Animal Poems

Elephant

By: Nadeem, Alison, Nathan, and Annabelle

Trudging slowly

Like a tank

In the grasslands of Africa.

Plodding from place to place

Looking for food.

Big strong feet pounding on the ground

Squirting water

Out of its long, gray trunk

To keep itself cool

Its ears flapping in the wind like leaves on a tree.  

Rattlesnake

By: Abbie, Abbi, Walker, Braden

Like terrifying maracas, the rattle shakes.

Silently slithering across the desert.

Stopping, and staring, with creepy eyes.

While she stalks her prey,

The blazing hot sun shines down.

Waiting silently,

Coiled quietly on a rock.

Strike!

The snake snatches the shocked mouse.

Then it slithers away.

Cheetah

By: Sophia, Jaden, and Makenna

Speeds like lightening

At 70 miles per hour

Runs in a swift manner

Tan with black spots

Long tail

Aggressive, fierce, stealthy, and powerful

Hides and waits for an animal to come by

Camouflages by blending in its surroundings

Hunts in the tall grasses of Africa

Quickly grabs its prey

Penguins

 By: Jordyn, Lania, Kya, Abigail

Living in the South Pole

Where it is chilly and cold

Black and white,

Like little men in tuxedos

Love to eat shrimp and fish

As much as children love to eat ice cream

Sliding on stomachs

Like planes about to take off

Splashing in the water

Having a good time

Butterfly

By: Brooklyn, Molly, Ava

Beautiful pink and blue butterfly wings

Fluttering through the warm meadow

In the spring

She stops by a pink tulip,

Gently drinking some sweet nectar.

Then she flies into the distance,

Starting her first day of migration

Daintily fluttering away,

By the light of the sunset.

Frogs

By: Kirill, Alen, Jesse

Colorful frogs

Splashing on lily pads in the flowing water

Catching flies here and there.

Croaking in spring and summer

Jumping everywhere it goes.

Swimming with glee in the bubbling water.

Hiding in big bushes and logs

They sound as loud as a rustling tree.

Cheetah

By: Austin, Searag, Katherine

Golden cheetah with black spots

Hiding in the tall dry grass

Stalking its prey on a hot summer day

In the tall African grassland

Creeping up on an antelope

The chase begins

Chasing it like a racecar

Tiring out the antelope,

It pounces and attacks with sharp claws

Now it has its prey

Cheetah wins the chase