Ode to Summer
I am a 9th grade English teacher at a tiny school called Caston…. and we only have a few more days until school gets out for the summer! In celebration of both the end of our poetry unit and the end of our school year, I had my young poets write poems called “Ode to Summer.” The second one, although not the most poetically correct, is probably my favorite. Here are the summer thoughts of freshmen, captured in their poetry…
Enjoy 
And happy summer to everyone! Leigh Anne
Ode to Summer
Oh, sweet summer
How I wish you would come!
No more school, no more stress
It’s all just a bunch of fun.
Oh, sweet summer
How I wish you lasted all year!
No spring, no fall, no winter at all
Oh, sweet summer
How I love you so much!
Sleep in late, party all night
Eat all you can munch
Oh, sweet summer
You’re such a beautiful thing
No pain, all freedom
Makes me want to go insane
Ode to Summer
Summer, you bring so many nice things
From flowers to birds to rain and sunshine.
You make it possible to swim outdoors
But you also bring more chores to do
Like mow the grass, pull weeds,
And other things my mom can think of.
But you are better than some seasons
For you provide the most
Like fruits and meats and other things that are in season
But this year’s summer is going to be the worst
Because I won’t be able to do much but work
Because of that one little D in algebra
Because when I get grounded in the last semester
I can’t get ungrounded till next year’s report card
Ode to Summer
Ode to never ending sunshine,
to road trips that I never want to end
to extra time
Ode to crazy tan lines
to shorts and flip flops
to pool parties and outdoor barbecues
Ode to open houses by the dozens
and free food galore,
to saying goodbye to friends
and an older brother charging into the future
