poetry

Me

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by Grace Moon
ES, USA

My inside self and my outside self
Are as different as can be…

I wear a bright smile to school,
and go out of school with a smile,
I work and work to go to college for my family,
I enjoy my family’s warmth inside and outside,
The summer breeze is getting colder,
With winter coming its way.

I’m inside self
Is different
You can see…

I like to wear a smile on my face with step I take,
Making others feel happy too

Animals are my life,
No matter how they look

I want to study hard for my family with each step I take,
My family is half of the world to me,

I wonder what people think and wonder,
I hope I can accomplish my dreams,
I wonder what the future holds for me.

If a Hat Could Think

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by Grace
ES, USA

I smile proudly living on a rack,
I look in my house,
Put my sunglasses on my eyes,
I say hi to my friends,
They all wake up,
I go to school,
I’m listening to my teacher,
I’m on someone’s head,
The sun toasts my up,
I go home,
I get put on the rack,
I take off my sunglasses,
I get put on a head again,
I go outside,
I walk,
I back on the rack,
I say,

Good night.

In mist of wind

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By Grace Moon
ES, USA

The lake freshens me up
With every step it guides me
Ducks playing 
Skiing trips
Everybody’s different schedules 
Snowmen talking 
Warm hot coco waiting for me
Ducks i chase come for me

I ski and sled my heart out
Everybody is beaming
The ace of the wind
Sunsets in the mist
People laughing in the background
Stores i see its a neighborhood i see
Snacks and food i eat

The winter breeze is hugging me
Snow i play with
They are waiting for me
Lake Tahoe is very fresh
The air is sweet
Lots of trees

Lake Taho

Boom

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By Ryan Pak
ES, USA

A circle makes a circle
A circle makes a sphere 
A circle makes a square
A circle makes a rectangle

Then, makes a nuclear and it goes off, 

Boom around pin

A Donut Circle

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By Grace Moon
ES, USA

A circle is dying
A donut is pooping

A circle is a circle
A donut is a circle

The earth is a circle
A circle can be found in your body

A donut is in a body 

donut drawing by Grace Moon

Mom’s Timer

by

Hayoon Kim
ES, South Korea

Inside all of our hearts,
there is an invisible timer.
Like Mom
I feel mom’s timer a little more special.

When we smile,
Mom’s timer ticks slowly,
peaceful like a quiet breeze,
gentle like a calm ripple of water.

But when we get irritated or upset,
her timer begins to race
swift as a fierce snowstorm,
hurried like a raging storm.

Sometimes I wonder,
what will happen
when her timer finally runs out?
Shh… at that moment,
maybe Mom won’t be by our side anymore.

That’s why, you know
if we want to stay with Mom longer,
and make many happy memories,
we need to help her timer
flow slowly.

I hope that today with Mom
shines forever,
and that days are always joyful and filled with happiness.

Original in Korean

To Spring

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Hayoon Kim
ES, South Korea


Spring, Spring
You always come to find us.
You, who arrive after ending the long, long winter,
are like a warm romantic film.


Spring, Spring
You always give us hope.
A new semester, a new grade, a new beginning
Don’t you know how full of hope you are?


Spring, Spring
With you, I’m always happy.
The cool breeze, the beautiful flowers, and us shining because we’re together.
I want to enjoy today with you even more.


Sometimes I pass you by without noticing.
Sometimes winter gets jealous of us.
Sometimes you leave too quickly


But when you’re by my side,
I feel like I have the whole world.
I’ll always be here.
waiting for you


Even when you eventually go away,
You’ll come back again someday.
Don’t forget me until then.
I’ll miss you too, but I’ll be waiting.

Original in Korean

Number Song

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By Grace Moon
ES, USA

One jaguar fleeing away 

Two birds wanting to play

Three wolves’ howls echo through the forest

Four frogs hop to the northwest

Five fish swim through the sea

Six pieces of honey from the bee

Seven deers munching the grass

Eight people see the llamas through the glass

Nine bison protecting their young

Ten giraffes with purple tongue