Poetry Cafe
My seven year old's class put on a poetry cafe yesterday at school and the parents were invited. It started at 7:40AM and went until about 8:05AM. The kids did such a great job and it was so much fun to hear all the various poems they had written. The kids ran the entire program, and two cute little girls announced each reader, who would then proceed to the front of the classroom to read their poem aloud to the audience. Justin was the second poet to take stage and I hadn't heard his poem before hand and wasn't expecting that I was in the poem. It was so touching that it made my eyes well up!
Here is his poem, titled "Justin"
Justin. It means; happy, smart, strong
It is the number 100
It is like blueberries jumping on a trampoline
It is a memory of my mom,
who taught me to be friendly
She said to be nice to your friends
My name is Justin. It means I believe in trusting