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Students at Poe Middle School work with muralist-in-residence Adriana Garcia on a mural inspired by their poetry.

The Sun in San Antonio
by Paul, Lowell Middle School

I’m from cars speeding by.
I’m from tasting papas con chorizo.
I’m from cracked windows and broken floors.
I’m from wearing black Dickies and white t-shirts.
I’m from torn-up shoes.
I’m from eating fritos for dinner.
I’m from the shine of the sun.
I’m from the wind blowing.
I’m from sharpening my pencils with a knife.
I’m from San Antonio, Texas.

Home
by Georgina, Rogers Middle School

Mom mops.
The mop goes slush, slush.
Every time she cooks,
She makes the rice and beans.
She makes them rise up to the sky.

Landing
by Kenya, Page Middle School

I land on grass
green as my eyes.
It sparkles like
a shiny airplane
flowing to the
ground.

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