Metaphor Poems from Class Friday, April 15th

In class today, the students wrote their own poems inspired by the poem "What is the Sun?" by Wes Magee.
Here they are for your enjoyment!

What is a Volcano?
By Mollie McLaughlin

A volcano is a giant's fire,
where he hangs his washed clothes
each night.

A volcano is a monster
exploding time after time 
over the years.

A volcano is a black hole
wiping everything green around
off the face of the Earth.


What is a Rainstorm?
By: Sasha Snavlin

A rainstorm is when the angels cry
of disappointment from Heaven.

The lightning is when God claps in anger

A rainstorm is when the fountain of fortune
praises us.

A rainstorm is an opened water bottle
kicked high to the sky.

The thunder is when a light bulb is dropped
from the clouds.


What is a Cloud?
By: Eleanor Skov

A cloud is a wad of crushed paper
thrown out a window.

It is a puff of smoke
rising from a chimney.

It is a pure white tunnel
made by angels.

It is a bunch of soapy suds
in a sky-high bath tub.

It is the doctor's puff balls
which exploded in the office.


What is the Sky?
By: Felix Martinez

The sky is a sea of vibrant colors at night.

The sky is endless blue.

The sky is an illusion of birds
drifting out to sea.

The sky is a sad song.

The sky, its clouds a field of snow
in darkness.

The sky, everything.


What is the Sunset?
By: Addie McLaughlin

The sunset is brilliant colors
splashed across a piece of paper.

It is a red ball of yarn sinking
lower and lower in the sky.

It is rose colored pillows
drifting across the sun.

It is a ball of fire in the 
middle of a sea of colors.

It is a drop of blood on a
rainbow lake.


What is the Sky?
By: Jack Rosenberger

The sky is an endless illusion of baby blue.

The sky is as blue as caribbean sea
drifting into shore.

The sky is full of happy birds
singing their daily song.

The sky can be rough with clouds as big as boulders.

That is what I think the sky can be
at anytime, anywhere.



What is the Sea?
By: Mollie McLaughlin
The sea is a mirror
reflecting the universe.

The sea is its own world
with houses of coral and stone.

The sea is a mountain range
with all the little white capped waves.

The sea is a huge, blue sidewalk
connecting all the continents of the Earth.