Life is Like a Wind and Other Poems Contemplating Life

by the 6th

and 7th

Grade

ESL English Class

of Las Americas Middle School with original photography by the poets

(cover photo by Brigitte Mwali)

Facilitated by Mr. Koy Severino

Houston Independent School District, Texas, U.S.A. Fall 2014

My Life is Like a Wave

By Khadija Al-Janabi

Life is something you want to do.

Sometimes, life lets you do things you don’t want to do.

Life sometimes gives you happy moments, sometimes bad

moments.

We like to go places that people don’t want to go to.

We love some people, but they hate us.

We can’t go back because the past is the past.

Life takes you anywhere that it likes, but we can’t make life go

anywhere.

Sometimes, when you study hard, you can get one hundred.

If we trust GOD, life will be good.

Life is good to live with GOD.

LIFE IS LIKE AIR BY OMAR SANCHEZ

LIFE IS LIKE THE AIR THAT GOES AND

COMES TO THE SAME PLACE.

LIFE IS LIKE A TREE WHOSE LEAVES ARE

GETTING OLD.

THESE ARE THE YEARS OF LIFE.

LIFE IS LIKE A SPONGE;

WE ABSORB BAD THINGS,

AND THE THING IS

TO ABSORB GOOD THINGS.

BY ABO JIMATA

Nobody knows they are gone.

The day goes fast.

That’s why we don’t know where we all go.

The reason I say life is like a river is the days and the years go

by fast.

When we come to school, we learn more things about life

So we can compare it with something.

In life, there are two temporary things:

They are being happy and being sad.

Sometimes, when we are happy, we are set free.

Life is Like a Long Train

By Aqsa Malik

Life is like a long train of trees.

Life is a toy to play with in different ways.

Life is like the Earth.

One moment I am here,

Next moment I am there.

Life is like a long river

And we have to cross it.

Life is like a wind.

Life is very simple.

Like a toy, life is a long way to go on your way.

Life is Crazy

By Angie Bonilla

Life is like a roller coaster

Because sometimes it goes up

And at other times it goes down,

Or I am really happy, but for part of my life

I am sad because you need to go to

Another country and learn another language.

You miss your family and your friends.

But I know this is for a better future for you and a big opportunity in your life.

You do not need to look back.

Never change for anybody because it's only your life.

But you have to study hard to achieve what you set out to do, and never let anyone stop you.

Life is not easy.

It’s like a battlefield, and you never know what will happen.

Sometimes, it's good to learn from mistakes.

But sometimes, life is so hard to move on and that is because it has many obstacles.

If you fall many times, you get up more strengthened.

LIFE IS LIKE A WIND

BY ATINAF JIMATA

LIFE IS LIKE A WIND

IT MOVES DAY TO DAY,

NIGHT TO NIGHT.

IT’S EASY TO MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE.

BUT IT’S HARD WHEN YOU MISS YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

SO LIFE IS LIKE A WIND.

IT CHANGES US; YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

SO LIFE IS LIKE A WIND.

IT’S SO BAD WHEN FRIENDS BECOME STRANGERS;

IT’S SO GOOD WHEN STRANGERS BECOME FRIENDS.

SO LIFE IS LIKE A WIND.

My Life is Equal to a Mountain Peak

By Armando Ventura

Life is equal to a mountain peak.

You get scared to face the life

That is equal to a mountain peak.

When you go up, you get scared,

But when you go down, you relax.

That is life.

When you are in school and take notes

For a test, you are nervous.

But when you have good notes,

You are relaxed, equal to a mountain peak.

LIFE IS LIKE A BUSY MAN

By Mohammad Sufyaan

I like my life.

Life is like a busy man.

Man was doing hard work.

Some men go to the office and it’s too busy.

They just learn something new.

Man works all the time.

Some men are on a soccer team.

Some men are trashmen.

Some men are drivers.

Some men sell shirts.

LIFE LIKE EARTH AND TRAIN By Bai Aimihoue

My life is like the Earth.

It always turns.

I love my life.

My life is like a train too.

It always goes.

Today, I am small.

Tomorrow, I'm going to be bigger than today.

So my life is like the Earth and the train.

I really love my life.

It is my road.

