TSC Celebration of National Poetry Month 2024: Where I'm From Poems, by TSC 2nd Graders

I am from playing with my dog 
And 
Frog. I am from 
Tossing my dog 
And frog in the 
Pool
Plop

I am from snowflakes
as
Cold as 
Ice. 
I am from smelling
the snow.

I am from sparkly
crayons
as big as my 
pencil. I am from 
cracking 
crayons. 

I am from My dog
she is soooo
crazy
she will run
Around ZOOM!
she loves to cuddle me
she is as
soft as
a stuffy.
She is
so furry

I am from my Nintendo
my Nintendo 
you're bright
fuzzy light
all of you're
so
so
so
so
strong
monsters.

I am from
Minecraft,
Minecraft,
mobs,
mobs,
mobs,
I went into
a temple
and the T.N.T
It killed me.

I am from soccer, 
soccer, 
soccer, 
the soccer ball 
when my players fall
and I call
I am a team 
with
a 
theme. 

I am from Basketball,
Basketball,
Basketball
There is a
hoop 
with a 
flop
I am great at it
I am
very good
at it. 

I am from swimming, 
swimming, 
You swim 
in water
I learned
How to
swim in Mexico
the water 
is
shimmery.

I am from 
“Family
Family 
Family”
Deborah
Is so joyful 
Anurag 
Is kind. 
Eva 
Is extremely funny
She makes me laugh. 
Bella is fuzzy
And super fun to play with. 
My family loves
watching movies.

I am from NYC
NYC
NYC.
ZOOOOOM!
Goes the 
Subway. 
VROOOOM!
goes the bus. 
Honk
goes the taxis
They honk 
A lot. 
The buildings
Are sooooo
Tall. 
Mmm
I smell 
and taste
the delicious
hot dogs and
pretzels. 
The buildings 
are 
as tall 
as 20 
T-rexs!

I am from ABBA,
ABBA, 
ABBA. 
Their music 
sounds as great as
Mozart.
The band is from 
Sweden, 
Sweden, 
Sweden,
The instruments are
beautiful piano, 
crazy guitar
and amazing singing.
 

I am from family with 
Us traveling 
Traveling
Traveling. 
It's me
my sister 
my mom 
and my dad. 
At Christmas we go 
to Hawaii
In Hawaii we get presents
Like a toy car
A toy stuffy
It feels as good as always

I am from Minecraft 
has rare blocks
super
super
super 
super
super
rare some have been 
removed from the 
Game 
My 
House is as a big as
40 Iron golem
My favorite mod is the new
Sniffer
It is rare
And cool 

I am from turtles swimming fast 
In the water
Splash 
And slow turtles waddling as slowly 
As they can.
 

I am from NYC My
family
I am from family sports and
movies and
BOOM swish
and cool shoes.

I am from Universal
yes
Universal
is the Best
it is like
another world
when you go
there you are
amazed. It is the best

I am from my family
My family is from
Earth
it is
warm
it is the
best family. It is as good as
stars.
 

I am from 
My dad taking me to school on the train 
VROOOOM
and
my very 
amazing classmates next to me 
I am from 
looking at my caddy 
In the morning 
at school. 

I am from 
NYC
I hear 
the cars
go by 
they
are as loud as drums
Bam bam bam 
tall buildings
skyscrapers
that
is where I’m from 

Nicolai and Reese
all of my classmates
my chair 
my caddy 
my table
all absolutely fantastic 
my classmates are as amazing as a rollercoaster

I am from 
riding a bike
and joging
I love riding bikes
ride
ride
ride
and never
stop 
as the wind 
SWOOSHES 
through the air 
WOOSH
 

I am from New York City
New York City
and 
I live on 
107th 
street. 
I was born in 
March 
8th, 
8th, 
8th. 
WWWaa!

I am from 
games, 
games, 
games are 
fun. 
In Minecraft
you mine, 
mine, 
mine, 
and 
craft, 
craft, 
craft. 
In Super Smash Bros
you 
fight and it 
feels 
tough
tough
tough. 
In 
Super Mario Bros you fight
too. 

I am from
2B is 
our class
our class is 
fun, fun, fun 
boom! 
my name 
Is Orion 
and I am in 2nd
grade
bye,
bye,
bye!
 

