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    196 Sides of a Circle
    196 Sides of a Circle
    196 Sides of a Circle
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    196 Sides of a Circle

    By Avon Middle Schoolers

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    Have you ever pondered how many sides there are of a circle? Obviously, theres the inside and the outside, but if you are an Avon Middle School student who thinks outside the circle, the answers are infinite.



    Collected inside this anthology are 196 sides of a circle 196 unique viewpoints on life as seen through the creative eyes of Avon Middle School students. Each poem represents the inner thoughts of these bright, reflective teens. Topics ranging from life to bubbles and growing up to chocolate, youll be amazed at the humor, insight, and candor penned and shared on these pages.



    How many sides of a circle are there? Read what these talented young writers have to say then de-side for yourself!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMar 27, 2009
    ISBN9781467055536
    196 Sides of a Circle
    Author

    Avon Middle Schoolers

    Not merely one, but nearly 200 authors have collaborated to produce this creative anthology. Thus, nearly 200 author photographs wink before your eyes, expressing their thanks and gratitude for allowing them to share their inner thoughts.   How do you think these authors feel about the publication of this book? Ex-sided, of course!

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      196 Sides of a Circle - Avon Middle Schoolers

      © 2009 Avon Middle Schoolers. All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 3/19/09

      ISBN: 978-1-4389-6146-0 (sc

      ISBN: 978-1-4389-6147-7 (dj)

      ISBN: 978-1-4670-5553-6 (ebook)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 20099022149

      Contents

      Thanks

      Dedication

      Sides of a Circle

      How Many Sides of a Circle?

      Sides of a Circle

      196 Sides of a Circle

      Circles Are Everywhere

      A Circle’s Sides

      196 Sides of a Circle

      196 Sides To A Circle

      Sides of a Circle

      Sides Of A Circle

      Sides of a Circle

      A Side to a Circle

      Family and Friends

      My Promise

      Elijah’s Missing

      Ralph’s Accident

      Ode to Family

      MY BFFs

      The Runaway Beach Baby

      Crazy Family

      Cracked

      Monty

      How to Rouse My Brother

      Out of Bed

      Skyler

      Daddy!!

      Memories

      Ebony

      I Miss You

      Ode to My Hamster

      How To Get In Trouble

      Brody

      Fun and Food

      Ode to

      Mrs. Brennan’s Drippies

      Ode to Weekends

      Pizza

      An Ode to Sugar

      Blowing a Bubble

      I’m a Halloween

      Jack-o-lantern

      Christmas Tree

      Choices

      Ode to Potatoes

      Ode to Cake

      Ode To Pie

      The Purple Paper

      Ode to Smores

      Ode to Twilight

      Ode to

      Microwavable Popcorn

      Ode to Chocolate

      Bubble

      Halloween Night

      Ode to Soup

      I Am a Pumpkin

      Rollercoaster Experience!

      Ode to Coldstone Creamery

      Truth or Dare

      Miscellaneous

      Christmas Gifts Galore

      I Am Hand Soap

      I am a Flip Flop

      The Germ

      Ode to Socks

      Magic

      Money

      Things To Say To Get On

      Somebody’s Good Side

      Ode to Packing Peanuts

      Ode to Lava Lamps

      Jonas Brothers

      Television

      Cell Phone

      I’m A Lava Lamp

      The Letter O!

      I Am a Battery

      The Scarf

      Things to do With a Light Bulb

      Singing Snowmen

      Almost Rich

      An Ode to Video Games

      Helicopters

      Ode to Nail Polish

      Conventional Oven

      Nature

      Nighttime in the Forest

      I am a Tree

      Winter

      I am a Clown Fish

      A Nature’s Day

      Surprises of Autumn

      The Cat

      The Harvest Moon

      Bird Feeder Distraction

      Desert

      Thunderstorms

      Fall

      Caught In the Moment

      Beauty

      The City of Light

      The Hunt: Pup Edition

      The Hunt: Squirrel Edition

      Ode to a Tree

      The Smallest of Apes

      Looking Out

      Trees

      Halloween

      Stars!

