Under the Sea

An anthology of ocean life poetry

Written by Mrs. Ramsay's 5th grade students at Fultondale Elementary School in Fultondale, Alabama

Inspired by the habitat described in Island of the Blue Dolphins

by Scott O'Dell

Dreaming Dolphins in the Sea

The peaceful dolphins

Float and dream

About all the marvelous things.

Pearls in clams,

And all of glitz and glam,

They dream about,

Where in the sea

Is the best place to be.

The sun shines on the water.

It makes a dolphin glow.

Like thunder and lightning.

By: Areli and Ashlyn

Trevice’s   Life

His name is Trevice,

And he lives in a crevice.

He is a predator to a shark

And he gives them quite a spark.

Trevice has five jaws.

Does he follow all the laws?

They eat animals

But they don’t eat Danimals.

He can see through his feet,

But he can’t see deep.

He has a spherical body

And he also has an electrical body.

So that’s how he lives,

And all the joy he gives.

By: Justin

Sea Otters

Sea otters lay in the sun,

To have a great amount of fun.

They always eat what,

They can seek.

If they can’t eat seek,

What they can eat,

They will be a pile of meat.

Laying in the kelp,

For a minute,

Before they dive

For a second,

To get their prey:

The sneaky, sly octopus.

By: Matthew and Sean

Sea Otter

The otter, dressed in kelp, would,

Would not yelp for help.

Killer whales kill them,

And all the mothers do is whelp.

The snails block them with their

Rock hard shell.

The otter are so weary you

You thought he was dairy.

He called you Saint Hairy but your

Name is Larry.

You may think they are a blimp,

        But they always slide, play and limp.

They have a cute little noggin

For a Toboggan.

By: Douglas

The Sea Urchin

 Sea Urchin, spiky all around. 

You can call it a strange rebound.

Sand and deep waters, in which they lay.

They use their spikes to catch their prey.

You can call it a sea porcupine, if you may.

They can see through their feet without delay.

I can catch them everyday.

Right outside and by the bay.

By: Margaret

Abalone Rap

Abalone don’t live in the park.

They live under the sea, so its really dark.

There are 15 types of abalones.

They can’t touch me because they look like they’re phony. Abalones move slower than a dart,

But I wonder: How do they fart?

 Abalones do not have that many cuts

But I wonder if they can get to Pizza Hut.

Abalones sometimes look like they’re dead.

Sometimes they bite off their head.

Abalones live in the bay, so it is easy for them to get caught.

 They also get sold and bought.

By: Marland

DOLPHINS

Dolphins live in the sea.

They eat fish and weeds.

They like to squeal really loud.

They travel in a big crowd.

They are caught in fishing nets and drown.

That gives many a great big frown.

His mouth is big and scrubby,

And he always brings the ball back to his buddy.

No matter how far he throws

He is still in a show.

You might want to name one Clark,

Because he can kill many sharks

They can make a sea call.

When he swims, he’s really tall

By. Sheldon, Josh, and Enrique

The Blue Whales

Whales are blue

Dolphins are gray

Sometimes whales like to hunt their prey.

Whales eat krill

Like they’re skilled.

They sing long songs,

To all of those that they belong.

By: Taranisha

Scallops

They live in the sea

As you can see

They feed on worms

But, how do they pee?

They live in lakes

They don’t eat steaks

Algae’s more tasty

But, do they eat cakes?

A Poke`mon named Shellder

But not old elder

Caught with a poke`ball

And put in a cellar

Algae is tasty to fish

But to us it’s just a dish

Good thing we don’t eat it

But to scallops it is a dish

Scallops are fun

And my poem is done

Maybe next time

We’ll fight Attila the Hun!

By Koban

The Beautiful Black Bird

A large glossy black bird,

Flies over the seas,

Landing on rocks,

Feathers blowing in the breeze.

Then they soar over waters,

Searching for a bite,

So everything will turn out right.

A strong body of three feet,

And they also have webbed-feet.

You can find them at the Atlantic,

And at the Gulf Coast,

Plus they have really big throats.

Adult Cormorants are completely black.

You can see colors rolling off their backs.

When they see their prey,

They go in for a fleeting dive,

And then the fish all try to hide.

Then the Cormorant flips the fish,

Granting their very hungry wish.

That food they may surely miss.

The Cormorant flies with all his might,

Just to say a pleasant “Goodnight.”