I am from Ninja, 
Ninja, 
Ninja
The warped wall is so tall
Coaches are so nice
Friend are so playful 
Ha, ha, ha
Obstacles are tricky
But fun to do 

I am from Christmas
I smell the sent of Christmas trees
It smells so beautiful 
when you walk down the streets
You see all the lights
When the day comes
You lay out 
Cookies and milk for Santa
And go to bed
When you wake up the next morning 
You see the presents and snow

I am from my family 
My mom waking me up in the morning
My dad putting me to bed at night
And
My brother Charlie making funny jokes
Ha, ha, ha
And my grandma
Telling me I am 
Funny
 

I am from 
NYC is loud
loud
loud. 
NYC cars go vroom, 
vroom, 
vroom. 
NYC has trash, 
trash, 
trash, 
trash. 
NYC has a lot 
of people
step 
step
step
that’s where I am 
from. 

I am from 
my family, 
family, 
family. 
I have a big
sister. 
I have a beautiful
mom. 
I am not wrong. 
I have a cool
dad. 
He has very 
curly hair. 

I am from 
Japan 
Japan
Japan. 
Japan is
safe to walk
on 
the 
streets. 
Japan has
nice
people
That speak 
Japanese
Japan is very 
quiet
 

I am from 
Painting 
When I paint
There are bright colors. 
You can 
Paint 
A flower 
Or a dog 
Like everything. 
You paint with 
Your brush 
And paper. 
It feels
Like a clay bucket.

I am from beautiful colors. 
Colors can be bright 
Or dark 
Also colors can have patterns 
Or shapes. 
Splat! Splat! Splat!
The pink!
Paint! 
Got all over my dress. 

I am from a good school. 
In school 
Teachers help students for
Some hard work
Also students 
Read funny books
And write in a paper
It is fun 
As a playground.
 

I am from camping, 
Camping, 
Camping.
fire so hot
och!
och
och
little cute animals scurry cabins warm cozy in a 
bed beautiful lakes
prefer 
to go fishing 
pine trees
shedding and 
Growing. 

I am from 
Summer, 
Summer, 
Summer
It is 
So hot
och!
och! 
och! 
The sun 
shines on me
Splash! I jump in 
The pool it is so 
So very hot
Got some water
oh yes
Yes
Yes

I am from Buddies,
Buddies
Buddies. 
So fun,
fun,
fun,
play, 
play, 
play
All day, day, day 
Eating is
my favorite
Thing to do 
I love buddies
make
Me feel crazy
They 
are as nice
as a bug. 
 

I am from celebrating Christmas. 
It makes 
me happy. 
Birthday parties 
make my heart
joyful. 
My family is as loud as my crazy baby 
sisters crying. 
That’s where I’m from!

I am from animals 
swimming quiet and slowly 
like a turtle 
and a giant whale as big as 100 
rocket ships. 
That’s where 
I’m from.

I am from kids saying
hello and kids
speaking Spanish
kids jumping in to warm
pools
that’s
where I’m from.

I am from balls banging
and kids yelling loud
and I feel like
I am 
in the water swimming fast
I feel like I am a
fish swimming in the water
that’s 
where
I’m from. 

I am from kids speaking 
Spanish and a lot of
fun lights and
fun fast
that’s
where
I’m from.

I am from my family is as kind as a 
heart. 
My sister is fast as a cheetah,
as sweet as a candy.
That’s
where I am from. 

I am from playing pretty dolls with Nylah,
playing Adopt Me and buying the cutest
pets.
Sing to someone you love.
Giving hugs to Nylah.
That’s 
where I’m from.

I am from looking at the pretty Eiffel Tower.
Playing amazing video games.
Eating their yummy food.
That’s
where I’m from.

I am from my mom tucking me in
at night.
My dad playing
with me. My cousins and aunts
and uncles all coming over.
That
is where I am from.

I am from kangaroos hopping as fast as
a cheetah. Koalas hanging in trees.
Kookaburra flying in
the air.
Flags swooning
in the air.
That’s
where I’m from. 

I am from people collecting food
before the game. Fans
in stands shouting, “get a hit! get a hit!” 
At last a singly pitch whack the ball goes high in the air like a bird that’s
where I’m from.
 

I am from my cousin blabbering. My dad
playing Legend
of Zelda. My mom
shopping. That’s 
where I’m from.

I am from me racing
to the finish line. My dad beating
a Marbled Gohma. Me playing
creative and beating
The Ender Dragon. My dad beating
Galeem. That’s 
where I’m from.

I am from my Grandma’s hugs
and kisses. 
Her dogs 
playing fetch,
zoomies and
giving me licks.
That’s
where I’m from.
 

