Makenna’s Poetry Book

1. About Me 2. The World Is Like the Four Seasons of The Year 3. Horseback Riding Is My Worldview 4. Haiku Poems 5. The Shining Waters 6. The Burning Flames 7. Soggy Socks 8. Jumping Past The Butterflies 9. If Worldview Were A Human 10. ME

Ashes across the water I looked at the sky The sun glowed bright The best beach day ever The boat I didn’t know mom always wanted to rest in the ocean Mom’s boss Our neighbour Mom’s best friend Purple snap dragons, Baby birds, Seagulls stared Mom loves pink SAD She might cry Wiped tears Pacific ocean The waves went up and down, up and down, and carried mom our to sea Speck of dust floating down to the ocean floor

The words came from the book Survival Strategies of the Almost Brave, by Jen White. The original text was changed by bringing more focus to the emotions around the mom dying. This was done by cutting out parts of the text that brought focus to the present tense. The poem describes memories of the mom and the feelings around her death

There’s colourful leaves They blossom and bloom all day Then they fall and die

Foot steps in the sand As the tide goes in and out Suddenly all gone

Sitting and reading As the sun shines on my face Then a bug bites me

I make my way past the stalls Anxiously looking to see what horse I’m riding Relieved when it’s one of my favourites I get ready and bring the horse to the arena Pushing the butterflies in my stomach down as I mount Suddenly fine as I start to walk around The wind blows on my face as we race around As I struggle to see through the bright sun Counting my steps 1 2 1 2 1 2 Turning towards the jump The butterflies come whooshing back like a wave I knock over the jump I gather the reins and get more speed I full send Leaving the thought of falling off behind me I try again I perfect the jump I finish the lesson Letting the horse take control Still blinded by the sun As I see the odd butterfly fly by

Watching the worldview walk into class With all its colours shining bright Standing tall making everyone in the distance look small Speaking loud and clear For everyone to hear Changing its mood with every step Smirking a smile with every glance Demonstrating courage as one would do As everyone stands by, wishing it was you Watching the worldview present Feeling proud with courage As the worldview finishes Everyone claps and screams and shouts

Makenna’s About Me Video

I really enjoyed this project and learned so many things about poetry. My poems definitely got much better throughout this project as I kept learning how to make them better.

𝕄𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕒’𝕤 𝔹𝕝𝕠𝕘 – 𝕀 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕡𝕤

Hi! My name is Makenna Crawford and I am a grade 9 student in PLP. 

I see the smoke fill the sky The oder of the fumes drift up my nose The Worlds water warms with widespread wildfires

Feel the heat from the hot sun Climate Crisis Crushing Cluelessly I hear the Crackle of the flames burning behind me The wind blows and wherever it goes it flows and slows

I can feel the heat from far away Feeling frightful from forest fires The smokey sunset shines then gets swept away Picked up my the fires

The world is like the four seasons of a year

The world is like the four seasons of a year. Being with loved ones is like the warm rays of a new spring day. Being anxious of the unknown is like swimming in the ocean and not knowing what’s beneath. Kindness is like a rainbow after a rainy Friends helping friends is like catching snowflakes.

The wind blowing is like the sound of music. The feeling of being accomplished is like a warm cup of hot chocolate. Growing everyday as flowers bloom. As we persevere and challenge new goals. Forever changing as the days go by.

I am me A daughter A sister A friend Tall to some Short to others I am a horseback rider A volleyball player And so much more I have a weakness for cute animals I tend to bake when I’m bored Eat when I’m hungry Watch Netflix with family Play video games with friends And organize when my life feels messy I like the beach The sun and sometimes even the rain Some say I’m shy Some say I’m social I say Im me Just me

Horseback riding is my worldview, 	The horses being my friends, 		The jumps being what I overcome everyday, 			The falls showing that I can get back up again, 				My instructors being my inspiration, 						The boots being what keeps me going, 							The people around me being my voice 							 that point me to the right direction,

Splish Splash, Splish Splash Is all I hear as I walk to school in the pouring rain I hear the flooding water splash on the ground Feeling muggy when the water seeps into my running shoes Thud, thud, thud as the rock that I just kicked bounces against the sidewalk Listening to the whooshing wind blow on my cold damp face Instantly making me shiver Thump, thump, thump As the rain falls on the roof of the house the distance Suddenly all the bitter rain, and hissing wind stops As I stand on the moist sidewalk No longer drizzling but still drenched Walking to school now soaked, Squeak squeak, as I try not to slip on the not so dry floors Walking as a rock, slow and steady

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