Money Talks

Before spring break, we read and discussed Mark Waldron’s “Amazing Adventure,” whose poem incorporates onomatopoeia and intense imagery in its dissection of our obsession with money. Some of the questions we considered were what do people need money for? How does it make us feel? And what is more important? Though the poem is inherently nonsensical, beneath the surface it harbors some very serious ideas about currency.

Ka-ching! Money afforded (pun intended!) us this session’s theme for writing.

Ms. Nelson 4th Grade AM

Obsessed with Money Indeed Anika D

Something green in the sky
falling money
everyone seems happy
but there is a twist
if it touches someone
they turn into it
no one knew
so everyone turned
into money!
elephants came
and turned to money
people hungry for money
unaware of danger
obsessed
obsessed
indeed

No Money Avaneesh G

Money in my
dream that I can’t
get it, it’s too hard.
Money on the floor
money on the wall
money on the ceiling
money of car but
not in real life means
no money in real life.

Untitled Quentin P

charity the army
family bills
electric bills
network bills
internet bills
taxes a
house giving
houses to
charity government
money white
house elon
musk

Sooo Much Money Nela P

Money, money,
in my pocket.
Can’t wait to
count it!
WHAT?!!
NO WAY!
$1,344.87?
Wonder what I could
use it for.
Oh, I know!
Lemme donate to the
American Heart Association!
$1,294.87 left!
Still a lot of
money!
Oh, wait, let me buy stuff.
Nevermind.
Guess I’ll save it for
another day.
* The next day… *
Oh, wow!
I got $50!
Let’s save more money
tomorrow!

Untitled Asher R

money can be made out
of anything! a bed, clothes,
backpacks so much more!
but there’s stuff more important
than money, we need money
to take care of our environment
if we don’t do that we
could die no more money

Food with Money Zain V

I watch the money move from the cow for
food

I have the cow to myself like all the
steak I dream for

I look at the dollar bill and see a
snout for bacon the cost is a goat
but that’s my food

the color is your shirt

I would like to buy you with this bill
so I can eat you

next to me is a penny with your
face on it so I eat the penny

Mr. Martens 4th Grade AM

Moneyyyyyyy A'Leiyah B

Money is the life money
can be nothing or everything.
Something is just something
that I’m going to have stuff
like cards and pay bills.

My money is everything
to me. So I will ask
my mom for some money
she’s like what you need
money for you don’t pay bills.

I said I pay for my
food that and
you owe me for me
taking out the garbage

mom said OK.
But pay me back
when you get the
chance! OK!!
And I
said OK OK.

Do It Sachiko F

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
YES!!!
Give that.
Give that.
Give me everything you got.
Could be poor
could be rich.
Eat the money.
Build the money.
Ride the money.
Anything else?
Walk the money.
Pet the money.
Wear the money.
Do it or ELSE!
Forget about her
forget about him
cause you got money.
What’s better than that?
Lose the money
you are dead!
Spend the money
you are fed!
HELLO MONEY YOU ARE MINE.

Untitled Charlotte H

Money, Money, full of
wealth

Coins
Coins
start
to
melt
with all
the heat
from the sun they
were all
used
to
make more

FUN!

Structures, buildings
we made of coins, or metal

I don’t have enough
money I’ll make a money
kettle

Untitled Raham M

Money is good it can be useful.
You can buy things with
money.
Animals and pets get money
they even use it.
If your wallet is empty
then you’re poor people
get money houses too

then get money everything

money is useful

it can be expensive it

can be cheap whatever
you buy it goes beep in
the register section.

Money is everything!!!

Sharing is better than money
sharing money is better
there are things that are better than money

Money Ritvija S

Money is falling from sky
on to the ground everywhere, every day
money’s being found. I awake in
my bed with my secret stash of money.
I slide down the money slide. I’m ready
for my day with money every
way!

Untitled Oliver T

People need money to
buy food clothes because
you need money to
stay alive. There
is a lot of things
that are more important
like family. I like
money to get stuffed
a million
money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money
m on ey money

Mr. Waterman 4th Grade

Money Eshaan D

You need money
not to be funny

but to buy things
and have things

all from money
water, and food
is money

but most importantly
your lives are love
not money

you need to have
a some honey

Untitled Ellen H

Money
for all its beauty
it’s not everything

Actually, it’s nothing
nothing meaningful, really

You see, it can’t buy one thing
or maybe it can’t buy many things

Who knows?

Sure, it’s useful.
But there’s at least one thing
that it can’t buy.

And that
is love.
Love.

Oh, sure
money can buy houses.
It can buy cars,
it can probably buy friends,
but not true friends.

See, money is worthless when
it comes to friends and family.

And, again, money can’t buy love.

So, money can buy
Cars
Houses
Luxury mansions and cruise ships.
But not love.

So money really only buys objects.
And maybe money also
makes greed
and a thirst for more money.
And more greed.

