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Es el final del verano
Y la cosecha termina.
Es el alma y el espíritu
Que alucinan.

Lo negro de los muertos—
Sin duda a suceder.
Las tumbas se han de
Romper, es lo seguro.
Lo cierto del negro obscuro.

Lo negro de noche oscura,
Naranja de amanecer—
Sus poderes harán tristezas.
Ya la casa estará segura.

English translation:

It is the end of summer
And the harvest is over.
It is the soul and the spirit
That dream.

The black of the dead­—
It will surely happen.
The tombs must
Break, it is certain.

The certainty of dark black.
The black of dark night,
The orange dawn—
Their powers will make sorrows.
The house will already be safe.

Veronica, fourth grade, Barrington Elementary School

Original artwork by Sarah Meraz © 2009. Thanks Sarah!

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Every fall and spring, Badgerdog solicits and publishes occasional poems from its students. This poem by Veronica was the winner of our Halloween poem contest. Congratulations, Veronica!

“Soon, my darling,” the pumpkin whispered
as a candle flickered within it, “Soon.”

Fall leaves whirled with the flow of music
like fish in a pond or birds in a flock.

The October vines
keep me trapped like spider webs.

How the color orange covers
the pumpkin is how the feeling covered
my body
like scarecrows covered by black-winged birds.

Tell me, how will I look at you
when morning comes?

Collaborative poem from Del Valle Opportunity Center

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Every fall and spring, Badgerdog solicits and publishes occasional poems from its students. This poem by the students at Del Valle Opportunity Center was one of our Halloween favorites. Congratulations!

Stay tuned for the winning poem on Friday.

TVs are eating children!
Cars are transforming.
Robots are coming out of kitties’ heads.
Giant ants are eating chocolate!
Babies are trick-or-treating.
We ran into a haunted house
full of skeletons, ghosts, and bats.
They turned us into ghosts!
We scared the trick-or-treating babies
and stole their candy.
Man, Halloween is crazy!

Chuy, fourth grade, Hillcrest Elementary School

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Every fall and spring, Badgerdog solicits and publishes occasional poems from its students. This poem by Chuy was one of our Halloween favorites. Congratulations, Chuy!

Stay tuned for more Halloween Contest Honorable Mentions throughout the week and the winning poem on Friday.

can you
please dance
with me don’t
be afraid
please just
give me
one more
chance

Ryan

Every spring and fall, Badgerdog solicits and publishes occasional poems from its students. This poem by Ryan was one of our Valentine’s Day favorites. Congratulations, Ryan!

Stay tuned for more Valentine’s Day Contest Honorable Mentions throughout the week and the winning poem on Saturday.

Original artwork by former Badgerdog student Izzy Lawlor.

My love to you is like
a pot of stew, when I
see you I bubble to the brim
then . . . “PoP, PoP, PoP” hearts
fly in the air! Then I cry
“don’t eat me because I
love you!” I weep to my feet
and you sweep at my feet
while I weep!

Kat

Every spring and fall, Badgerdog solicits and publishes occasional poems from its students. This poem by Kat was one of our Valentine’s Day favorites. Congratulations, Kat!

Stay tuned for more Valentine’s Day Contest Honorable Mentions throughout the week and the winning poem on Saturday.

Dear Bearretta,

I love the way you hug me,
I like the way you look.
It’s funny when you bake a cake,
like a little cook.
I like it when you’re laughing,
a high-pitched giggle.
But I like it most when you are
just plain old rittle.

Love Bearemy

Kevin

Every spring and fall, Badgerdog solicits and publishes occasional poems from its students. This poem by Kevin was one of our Valentine’s Day favorites. Congratulations, Kevin!

Stay tuned for more Valentine’s Day Contest Honorable Mentions throughout the week and the winning poem on Saturday.

I’ve seen you watching me.
Yes, I’m the T.V.
I see you when people open the refrigerator door.
I wish I could see you more.
When I see you I feel at ease.
I love you, you big chunk of cheese.

Mac

Every spring and fall, Badgerdog solicits and publishes occasional poems from its students. This poem by Mac was one of our Valentine’s Day favorites. Mac wrote the poem in response to a prompt asking him to imagine a love letter between two inanimate objects. Congratulations, Mac!

Stay tuned for more Valentine’s Day Contest Honorable Mentions throughout the week and the winning poem on Saturday.

Dear Paper,

I wrote your name in the sky
the wind blew it away
I wrote your name in the sand
the water washed it away
I wrote it on my eraser
it got erased!
I wrote your name on me
it got sharpened away
I wrote your name in me
now it is more than a name

Lillian

Every spring and fall, Badgerdog solicits and publishes occasional poems from its students. This poem by Lillian was one of our Valentine’s Day favorites. Lillian wrote the poem in response to a prompt asking her to imagine a love letter between two inanimate objects. Congratulations, Lillian!

Stay tuned for more Valentine’s Day Contest Honorable Mentions throughout the week and the winning poem on Saturday.

I love my
bee he is
always with
me he
never forgets
my birthday or
me I love
him so much
but he goes everywhere
he is crazy as you but
that’s not all     he is your valentine

Cynthia

Every spring and fall, Badgerdog solicits and publishes occasional poems from its students. This poem by Cynthia was one of our Valentine’s Day favorites. Congratulations, Cynthia!

Stay tuned for more Valentine’s Day Contest Honorable Mentions throughout the week and the winning poem on Saturday.