JUNIPERO SERRA JAGUARS
Original poetry by the SCORES Poet-Athletes
Under The Sea
By Coach Nancy Reyes
Junipero Serra Elementary
Floating in the warmth of the sun where the heat is absorbed by my body, it glistens as the sun wraps itself on me as I lay on my lounge chair outside my balcony
The sun, going to the beach, swimming with dolphins and fish
In my imagination I am sitting under the sun on the beach
My imagination gives me the freedom to pretend that the sun is kissing my skin as I get ready to dive into the sea
Imagination gives the sea life as I am swimming with dolphins, feeding the fish and talking to mermaids
The sea is where I want to be; It's where I feel free and it's where my heart is at peace.
Where I go, the mermaids want to come along. The sharks want to dance, and are very friendly too.
I go wherever my heart leads me, she guides me to love and adventure.
Wherever I may be, even across the sea, I will always remember what you have done for me.
I may be small, but do not be alarmed, because I am strong just like King Kong.
Small Reese's pieces candy that I miss sharing with my friends and family. I can't wait for this all to be over!
Los Fantasmas No Pueden Comer Pastel!
By Coach Nancy Reyes
Junipero Serra
Tengo miedo de la oscuridad.
La oscuridad es bien grande y misteriosa. Me da miedo las cosas que no estoy familiarizada con.
Los fantasmas salen en la noche.
Tengo miedo de que me agarren.
Cuando yo tengo miedo, me siento sola.
Como si nadie me entiende. La oscuridad me hace sentir con tanto miedo y soledad.
Lloro.
Se me salen las lagrimas de mis ojos. Se sienten caliente contra mi mejilla.
La corona virus es algo misterioso.
Como la oscuridad. No lo puedo ver.
Igual a como un fantasma.
Es algo nuevo que me afecta no solo a mi, pero a mis seres queridos.
Algunos de ellos no le tienen miedo a la oscuridad, pero le tienen miedo a este nuevo virus.
Me pongo a llorar y sobre pensar cuando tengo miedo.
Lloro.
Y dejo que las lagrimas me conforten.
Me siento calmada.
Pensando en cosas chistosa me ayudaran a reirme de lo que me asusta.
Riandose es la mejor medicina!
Viendo la belleza en la oscuridad me inspira a pintar.
Pinto el cuadro negro, y despues pues le agrego estrellas, la luna y las flores.
Esto me hace sentir en paz.
Veo a mi familia debajo de las estrellas y la luna alumbrandolos.
Los fantasmas espantan a la gente porque ellos no pueden comer pastel.
Le tienen envidia a los humanos porque no tienen cuerpo para disfrutar el pastel.
Esto me hace reir.
Yo puedo comer pastel y los fantasmas no.
Esto me hace sentir poderosa.
My name...
By Alondra Atecas
Junipero Serra
Today my name is a bird, flying around the house while quarantine. When this virus wasn't here I could go where ever, but now this virus has me going crazy. Today I am who I am, I am a person who is happy I may not be the perfect person but at least I have the best persons with me.
I feel like a great person, not perfect but great personality.
I pretend to be a sun that shines a lot but when a storm comes a hide, I disappear when a storm comes. My shines just goes down. But when the storm disappears my shines comes again
yesterday my name was silent I didn't show up to nothing. My name wasn't used enough.
I heard that I was to shy. Yesterday I heard from myself that I hide all my feelings. I'm trying show up my feelings to people.
My name is part of my life, My name is going to be for ever in my life. My name means a lot to me. My name is the strongest I have inside
Tomorrow my name will shine with all the brightness. Tomorrow my name will be powerful.
I will like to forget all the bad people in my life, I will like to forget bad things that happen to me or people did to me. I will like to forget all the negative in my life
Never look back, and keep fighting.
Hi, My name Is:
By Coach Nancy
Junipero Serra
Today my name is ambition.
I woke up craving a dark cup of coffee, no sugar or cream.
Today my name is ambition because I'm eager to work and tackle my assignments one by one.
Ambition and black coffee can sometimes make me feel anxious.
I stop. I think.
I do another check-list.
I think again. And again. And again.
I think long and hard.
My loved ones calmly tell me "take it day by day" and it's like they're gently pouring sugar on my coffee and then they tell me "you will get to where you want to be" and it's soothes me as though they put cream in my coffee too.
I am ambitious.
I pretend that I am sailing in the sea.
I pretend that I quickly grasp the hang of which way to pull the sail and maneuver it.
I pretend that I am the #1 sailor in the world. I pretend that I control my sail, although I can't control the sea and its turbulence.
I pretend.
Yesterday, my name was faith.
I heard "I love you" multiple times throughout the day from my friends and family.
Their reassurance gives e faith that things will get better and that the future is bright.
My name will forever be Nancy.
Nancy is strength, courage, independence and ambition.
Nancy is respect, humbleness, and detail-oriented.
Tomorrow my name will be consistency. I dream big dreams, and I put them in action.
Tomorrow is consistency.
I will not be anxious when problems arise and my mind wants to play tricks on me.
I will remind myself to take it one day at a time.
That everything is circumstantial.
I will remind myself that I will get to where I want to be in due time.
I will remind myself of my faith.
I will remind myself to be consistent.
My Fears (English Version)
By Coach Nancy
Junipero Serra
I am afraid of the dark. It is big and uncertain.
It creeps up and doesn’t warn me.
I can’t see anything.
I can’t see my loved ones or myself.
It makes me feel powerless and weak, like I can’t protect myself or my family.
That makes me feel sad and frustrated.
I am afraid of big birds.
Big birds almost half of my height. Coming towards me reeeeally slowly.
I hear their claws scrape the cement as they pick up their pace and come towards me.
They then start extending their wings and soon their in the air with their beaks aimed at me.
Take the cookie! Just don’t hurt me!
I feel like my space is being invaded. No matter how hard I try, the birds always come by.
Roaming around me, keeping a watch.
Looking at me with their beady eyes.
I feel powerless when they come too close to me.
It makes me want to scream and run.
I can embrace the darkness and invade the birds’ space instead of them invading mine.
I can remind myself that I am big and I am strong.
I am on top of the darkness and on top of the birds. I am laughing and friends with them.
They don’t scare me anymore
Birds can be goofy and the darkness a good way to scare another buddy
I can think of Big Bird from Sesame Street