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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Poetry in Moo-tion

Write a poem about a cow or another farm animal.

Horses are brown. Horses have a crown. Horses are furry, but some are not in a hurry to be furry. Horses are funny, but some don't have a bunny.

Taylor

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

Cats are good. Cats are pretty. Cats live in my neighborhood. I like them, they like me can't you see?

Daleah

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

I saw a cow in a barn, it was so cool and it looked like it was a baby cow, it is so cute.

Bianca

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

I have a cow at my house. I've seen a lama at my house. We saw a bull yesterday at my cousin's house. My dad and I saw a big sheep and a goat.

Nathaniel N.

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

I know a cow named Old Betsy. She was nice until I milked her. She was so frightened by me. Seven men had to make her stay still and when I started she kicked all the men off of her and kicked me in the face. I stayed in the hospital for 20 weeks.

Martin

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

There was a cow who tried to jump over a fence but he couldn't. He tried everything but nothing worked. One day he thought of something, he was going to fling himself over the fence. It worked!

Benjamin

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

The cow plows the hay. Hay bay the hay gets knocked into the Chesapeake Bay. Bay lay a person jumps into the bay to lay. Lay Ray Ray lay on the grass. Grass bass the bass was flopping on the grass.

Caleb

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

I had a cow who lived in a barn who had a cat who lived in a barn who had a dog who lived in a barn who had a horse who lived in a barn who had a duck that lived in a barn who had a goat who lived in a barn so the cow got big the cat got big the dog got bid the horse got big the duck got big the goat got big so the farmer ate the cat, the dog, the horse, the duck ate the goat for dinner.

Danielle

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

Hay diddle, diddle the cat in the fiddle, the dog laughed see what sport. The dish ran away with the spoon, the cow jumped over the moon and then a horse ran away from the fiddle. The cow ran away from the spoon and the dish.

Brent

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

The cow could plant the corn and other stuff. Then he could plow the fields. Then he could milk the cows. The he could feed the horses.

Robert

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

A cow can be in a barn or in a field. A chicken can be eaten. Most pigs are fat and can be eaten they are ham. Horses are mostly fat and tall.

Joshua

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

The chickens are red they look like Fred. Sheep have wool and they look really cool. Pigs are dirty because they play in the mud. Cows are slow but the can't glow.

Nathanael

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

I write a poem about dogs, cats, rats and cows.

James

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

I ride my pony Annie she is so pretty. She is like a star in the sky and she sparkles like a diamond in the sky. Her eyes glow like a unicorns horn. She is the queen to me.

Cierra

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

A horse sitting on a rock watching cows go by and eating cookies and milk.

Whittney

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

There was a pig, horse, cow, dog, sheep, cat and chicken. One night a fox came and ate the pig. Morning farmer came out and fed every animal and there was no pig. Night fox came again and ate the horse. Morning farmer came to feed the animals, there was no horse. Night fox came again and ate the cow. Morning farmer came to feed the animals, there was no cow. Night fox came and ate the sheep. Morning farmer came to feed the animals, there was no sheep. So one night farmer let the dog loose to catch the fox. The dog ran at the fox, the fox burped and all of the animals were safe and the fox never came again to eat the animals.

Stephanie

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

Horses have very strong legs. Horses legs are so strong that they run fast. Horses have big teeth that are white and strong and their favorite food is something in Mexico. There's horses there too. One time at the river that was in Mexico I saw someone riding a horse. I wish I rode on a horse. My dad rode a horse before and said it was fun.

Edgar

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

The cow jumped over the fence. The cow saw a cat. The cow and cat jumped over the fence. The cow and cat saw a dog. The cow, cat and dog jumped over the fence.

Talon

3rd Grade - W.W. Robinson

A dog in time out. My dog had a party, I saw him. He just barked at me. He said I'm sorry. He ran to his dog house.

Elana

2nd Grade - Middletown

Some cows can make milk. Cows eat grass. Lots of cows are nice.

Mathew

2nd Grade - Middletown

A cow is a special cow because it can make milk for the farmers and help them live.

Nicholas H.

2nd Grade - Middletown

I have a farm. We have pigs and cows. I'm a farm girl. We have over 30 cows. We won pigs from the greasy pig contest. We have a bull.

Allison

2nd Grade - Middletown

One little chicken likes to go pickin' at our sunflower plants. We have a pig that likes to eat figs at the garden fence. There is a pheasant that just cannot be pleasant at the creek nearby. Our neighbor has a cow, which seems to say "wow" when we run past him. And someone has a horse that likes his lettuce chopped of course cause he's a vegetarian! One little chicken...

Peter Haskins

3rd Grade - Middletown

The chickens are scattering around the yard. The children try to catch them but fall down very hard.

Christian Madden

4th Grade - Frederick Douglass

The pig is dirty and rolls in the mud. When she high jumps, she makes a big thud.