LIFE IS LIKE SEASONS OF THE YEAR

By KOKET JIMATA

In life, when everybody comes to the world,

There are some common things that happen:

Happiness and sadness.

It comes and it passes like seasons of the year.

Happiness and sadness come to everybody's life.

So life is like seasons of the year; it comes and it will go too.

Seasons of the year rotate by.

Happiness and sadness come to us too.

So life is like seasons of the year.

Life is Like a Busy Bus

BY YASH KANTHARIA

Life is like a busy bus.

It just runs and runs.

It just goes faster and faster.

It stops everywhere.

It runs on the road.

When we sit at the bus stop, we are bored.

When we get on the bus, we pay.

When we get on the bus, the driver's face is smiling.

I like to get on the bus.

Life is very hard.....

LIFE IS LIKE THE OCEAN By Marc Anthony Hattab

Life is light as water.

Life is heavy as water.

Life is as long as the ocean.

Life is too fun.

Life is like the wind.

Life is as large as the Earth.

Life is good because everybody is happy.

Life in the ocean is like a kingdom.

Life is like air.

Life is everything.

Life is Hard as Stone

By Mugisha Delphin

Life is hard as stone.

Life is light as wind.

Life is heavy as gold.

Life is a long road.

Life is too fun.

Life is like air.

Life is as large as the whole world.

Life is good because you help people.

Life is happy as a king.

Life is a light thing.

My Life Is a Train

By Karla De Paul

People get in and get out.

My life rolls.

My life is going to one place.

My life never goes backwards.

My life stretches.

My life is hard to stop.

My life never looks back.

My life goes faster.

My life stops for a moment.

My life is good.

My Life is Like Earth

By Archit Neupane

My life is like Earth because it’s

Like a ball and when it rotates,

It never goes back.

But it is a bad thing when the Earth

rotates.

Then, we don’t know

What is going to happen.

LIFE IS LIKE THE SKY

By Melissa Quezada

LIFE is light as wind.

LIFE is heavy as gold.

LIFE is as long as a road.

LIFE is too fun.

LIFE is as large as the whole world.

LIFE is a light thing.

LIFE is like air.

LIFE is good.

LIFE is important.

LIFE is like a river.

LIKE is like the ocean.

LIFE is like the sun and the moon.

Life is Like the Wind

BY BRIGITTE MWALI

Life is like the wind

That always comes and goes away.

Wind blows real hard sometimes.

If the wind blows hard, it blows things away and hurts people.

That is how we learn from the wind.

The wind will teach you something better.

Bad things happen first.

Good things happen next.

Sometimes, they kidnap you.

Your family thinks you died, but when you come back,

They celebrate because you come back.

When you were kidnapped, that was bad

But when you came back, that was good.

ALL HAPPY IN LIFE

BY KARLA GARCIA ALVAREZ

LIFE IS HARD AS A STONE.

LIFE IS LIGHT AS WIND.

LIFE IS HEAVY GOLD.

LIFE HAS TO BE FUN.

LIFE IS LARGE.

LIFE IS LONG AND ROUND.

LIFE IS LIKE AIR.

YOU HAVE TO HELP PEOPLE.

LIFE IS HAPPY WHEN YOU HAVE FRIENDS.

LIFE IS HAPPY WITH VACATIONS.

My Life is Like a Big Book

By Jeremy Sanchez

My life is like a big book

Because when the book turns pages,

My family and I move

To other countries and I have new friends.

When I go to other countries,

I need to learn new languages in the book,

Every year, new words.

I learn the name of a new country

Like a new picture in a book.

I need to buy new shoes every year

Because my foot grows a lot.

My Life is Like a Roller Coaster

By ANDREA BAQUEDANO

My life is going down and up.

My life is hard to stop.

My life is going faster.

My life is going down faster

My life is going up, but slow.

My life rolls.

My life is tall.

My life is for people have fun.

My life is scary.

My life is very well.

Life is Like a Princess

By UWAJENEZA MUREKATETE

Life is good.

Princess is always good

Because when she needs something,

She tells her maid.

She always sits and eats

And has fun,

And hangs out with her friends

Because they are rich people.

If she wants to go shopping,

She asks

Her father because he is the king.