Can You Pay? Christa K

money
bills, coins
funny

how much
paper
is worth

green paper
with faces
is cash

with cash
you can buy
lots

but not
happiness
and not

friends
or family
or time

Still want money?

Money Heather L

It can buy you food,
it could buy you a drink,
it can buy you clothes,
it could buy you décor,
it can bribe,
it can be given,
in can increase,
it can decrease,
this is money,
it can get all of these,
and can get more!
This is what money can do,
it is money.

Untitled Anastacia S

money can’t buy me
love
friends
joy
not even fortune,
just fortune cookies
money can only buy me
clothes
food
rollerblades
nothing good
except rollerblades
money is good
money is bad
money sometimes i
wish i never had
money sometimes i’m
glad i have
but not usually
money makes people
greedy
happy
jealous
boastful
sometimes i like it
mostly i don’t

Money: Not as Important as Family Paley S

Money
Is it important?
Sometimes
But not today

Not everyday, actually
Love and
Family
Are both important too

I love money
I love books
I love music
I love plays
I love musicals

But most of all
I love family
No pressure
But you should too

Ms. Nelson 4th Grade PM

Money Apocalypse Sam A

Money here
money there
money everywhere
money up
money down
there’s even money on the ground
money left
money right
can’t even lift the money
with all my might.
Money is going cwazy.

Money Jayna C

money money, I love money
I use money money
I have money
I get money

I use money to get stuff
I use money to celebrate
being rich
I get money from Chinese
New Year

this is a song about
money
money money oh money
I love money yeah money
money oh money

my money song

Money Feelings and Money Kavya D

I earn money
I’m happy and act like I’m so funny
My money is robbed
I’m mad and I feared of this weird squirrel
I am broke
I’m sad and sobbed and poked around for more
Money is nothing compared to life
I decipher that money really means nothing
But people are sobbing for more
They come to a lobby filled with money

Bing Boing Lynn J

Boing boing boing wohoo thanks
for buying me a trampoline.
No problem!

How much did it cost?
$1000
wow that’s a lot of money!

Think of it as your Christmas
gift.

Money in my dreams
money in my house!
I’m going crazy!!

Money in my nightmares!
I can’t escape it.
Family is better they don’t drive
me crazy like money.
Hurray.

Money Is Not the Whole World Allison N

Money is not what I need.
I only need my family.
Everything in the world includes money.

Some people like money more than family.
Crazy, right?
But I only care about MY family.

My mom pays for dinner just for me.
That is what family does.
My dad pays ice skating lessons just for me.
This is what family does.

Money is not the whole world.
Family is the whole world.
That is the last thing I’m going to say.

Green!!!! Sofia R

Green Green Green
Money Money Money

$ome crumbled $ome $oothe
$ome dusty $ome clean

It’s good either way

Mr. Martens 4th Grade PM

The Name of the Poem Alexander B

Money in every way shape and form
it’s beautiful, the green the other shade of green
I wish I have it but I don’t. (not a lot)

Either way my parents wouldn’t let
me buy anything. (after I bought $100 dollars
worth of Roblox with my brother.)

Ahem anyway money related outro, GO!
Money money green green money is all I
need need. (repeat two more times.)

So that was my poem about money
yeah! Good bye!

Money Green Aria G

Money Green,
describing the things I use to
eat, drink, snack, even to have fun!

Money Green,
spending feels good but when
you run out, “aw DANG IT”

Money Green,
the thing is with money you
can get a bunny. But money doesn’t
rely on your LIFE! Remember.

Money Green,
you can have fun with it, but
without it, you can still have more
fun! Hope you remember…

Money Aarohi H

Money Money
it must be funny
in a rich man’s world
Money Money
wanted by everyone
had a dream it
wished to run away
though people ran for it
Money, Money, Money

Why Do You Like MONEY Joshua N

Money
money, a sheet of paper
you get a toy
what’s the point
chop a tree
and you
get some sort
of mega mansion
don’t chop trees
chop carrots
cause they taste good
why can’t you make money
out of metal
why can’t there be a
999,999,999,999,999 dollar bill
at this rate, we would
have everything made of
money like
what’s your obsession
all it is is a sheet
of paper
we should make
money every ziposecond
24-7 if you like it that much
just get a piece of gold
and boom you’re rich.

Money Ava O

Money
valuable and green
soft but hard
not important but at
the same time so important.
But, why
you work and work and WORK
for a piece of paper that
people spend in a glint of
an eye…
Not important but at the same
time so important!
You basically need it for everything…
Everywhere you go, and everything you
do.
But why?

Everything is so expensive my bank
account is gonna go broke!
Money,
so important!

Money! and Honey! Emma V

Sweet as honey money and honey
practically feels like sunny
you can buy honey with the money
some people should think twice
because some people say that
money can buy you a life.