Alexus McNorton

4th Grade - Frederick Douglass

Cluck, cluck, cluck! Happy little chickens run and run! In a pail, there might be seeds for the chickens to have to eat Chirp, chirp, chirp Kick and run before you get caught Eggs are protected by mother hen. Never try to chase those fast little chickens.

Madison Rudolph

4th Grade - John Kerr

Colts are cute. Over the yard they go. Love to run- They are very energetic. Snuggles with its mother and father!

Owen Donnelly

4th Grade - John Kerr

Rooster Obese Odd animal So loud! Too crazy for a pet Eat seeds and grain Red!

Carter Watts and Aaron Arslan

4th Grade - John Kerr

Chickens waddle just like Hens. When you let them Inside, you might just go Crazy. Chickens and hens make Klucking noises. Even though they are nice and Noisy, they still make a lot of Sounds and waddle around.

Medha Gopal

4th Grade - John Kerr

Pigs are cool. I hate bacon. Get fat and win the fair pig contest.

Coleman Bales

4th Grade - John Kerr

Pigs are pink. Intelligent pigs are the best. Get pigs to eat.

Chase Stevens

4th Grade - John Kerr

Pink Interesting Gain weight fast Live in a pen Eat anything Tiny Small

Cole Capitano and Jeremy Nichols

4th Grade - John Kerr

Piglets have fun playing in the sun. Piglets like to roll and run in the oozy mud. Eating slop and doing hops, they go to bed.

Liza Homan

4th Grade - John Kerr

Pigs turn into bacon for me to eat. Intelligent pigs are the best to eat. Great for bacon and BBQ lovers.

Meg Gaynor

4th Grade - John Kerr

Pigs love to roll in the mud. I like pigs because they produce bacon and sausage. Great for BBQs.

Olivia DeChristopher

4th Grade - John Kerr

Pink Impossible to resist food. Get turned into nice, fat, juicy bacon.

Joe Brink and Will Roberts

4th Grade - John Kerr

Perfect for pet. Incredible to eat. Good tasting!

Sarah Carlton

4th Grade - John Kerr

Shy and friendly. Having lots of fur. Eat lots of grass. Entertaining animals. Perfect farm animal.

Olivia Truban, Ruthie Rosenfeld and Olivia DeArment

4th Grade - John Kerr

Pink and bristly. Initial is P. Gobbles up slop. Slaughtered by humans for bacon and pork.

Elizabeth Keim and Olivia Andrews

4th Grade - John Kerr

Pink body. Interesting animals. Grow big!

Holt Roberson and Seth Bridgeforth

4th Grade - John Kerr

Chirp, chirp, chirp! Hens go to feed. Icky, yucky, gooey pen. Cluck, cluck, cluck! Kick those raccoons out of here! Eggs are laid! Now they hatch!

Caroline Skiles

4th Grade - John Kerr

A cow a cow. Just like no other. They all were born from their mother. Big little or small, they're all the same. From birth to death, cow is their name.

Trenton Dove

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

A cow moos on a farm. A cow eats grass on a farm. The cow sleeps on a farm. The cow eats on a farm. A cow walks on a farm. A cow runs on a farm. A cow bathes on a farm. A cow drinks on a farm.

Trent Cook

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

The cow has a frown that keeps the other cows to frown. The cows moo to the moon and makes the wolves moo and hoo!

Daniella Parra

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

A cow. A cow that bows. A cow is a clown. Cows are floating in the clouds. Cows make moo moo sounds.

Jennifer Hamilton

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

A dog has many legs. They run as fast as they can. They can slow down very fast. They fart a lot when running.

Kayla Kibler

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

There is a cow that lives in a barn the cow is very small. All the other cows pick on him. The cow grows up and all the other cows never pick on him again because he turned into a pet. The cow was taught to use the bathroom in certain places. He does a lot of cool tricks.

Tyler Herbrandt

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

Pigs, oh pigs, I love their higs. I love the pigs with the polka dots. Because their belly button ties into a knot. The way they get polka dots, come on now, I'll show you how. First, they jump in the mud, and then they have a big spud.

Ben Rodriguez

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

A cow sounds like a moo. A cow was found on the soo. The fat cow was in the new. The fat cow had some wings to fly.

Raini Bialecki

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

Cow, oh Cow when you walk by, everyone says "wow"! You're smooth you're cool! And you're definitely not a mule!

Rebekah Ansbro

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

Somedays when I go to a farm, I always walk right to the barn. Then when I get to the obstacle course, I always find my favorite horse. Trotting and jumping and having fun everyday out there in the sun. That's why I walk straight to the house because my favorite animal is a horse.

Lacey Willis

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

Broke his crown, I bowed down. Then I said, "Ow, come see how."

