Poems featured here also appear in the 2018 volume of Cascadia, OPA’s student poetry journal.
Frankenstein’s Underwear
Frankenstein walks into
The haunted, haunted house
And he scares everybody
In his underwear
Ryan Bowles
Beverly Cleary School, Portland: Second Grade
Tricia Barry, Teacher
The Journey of a Leaf
An orange and red autumn leaf
Flutters in the wind and breaks away
Carried by the breeze.
Where will it go?
What will it do?
Will it land?
Or will it fly?
I wonder what will happen
To an orange and red autumn leaf
That is carried by the breeze.
Ezraylah Brazill
Bridge Charter Academy, Lowell: Second Grade
Rosie Isenberger, Teacher
Morning Sun
In the morning
The sun beams down
Onto the storage house
In the park
Like a river of light
In the morning
The sunlight crawls
Down the trees
Like a lizard
And hits the field in the park
In the morning
It’s as warm as sand
In the morning
Me and my mom
Get to see this sight
Julianna Maxfield
Beverly Cleary School, Portland: Second Grade
Tricia Barry, Teacher
My Clock
My clock is waiting
For every hour
It laughs out loud
It goes to sleep and sings
A soft sweet song
Lila Van Tol
Beverly Cleary School, Portland: Second Grade
Tricia Barry, Teacher
Tamales
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Tamales cook in corn wrap
Like yellow-colored leaves
In boiling, cracking water
So clear and tangerine
Charlie West
Beverly Cleary School, Portland: Second Grade
Tricia Barry, Teacher
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