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The Music in Poetry
Elementary School Poetry Example

Blues Poems
by Hillside School Second Graders
Hillside, Illinois

Music teacher Laura Moglia asked her students to compose a blues stanza on any subject during a unit on musical styles. 

The Money Blues

Sometimes I want to be rich
Sometimes I want to be rich
But anything I want costs all the money I get.

-Sam

Sick at Home Blues

Mom won’t let me go downstairs and play
Mom won’t let me go downstairs and play
I try to sneak out, but she hears me anyway.

-Eduardo

The Doctor's Shot Blues

I don't like shots, 'cause I know they're gonna hurt
I don't like shots, 'cause I know they're gonna hurt
I want to lock myself in my room and hide from the shots.

-Kristen

The Weather Blues

When it's hot outside, I want to be cold
When it's hot outside, I want to be cold
I'm singing about the weather, the weather blues.

-Noale

The Homework Blues

Homework really drives me crazy after school
Homework really drives me crazy after school
I want to go outside and play instead.

-Amber

The Bug Blues

I don't like bugs; they give me the creeps
I don't like bugs; they give me the creeps
When I see one on me, I scream and scream to my mom.

-Alaina

The Tattletale Blues

Tattletales, they always tell on me
Tattletales, they always tell on me
They make me get in trouble and make me really mad.

-Jacobee

Suspension Blues

Suspension makes me feel so blue
Suspension makes me feel so blue
If I ever get suspended, I"ll cry and cry and cry.

-Daniel, Yessica , Marcos, Desiree, and Nicholas

The Cat Blues

Every day my cat runs away from me
Every day my cat runs away from me
But I trick my cat every day to grab him.

-William

The Thief Blues

People are always taking my things
People are always taking my things
Why do they always steal my stuff?

-Danny and Chloe

The Morning Blues

I don't like crying in the morning
I don't like crying in the morning
Please go away, it makes me crazy.

-Ashley
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Hillside School Second Graders

Hillside School Second Graders
Hillside, Illinois
Students performing their blues compositions.
North Kansas City High School Sophomores

Hillside School Second Graders
Hillside, Illinois
Students composing their blues stanzas.

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