Six Poems

By Novalynn Bodda

Rain
I shower the world with my brilliance
I bring life to dying plants
Because of some people on earth I am deadly
To the plants when I am sick
When I become sick I am acid rain and pour
So I’m not sick anymore
I love the earth so I do what I can to make it better
The earth is your home so I try to keep it clean
The trees help you live
So I help them live
Rain is what I am
Rain is what I do

October

I’m the month of the chill
I hold surprise within the days
The end of my month is the time the kids like best
That is their favorite time because of the holiday
The adults put out decorations
They have bowls of candy in their houses
The children go to the doors and ask for candy
The adults hand it out
Kids eat it up
I am the month many kids enjoy
I am the month of October
I am the month of Halloween

Pictures
People say you can’t stop time
I don’t believe that
Because I freeze one moment
And one memory for one instant in time
I’m put on computers
I can be colored
I can be black and white
I bring back memories
I bring back happiness
People love me
People cherish me
I believe that if you have the right stuff you can do anything

Teeth
I can be sharp
I can be smooth
I can be jagged
I can be deadly
I am eaten by bugs in your mouth
I am brushed to keep clean
I chew the food of humans
And catch the food of predators
Eventually I wear down
Only after a life of success
Teeth
They provide so much

Happiness is…
Happy
Happiness is what everyone wants out of life
True happiness is very rare
Happiness is your friends
Happiness is your family
Happiness is doing what you love
Happiness is being with who you love
Happiness is being you
True happiness is very valuable
True happiness is like true love…
You never want to let go of it
Happiness is…

What everyone wants
Everyone wants love
Everyone wants something to love
Everyone wants happiness
Everyone wants a good life
Everyone wants to do what they want
Everyone wants to have fun
Everyone wants money
Everyone wants to have a family
Everyone wants a place to call home
Everyone wants everything
Everyone wants to be something else
Everyone wants what they can’t have