By: Aaliyah and Gabby

The Life of a Seal

When they are born,

They are looking like white little dots.

If you look closely,

Some even have spots.

While the young are swimming

In the sun with joy,

The adults are mating

From girl to boy.

The young are adults now

Searching for food on their own,

Feeding on creatures of the deep sea,

But feeding all alone.

Finally, it’s time for happiness,

And not for hating.

They get together again

And begin the season of mating.

By: Chloe

The Slick Otter

Oh the feeling to be

With an otter.

And you are so slick.

You smell like salt

And feel like tar

But you’re not sticky

‘Cause you are so slick!

Because you are so shiny

As bright as the sun

You become so beautiful

And you are so sweet!

By: Ashlie, Rachel, Cameron

THE CORMORANT FRIEND

I am a cormorant.

 My name is Grant.

Sometimes I fly until I pant.

My friend Ant, who is also another cormorant.

He also likes to fly and fly until he pants.

Then I still fish a barn.

Ant goes home to make it warm.

Before our big test.

So we can do our very, very, very best.

We take a little quest for our big test.

By: Anthony

THE LONESOME DOLPHIN

Deep in the dark waters of the sea,

There lived a dolphin named Lea.

For 20 lonesome years Lea was alone.

She ate squid and fish alone too.

Lea thought she was the last Bottlenose dolphin.

She was always a very fast dolphin.

But she always seemed to come last.

Lea was very strong too

So she set out to find her lost family.

She swam at least 7 MPH to find her family.

It was late when she found another dolphin

So she was happy and tired.

She knew it was a bottlenose dolphin,

She had finally found her family.

And because of her quest,

Lea is now happier than all the rest.

By: Deanna and Anna

Octopus in the Sea

Octopuses lay their eggs

It takes them all of 40 days.

They like to hunt crabs

And other animals too.

They like to swim in shallow water.

They can also eat a nosy otter.

With its long great arm,

It can grab its prey.

It blends into many things

And send out ink into a spray.

Even to unlike its thing

It doesn’t look like it’s there

But watch out! It just might scare!

By: Jersain and Olegario

Jayla, The Female Octopus

Octopus lay eggs.

It takes several days,

Even though they go away.

They can live as plankton

Twenty-eight to ninety days.

Hunters might kill them,

But their babies hatch

And scream and cry.

By Evian and Jamarius

A Poem About Seastars

Seastars are like stars in the sky.

I would never like to see one die.

With their bright colors that look so fine,

I would love to see one with my own eyes.

They eat the fish that they find,

And kill them with their bind.

By: Shane

The Abalone’s Life

There once was an abalone

Whose name was Allie.

Allie lived in the Atlantic Ocean.

She ate seaweed and algae.

She liked to play hide and seek,

But always she would take a little peek.

When she got tired, she drank some water.

Then Allie saw an otter.

By: Alexis

Respecting Danita Dolphin

Danita Dolphin is incredible

 Danita eats squids, crustaceans, shrimp, and little fishies.

I did not know that 

She is an endangered species 

Out of all the world.

I’d love to know

Is she the queen of them all?

In all the world,

I want to find out

Is she the favorite dolphin girl?

By: Aaliyah

Mallory Mussel 

MALLORY MUSSEL RIDES SO HIGH,

MALLORY MUSSEL FEELS THE SKY.

MALLORY MUSSEL LOVES ROCKS

SHE EATS CANDY SOCKS.

SHE LIVES IN WATER.

WATER BRINGS MALLORY FOOD.

HER FAVORITE FOOD IS PLANKTON SNOTTER.

HER GRANDMA’S AGE IS 240 DAYS;

SHE’S THE OLDEST A MUSSEL, SO SHE STAYS.

HER GRANDMAS NAME IS MAY.

THEY RANGE FROM EVERY COLOR.

BRIGHT GREEN IS HER MOTHER.

MALLORY MUSSEL’S COLOR IS YELLOW.

HER FAVORITE COLOR IS MELLO YELLOW.

SHE HAS A TRIBE OF DOZENS

WITH EVERY KIND OF COUSINS.

SHE LIVES IN FRESHWATER;

SHE HATES SALTWATER,

BECAUSE SHE DIES IF JUMPS INTO SALTWATER.

SHE HATES STARFISH.

HER FAVORITE WORD IS MISH.

 By: TIANA