NEVER ENOUGH TIME

Hurry.  Hurry.
Rush.  Rush.
I do not want to wait.
If I don't
move along
I surely
will be
late.


    Can you write a poem about a time when you were late?  Have fun writing.

HURRYING RIGHT ALONG

Hurry, Hurry,
Rush, Rush
Hustle, Hustle
Quick, Quick
Speed along, Speed along,
Now, Now
Faster, Faster
Pronto, Pronto
Sometimes
I'm moving so fast
I barely avoid
disaster.


    Try reading this poem as fast as you can.  Can you say it so fast and not  stumble or stutter?  Now for fun, can you write the companion poem about poking along?  Have fun writing.

MONDAY MORNING

I'm rushing around
fast as I can
Mom calls
one more time
I don't want 
to be
late.

I grab my backpack
zipper it shut
out the door,
didn't have time 
to make my bed.

I pick up the toast
glup three swigs
of orange juice
and rush out the door
to Dad's angry face
waiting in the running car.

I rush
dash to school
slide into my desk
just as the tardy bell rings.

"Get out your homework,"
and I unzip
my backpack before 
I put it down.

"Oh,no."
It's not there.
Knew I should have
packed my backpack
last night.

It's Monday,
and already
I've started off
on the wrong foot.

I hope this 
doesn't last all week.

     It really is hard and difficult being a kid.  Can you write a poem about one of the difficult things a kid faces?  What is your hardest problem?  I think mine is when I misspell words.  Have fun writing today.

In the City

In the city

it is noisy.

there never is a hush,

with people always

in a hurry

everything is a rush.

     I'm still in the city.  can you write a poem today about city life?