Singing Arrow Poetry

Spring 1999

In the Spring of 1999 I taught a weekly workshop for children in the Singing Arrow Community Center, (Dorado & Singing Arrow, vicinity of Central & Tramway) in Albuquerque. This was part of Magnifico, the Albuquerque Festival of the Arts and a spring poetry celebration, Poetry Habitat, one of the many wonderful activities of the New Kimo Public Art Project with the late Gordon Church, Program Manager.

in appreciation of the talent of kids everywhere and those poets & artists who help spur the creativity of the young and those programs like Albuquerque Public Arts

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Singing Arrow is alive with everything from bingo to poetry, billiards to soccer, doing artwork to doing homework, playing Nintendo to watching movies, and yes, doing poetry. We knocked out quite a few poems and made some fun crafty-wordy things like a square planet with make-believe continents and a playhouse named All the Worlds a Stage, after the greatest Bard of all. But mostly we wrote poems and recited them to each other and drew pictures and made up stuff. What fun in all this mayhem. Thanks to all the kids and all the staff for all your help! Larry Goodell Spring 1999, Albuquerque

It seems the kids like the extra attention, a place to get their creativity out and work together. Also to feel they have accomplished something special. Jennifer Widener

little booklets by little kids bussed to Singing Arrow after school

Singing Arrow Poetry

The Moon The Moon is so bright that turtles think it is a bubble! Joseph

Lots of Words in Town I see words all over and around. I see words in books around too. I see words on signs that say Car Wash Two Dollars! Angello Johnson 2nd. Grade

Easter Easter was fun. Because my friends went with me. Because you can find eggs. And because you can go over to my house and find eggs. Because you can find candy in plastic eggs. And Easter I went to my Auntie Frannys. Silvya

My Room My bed my computer my desk and my dresser and a closet my bookshelf my Ninja Turtle poster that Im going to hang up tomorrow. Jeremy Cloud

Wishes I I I I I wish wish wish wish wish I I I I I had a swimming pool. was a bird. had a star from the sky. had $1,000,000. could think of more things!

Nadine Price

My Dog Kira likes to eat & play. Kira plays with her toy soccer ball. And her baseball toy too. My dog likes to take a bath. Nick

A.J. He is a dog. He eats like a hog. He is like a bump on a log. Small as a frog. Miguel Comacho 2

Names Hershey is a cat. Hershey had six kittens. Tomorrow were going to name our kittens. Celina, Spotty, Mariah, Alyssa, Bo-Bo, and Jason. Mariah

The Light-Up Yo-Yo When it was new it used to sleep. It broke in two once. My mom had to screw it back on. Now it just goes up & down. Jesse Johnson

Princess My dog is black and white. She jumps on me. She jumps on my mom. Sometimes shes cuckoo. Francine Bumblough 1st Grade

I Love My Life I love my life I take care of little kids and I like my friends for friends. Jessica is nice to me. My friends have a stuffed elephant I play with all the time. I went to the movies one time with them. The clouds are beautiful and I like everybody I meet from my friends. Sylvia 4

Poems Are Cool Poems are cool. Theyre really really cool. I write them every day. I think of them all my life. I play with them. I make them up. I write them in my Journal. I have a poem club, that writes poems, and sings them to kids. They play them on the radio. I LOVE POEMS! Theyre the best in the world! Jessica Lizebeth Barker

The Kite Message That Goes in the Air The sky is blue the clouds are white bats fly at night the sun is bright the sky is right. Angello Johnson

This Room One kid is noisy in the room and Im trying to work. Noisy people, stomping on the floor its getting more louder. Jessica & Cassandra

Poem by Justin Cloud on Mobius Strip: two days ago I hiked up a mountain 4000 feet and I said I made it and it echoed back two days ago I hiked up etc.