Tyler Cline

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

There was a very lazy cow. The lazy cow was taught how to use the bathroom when he was 3-years-old.

Jacob Broy

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

There was a cow, so it sat on a scow and something under it said, "Meow" and I think it said "Ow!"

Nicole Kibler

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

A cow, cats are black, kites are white, but cow butt is black.

Wyatt Robinson

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

There was a cow he bought a boat. The boat had a hole, so he went to buy more metal to fix it. On their way to the store, he flew and flew until he hit a bird that was in a herd.

James Horn

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

One day a cow was walking through a field. He was eating some grass, then he stepped on some glass and part of his leg turned red and he bled and he bled and a bird pooped on his head. And all of the sudden the bird laid a dozen eggs and the cow said moo. The leg turned blue and the bird flew away.

Connor Jaccard

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

Cows lying in the field eating grass and hay. They think it's a blast not to be in that barn all day. And then after that at eight the dog comes out and gets them in the barn to go to sleep. But on summer nights they come out. They don't stay in like when it's winter.

Veronica Pratt

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

Once there was a pig that was really big and he liked to dig and the hole was so big a pig came out of it with a bow tied to his toe.

Collin Pool

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

There was a big cow he had a big mouth. The cow had a big house so be got a mouse. The cows name was Floppy. The mouse's name was Sloppy.

Aida Mendoza

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

A rooster is a booster. A pig is a twig. A cat is a hat. A dog is a hog.

Katlyn Himelright

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

The cow says moo chickens do too. A bird says chirp pigs do too. Pigs flop down cows do too. Bunnies say onk onk and the sheep does too.

Khaleel Shelton

4th Grade - W.W. Robinson

I'm gonna tell you about cows. Did you know no cows, no ice cream? Can't believe that? Believe that! I would die if no ice cream! But the bad thing is no cows, no ice cream, no milk, no protein.

Tucker Orndorff

3rd Grade - John Kerr

Moo! Moo! You are cool. How? How? Did you do it now? Now! Now! Tell me now! Rule! Rule! You rule. Cow! Cow! You are wow!

Deyly Orellana

3rd Grade - John Kerr

Hi, my name is Kolton. I am going to tell you about cows. Cows are cool. The first cow arrived in Jamestown. Cows are cool. The first milking machine was made in 1894. Cows are cool. Cows are milked for 3-4 years. Cows are cool. Cows have 32 teeth. Cows are cool. Cows drink a bathtub full of water a day. Cows are cool.

Kolton Anderson

3rd Grade - John Kerr

Dear Cow, An ode to a cow. His name is Bob. He was born in Winmooooochester. Some of you guys give 25 gallons a day. You give milk. Your owner takes good care of you. Since I love ribs, I love cows!

Kaitlyn Summers

3rd Grade - John Kerr

Hi, my name is Emily. I am going to tell you about cows. The milking machine was made in the 1800's. The first cow that ever came to the U.S. was four centuries ago. Cows have very big incisors. They have 32 teeth. Cows can be very thirsty. They drink a lot.

Emily Morrow

3rd Grade - John Kerr

There once was a cow that went to town. Some people adored him, most people got bored of him. So it started a riot, in the end they had some spare ribs.

Myles McPartland

3rd Grade - John Kerr

Cows have a lot of meat like ribs, chuck and plate. I guess Chuck has a plate of ribs.

Elizabeth Thompson

3rd Grade - John Kerr

Cows, cows have so many parts in their body. There is the chuck, plate and the rib. Cows, cows have so many parts in their body. There is the short loin, round and the flank. Cows, cows have so many parts in their body. There is the sirloin, top sirloin, and the bottom sirloin. Cows, cows have so many parts in their body. There is the tenderloin and that is it! Cows, cows have so many parts in their body.

Leigh Belcher

3rd Grade - John Kerr

You give me milk and your owner takes good care of you. Some of you give 25 gallons of milk each day. Thank you, cows!

Lauren Armstrong

3rd Grade - John Kerr

Cows like to moo, moo, moo. Yes, they like to moo, moo, moo. What would you do if you had to moo, moo, moo?

Garrison Macon

3rd Grade - John Kerr

Dear Cow, Cow, cow, you don't know how much I miss you now! Here I am chewing my cud, sitting knee high in mud. I love you so much I can't think that such things are happening to you. Sitting there getting milked by loons! See you soon. The farmer is throwing a fit! Love, Cow

Sarah Snow

3rd Grade - John Kerr

Here ribs! Here ribs! Everywhere ribs! I like ribs! I love ribs! I must love cows!

Cameron Brown

3rd Grade - John Kerr

One day I saw a cow. It's not where it was right now. It was very, very fat, wider than a gymnastics mat. Cows have enough milk to make a scarf of silk. There's enough to drink, to fill up my sink.

Louisa Janssen

3rd Grade - John Kerr

 








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