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I am

I am a person from

Waimarama , Bridge pa , Tokomaru bay and Taupo .

I wonder what my Grandparent’s and my Great grandparents are like.

I hear the Amazing waves in Waimarama Crashing! into the salty water.

I see my Grandparent’s and and Great Grandparents out in Waimarama at the uropa .

I want to  all my greats and grandparent’s because

I am a person from :

Waimarama , Bridge pa , Tokomaru bay and Taupo.

I pretend to be out in Waimarama everyday doing a lots of Amazing things at the beach.

I feel like Parkvale school is my home .

I touch my all my greats and grandparent’s graves and it feels lovely .

I worry about people who are homeless.  

I cry because sometime’s I can be jealous that some of my sibling and cousin got to meet more of my family.  

I am

A person from :

Waimarama , Bridge pa , Tokomaru bay and Taupo

I understand when people tell me the right thing.

I say I love you to the great’s and grandparent’s every time my family goes out to Waimarama.

I dream of holding all of my grandparent’s  all the time.

I try to keep inside my head all of my family I have not met but are still near me.

I hope that we are always going out to Waimarama to see my family at the uropa

I am

A person from :

Waimarama , Bridge pa , Tokomaru bay and Taupo.

Poet Emma

I am individual, I am Unique

I wonder if others feel the way I feel for them?   

I hear the sweet melody of songs as they explain to me their story  

I see clouds and visualize a whole new world, a whole new life

I want others to know they glister just the way they are

I am individual, I am Unique  

I pretend I am something I’m not

I feel youthful and free  

I touch the fearless hearts of others  

I worry I am nonexistent   

I cry at the thought that others feel they are worthless... so they hurt themselves  

I am individual, I am unique

I understand I can’t change others

I say my thoughts and beliefs

I dream of creativity, light, love and abundance  

I try to reach for the gleaming stars

I hope one day I make a difference in this wonderful world  

I am Individual, I am Unique

Poet Charlotte

I am a bmx racer and a dirt bike racer

I wonder if I can play rugby on Saturdays    

I hear Ac Dc songs on the speaker

I see my dad shearing sheep with his boss

I want to be a shearer like my dad

I am a boxer and a karate fighter

I pretend to be  a rockstar on the stage

I feel ants climbing up my legs

I touch stuff that I can't afford

I worry about my brothers incase they get hurt

I am a bmx and a dirt bike racer

I understand that learning is tricky

I say nice words to adults and little kids

I dream of fighting robots and monsters

I try to keep up the good work on my writing and reading

I hope that I can meet a magpie player

I am a bmx racer and a dirt bike racer

Poet Arapata

I am eel man

I wonder if they will government will stop commercial fishing ?

I hear  jet skiers racing in the river mouth

I see kahawai jumping in the surf

I want to go fishing every day

I am eel man

I don't pretend

I feel water splashing around my legs when  cast my surf caster

I touch my cast net

I worry if I might in the swift channel get washed into the waves

I would cry if all eels die

I am eel man

I understand how to save the fish in New zealand

I say nothing                                         

I dream of catching the biggest eel in the world

I am eel man

Poet Ngahere

I am a thinker

I wonder who I’ll be?

I hear people having fun

I see learning coming

I want to have fun all the time

I am a thinker

I pretend that I’m the best runner in the world  

I feel delighted when I have donuts

I touch  the scrumptious cakes with my sticky hands

I worry about completing my work

I cry when I get really angry

I am a thinker

I understand that I’m an extraordinary learner

I say positive  things to everyone

I dream of minecraft

I try my best

I hope that I will be a pilot when I’m older

I am a thinker

Poet Jack

I am a dog lover

I wonder if I will ever have a broken arm?

I hear the wind talking to me

I see the sun shining on me

I want a husky for my birthday

I am a dog lover

I pretend I am the best singer in the whole world

I feel the sun burning me

I touch the soft long grass though my toes

I worry if something will go bad in my life

I cry when somebody calls me names

I am a dog lover

I understand when people don't want to talk about their feelings

I say what is  on my mind

I dream of baby huskies licking me on the face

I try my best at maths,reading,writing

I hope I have a great life when I grow up

I am a dog lover

Poet Ellazay

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