Haiku part III (8th grade, Rm. 201)

In the 8th grade classes, we took the prewriting we had done ("in this moment...") and used it as source material to write haiku poems. I asked them to select the strongest lines or sections, and shape them into haiku poems. We did this first as a group with a section of text that I had made up and written on the board; I had them suggest cuts and line breaks that would shave the piece down into the haiku format. I included more pieces than usual, since the form is so short. Room 201's contributions are below--the rest to follow in separate postings.

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Mr. Stalla, Rm. 201, 8th grade

Haiku
Paulina O.

Silent is present
Giggling in the background
Quickly kills silent

Haiku
Christopher V.

light and darkness
darkness is your depression
light is happiness


Haiku
Omar V.

life is everything
people die 'cause people kill
people kill 'cause life


Haiku
Jacqueline L.

When you listen closely
you hear the lead of the pencils
hit the hard desk.


Red
Jacob N.

I'm thinking of the color red
which means passion, fierce, blood,
a strong burning flame.
Anger.


Haiku
Rubi E.

I hear them talkin'
going to work in the car
thinking about pink


Haiku
Victor R.

The sun brightly shines
when the day is bright and new.
And it's filled with fire.


Haiku
Adrian C.

A man is working
thinking of home and his wife
making a living


Haiku
Lorene R.

The summer is just
like getting into a nice
jacuzzi at night.


Haiku
Jessica G.

I'm thinking about
my dad's delicious shrimp soup
when it's cold outside.


Haiku
Alyss D.

Sounds inside my head
are telling me to give up.
This kinda sounds right.


Haiku
Heberto H.

It is too hot out.
The sun won't just go down now.
Can't it just cool down.


Haiku
Raul G.

It is too cold out
There is no sound just silence
Everyone is scared


Haiku
Melissa M.

I hear my heart going
So blow and blow that my heart
go and never hear before


Haiku
Bianca P.

A new child has been
born not knowing that he
is just living to die.


Haiku
Monica C.

Innocent people
are losing lives defending
something that's not theirs.