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Mariah Lydia & Michaela

We are excited for spring break to come We have some big adventures planned for it We hope we have a blast in the big van I hope nobody throws a hissy fit And on our way we’ll drive through many towns Where I am sure we’ll take some bathroom breaks We’ll see some guys-- some hott ones and some not I hope nobody gets a cramp or ache There is a water park at the hotel We plan to go down the big water slide We hope that there are not a lot of kids Or else we’ll kick them off of all the rides After all the water fun is over We plan to go to the adult arcade At the arcade we will have loads of fun Unfortunately then the fun will fade On Monday we will shop and spend some dough We hope to find some discounts that day Mariah really wants a fleece jacket And then to home we will be on our way!

Jessica Pritchett & Joey Bateman
 * The Pencil Man

There once was a small man of wood and lead His life was hard because he had no friends The Pencil man was all alone and sad His ex friend Paper liked to say mean words His wife left with the little ones as well To sit and sigh and cry were his routine To wake and see the sun gave him no peace This pencil man dreamed of a better life But no relief would come his way today The drive to work was slow and dull and stuff The clunking car gave off a nasty fume He works at the eraser factory His job he hates because he loves to write Why does he have to be so bored and stuff When he drives home it’s just the same old thing He couldn’t spend another day alone And then he made the choice to end his life So off he went to face the scary blades The Pencil sharpener was sharp and swift The Pencil man was never seen again It’s sad but true alright oh well k bye **

Princess By: Steph and Jenna So long ago there was a princess fair Her pretty hair was blonde as corn is gold She answered to the name of Sue Marie One day her prince came riding through the woods He rescued her from purple dragon’s claws The dragon breathed fire so fierce and hot He guarded her from wild outside life She wished to live a free unsheltered life Sue Marie got the chance to run away One day with her prince so charming They traveled to the Knight’s grand ball Was love at first sight in each other’s eyes They tied the knot at first dusk in love They wed so happy as lovers can be Their love grew more each waking day and night The arrival of their baby changed everything Our pretty princess did not make it thro Her death pushed out prince to his very own death The bouncy baby boy was sent to live with auntie She was jealous that her own son was not as cute She tortured him day in and out everyday And that is where this story ends with the boy

Clay, Zac and Nick

As I was driving the road one day I saw a little squirrel and swerved away I heard a boom and felt a jarring jolt My car rolled twice or more I can’t recall I scrabbled out from the window at once. I looked and my tire was completely flat I started to cry and called my mommy She called me dumb and told me to go home I said no I’m going to call my dad She hung up the phone and I cried some more I took off the tire all by myself Then a big scary hobo stole my tire He smelled like old garbage and alcohol He threw me on the ground and ran away I sat there while the cops were on their way They asked me what happened I said I wrecked They laughed at me and quickly drove away I found my spare tire and put it on I got in my car and drove down the road I stopped at burger king before home I finally arrived at home safely My parents were mad I was not hurt I got grounded for coming home too late

Amy Loverin**
 * Florida

Our great Spring Break began for us last week. Day one was filled with travel through the air. Akari, Mom, Angene, Nicole, and I Sat in our seats on a United plane. We all were full of joy to see the sun. We drove from Tampa to where my aunt lives. Day two we spent the day at Babcock Ranch. A bus took passengers on a fun tour. We saw some cracker cattle and wild pigs. The guide took out a baby gator too. Day three the boat was sailed out on the gulf. The wind blew through my hair as we sped on. I looked and saw a dolphin at my side. Our destination was a sandy coast. I had good luck when finding pretty shells. No luck was had when casting out my line. Day four we went to the Fort Myers beach. I swam and tanned with friends and family too. Day five I bought some indoor soccer shoes. The girls bought souvenirs at Shell Fac’try. We looked for bargains in the vendors stands. For dinner Uncle Ed and Aunt Kay came. I met my second cousins the first time. Now here I sit in a plane in the air. I gaze down at the clouds that look like sand And think back on our time in Florida.

The Dream Victor Yusuf and Pamela Fixmer

We went to bed because we had to sleep. We had a dream that we were in a car. The car had wings and it began to fly. It flew away so fast that no one saw. We went up to the sky and saw the clouds We wish the clouds were on the ground all day. They made the shapes of cats and dogs and birds We saw a plane fly by the fluffy clouds They wondered why we were up in the sky We laughed at them as they passed by the car We looked back down at Earth and we got scared The car began to fall and we crashed down We broke our bones and we were very sore. We then woke up to see it was a dream We went outside to see if it was true We saw the same old car and there it stopped We thought it was the same car that we dreamt We laughed because we knew that was our dream Was funny that we both had the same dream

Cody&Megan

I had a puppy once. It was a lab His Name was Duke; he liked to run around One day he ran away and got real lost He came across a town called Timbuktu He walked down main street seeing all the sights Duke walked into the ghetto and got scared He saw dog packs fighting over their turf Duke was afraid and tried to break it up The laughed at him when he tried to make peace He asked why they could not stop fights and share One said they’d been at war a very long time Duke asked what they fought over way back then Another said one took the other’s bone Each group denied that they were the bone thieves He asked why they just didn’t get one more Each pack wanted the other to confess Another fight broke out worse than before Extremely worse than before, many died Duke tried over and over to break it up Every time he tried they all ignored him I heard he ran away to fetch some help The next day on the news the fight was there Duke hid from news crews and tried to go home I found him wand’ring just outside of town.