Shaina

=__Hungry Pachyderms__=

The irresistible sweet surgarcane In Southeast Asia Where hungry pachyderms gobble crops Raids cost farmers

Hanging cd's from fences Chilli powder, tobacco and engine oil painted on ropes Shooting fire crackers No technique is guaranteed to work forever

Elephants are intelligent Shimmering cds turn them around in their tracks Electrified wire has often failed The pachyderms still gobble your sweet sugarcane

Elephants Be Gone National Geographic May 2009

=__I am__=

I am the forward I score the goals for my team

I am the enemy The defense's worse nightmare

I strike the ball like a rocket The goalie fears my appearance

I am the attacker I pressure quick decisions

I take advantage of their mistakes They wish for me to make them

When I score the defense moans They have let their team down

I celebrate the victory with my enthusiastic teammates The coach is jumping with joy

My team congratulates me I am the forward

=__Alone__=

I stay solitary by the fire refusing to enter the frigid outdoors the snowy wonderland is calling I see all the children laughing their happiness tempts me more the snow looks so soft and lonely Its freezing temperature destroys our friendship I continue to sit alone and stare at a wasted childhood memory

I yearn for a new friend someone that will sculpt me a ball, a man, an angel but she will not be my friend all the children are so kind and caring but her suspicious soul intrigues me I am cold and her hands would warm me but she leaves me here alone

=__The Bunny Tail__=

An eyeball out of the socket A baseball flying through the air A ball of yarn Tears rolling down a face A scoop of vanilla ice cream A snow cone at the carnival Rice Crispies in a bowl A single egg in a dozen A bunch of cauliflower A white blood cell A wedding cake A dandelion on a hot summer day A diamond on a bride's finger Used chalk A note flying across the classroom A peeled potato The snowball in my hand, 3:30 p.m, March 3, 2011 at Windham Middle School

=__Penguin__=

A flightless bird Inhabits the Arctic Wears a tuxedo

A fisherman in the water At zoos and in the wild Tourists visit the cuddle creature

The wings are like flippers When the bird speeds through the frigid waters Hunting krill, fish and squid

Grieving mothers become theives As a gang of females defend the baby She fails in her attempt to steal

=__The Untensil__= I am your biggest need You use me everyday At home, school and work You utilize me to record all of your thoughts Or for all your answers on a quiz My best friend is paper It allows all your words to be visible And when you make a mistake you can flip me over and terminate it

I carry it everywhere In my binder or my pocket Without it I would fail every class My answers would be invisible The many designs and colors are amuzing Rainbow, red or rhinos Whatever my desire I will find one with it I can put a hat or cushion on it This utensil is a requirement in my everyday life

=__Rain__= The pitter- patter on your window As you sit and listen You see everything begin to drown Ans the ground glisten

I can bring major damage Submerging your city I arrive in downpours or a slight drizzle The amount of water is sometimes a pity

Light and sound accompany me Young children hide in fear During a frightful storm The falling drops are shaped like a child's tears

I replace the sunshine Many dread me I make people miserable and gloomy But when I disappear they are filled with glee