I am from Barcelona champions every game in their home
field. The A
button is to pass. The B
button is to shoot. That’s 
where I am from.

I am from Liverpool scoring goals as tough as flying bombs. Skilling like Sonic
speed. Running as fast as a lighting
bolt. That’s
where I'm from.

I am from going to Israel
for meeting my family. Israel is as hot
as a volcano. It is the most delicious for making
marshmallows. That’s
where I’m from. 

I am from playing Fifa 24 
with Judd. Being Liverpool
every time when we play Fifa 
24. Man United 
champions every game in Volta Football. That’s 
where I am from.
 

I am crazily long flights
and jet lag like I’m nocturnal. 
Egypt 
hot like the sun 
and Israel family reunion. 
That’s 
where I’m 
from. 

I am from sailing the waves, 
seeing bright yellow sea stars, 
dolphins jumping, and sharks with teeth as sharp 
as knives. 
Swimming with fish, 
barracudas as huge 
as elephants. 
The ocean 
is where I’m from. 

I am from Taco Tuesday 
and watching Totoro one 
billion times. 
I am from celebrating holidays like we’re crazy. 
Every night 
family snuggle
cuddled up in the warm blankets. 
Hiking up to the clouds. 
That’s 
where I’m from. 
 

I am from playing Saber
Showdown as fast as a 
hangry 
cheetah
and playing Adopt Me
and playing Brookhaven
and Roblox.
That’s where I’m from.

I am from going to DR and it 
being hot as a heatwave.
I am from going to Jersey
and it being
as big as the ocean.
That’s where I’m from.

I am from seeing my uncle coming
to my house smiling. Doing Lego sets
with my mom. Playing games with
my dad quickly. That
is where I’m from.
 

I am from having a day 
with all my friends 
and having fun birthday parties. 
That’s 
where I’m from.

I am from swimming in the big Twilight Zone 
and to the deep waters 
and swimming with the turtles. 
That’s where I’m from.

I am from traveling to Texas, 
to Iceland, 
to Canada and to one of my favorites. 
That is hot Puerto Rico. 
That’s where I’m from. 
 

I am from going to church
on Sundays. I am from praying
and reading
the Bible happily.
I am from doing service excitedly.
That’s
where I’m from. 

I am from finding fishes
and feeding turtles calmly.
I am from swimming
like dolphins feeling joyful
and riding on
whales.
I am from 
touching corals surprisingly.
That’s 
where I’m from.

I am from playing
with the sand excitedly
and sitting
under the umbrella
for shade. I am from splashing
in the beach water
and looking
for crabs focused. 
That’s
where I’m from.

I am from playing
with my dad happily and loudly working
out. I am from my mom cooking
gorgeous 
food for me. I am from my grandma
cleaning our house carefully
for us. That’s
where I’m from.
 

I am from Arsenal nutmegging ManCity
scoring whoosh a goal as far as the football
50 yard
line the fans
messily eating chicken wings that’s
where I am
from.

I am from kicking the ball as hard
as a viking slicing wood when I 
Score. I am as wild as when Barack Obama became 
president that’s where
I am
from.

I am from laughing hugging as
hard as a shark
devouring prey my dog Diggy
drooling on me my cat
purring when I
scratch her ant sized belly
that’s where
I am
from.
 

I am from video games as scrabbly
as Pac-Man. As fun as Roblox.
As jumpy
as Mario
as many blocks as Minecraft
That’s
where I’m from. 

I am from scoring goals
as fast as Messi kicking the ball
like Ronaldo
saving goals
like Yashin.
That’s 
where I’m from.

I am from coding robots
as Amazing 
as writing comics. 
As cool 
as watching crafty
playing Minecraft
and making cool idioms.
That’s
where I’m from.
 

I am from reading graphic novels
under the blanket
late at night
Fiction and nonfiction
books
Bad Kitty and other books.
That’s
where I’m from.

I am from laying in my bed
covered with my stuffies
my eyes closed.
I am flat 
and motionless.
That’s
where I’m from.

I am from cotton candy
squishies
and other toys bought
That’s
where I’m from.

I am from the strokes.
And swimming
in deep waters
That’s 
where I’m from. 

I am from watching Netflix
Nickelodeon
and Nicktoons
in the morning
laying down
on the couch
eating chips
That’s
where I’m from.

I am from swinging
my racket
And hitting
the ball.
That’s 
where I’m from.