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