      I am a Bird

      Pond

      The Sun

      Autumn

      Puddles

      Fall

      Fall

      Winter

      Leaves

      Hawk

      Changing Seasons

      Haikus

      Ode to Water

      Pollution

      Mother Nature

      The Cold Seasons

      Autumn Evening

      Places and Spaces

      Fragrances

      Free Spirit, Free Soul

      Space

      Broken Arm

      My Room

      Midnight Sky

      Ode to World Traveling

      Ode to Cape Cod

      My Room

      Windy Days

      Leaving My Country,

      South Korea

      My Room

      The Battle of Saratoga:The Tide is Turning

      The Beach

      Night at the Beach

      I Am the American Flag

      Lost and Found

      The Steamboat

      Ode to Fireworks

      My Messy Room

      The Louvre

      Ode to Chicago

      School

      Excuses for Being Late to Class

      Excuses for Being Absent

      Late Again

      The Cafeteria

      How To Get On Your

      Teacher’s Good Side

      Only Names

      Why I Don’t Like School

      Homework

      Sports

      UCONN Game

      Hockey Puck

      Why I Like Hockey

      Sailing

      The Black Hockey Puck

      Masked Monsters

      My Favorite Place

      Soccer

      The House that Babe Ruth Built

      Defeating the Undefeated

      Ode to the Finish Line

      Ode to Tailgating

      Soccer Ball

      Lacrosse

      A Hockey Game

      Hockey State Championship

      Thought-Provoking

      Ode to Music

      The Rose

      God Made Me Special

      An Ode To Life

      Lecahim

      Strangers

      Box of Crayons

      Ode to Poetry

      Trapped

      Goodbye

      This is Me

      The Book

      The Pointe Shoe

      Loner

      Office Computer

      Ode to Books

      Ode To Colors

      Déjà vu

      Film Reel

      Hands of a Man

      Life

      My Life Story

      The Yellow Star

      So Busy

      Roller Coaster

      The Way

      Rock

      Understand

      The Man Who Would Be Loved

      When I Grow Up

      The Way Life Goes

      Breathe Air into Me

      Death of a Chick

      Thanks

      Just as there are many sides of a circle, there are many contributors whose energy, creativity, and diligent work helped guide this project to fruition.

      On the school side, we’d like to thank our principal, Mr. Marco Famiglietti, for his encouragement; and our English teachers, Mrs. Jan Brennan, Mrs. Chris Kopyt, Mrs. Janet Schwartz, Mr. Jon Elliott, Dr. Jim Fuller, and Ms. Josie Cannella for their collective support.

      On the parent side, we’d like to thank the AMS PTO for their generous contribution in funding this project; and the Poetry Advisory Board consisting of the following talented and dedicated women: Behnoosh Behmaram, Lisa Panczner, Fauzia Mohammod, Diane Dumais, Ruth Lewis, Deborah Key Mundair, and Mary J. Pellino, for their editing skill, technological savvy, and creative energy.

      Dedication

      I write poetry in order to live more fully

      Judith Rodriguez

      This book is dedicated to the Creative Kumquats, Avon Middle School’s vibrant poetry club, who live their lives more fully because of their passion for poetry.

      Sides of a Circle

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      How Many Sides of a Circle?

      Ashleigh Bouchard

      You keep going around and around

      How do you measure it?

      Radius

      Measure stick

      You keep running

      Wanting to stop the never-ending circle

      But you can’t

      Because

      You keep going

      And going

      And going

      And going

      And going

      And going

      And going

      And going

      And going

      Sides of a Circle

      Marissa Gaudiana

      One day I was walking

      And I thought about circles.

      How many sides?

      Is it spinning?

      Round and round

      Never stopping

      Sides all working together

      Why…

      Does a baby cry?

      Why is there death?

      What’s the purpose on earth?

      So we have another chance, living?

      How many sides of a circle?

      196 Sides of a Circle

      Hannah Howard

      Everyone is riding on a merry-go-round called life

      But what lies at the top of the Ferris wheel

      called our future

      When will the world fi nd out?

      How many sides to a circle?

      Circles Are Everywhere

      Alejandra Jaramillo

      It never stops. It goes round and round

      You see them around a smile

      You see them in lollipops

      You see them on Christmas trees

      You see them on a fl ag

      Th at the country Japan owns.

      It’s the shape of a merry-go-round

      It’s the shape of a Ferris wheel

      It’s called a circle and it’s everywhere you

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