Tyshae: March

By Tyshae Coates, Grade 8 my birthday montha beautiful time of the yearrevolting greens and blues, purple and redscharming people,...

Jennifer: Pictures

A poem about friendsBy Jennifer Aponte-Ortiz Pictures aren’t just picturesunless you let them be. Memories don’t just fade awayif you...

Jocelyn: Love Is Like a Rose

By Jocelyn Santiago, Grade 7 Love is like a rose,That stands so tall,Love is like the sun,That shines so bright....

Jocelyn: I Thought Wrong

By Jocelyn Santiago, Grade 7 When I first saw you,I thought you were the one,To come onto my life,And become...

Jocelyn: Our Wedding

By Jocelyn Santiago, Grade 7 Here we stand,Together at last,We’ve been through tough times,But that’s all in the past. The...

Shakita: He Answered

By Shakita Paige, Grade 7 you were in the hospitalfor days and nightsfamily members praying to Godthat you win this...

Shakita: You Are

By Shakita Paige, Grade 7 You are a friend that does not realizethat your life experience has touched many livesYou...

Shakita: R.I.P.

By Shakita Paige, Grade 7 He was 17 years of ageand his life is goneMy cousin Bruce Paigetried to hang...

Shakita: I’m on My Way Home to You

By Shakita Paige, Grade 7 I’m on my way down the road to be with youI miss you to much...

Tamyra: The Promise

By Tamyra Barrow, Grade 8 When we placed on this earth we were only promised one thing and that’s to...