Peace Dove Poems

©2001

Today in My Home People are solving

problems.Today in my home

People are sharing love.Today in my home

People are having fun.Today in my home

People are learning new things.Today in my home

People are thanking each other.

Cache Lamb

Peace is…Peace is…

a present.Peace is…

precious because you give it to your friends

Peace is…colorful.

Peace is…being friends, but the most important thing is…

Peace is in our hearts.

Susim Islas

Welcoming PeaceI am welcoming peace

with my heart.I am welcoming peace

because I am loved.I am welcoming peace

by helping people.I am welcoming peace

by taking care of my dove.

Somewhere today a boyis welcoming peace

to the world just like me.

Francisco Aguirre

Today in My Home

Today in my home there is peace.

My home is very peaceful. The peace comes from our hearts.

We do things together to keep our peace.

We have peace becausewe don’t want our lives to be ruined.

Our family makes peace bynot doing bad things to each other.

In my heart, I see people having the best daysof their lives.

Vanessa Lopez

Today Inside My Classroom

Today inside my classroomwe are peaceful with others always.

Today inside my classroomwe are powerful always.

Today inside my classroomwe work peacefullyalways.

Today inside my classroomwe are friendsalways.

Today inside my classroomeverybody is lovedalways loved.

Mayra Lucio

Doves Are a Sign of Peace

White as snowThey have a unique message.Their wings send them

to deliver their songThat this is a wonderful world

we all live in.

Elizabeth Gourdin

SomewhereSomewhere I see people

being mean to each other.

Somewhere I see peopledoing things thatthey’re not supposed to.

But all around mesomewhere

I wishI dream for people

to help each other-to bring each other a gift of peace.

Jonathan Campos

Peace is Love

Peace is proud.Peace is precious.Peace is being friends

with everyone.Peace is powerful.

Elissa Maldonado

What Lies in Peace

Peace is the music in the wind.

Peace is the green in the trees.

Peace is the dew in the grass.Peace is children playing.Peace is found in friends of all

colors.Peace is freedom from evil.

Jeanette Gaxiola

Peace is…

Peace is

love and caring.

Peace is

family, freedom and sharing.

Peace is

Beautiful, wonderful and friendly.

Julian Ochotorena

Loved

I am loved

by my parents

because they help me with

my homework.

I am loved

by my puppy

because she plays with me.

I am loved

by my principal

because she takes care

of the school.

I am loved

by my friends

because they play peacefully with me.

Melissa Sanchez

Peace Is

Peace is powerful.

Peace is all around the world.

Peace is the best thing that could happen to you.

Peace is about love and caring.

Ty Moreno

Today in Our Classroom

Today in our classroom

everyone is being peaceful

by doing their work.

Today in our classroom

we are working hard.

Today in our classroom

we are being powerful.

Carlos Aguero

My Heart With Peace In It

My heart is what I have

to live with.

It’s something

to have peace in it.

You might

be mad on the outside

but

on the inside you can have peace.

Oscar Grijalva

Have Peace…

Peace is…

with your family.

Have peace…

with your old school.

Have peace…

with your poems

for your family

for your mom

and for your dad

who have love for you.

Have peace.

Martha Flores

Someone May Be…

Someone may be rich.

Someone may be poor.

Someone may be happy.

Someone may be sad.

Someone may be young

Someone may be old.

Everyone wants PEACE!

Anna Medina

Peace is a word that means…

Love for everyone,

Something sweet, a present for you,

The little birds singing,

The sun that shines so bright,

And the wind blowing gentle.

Peace is a word for everyone!

Peace is our dream.

Daisy Mata

Peace is Something

Peace is something

we all care about

but now we don’t have peace.

How can we help?

We can stop this war

and make peace all around us today.

Peace is something

we all can show

to our friends, to our family,

and to strangers, too.

Peace is something people love every-

where.

Cesar Valenzuela

Friendship is Peace

Friendship is peace.

Peace is peaceful.

Peace is something we all care about.

There is no war.

Now with all this war,

when it stops,

There will be peace.

Jesse Carpio

As Peaceful As A Dove

I’m with my family surrounded by love.

At school, I’m surrounded by friends.

I am as peaceful as a dove.

Jessica Cordova

Peace

Today is a day

without

fighting

Today is a day

with peace

for my friends and me.

Jorge Acosta

Peace

Today in our town

we are showing respect for each other.

Today in our school

we are being friendly to everybody.

Today in our classroom

we are learning something new.

Today in our home

we are remembering our lifeskills.

Today in our family

we are loving each other.

Elizabeth Leon

Peace Is

Peace is love, caring

and my mom kissing me at night.

Peace is proud, powerful

and watching the Flag raising up

in the morning.

Peace is welcoming, friendship

and begins with what is inside

your heart.

Mireya Esparza

The fourth grade “Peace Room” created this Peace Dove Project as an expression of their understanding of the concept of peace.

The students worked with the art teacher to interpret Picasso’s peace doves. They read children’s literature related to achieving individual and community peace. Students experienced many forms of poetry and explored the power of language to convey feeling. They composed their poems to accompany their artwork.

This was a collaborative project between the students and their classroom teacher Felicia Begay, art teachers Tracy Ross & Cindy Jameson, teacher-librarian Diane Skorupski, and literacy coach Judi Moreillon. The Peace Dove Project will travel to other schools as part of the Global Art Project.