I Am

We released our butterflies and hope that they are surviving their long trip to Mexico.   As a class, we have been writing I Am poems.  Each line of their poems begins with "I."  Students practice personification with this poem as they imagine that they are the thing that they write about.  Based on themes from our backyard we have written I Am Autumn, I Am Leaf and I Am Butterfly.  Students chose their favorite poem and I have written them for you below.

I Am Autumn

By Cameron

I see kids play on the ground

I see them playing all around

I hear kids laughing a lot

I wonder where the kids are . . . are they at home or at school?

I feel the wind going through my leaves

I smell my leaves here and there

I think kinds are coming back

I am Autumn

I Am Butterfly

By Genevieve

I dream of what it is like in Mexico

I taste the pollen in flowers

I feel the cool breeze that flows on me

I think of all of my cousin butterflies that are going to Mexico

I wonder what would happen if I were the last of my kind

I am Butterfly

I Am Butterfly

By Emily

I wonder what kind of journey I will go on today

I taste the morning breeze

I imagine that it's sunny not storming

I touch the leaves when I fly by

I smell apple pie

I dream of being a superhero someday

I wonder what it would be like as a person

I am Butterfly

I Am Butterfly

By Jeremiah

I feel the wind on my wings

I like the nectar in the flowers

 I smell the sweet nectar in the flowers

I imagine if I went into the forest and almost eaten

I hear the birds chirping in the sky

I am Butterfly

I Am Leaf

By Kaiden

I am leaf lying down on a birch tree's branches

I imagine the kids playing on my branches that hold me

I love to dance in the wind when I blow away

I hope the kids never grow bigger

I am Leaf!

I Am Leaf

By Zander

I hear the kids crunching on me

I feel the beautiful autumn breeze

I smell the apple pie in the window

I dream of being a human

I see the kids outside

I see other kids on my tree friends

I wonder how nice the kids are

I am Leaf

I Am Butterfly

By Mikayla

I don't like people touching my wings

I fly to Mexico

I dance in the wind as it starts to get cold

I am a Monarch

I am in my chrysalis in a ball

I am ready for my new life

I am Butterfly

I Am Fish

By Amelia

I am fish swimming in the sea

I wonder if you can see me

I see frogs swimming right next to me

I wave to them with lots of glee

I do not know their history

I see them swimming right away from me

I don't know why this always happens to me

I have to go find my mommy

bye-bye

I am Fish

I Am Butterfly

By Sydnee

I dream about pretty flowers

I feel free

I hear the sound of music

I imagine me as a peaceful butterfly

I see a new born butterfly

I smell the flowers and oranges

I taste the wind

I think about me when I was a caterpillar

I touch the sky

I wonder what Mexico looks like

I Am Butterfly

I Am Autumn

By Zayne

I am the geese that the wind brushes against me

I am the grass that wonders why I'm dry

I am the trees that smell the wind

I am the leaves that think, when will I fall off?

I am the crickets that see the trees moving

I am the flowers that hear winter coming

I am Autumn

I Am Autumn

By Aliya

I feel the cold wind right in my face.

I wonder when the kids are going to come and play

I smell grass all around me

I think all my leaves are changing colors right now

I see lots of pumpkins and bugs and trees

I hear a lot of crickets

I am Autumn!

I Am Leaf

By Mayson

I am the thing that you see when you look up in the air when a tree is standing there

I hear all the leaves saying "bye-bye"

I see the children playing

I feel the breeze . . . ahhh . . . I am falling

I am Leaf

I Am Butterfly

By Juliana

I am the butterfly that goes to Mexico

I am the butterfly that you see sometimes

I am the butterfly that lands on tulips and daisies

I am the butterfly that lands on kids' fingers

I am the Monarch butterfly

I am the one who tastes nectar on flowers

I am Butterfly

I Am Autumn

By Seth

I feel the warmth going through me

I wonder when the kids will come out to play

I smell the grass

I see geese flying South

I hear it's Autumn

I am Autumn

I Am Butterfly

By Lyndsee

I smell the food in the country of Mexico

I see my friends flying close to me

I feel the cool breeze through my wings

I hear the birds chirping

I taste the flowers in Mexico

I am Butterfly

I Am Butterfly

By Gary

I smell bunches of nectar

I feel the flower touching my tongue

I touch other animals

I imagine how I can fly

I think of other butterflies

I taste other nectar and food

I dream of going to Mexico in the winter

I wonder what it would be like being a person

I am Butterfly

I am Autumn

By Faith

I see children playing

I hear them laughing and talking

I wonder when they will come back and play

I think soon

I feel cold and happy

I smell the leaves of autumn

I am Autumn

I Am Butterfly

By Zackary

I smell sweet nectar

I taste the nectar

I touch a flower

I imagine flowers with nectar all over me

I think winter's coming

I wonder where are my brothers and sisters?

I feel a new life coming

I am Butterfly

I Am Autumn

By Shyann

I hear birds

I see trees

I think water is ice cold

I smell flowers

I feel food

I am Autumn

I Am Butterfly

By Makaelee

I am butterfly

I shimmer with colors of the rainbow

I feel the sun beating down on my beautiful wings

I see the bees working hard

I dream of what the prettiest butterfly would look like

I am Butterfly

I Am Butterfly

By Makenzie

I wonder when I can see my new life

I see my friend has hatched out of the chrysalis

I smell wonderful nectar coming off a butterfly bush

I dream that i will see a new world out there

I taste really good nectar

I touched a person's finger

I am a Monarch butterfly

I feel the wind hiding me

I think my friend is going to hatch soon

I imagine that I will be good to each and every butterfly when I get out of the chrysalis

I see a new life coming

I like to fly to Mexico because when it gets cold at Michigan I go to Mexico

I am Butterfly

I Am Leaf

By Abigail

I am leaf

I am blown around so many ways it makes me dizzy

I wish I was a kid then I would not bet blown around

I am stuck up in this old wrinkled tree

I am an old Leaf

I Am Butterfly

By Phillip

I fly south for the winter

I drink nectar from plants

I see pollen on my leg

I have a tube as a mouth

I have poison in me

I have colored wings

I am Butterfly