Anna Vera's Poems » Age 4 to Age 10

The Tide

Anna — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:52:00 +0000

The early morning tide
Is low again,
Very low,
As if a giant sea monster came in the night
And gulped up half the harbor.
I often wish I could walk out there,
But I either don’t have the time,
Or the courage.

- Written by Anna Williams at Age 10
Barnstable, Massachusetts

Riding My Bike

Anna — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:30:00 +0000

My wheels don’t seem to touch the road
As I fly through the wind.
When I look down,
The road flashes by.
When I look up,
The world is slow motion again,
And I swerve a corner,
Almost floating.

- Written by Anna V. Williams at age 10
Barnstable, Massechusetts

A Friend

Anna — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:19:00 +0000

I have a friend
Who is always with me,
Whom I am always with,
Whom I am often alone with,
Who is often alone with me.
But sometimes we need others
To hike through the jungle of life.
She is me.

Written by Anna Williams at age 10
Barnstable, Massechusetts

Staring

Anna — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:53:00 +0000

Why do people stare?
Is it because they’re nosy,
Or is it because they’re not anywhere?
Are they really staring,
Or is something wrong with their eyes?
Maybe they’re just staring
Because they’re in surprise.
Do they know it’s rude to stare?
Do they think they saw a bear?
Or do they see a tiger or a lion?
I’m looking for the answer,
and I keep on tryin’.

- Written by Anna Williams at age 8
Vermont, USA

Once I Saw a Cloud

Anna — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:06:00 +0000

Once I saw a cloud;
Cliffs around the edges,
With water coming down.
Only an angel could go there
Without being there to drown.
It gave me a surprising feeling -
Was it an angels house?
And though it seemed big to me,
Was it only the size of a mouse?

- Written by Anna Williams at age 8
Vermont, USA

The Sky is Blue and White

Anna — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:17:00 +0000

The sky is blue and white.
But that won’t make me cheered up, because sometimes it rains from the rain clouds.
La la la la la la.

The sky is blue and white.
I want to know if it’s a snowing day.

Whoever looks in a house without any windows -
It’s going to be very dark.

The sky is blue and white.
I can tell because I have windows.

When I walk backwards, sometimes I bam into things
Because it’s dark at night.

My mom knows when it’s a good day for playing outside.
When she turns on our light, and looks out the window.

The sky is blue and white.
You need it each day.

- Written by Anna V. Williams at Age 4

What in the World

Anna — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:59:00 +0000

What in the world is going on?
I have a feeling I am dead.
What in the world is going on?
I picked up a person and it said ouch.

Everyone’s having fun without me.
I’m as lonely as can be.
Then along came a little pig and he said,
“Did you forget I’m your friend?
Come Play with me.”

Now I know what’s going on, for him and me,
But nobody else.
What in the world?
Everybody says there’s something wrong.
What in the world is going on?

- Written by Anna Williams at Age 4