddles Slowly forming on the ground

7. Signs of Spring The stray leaves twirl in the air, The cool, fresh air refreshes me, Calms me. New grass grows up through the brown grass The sun warms me While the breeze cools me Flowers are blossoming Everything is new and pure and fresh Everything is growing Natures look is changing Signs of spring surround me

8. Memories Watching a surfing video Every day summer seems closer and closer There are a lot of good memories in summer Surfers in Central America bring back memories of the ocean The sky reminds me of sunny days, One after another The sand brings back memories of the beach And just the sport of surfing brings back the memory of games Watching people having fun Are memories of the best things in summer Having fun Trees bring back memories of walking in the woods, Feeling free outside There are so many memories, A good surfing video can bring