My Poetry AnthologyBy: Soumaila Haidara

Grade:8

Table of Contents

1. Legendary Poem2. I Am Poem3. I Dream A World(Tagxedo)4. I Dream A World5. Sonnet6. Japanese Haiku7. Chain Poem8. Extended Metaphors9. 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 Am Poem

I Dream A WorldI dream a world where man

No other man will scorn,Where love will bless the earth

And peace its paths adornI 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 SonnetShall I compare thee to a lion’s roar?Thou art more fearsome and more

frighteningAll the gazelles run like never beforeAnd they must rush for thou started

huntingBut for some it’s too late they have been

caughtThey starve to be freed but always are

strainedIt 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 itOr is it for all the satisfaction

Well no one will know so they all just quitThey do not want to face the abstractionThou is my very own disgusting brotherHe is whom I always want to smother.

HaikuSpring has now arrived,

What beauty you bring to me,I can’t wait to see!

Basketball (Chain Poem)

Kobe Dribbles pass Lebron down the courtHe Shoots a three-pointer

And Runs back onDefense 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

Extended Metaphor Poem

The fly of thought zooms through my mindHe knows my larder in and out

But instead he is attracted to the lightHe 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.

HappinessLook 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.