Poem+2A

The Outsiders

Dad’s dogs Three of them One girl Two boys

Their fur soft as a pillow Their paws hard as a rock Their teeth sharp as a knife Their nose so wet and cute

The girl is Liko She is light brown and a bit white She is always in her cage She is always alert

One boy is Maika’i he is pure black The other boy is Buckis he is brown

I love my dogs When they bark it sounds like a hallway full of blasting radios They bark and we know something is wrong.

--Hoea Makaike

I chose The Outsiders as the title because the dogs are the animals that outside.

My favorite place in the world

I love the sight of the sand and the open sea that look as if it will never end The sand very warm under your feet The water feels so refreshing going between your toes and fingers and running threw your hair Just relaxing with friends and family feels so great Hanging out in the water and playing in the sand

It’s the place that everyone seems to gather and just have fun The sun always shinning and the birds always chirping Always just kicking back listening to music and watching the waves break along the shoreline The food smelling so delicious Everyone with big smiles on their faces Makes everything so warm and joyful The beach is my special place

--Ka’anihi Sills

I chose the title for my poem because it is what the poem is about. I wanted to say that the beach is my favorite place. I also wanted the reader to have an idea about what they were going to be reading about. That is the reasoning for my title.

Friendship

I have four best friends. Kaely, Tishell, Angel and Celeste I’ve known them all my life which makes us even more special.

They are people that I trust and I respect everything about them. We are tight like a knot because we have so many things in common

Our thinking Our style Our sports Totally the same

They are really funny and very wild Those are the type of people I like to be around.

Even if we are in different schools, except for Kaely, We will always be best friends and we will keep in touch.

---Anela Ermitano

The elements that I used weret simile and a repetition. I put a simile and a repetition into my poem to explain how close my friends and I are.