8th Grade Poems | Examples of 8th Grade Poetry

Gloomy old witch with faded light blue eyes Your eerie spookiness took me by surprise There is something disturbing in your haggard face Your age has soured you, I think you have lost your grace. Even your dilapidated hat...Read the rest...

Sweet Strawberry jam Sticky gooey gummy And warmed up it is the most yummy Heaped up on toast is what I like the most Baked up fresh in grandma’s oven Delicious on ice cream Strawberry jam Sweet...Read the rest...

snot prissy child stays aloof and alone doesn’t socialize with others must have her own way every single time always hides feelings from herself remains sad and lonely acts uppity snot...Read the rest...

bug spookie innocent brownish creature today in bathroom whimsically fun wandering water bug...Read the rest...

I suppose we all have a lengthened life, some alone, some kind, some hard fought, some short, and some long And we all deal with death in a different way, some deal with it by not caring, some by showing how they crumble, some...Read the rest...

Construction workers, fishermen, hands broadened, reddened cracks in the wintertime, teachers, office workers, a standing cashier feels aging in her legs, careers extended. Can it be just a few more years til they have freedom, to live on Social Security? Paying off mortgages, and children's student...Read the rest...

It sounded like violent thunder Like Thor’s hammer beating triple time We watched the hill, wondering if it was them We had heard about the five wild mustangs for centuries They were in great-granddaddy’s prophecy They are here! My father...Read the rest...

I had heard of a cake walk I had heard of a board walk But I had never heard of a face walk Today I saw one Creeping across the sand Where is she going? Someone asked. How do you know...Read the rest...

Carnival and playmate in orange Preening , twirling, whirling swirling, Flashing, crashing, but never gnashing Is she a clown or a comic? Does she know all of her strengths? Is her fabulous self-confidence catching? I decide to stand closer, in case...Read the rest...

What if I don’t know what the portal looks like? Asked Daisy Lee. I had no advice right now, but heard it was quite easy to see. When I arrived, I had to let out a donkey-braying...Read the rest...

Caught myself a spaceman with a rah, rah, rah Put him in a jar, all fresh, green, funny and raw He looked at me and I knew that I frightened him He was going to be my pet....Read the rest...

Portal to land of the fey Opens up in unicorn bay The horses there all have a horn Because each one is a beautiful unicorn There are rainbows too, and a waterfall We love being there, land of the fey...Read the rest...

Daddy potato head was using his hoe in a wicked way Chopping up parsley and rhubarb, throwing it past Monday Tuesday did not like it, it is shriveled and dried up he said. Daddy Potato head did not...Read the rest...

Larva of meal worms are tasty Corn Cob Cobble said. A meely worm collector who is always well-fed. I love them he told me, want to give one a try? They were squirming and ugly, I gave them...Read the rest...

They are so old-fashioned, these two peas in a pod. I heard this from Jake, Fred, Sally, Victor and Maud. Saw them in public, they were wearing century old clothes. Why they dress like this, I doubt that...Read the rest...