Poetry Pals 3

Pretend to be an animal or thing. Tell what you are in the first and last line. Think about things you might say about yourself or things that you do for the middle three lines. Or, choose a feeling, a place, or a person. Answer questions as if you were that feeling, place, or person.

I vacation on ships, buildings, homes, on people's shirts and in many a heart.

repeat the color at the start of every line, or use a pronoun in some lines, or all but the first line. Just tell them to let their fantasies loose. If the color were a person, or an animal or a plant or a ... what would you write? From Susan Nixon~ Poetry Project

Blue

Blue comes from the rain pouring down upon me.

Blue hides in the ocean sparkling as bright as can be!

Blue feels like the cool pond as I put my hand slowly in.

Blue smells like my mom's hot, squishy blueberry pie.

Blue works as a spring, in the forest to give animals

the water of life!

Jenna ~ Grade 5

White

White comes from a snow storm burying my town in fierce cold.

White hides in the misty bottom of a pounding waterfall.

White feels like the soft clouds I lay on as I dream.

White sells like delicious mashed potatoes.

White works as well as Peter Cottontail saving the carrot garden.

Jenna

Red

Red comes from the cold blood from the dead bodies in a graveyard.

Red hides in the crunchy, autumn leaves.

Red feels like the burning, boiling, hot lava from a volcano.

Red smells like lush apples from an apple tree.

Red works as fireworks on the 4th of July making everyone's day and bringing smiles to the faces of children.

Jenna

Orange

Orange comes from the evening sunset.

Orange smells like autumn coming in after the dog days of summer.

Orange can take you anywhere you want.

Orange hides in an amazing, sweet mango.

Orange works as a beautiful butterfly getting nectar from flowers,

and then fluttering around the world as we know it.

Orange is a great color.

Cash ~ Grade 4

Blue

Blue comes from the ocean splashing down onto the sandy shore.

Blue hides behind a sun setting past a shimmering ocean.

Blue feels like a beautiful bluebird as it flies past my window as I just wake up.

Blue smells like the first day of spring-airy and clean.

Blue works hard trying to be a bright, sunny day for all to enjoy.

Shaina~ Grade 5

Red

Red comes from fireworks shooting into the sky on the 4th of July.

Red hides in a young apple tree in the corner of my backyard.

Red feels like a shiny apple on my teacher's desk.

Red smells like a ripen cherry on top of my ice cream sundae.

Red works as an umbrella that keeps me from getting wet

as the rain pours down.

Shaina

Blue

Blue comes from the ocean waves crashing down disturbing

a person who is surfing.

Blue hides in a lot of artwork being colored or painted.

Blue feels like water rushing through your fingers.

Blue smells like a blue whale swimming through the water.

Blue works as the sky floating high above.

Blue sounds like the waves on a beach.

Blue is related to all the cool colors like dark green.

Blue is able to douse a wild fire eating a house.

Blue is the color of sadness.

Vincent ~ Grade 4

Red

Red comes from a burning fire popping out of a bubbling pot.

Red hides in a crab that is in a raging fight.

Red feels like blood furiously coming out of a newly made cut.

Red smells like a beautiful rose pricking people with its thorns.

Red tastes like a hot chili pepper,

burning the tongue to a crisp of all who dare try it.

Red works as a rainbow always shining on people

making them happy on a dull day.

Jennifer ~ Grade 4

Lavender

Lavender comes from the glittery sky

while the sun sets.

Lavender hides in the corner of a flower.

Lavender feels like a blanket resting softly upon me.

Lavender smells like the creamy frosting on my birthday

cake.

Lavender works as hard as any other color.

McKenzi ~ Grade 5

Red

Red comes from the apple in the fruit bowl on my counter.

Red hides in the brace and powerful flay flapping in the sky.

Red feels like the shell on a small lady bug.

Red smells like the beautiful tulip growing on the

bright green grass outside my door.

Red works as hope for all the soldiers involved in the Iraqi war.

McKenzi

Pink

Pink comes from the meadow as it sleeps through the night.

Pink hides in the flowers as deer frolic though.

Pink feels as lively as friends as they play.

Pink smells like a pig that rolled in the mud.

Pink works as a ballroom dress as it sways with every step.

