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These sonnets were written by fifth grade students in Reading 205 as part of our Shakespeare unit. An English sonnet is 14 lines long. It is three quatrains and a couplet, all written in iambic pentameter.

Thee doves fly around the pond, beautifully

Thy pond unravels the beautiful swans

Mother nature unfolds dutifully

Thou rainfall runs clearly at break of dawn

Thy tulips have opened their crystal cups

Thy grass has gotten its colorful green

All thy rose bushes and flowers leapt up

Thou art sky has a look that is quite serene

All thy animals have come out to play

Thy trees grow leaves and beautiful flowers

Thou spring only comes on a mid March day

Thy tree grows leaves and plums by spring showers

Thy rain falls from the sky and smells like pine

Thy sweet roses and daisies will be mine

Karolina Baklawska

 

I like to sing, making music my love

And the lyrics written on lines of sheets

Are a wonderful gift from God above

That he plays happy with beautiful beats

Listen to my voice, it is a pleasure

When you hear me sing soft, slow songs of joy

You will see it like letting out treasure

Or like a baby playing with a toy

Music wipes away my tears and puts smiles

Across my face and those who do believe

In me and admire my voice for miles

When I sing to people, their hearts receive

A happiness only angels could give

And everyone will be happy to live!

Elizabeth Pena Sanchez

 

Knights battle in dangerous and hand fights

They usually live in big castles

Knights have perfect eyesight for the night

They probably never saw a tassel

Knights wear very heavy metal armor

They also have a huge shield and a sword

Knights will fight to protect womens honor

When they fought they were never really bored

Knights wear big helmets to protect their heads

They mostly never get a lot of rest

While they fight the king lies in his big bed

When knights battle they do their very best

The knights were the very best fighters then

All the knights that fought were probably men.

Paul Roldan

 

Whenever bashful spring reluctant starts

Not of the spring yellow daffodils

Nor of the preposterous bleeding hearts

For all the excited world should be still

When I see a tiny growing flower

Or I see a gigantic bare oak tree

It looks like it is going to shower

The sky does not look by any means free

Where I see all the beautiful roses

It looks like a chorus of angels singing

Oh the roses its beauty it posses

For when the birds see them they are ringing

I see all the trees of sweet smelling birch

All the birds are on their own special perch.

Rebecca Maddy

 

Thy love is strongly excepted with care

So wish to claim your love forever

I love the way air swishes through you hair

Throw you love away I will just never

Why cant nature bring our love together

Or thee art make our love more colorful

And our love we love will never sever

Then we shall make our love more wonderful

Or I shall turn my royalty to love

Your little eyes look like sparkling gems

I will also give you a great dove

Your love is closer to me than a lamb

I hope all of our loving days are one

Until all of our loving days are done.

Shurei Singletary

 

If thou shall go with it and truly part

And throw away thy lovers faithful love

It shall break the strong hold of all your heart

Like a shining, sitting, hand-blown, great glass dove

To be so everlastingly true blue

And promise not to ever be a lie

To be faithfully and truly royal

Thou shall not feel any pain when you die

For my love is truly like a cherry

It has a black and hard shell like a pit

So the pit is like a bad bad parry

For that is so muchly and truly it

Thou shalt not forever and ever long

For you my weary wolf are very strong

Thomas Lebron

 

A lot of kids need tender care and love

Can you hear the buzz of the working bee

The sign of friendship is called the white dove

Love the people in your family tree

All the kids in the world have big fun dreams

Will cats and dogs stop chasing each other?

One day people will stop doing bad schemes

Somewhere in time we will become brothers

Someday soon the whole world will reunite

Animals and people will become friends

The world will be a very pretty sight

Nobody in the world will have to end

The world will be a happy place again

Everybody will act the age of ten.

Gabriela Ortiz

 

Love is a bright beauty in the night time

Love is a word that is said a lot right

Its like two doves singing in the daytime

I do not have to get paid right now

Love is not love when your heart is broken

Fame is too lonely when you dont have love

When you are above its hard to love her

How many times have you ever felt rejected

If I was missing would you cry for me

I had always bet away my money

I hope you try to look for me today

And now Im in serious debt with Tim

You said you would pay for all my prized things

But all I got was a headache and cheap rings.

