Poems By Xander

Xander's class is working on poetry, and I thought I'd share some of the excellent poems! This first one was written by the whole class working together. Xander was the one who came up with the word "ricocheted".

I BOUGHT OUR CAT A JET PACK

I bought our cat a jet pack,
Which I think she liked a lot.
She strapped it on and instantly
She took off like a shot.

She zoomed around my bedroom
Then she blasted down the hall.
She ricocheted off every piece
of furniture and wall.

Our dog freaked out and ran away.
Our hamster squeaked and fled.
I even saw my sister hiding
underneath her bed.

Our cat is so fired up
I almost hate to break the news:
She'll never catch our mouse;
I bought him rocket-powered shoes.

(This one is by Xander. He got the idea from his friend, Meg, who is always talking about her invisible dog, Pedro.)
MY DOG PLAYS INVISIBLE FRISBEE

My dog plays invisible frisbee.
He catches invisible balls.
He rides an invisible skateboard.
He hurdles invisible walls.

My dog has perfected the practice
of doing invisible tricks.
He jumps with invisible jumpropes
and fetches invisible sticks.

He barks at invisible mailmen.
He growls at invisible cats.
He'll bring me invisible slippers
and even invisible hats.

He chases invisible squirrels
whenever we go for a jog.
He's clearly the greatest dog ever.
I love my invisible dog.