Editor’s Note: A Haiku is an ancient Japanese form of poetry that usually is written about nature. It is a three line poem, based on syllables, broken up as follows: Line one has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables, and line three has 5 syllables. The fifth graders in Mrs. Swallow’s and Mrs. Hynick’s classes have turned the Haiku poems into Haiku stories.


Snowsled-kuBy Craig Dow Fifth-grader, Mill Pond School Plan a snow sled trip Clothes, gear all set to go Hope weather is nice Sleds are all warmed up Gassed the sleds, ready to go Fun trip planned ahead Great trail in Hodgdon Meet many sledders on trail Must be time to eat Grammie’s Country Inn What a sight to see ahead Yummy food to eat It was a great feast It’s time to head home again Wildlife on the trail We had a great time Time to get the house warmed up Fingers are frozen Hot cocoa so good It was hot and so yummy It warmed me right up Long day of sledding It was fun, I got tired I had the best day	DOG-KUby James Hersey Fifth-grader, Mill Pond School Small dog in the pound, Woke up by the sun. So cute and small and fuzzy. Running downstairs to him. Can I take him home? The dog is not there!!!! Hold him in my arms. Where could he have gone? He looks as soft as a cloud. Everyone is looking now. It’s a “chew-wa-wa”. Look under the chair! GPT in the blue car, What if he’s outside? The drive home took FOREVER. Don’t worry, he’s not outside. Will he get car sick? That makes me feel better. Finally get home. I think I found him! Welcome to your new hometown. He’s under the dog blanket! Come on, let’s go in! What should we name you? Give the dog a tour. How about “Brownie”? Here is a bed for the dog. He is as brown as a Brownie. “Good night little dog.” “Brownie” it is then.

FISHING-KUBy Colton Folsom Fifth-grader, Mill Pond School Time to go and fish. It is done raining now. Oh, Oh, didn’t catch a fish yet. Time to go back out and fish. Dad tells me fun things. Haven’t caught anything yet. Stand on a big boat, Almost got a fish. Or maybe stand on a dock. Know that fish was way too bitty. Nothing but a stick. Last warm of the day. Stand in the water. Fishing on the dock. Big fish—but got off the hook. Tried to catch a small old fish. Real close to a fish. Caught one big trout fish. Try to fish on shore. There’s a nice trout fish. Still nothing but a big boot. Caught a fish, let’s take pictures! Almost got a big fish. Picture has been taken. Felt a drop on me. That fish is really small, Time to go in and stay dry. The fish cost an arm and leg. Is it done raining yet? Let’s go get some food.	Basketball-KuBy Emma Drew Fifth-grader, Mill Pond School She’s thinking in bed, About the basketball game. Tossing and turning. She’s very worried About the game tomorrow. What if I mess up? I’m having bad dreams, In a game doing badly. I made the team lose In the game I scored. I had drained four 3-pointers Glad it’s not a dream! I made an assist, That put us two points ahead! But soon it was tied. I regret scoring, Because after I tripped. “Slap,” went my ankle. The game had to stop. Grace is laying on the floor. “Boo-hoo-hoo”, she cried. Her dad carried her off the court like a princess. She then watched the game. We got in the car and drove to the hospital. “Waited forever!” Grace got an x-ray. It showed a broken ankle. It hurt really bad. She can’t play all year, So she is the manager. Grace is very sad. Although the next year she led them to tournaments, Scored the winning point! As you can see her ankle is all better now! She’s a great player!

Horse-kuBy Aidynn Woods Fifth-grader, Mill Pond School Walk into the barn The barn was big and noisy Horses making noise Get bridles, saddles It was hard to carry them Thing fell off my arm Get horse from the stall It’s name is Abe and he’s big He is very cute Ready to tack up All the stuff is on for ride Go to arena Ready, climb on horse Wow, he’s very tall and fat Time to ride for fun Yippee! This is fun Wish I could ride forever Abe is super fast Time to get off horse I am sad, I want to stay Abe is very sad Let’s go Abe, come on He did not want to go, too See you later, bye Get all things gathered Reach up to put stuff away Then I walk away Leaving barn sadly But there is tomorrow, too More fun tomorrow	Owl-kuby Abigail McAfee Fifth-grader, Mill Pond School Owl sits in the tree He is waiting for rodents Waiting patiently Finally a mouse The small mouse scurries along Stay still Mr. Owl Swoop down quietly Snatch it while it is running Say goodbye poor little mouse Owl is happy As he catches his dinner His favorite, fresh mouse “Ha, ha,” the owl says Owl smirks an evil smirk Mouse screams frantically He sits in his nest Seeing if there are more mice Nope, no more mice, Mr. Owl Owl eats his meal Mrs. Owl is satisfied Good night, Mr. Owl

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