Darren Sardelli

My Doggy Ate My Essay

My doggy ate my essay.

He picked up all my mail.

He cleaned my dirty closet

and dusted with his tail.

He straightened out my posters

and swept my wooden floor.

My parents almost fainted

when he fixed my bedroom door.

I did not try to stop him.

He made my windows shine.

My room looked like a palace,

and my dresser smelled like pine.

He fluffed up every pillow.

He folded all my clothes.

He even cleaned my fish tank

with a toothbrush and a hose.

I thought it was amazing

to see him use a broom.

I’m glad he ate my essay

on “How to Clean My Room.”

* Published in Galaxy Pizza and Meteor Pie

The Letter "A"

The letter A is awesome!

It's arguably the best.

Without an A, you could not get

an A+ on a test.

You’d never see an acrobat

or eat an apple pie.

You couldn’t be an astronaut

or kiss your aunt goodbye.

An antelope would not exist.

An ape would be unknown.

You’d never hear a person

say “Afraid” or “All Alone”.

The A’s in avocado

would completely disappear

and certain words would be forgot

like “ankle”, “arm”, and “ear”.

Without the A, you couldn’t aim

an arrow in the air.

You wouldn’t ask for apricots

or almonds at a fair.

Aruba and Australia

would be missing from a map.

You’d never use an ATM,

an apron, or an app.

The arctic fox and aardvark

would be absent from the zoo,

and vowels, as you know them,

would be E, I, O, and U.

There wouldn’t be an A chord

on the instruments you play.

Let’s appreciate, admire,

and applaud the letter A.

* Published in BLAST OFF! (The School Magazine) - Australia

Hear Darren recite The Letter "A" on LIVE IT UP!

The Silliest Teacher in School

Our teacher gave detention

to the fountains in the hall.

She handed extra homework

to the artwork on the wall.

We saw her point a finger

at a banner and a sign.

She said their bad behavior

was completely out of line.

The principal approached her

and said, “What is all this fuss?

I heard you tried to punish

all the tires on a bus.

“You’ve made the teachers angry

by disrupting all their classes,

so if you want to keep this job,

you have to wear your glasses!”

* Published in Galaxy Pizza and Meteor Pie

My Locker

My lockers filled with lots of things

like golden crowns from queens and kings,

a heated brush for ice and snow,

Connect the Dots and Tic Tac Toe,

a crystal ball, a time machine,

a robot mop that likes to clean,

a lightning bolt, a treasure chest,

and cowboys from the Wild, Wild West.

It also holds Da Vinci’s bed,

the magic hat from Frosty’s head,

a talking tree, a flying train,

the knowledge found in Einstein’s brain,

a baseball team, a balance beam,

a chocolate cookie dipped in cream,

fluorescent moons, colliding stars,

and ancient stones from Earth and Mars.

Although they’re not on shelves and hooks,

you’ll find these things inside my books.

* Published in READ ME OUT LOUD!

Something strange is happening in this school locker

Searching for a Unicorn

While searching for a unicorn,

we saw a brontosaurus.

It looked like he was hiding

from a pink tyrannosaurus.

Iguanodons were running

from an angry Stegosaurus.

We froze like copper statues

when a Pterodactyl saw us.

We also saw a Saltasaurus,

Supersaurus, Allosaurus—

dancing on a popcorn stage

and singing with a chorus.

Luckily, for us, you see,

these dinosaurs ignored us.

They sailed across the sunset sky

as clouds passed by before us.

The narrator is being very descriptive in this poem

My Grandmother Married a Snowman

My grandmother married a Snowman.

His eyes were as blue as the sky.

His candy cane spectacles melted her heart.

She thought he was sweeter than pie.

My grandmother married a Snowman.

They met on a day in December.

The wind from the blizzard was brutal that day—

a day she will always remember.

My grandmother married a Snowman.

He wasn’t a fan of the heat.

He liked to wear top hats with all of his suits

and mistletoe socks on his feet.

My grandmother married a Snowman.

This isn’t a joke or a game.

She stood by his side as she shouted, “I DO!",

and SNOWMAN became her last name.

I Never Knew

Bachelor’s Buttons,

Angel’s Trumpets,

Lion’s Ear, and Stock.

A Shooting Star,

Forget Me Nots—

you’ll see them on my block.

Lady’s Slipper,

Breath of Heaven,

Hawthorn, Heather, Hearts,

Baby’s Breath,

and Buttercups—

their beauty tops the charts.

Jacob’s Ladder,

Red Hot Poker,

Filbert, Fern, and Lily.

Goosefoot, Fennel,

Phlox, and Flax—

these words are rather silly.

Christmas Cactus,

Ice Cream Tulips,

Shoofly, Gorse, and Dill—

I never knew

that flower names

could be a major thrill.

Special Pets

A kangaroo is jumping

on the ceiling in my room.

A mouse is on my pillowcase—

She’s sweeping with a broom.

The elephants are basking

in a basket full of clothes.

There’s even tiny turtles

making tacos on my toes.

A dog is dodging dodge balls

by the windows on my wall.

A cat is playing checkers

with a hamster in the hall.

The dolphins in my dresser drawer

are dressed in purple slickers.

I asked my mom for special pets—

Instead I got these stickers!

I Never

I never put my things away.

I never dust my room.

I never fix the things I break.

I never use a broom.

I never take the garbage out.

I never buy the food.

I never feel embarrassment

or worry how I’m viewed.

I never clear the countertops.

I never scrub the floors.

I never turn the TV off.

I never lock the doors.

I never wash the dinner plates.

I never say a word.

I never knew that life would be

so easy for a bird.

* Published in TOUCHDOWN (The School Magazine) - Australia

Poems By Darren Sardelli

My Doggy Ate My Essay

My Taco Flavored Book Report

Surprise Party

The Letter "A"

The Silliest Teacher in School

My Locker

I Stood on the Ceiling

Searching for a Unicorn

My Grandmother Married a Snowman

I Never Knew

Broken Soup

Special Pets

A Good Listener

I Never

Erasing the Board

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