School Supplies
From the book Revenge of the Lunch Ladies
Backpack.
Fruit snack.
Waterbottle too.
Calculator.
French Translator.
Pink eraser.
Glue.
Notebooks.
Workbooks.
Poster paper.
Pens.
Dictionary.
Stationery.
Presents for my friends.
Lunchbox.
Tube socks.
Watercolors.
Tape.
Yellow pencils.
Plastic stencils.
One for every shape.
Wristwatch.
Stopwatch.
Cell phone.
DVD.
New computer.
Motorscooter.
Giant screen T.V.
That’s my
list of
all I need to buy.
I never knew
a shopping list
could make my mother cry.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Poems about Friends and Family, School Poems, Shopping
Poetic Techniques: Descriptive Poems, List Poems, Rhyme Schemes, Rhythm
Word Count: 69
From the book Revenge of the Lunch Ladies
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