This group of students\u2019 haiku\/senryu marks the fourth school year that Hopwood Junior High School students have had their poems published in the Saipan Tribune. Today\u2019s poems are a haven for the havoc created by recent typhoons and a harbor for some creative poetic student histories. Enjoy!<\/p>\n
In Guam
\nwater dripping from the tento
\ncome crashing down on me
\n-Diana Quinata<\/p>\n
typhoon winds
\nheads up! look up, watch out
\na tree branch drops
\n-Mary Cris Waing<\/p>\n
I catch your breath and
\nhard winds fly away
\nI\u2019m a typhoon
\n-Kimberly Kim<\/p>\n
cold rain hits the earth
\nas the sky grows dark
\nleaving us in fear
\n-Jonel Ermitanio<\/p>\n
winds whistles
\nagainst my face
\nbam! the door slammed
\n-Kyle Enriquez<\/p>\n
rain thrashing me
\nas I run for safety
\nwind downs a tree
\n-Darren Demapan<\/p>\n
strong winds blowing
\nas roofs fly away
\nwe stay safe
\n-Gester Garcia<\/p>\n
candles flickering as
\npower surges everywhere
\nterrible typhoon
\n-Matthew Wheat<\/p>\n
ceiling leaking
\nwind and rain pouring in
\nbye bye roof
\n-Julius Reyes<\/p>\n
our lemmai tree falls
\nand lines break
\npower goes off
\n-Adelphalyn Kapileo<\/p>\n
wind blowing hard
\nrain pouring down
\nit\u2019s typhoon chaba
\n-Odessa Sacro<\/p>\n
tree falls
\nand misses my house
\nby inches
\n-Cheska Salen<\/p>\n
houses breaking and
\nmoms with crying children
\nneed a shelter
\n-Klynne Serrano<\/p>\n
gray skies
\nwind from all directions
\nclouds fade
\n-Jessica Estrada<\/p>\n
typhoon winds blow
\npeople scared at home as
\npower lines snap
\n-Naomi Cabrera<\/p>\n
flooded yard
\nin the eye of the storm
\nloud thunder
\n-Christian Cruz<\/p>\n
never ending fright
\nthe storm is strong for us
\nbut Saipan recovers
\n-Donna Herrera<\/p>\n
food is spoiling
\nthere\u2019s no power here-hey!
\nits back on again
\n-Eldred Sanchez<\/p>\n
no one went outside
\nin this typhoon some called hell
\npeople called for help
\n-Ian Benavente<\/p>\n
horrible typhoon
\nwith debris everywhere
\nin my room
\n-Bernadette Laviste<\/p>\n
howling winds
\nbring flooded roads
\ntrees pass by
\n-John Mendiola<\/p>\n
typhoon chaba
\nno school for a week
\nwhat a break for us
\n-Casey Obaldo<\/p>\n
a dark room
\nwith a waterless fountain
\nsuper typhoon
\n-Shannin Nestor<\/p>\n
candles are melting
\nguarding me in the darkness
\nthat was my last one
\n-Marie Con-ui<\/p>\n
These haiku pieces were written by the 7th grade students of Joe Connolly at the Hopwood Junior High School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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