One of the Most Beautiful "I Am Poem"

 The last unit I teach every year is a poetry writing unit. For many kids it is a way of expressing ideas about what is going on in their world or their life. They learn that they CAN write poetry. We start with some easy templates where they fill in the blanks or there are strict pattern rules. I always have students do an "I Am" poem. The first part is about them in present time, the second their past, and the third their future. For most of these students I get to see them a little better. They bare their soul in this poem.

At the beginning of the year the student who wrote the following poem came to me and said, "You're a Christian right?" She then asked me to pray for family members who were hospitalize with covid and pneumonia. So I did.  The poem below shows how deep this child is.

I Am Poem by G.V.

I am powerful and faithful
I wonder if I’ll get to heaven where my goal is to go
I hear the holy spirit talking to me
I see the glory manifesting and descending over us
I want to be touched by the holy spirit
I am amazed by the things God does in my life
I pretend there’s no problems when you’re a Christian
I feel sad that I can’t save everyone from going to hell
I touch people and heal them
I worry for everyone’s salvation
I cry that people do bad things
I am encouraged by God’s word
I understand that God is my father
I say that God is the only God and that he is powerful
I dream to be with God and Jesus one day
I try to be good everyday to go to heaven
I hope I go to heaven and everyone does too
I am faithful that people will change

I was a slave of the devil
I understand that God save me and died on the cross for me

I heard false information about God and the holy spirit
I saw people burning and throwing away Bibles
I wanted to yell and stop them
I was devastated by them doing these horrible things
I pretended that everything was okay
I felt sad because people wouldn’t believe
I touched the hearts of some people
I worried I couldn’t tell everyone about God
I cried when I saw people murmuring
I was amazed by how people wouldn’t believe
I understand God loves everyone
I said I wanted to change people’s lives
I dreamed everyone was accepting Jesus
I tried to understand that people didn’t care
I hoped that one day some would understand
I was committed to tell people about God

I will be a believer of God
I will wonder if people are starting to believe
I will hear people testify what God did in them and the changes
I will see people accepting Jesus
I will want a life in Jesus
I will be obedient to God’s words
I will pretend I don’t get too worried anymore
I will feel blessed without what God gives me
I will touch other people and God will heal them through me
I will worry about nothing just about God
I will cry for happiness when I see more people converting
I will be happy with the outcome of the impact I will have’
I will understand it’s a test when I go through storms and battles
I will say that God is manifesting in my life
I will dream to be a follower of God
I will try to be my best to reach the mercy of the Lord
I will hope to be better every single day in Jesus Christ
I will be praising the Lord and believe in him at all times, even when times get hard.

I AM, I WAS, I WILL BE by J

I am J

I wonder about life

I hear singing

I want to be a football player

I am J

 

I pretend I am a ninja

I feel like a sac of potatoes

I touch fishes swimming in the sea

I worry about dying

I cry for my daddy

I am J

 

I understand my life

I say I want my daddy

I dream my daddy will come home

I try to be good

I hope I can survive

I am a leader

 

 I was a liar

I wondered about life

I heard people talking junk

I saw fighting

I wanted it to stop

I was a liar

 

I pretended to be brave

I felt hurt

I touched Jesus

I worried about my future

I cried because of him

I was a liar

 

I understood my father

I said it was okay

I dreamed it would be better

I tried to feel sorry

I hoped I was sorry

I was a liar

 

I will die

I wonder when

I will hear why

I will see how

I will want to live

I will be dead

 

I pretended I was alive

I will feel the bullet shoot me

I will touch my wound

I will worry that it is over

I will cry it hurts

I will be dead

 

I will understand life

I will say goodbye

I will dream greater dreams

I will try to survive

I will hope I do

I will be dead

A special Poem

We have been writing poetry in my class.  I work with a great team of teachers.  The math teacher has been especially supportive.  Not only did she help students with a Percent poem but she has written some poetry and encouraged other teachers to do the same. 
Today she share that she had sat down with her 3 year old son to write poetry.  One of the poems my students completed was called an "I Am, I Was, I Will Be" poem.  they are given the beginning of a statement and then they fill in the rest.  She did the "I Am" poem with Nico.  She asked him the questions and she wrote down what he said. The only word she put in was "hooting" because he made the sound because he didn't know what the word was.  I am pleased to share this poem with all of my readers.  A talented 3 year old for sure.

 I AM   by Nico    (age 3)

 

I am smart and big

I wonder how the car works

I hear an owl hooting

I see a chicken

I want to drink juice

I am smart ad big

 

I pretend that I'm a baby

I feel sad

I touch a stingray

I worry about ice cream making me sick

I cry when I get hurt

I am smart and big

 

I understand words

I say I believe in chickens

I dream about playing with toys

I try to be a good boy

I hope to get another starfish like Ed

I am smart and big

 

Thank you Nico for sharing such a wonderful poem with my readers.