The next great American poet could come from Lakeville Elementary teachers Leslie Klingensmith and Christine Vince’s fourth-grade class.
Throughout the month of April, the creative fourth-graders penned poems in various styles such as acrostic, haiku, quatrain and diamante (see shaded box for definitions).
Everyday students spent some time writing, typing in the computer lab and editing their poems, according to Klingensmith.
Each student’s poetry will be sent to the Student Treasures publishing company to be compiled and printed as individual hardbound books complete with covers designed by the little authors.
Parents will then be able to purchase these books featuring their child’s poetry.
Here’s a sampling of the children’s poems. Enjoy.

Acrostic
Soccer
Super
Outstanding
Can you kick far
Caution balls
Eager to play
Rough

Boys and girls
A sport
Love soccer
Liking to score
? Zach Hinman

Hot Dogs
Hot in my mouth.
Or cold in my mouth.
The refrigerator keeps.

Dogs are not made into hot dogs.
Onions are what some people put on.
Good with mustard, ketchup and relish.
So yummy in my tummy.
? Kassie Elick

Haiku
Creek
A wide water path
Through a slithering forest
Flowing with the wind
? Ashley Bussell
Quatrain
Baseball
In baseball there are four bases,
One is first, one is second, one is third and one is home.
There are infields, outfield, catcher, pitcher and batter too.
Sometimes we play with balls of foam.
? Leah England

Diamante
Games
Cool, fun
Play, beat, earn stuff
Really cool and fun
Loose, win, cheat
Awesome, great
The best
? Connor Kiels
Crab
Shell, quick
Climbing, pinching, crawling
Bury themselves under sand
Fighting, hiding, squeaking
Small, nocturnal
Crustations
? Andrew Dutzey
Mom
Nice, sweet
Cooking, cleaning, laughing
My mom spoils me
Exercising, loving, caring
Happy, tall
Mother
? Leea Rocker
Wolves
Wolves
Biting, howling, running
A lot of color
Yelping, fighting, clawing
Dirty, messy
dog
? Allison Hart

Color
Yellow
Yellow is a lemon
Yellow is a balloon
Yellow is a flower
Yellow is the sun
Yellow is a piece of paper
Yellow is a book
? Chad Tubbs
Sapphire
Sapphire is a dark blue
Sapphire is a lovely ring
Sapphire is a jewel
Sapphire is a picture
Sapphire is a dress
Sapphire is my favorite color
? Sarah Brydges