Odes from fourth-graders
BaseBall Hitting
I catch, I throw, I hit
I run as fast as the shot of a gun
I dive, I thrive
I am the pitcher,
I am the outfielder
I am the infielder
I throw as fast as a beam
I am the whole team.
By: Nat Johnson
Basketball
Sprinting
down court
I ali-oop, I slam-dunk, I shoot
the ball up over a player’s head,
I play defense and offense,
head to head
after the game,
I feel like I’m dead.
By: Zack Scott
Basketball
I slam-dunk
From New York all the way to Los Angeles,
I dribble like I am Kobe Bryant,
I shoot like I am mini Michael Jordan,
I slam like I am Shaquille O’Neal,
I might just have
All these players
On my team,
If they can ram I might just be the Chicago Bulls
By: Brice Viloria
Basketball
I shoot
I dribble
I do a crossover
I Run as fast as I can
I’m the point guard
I set up the plays
My team is losing by two
I shoot a three
It’s in it’s in we win!
By Tommy Pickett
Basketball
Shooting
From the three point line
I run, I shoot, I score;
I jump to whirring sound an inch above the ground;
I’m the player and the ref.
I’m the shooter and the passer
I’m the one and only
Shooter, scorer, and passer.
By: Ariel Kusby
Dancing
Twirling
A wooden floor
I leap, I jump, I sway
I dance to the sound piano
I move like I’m in a cloud
I twirl two times before I stop
I’m the one and one dancer.
By: Riley Mathies
Playing
I hit, I catch, I punt
I hit the ball over the base and across the street;
I’m the player and the runner,
I’m the hitter and the catcher
I’m the one and only single engine human
player.
By: Ashley Erickson
Surfing
I surf
On a gold a sea
I turn, I glide, I jump,
I fly above the ground,
I’m the surfer and the
Board,
I glide across the sea,
I’m the only one
Surfing the wave.
By: Mac Mckelvey
The Dashing Dancer
Dancing
on the stage
I spin, I twirl, I sway,
I dance to the music
I’m the dancer and
The dance
I’m the beautiful music that I dance to
I’m the only
dancing machine.
By: Sara Braun
The Baseball Hitter
Hitting across the field
I slide, I catch, I bat
I run to the base
To get the batter out and
Put the batter in their bunk
I’m the catcher and the batter,
I’m the baseman and
Outfielder, I’m the
One and only baseball player.
By: Asa Lohr
The Basketball Player
Shooting
I dribble, I jump, and I block;
I jump to slam 3 feet above
The ground; I’m the pilot and the lane,
I’m the surfer and the surfboard,
I’m the one and only single wing
human auto plane.
BY: Zach Eddy
The Beautiful Dancer
Spinning on
A dance floor
I leap, I sway, I spin;
I turn to the graceful music
I’m the dancer and the dance,
I’m the D.J. and the music;
I’m the one and only
single human
dancing machine!
By: Carolyn Kinnear
The Dirt Bike Rider
Riding through dirt and mud
I turn, I jump, I fall;
I jump seven feet above
the ground
I jump twelve feet away from the jump.
I’m the driver and the throttle
I’m the only fast rider
on the track.
By: Dawson Kirchner
The Gymnast
Running
A trampoline ground
I flip, I spin, and I stick;
I cartwheel to chanting sounds
Way above the hairy ground.
I’m the ribbon and the bow
I’m the sewer and the sow
I’m the best gymnast
On the ground.
By: Camille Delbrook
The Music Player
Blowing the flute
I twist, I push, I jump,
To running to covering a hole an inch
Above the trombone
I’m the trom and the bone
I’m the tuba and the mouth piece
I’m the one and only one who’s driving a
One seater too.
By: Weston Mitchell
The Skate Man
Skating
the world;
I slide, I grind, I jump
the world’s end,
The man that never stops
I am the only one
the mobile man.
By: Max Van Bergh
The Skateboard Kid
Skimming
He grinds, blinds, and flies
He skims at the speed of sound
I bet you won’t even see him
I doubt you’ll even hear him
He is the one and the only
Skateboard kid.
By: Montana Johnson
The Skateboard Miracle
There is a race today
I hope I win,
Ready
Set go
Everyone is off,
I swerve, I curve, I sway
I speed to a roaring sound
I win, I win, I win.
By: Hunter Howard
The Soccer Player
Running
on a soccer field
they pass, I kick, I score
I’m fast and sweating tons of screams
An inch away from me
I’m the scorer and the goal
I’m the one and only single human
Runner of all!
By: Bridget Lyons
The Soccer Player
Scoring
In a big white goal
I speed, I walk, I skip;
I run a mile in 20 seconds flat
I am the best and that is that;
I express myself by running fast
So what if sometimes I am last.
By: Heather Kipp
The Swimmer
Swimming in an open pool,I splash, I turn, I kick,
I am the only car and wheel,
I am the only boat and sail,
I am the only human boat and
Wheel.
By Masha Lepire
The Tripping Teacher
Teacher
you slip, you fly, and you talk
out loud in the sky
you tell me all that you can
when you slip you, slide and you trip
so just get up and do what you have
to do again
so tell me all that you can
but try not to slip, slide, or trip again.
By: Nicholas McCann
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