Flying Butterfly The butterfly is going away. He went away from me. Then he got into his cocoon. Jarryn 1st Grade

Morning Blue mountains in the morning clouds come by a bee comes by Jessica Eggleston

Somebody Somebody is new somebody is rude somebody is blue. Jarryn

Day The clouds are white the sky is blue the butterflies are flying and its a wonderful day. Dakota

In Here All the kids are talking and Im trying to concentrate on my work. Francine

Spring The flowers are blooming the birds are singing and butterflies are flying. Cassandra Navarro

Spring The grass is green the sky is blue right now the butterflies are flying here & there. Alyssa Alfaro

Spring a bee is in the grass a butterfly is flying and cars are going by. Francine

Poem Mobile 1. This shape looks like my rabbit at my house. 2. This shape looks like a flower that blooms out side

3. This color looks like the color of the sun that shines on the earth to let the flowers grow. Nadine Price

Baseball I base I the I to base. /? play ball hit ball run the

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Opposites New, old good, bad girl, boy big, small cold, hot bright, dull fast, slow Kelsie Cano Atzberger

Pet Snake I have a snake. I love a snake. I pet a snake. Joseph

Dice Poem dish smile people jump today smile cat run cant jump cat taste cant see people taste cat see cant smile people hear apple run Jessica Woolridge

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Pome The fish is alive but soon it will be dead cause he lost his head. Kelsie

Roses roses supposes his toes are roses roses supposes Kelsie Cano

Turkey Feather This feather you see was once from a turkey a golden brown turkey who now is dead but this beautiful feather is beautiful remaining. Mercedes

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A Raindrop A Raindrop fell in the deep deep lake and the fish were scared as could be. Laurinda Smith 4th Grade

A Raindrop A raindrop fell on my feet. Splash! Amanda Gallegos

A Raindrop A raindrop fell in my hair I went inside. Trina Nock

Mobius Strip Poems (2) Two days ago I echoed on a mountain and it echoed back: Two days ago I hiked up a mountain 4000 feet and I said I made it and it echoed back: Justin Cloud

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I Wish I I I I I I I I wish wish wish wish wish wish wish wish that I had a whole bunch of money. that I had a new yoyo. that I had a dog. that I had a Nintendo. that I had Sega. that I had a Goosebumps movie. I had a fish. that my birthday was on Saturday.

Dante

Acrostic Poems T Tiger I is G good E even though he is R rough. R E A D /? The Rain The rain came down and down and I went outside in the rain and I got wet. Yolanda Read a Book even though you might think a Book is Dumb.

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Two Acrostics S M I L E R A I N Smile when youre sad. Make a happy face. If youre not feeling well Lie down and smile Every day everywhere. Rain is beautiful Any day I used to see it all the time Not no more.

Mercedes Turner

I Used To Be I used to be but now Im I used to be but now Im I used to be but now Im I used to be but now Im I used to be but now Im a fish a dog. a dog a plant. a plant an ocean. an ocean a cloud. a cloud a human.

Mercedes Turner

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Street Wizard There is a street wizard. A wizard is a man who walks on a street and creates Miracles. Roberta

Crazy Tree Apple plum pizza chicken gum cookies balloons suckers lime broccoli potato ice cream tuna chips Jessica Eggleston

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Rose rose rose rose rose stem stem stem stem Mercedes

Rainbows Rainbows are red Bees are blue Hearts are purple and you are too. Francine Bumblough

Acrostic D Dog & A Alligator fly a K Kite next to an O Octopus having tea on a T Table sitting on an A Apple. Michael Mason and Dakota

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Three Poems by Nadine Price Something I Know Something Something Something Something something something something something nobody knows only I know in my head Ill only know

Falling Leaves leaves leave everywhere leaves leaves falling all places leaves leaves look like flowers before they fall wherever you go you cant get enough of leaves Flowers Flowers Flowers flowers bloom everywhere Flowers flowers are like butterflies flying high in the air Nadine

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Moon & Sun & Stars All Night

The moon & the The moon & the what is it that is The moon & the

sun & the stars all night sun & the stars all night so bright? sun & the stars all night

Every day theres more than one many many behind the sun whether you see them its alright the moon & the sun & the stars all night. Whether you see them theres more than one The moon & the sun & the stars all night many many behind the sun The moon & the sun & the stars all night What is it that is so bright? The moon & the sun & the stars all night. whether you see them its alright The moon & the sun & the stars all night The moon & the sun & the stars all night. (written for the kids)

Thanks to all you students coming by after school to Singing Arrow where we did these things and thanks to the staff and thanks to the City of Albuquerque!
Larry Goodell

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SNAKE DONT BAKE MY CAKE GO BAKE A SNAKE CAKE FOR ANOTHER SILLY SNAKE ! (snake poems written for Singing Arrow kids)

Singing Arrow Poetry

Spring 1999