Gian Grant

 

Nature is beauty in a bottle why

How could thy be for us in a song

How do summers come and go and fly by

How do winters fly by and row along

And leaves come and go

To drop to the ground

As the warm weather comes what shall I do

My love for nature is very profound

Shall get my clothes ready is what I do

Nature is powerful thy beautiful

I always breathe, smell, feel, taste, hear nature

Tis also very strong and dutiful

This is a wonderful thing called nature

This is a beautiful thing in the world

This is nature that the world has swirled

James Fabrini

 

Once there was a tall man in dark armor

I dont recall that he was unfriendly

The man stole from each and every farmer

But I do recall that he was friendly

When the farmers heard he was chased today

All the way downtown onto Market Street

But there he did not want to really play

Over here came a loud voice what? huh? tweet?

The farmers saw the man later that day

The man found an animal of some kind

Sorry guys I dont want to play today

You, what kind of animal did you find?

That animal is supposed to be free

Well thats the proper way it should be

Juan Laboy

 

Fragrant the flower in the mid summers day

Bloom with colors unimaginable

With morning birds and bees all in their way

How can they do that, how are they able?

Violets and daffodils bloom in spring

Flowers are able to close in winter

Dancing in the winds and able to fling

Dont worry they wont give you a splinter

Sparkling colors burst out when they do bloom

Flowers with fireflies do glow at night

Flowers they wont really close in the noon

Sunflowers do make a very nice sight

Flowers are the beauty of this here earth

Flowers will have everlasting birth.

Amy Lopez

 

Love is something you can never replace

This is not something you sell in the mall

Love is so strong nothing can take its place

Not even with a pretty Barbie doll

When you are in love you should treasure it

Love can make you forget all your troubles

You cant stop loving just a little bit

When you are in love dont pop your bubble

Love is something that puts you on cloud 9

Love can make you feel like time has stopped

Love is something that will always be mine

To be in love it doesnt cost a dime

A true love is something very special

I hope you remember this love sonnet

Alex Spring

 

Nothing will split our everlasting love

You can steal my love but dont keep my heart

You came into my heart like a white dove

Our everlasting love will never part

Our everlasting love is really long

Sometimes we might be in a big love pit

Our love is so loveable and its strong

I need somebody to help me write it

Your hair smells like a misty spring flower

I love the smell of your flowery hair

I will like you with my strongest powers

I will not give a hoot if you dont care

I love your pretty hair in that bonnet

I wrote you this poem and its a sonnet.

Rachel Westerman

 

Thy love is very strong with thy beauty

Throw thy love away I will do never

While thy sit down and have a cup of tea

Thy respect for others kept forever

We will always bring thy love together

Thy art shall make our love so colorful

Because then our love shall never sever

Then the both of us shall be wonderful

We shall always be a loving couple

We shall love each other every day

Even though sometimes we have a double

Even though you and I may always say

While love for thy both of us are so sweet

And every day we meet we are complete

Christina Duda

 

Nature is great to look at all day long

Wouldnt you like to look at it with me?

I stare at it while humming a song

Looking at nature makes me feel quite free

Glancing at beautiful rocks while kneeling

Rocks come in all shapes and sizes, you know

It feels good because there is no ceiling

Rocks are great, Oh Look! I just saw a doe

Staring, looking at nature is a treat

Look! The doe, it runs very quick and fast

You should love nature because its so sweet

The grass is a meadow so big and vast

I will stare all day; I will stare til dawn

Nature is a beauty, just like a swan

Ariana Molokwu

 

When I go outside, I can always see

I like the butterfly called the monarch

Its not fun when I get stung by a bee

There is a rainbow bird called the skylark

Theres a yellow flower called sunflowers

You may see many families at the beach

Little children dont like April showers

Have you ever grown a tree with a peach?

People like to go swimming in a pool

Do you like to go swimming in a lake?

For hot summer days, I want to stay cool

For peoples birthdays my mom likes to bake

When theres no school I like to play with friends

Being in nature, the day never ends.

Amanda Schneider