Mrs. Kathy Davis' fifth-grade class at Sutro Elementary School has been writing haiku as part of their curriculum.
Traditionally, haiku, or Japanese poetry, consists of a pattern of five, seven, five syllables and can be as few as three lines or as many as deemed needed by the author.
In honor of the holidays, the students wrote the following haiku, which appear as written by the children:
Families are fun
Playful is my family
They are too funny.
Layla Broman, 10
Family is good.
Family is great and cool.
My family cares.
Nicholas Cunas, 10
Family is great
My family is funny
I Love them so much.
Dallas Boone, 10
Family is fun
My family is the best
My family cares
Keegan Engle, 10
Family is great
Family is amazing
My family cares
Kaylee Avera, 10
My family cares.
Family is fantastic.
Family loves you
Skyler Bertson, 10
My mom is so sweet
My dad is sweet and so cool
Just like my brother.
Jacob Hobdy, 10
My mom is real great
She loves to make me pancakes
They're always sharing
Jacqueline Canas, 10
Family is Fun
They are sweet as candy
Family is kind
Christian Fields, 10
My mom is awesome.
My mom gives me cool ice cream.
She serves me good food.
Veronica Pritchard, 10
Family is great
Family is fantastic
Family is cool
Raul Tinajero, 10
Family is great.
My family is loving
My family cares
Teddy Rudolph, 11
Family is great!
They are loyal and my blood.
I love with all my heart.
James Dondelinger, 10
Family is cool.
They are mindful and awesome.
Family is cool.
Matthew Roverso, 10
Family is great.
They're caring towards me always.
My loyalty is in them.
Zane Cleaves, 10
Family is great
Our loyalty runs deeply
We are loving souls
Gissell Benavides, 10
They are in my genes
They are always there for me
They can be funny
I knew them since I was born
Who are these people?
These things list my family
There is my sister
Who seems to be really sweet
My mother, there is
She's one of the smartest there
And of course, my dad
Which he thinks very healthy
That's my family
And to me they are special
Natalie Delbecq, 10
Family is sweet,
but also can be funny
Caring, loving and happy
always there for me.
Hannah Stevenson, 10
Family is great
Family has the best souls
Family is nice
Allen Gonzalez, 10
Family is great!
Family shares blood for life
They're always caring.
Nathan Harig, 11
My family cares
My family is loving
They care about me
Whenever I am crying
I love them a lot
And they love me a lot too
That's why I love them
Brittni Anderson, 10
Family is great!
Because they are my blood line.
Just like everyone!
Quinn Santana, 10
Family is great
Just like the beautiful sky.
They are also sweet like ice cream.
Family is always fun.
Family is cool.
That's why I love family
Naomi Koehler, 10
Family is sweet
We are loving families
We are loving souls
Noah Gardillas, 10
I love my parents.
And my brothers and sister
Our family's great.
Morrigan Heldenrich, 10
Family is great.
Family has great families
Family is cool
Ashley Sonner, 10