They are always playing with money.

LIFE IS LIKE WIND BY YORDANOS ADMSU

LIFE IS LIKE A FLOWER BECAUSE IT IS BEAUTIFUL.

LIFE IS A HARD ROCK.

LIFE IS GENTLE.

LIFE IS FOR SOMEBODY COOL.

LIFE IS FOR SOMEBODY HOT.

LIFE IS SKY, LIFE IS OCEAN,

LIFE IS SEASON AND YEAR.

LIFE IS HEAVY AS GOLD.

LIFE HAS ALWAYS BEEN KIND TO SOMEBODY.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL.

MY LIFE IS PRETTY BY Wendy ORTEGA

Life is like the sky.

Life is like the sun and the moon.

Life is like my ocean.

Life is like my river.

Life is like my first love.

Life is too fun.

Life is my parents.

Life is good.

Life is all beautiful.

What is Life?

By Kamal Tamang

My life is so long.

My life is a football.

My life is a book.

My life is a long road.

My life is very long.

My life is a long train.

Sometimes, my life changes.

My life is like Earth.

I don’t know if my life is good or bad.

My life is a soccer team.

My Life is Like Soccer

By MARSIO CARBONETTI

My life is like soccer.

When I was born,

My first thought was to play soccer.

I started to play very good.

I go and play with a team and they think

How to pass and how to shoot.

Playing with a team is stronger.

THE LIFE

By Sajad Alsaadi

MY LIFE IS LIKE THE SNOW.

MY LIFE IS LIKE THE CAR.

MY LIFE IS LIKE RAIN.

MY LIFE IS LIKE FRIENDS.

MY LIFE IS LIKE HAIR.

MY LIFE IS LIKE A SONG.

MY LIFE IS LIKE A BOOK.

MY LIFE IS LIKE SHOES.

MY LIFE IS LIKE RAIN.

MY LIFE IS LIKE A PEN.

Life is Like an Airplane

By Mohammed Ahmed

My life is like an airplane flying.

Life is like a pencil.

Life is like a basketball,

Sometimes up,

Sometimes down.

Life is like a rock

Getting thrown by someone.

Life is like a light,

Sometimes turned on,

Sometimes turned off.

My Life is Like a Soccer Ball

By German Noriega

My life rolls.

It goes up and own.

It goes to the goal.

My life is going to be a big person.

Soccer balls never change.

The ball never stops.

It is hard to touch the ball when it rolls.

When I am angry, nobody touches me.

I need help to go.

MY LIFE IS LIKE GAMES BY MUSLIM AZIZ

MY LIFE IS LIKE A GAME. DO NOT STOP. I LIKE MY LIFE. MY LIFE IS NICE IN MY SCHOOL. MY SCHOOL IS NICE. I LIKE P.E. I like to play soccer.

My life is fun.

LIFE IS LIKE A HARD ROCK BY BAHATI UWASE LIFE IS LIKE A HARD ROCK ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT. LIFE IS HARD SOMETIMES. WHEN YOU DON’T TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, YOU CAN HAVE A HARD LIFE. AND IF YOU HAVE A HARD LIFE, YOU CAN WORK HARDER THAN YOU THOUGHT OR MAYBE DIE.

Life is LIKE a Busy Train

By LAIBA ASIF

Life is like a busy train.

It goes faster and faster.

It goes and goes.

It stops in some places.

It rolls on the tracks.

When we sit everyday, we get bored.

When we get on the train somewhere, we miss

Our friends, family, and neighbors.

When we get on the train to do some work,

We just think about it.

MY LIFE IS LIKE A LOT OF THINGS

BY ABDULLAH ALRAHBI

MY LIFE IS LIKE RAIN.

MY LIFE IS LIKE SHOES.

MY LIFE IS LIKE SNOW.

MY LIFE IS LIKE A CAR.

MY LIFE IS LIKE SOCCER.

MY LIFE IS LIKE THE SUN.

MY LIFE IS DRIFTING.

MY LIFE IS AN AIR-CONDITIONER.

MY LIFE IS LIKE A RAINBOW.

A Publication of the

English Language Arts Department

of Las Americas Middle School

Houston Independent School District, Texas