Hailey's Poems

Hailey's Poems

Hailey James

Happily swimming

Along the pool

Interested in

Lovely games of volleyball

Encouraging all of her teammates always

Yapping to her teammates

Jumping up for the block

And digging her favorite

Meet and games of the season

Energetically making state

Swimming and volleyball  

  LeRoy’s Toys

There was once a round boy named LeRoy

Who wanted some more milk with soy

He went to his small room

And grew a large mushroom

And now he makes many small toys

Sparkles

I used to be an only child

But then he came along

I used to walk on 4 legs like he does

But I know walk on 2 like mom and dad

I used to get all the attention

But now he gets all of it

he is black and still walks on 4 legs

His name is Sparkles

I Remember

I remember how cold the hospice room was

I remember how much my papa loved me

I remember when we always got Casey’s for breakfast

I remember the day he got sick

I remember when he went into surgery and all he cared about was me

I remember all the visits to the Methodist hospital

I remember the crying and sniffling sounds

I remember riding my big wheel at his house

I remember when he messed up “Hailey’s Place”

I remember watching TV at his work

I remember hearing honks when he drove by until that day

If I Were

If I were an animal, I’d be a sea horse

If I were a car, I’d be a truck

If I were a city, I’d be Chicago

If I were a river, I’d be the Mississippi

     If I were a pet, Capybara

If I were a food, I’d be shrimp

If I were a planet, I’d be Pluto

If I were a board game, I’d be Monopoly

If I were a building, I’d be the Willis Tower

If I were a famous person, I’d be Bo Jackson

If I were a sport, I’d be volleyball

If I were a storm, I’d be a hurricane

Claire

Claire cast a chair

Onto Chase’s column

Close to Cassidy’s castle

But closer to Chloe’s cabbage canning

Crafty clothes Charlotte cares for

Colorful Skies

Colorful skies bring much light

Many think it's night

But it is just quite

Too much height for the night

Few think that it isn't right

For the night to be so hype

Ships

Cold and Tired

Beaten and battered

Stroking through the water

Emerging from a long journey

A journey short but long

The body ready to rest from the many hard hits

Limbs sore and tired not able to fly any longer

Head longing a pillow and some rest

Beep Beep

Beep Beep

You hear the tires squeal

Beep Beep

Y0u sit humming along to your favorite song

Beep Beep

Then the tires screech again

Beep Beep

Then you get on your long bleak day

Beep Beep