Laura ~ Grade 4

Green

Green comes from a croaking frog in a pond.

Green hides in the grass as a grasshopper hops

through the night.

Green sounds like grass growing silently,

off in a meadow.

Green smells like freshly cut grass that a farmer

just cut in a field.

Green sits on a rock with moss, as slippery as a

seal as it dives into the sea.

Laura

Brown

Brown comes from the dead leaves falling from the

autumn trees.

Brown hides in a bear's fur.

Brown smells like a piece of yummy chocolate.

Brown works as many, many pennies, so I can buy food

for my hungry family.

Kayleigh ~ Grade 4

White

White comes from the sparkling snow that

crunches when you step into it.

White runs to his cousin, gray,

because black was making fun of him.

White smells like a vanilla shake.

White feels like a paper cut from smooth-white paper.

Kayleigh

Orange

Orange comes from the horn upon a unicorn's head.

Orange hides in a beehive of sweet honey.

Orange feels like the sponge my mom uses to wash

the dishes with.

Orange smells like fire, burning with flames.

Orange works as the sun rising from the east.

Taylor ~ Grade 4

Blue

Blue comes from the ocean where the playful dolphins swim.

Blue hides in the sky while night comes and takes over.

Blue feels like sliding through slip and slide

when you jump and start to slide.

Blue smells like a blooming flower as the bud begins to bloom.

Blue works as the deep dark sea

where all the secrets are.

Blue smells like the freshness of a bud beginning

to bloom into a flower.

Taylor

Freedom Poems

Freedom is all you could want.

Freedom is dressed in a flag that's

red, white, and blue.

Freedom is needed in many countries like Iraq.

Freedom is related to flags in many countries

around the world.

Freedom takes a vacation where countries need help.

Freedom's job is to let people be free to express their feelings.

Freedom's desires are to free all madness of the world.

Jennifer ~ Grade 4

Camera Eyes

Think of seeing something through the camera lens. When it's just perfect, you snap the photo and keep that picture in your album forever. Write about something you want to keep in your memory for all time in the same way.

A clear, swift waterfall

Pounds the innocent water below.

A rainbow streaks across the sky

Showing its magnificent colors.

Birds gliding toward the

misty, dark path.

Erik ~ Grade 5

The warm moist air is suffocating

the delicate flower.

Suddenly a breeze rolls in.

Parakeets swiftly move across

the bright blue sky.

A tiger drops down in a fast bolt

trying to pounce on its prey.

A briskly moving storm rumbles through

the warm moist air.

While a rain shower pours down upon the

helpless flower, bringing it to a slow death.

The rainforest is full of fantastic miracles

just waiting to happen.

Jenna ~ Grade 5

On a beach a crab waits

for a meal of delicious shrimp.

The sun beats down hard,

So the crab slowly moves

into a freshly made sandcastle.

The tide begins to rise

Making the crab move swiftly

back into the water.

Then disappearing

into the blue-green sea.

Laura ~ Grade 4

A vulture

Spying its prey in the distance

The fog blinding him

Yet, he swoops down

Snaps up a squirrel

Bringing the food of life

Back to its nest.

Joseph ~Grade 4

I see the dimming sun

Getting ready to lay down and go to sleep.

The stars begin to get brighter and brighter.

People are walking barefoot

As the tide grows on top of the sand.

Sunset at the beach is beautiful!

McKenzi ~ Grade 5

A palm tree sways side to side

As the foamy waves splash upon the shore.

A light brown coconut falls and lands

in the soft clay-colored sand.

As the water recedes back into the ocean

I see little crabs escaping from out of the foamy sea.

The moon peeks over the ocean

And I flash my camera.

Shaina ~ Grade 5

A red hot

Boiling oasis of fire

An awakened neighborhood

of volcanoes.

Streaming waterfalls of magma.

The hot air

Embracing the mist

And...

The camera fogs up.

Andrew ~ Grade 5

Quiet and solemn

Walking into a whispering

dark forest

Of ghostly figures.

Animals moaning

Driving into a great ball of fog.

Waking up seeing blurry

grayness.

Looking at gray smoke

Rising from the fields.

Gettysburg, at night

Can be scary.

Kayleigh ~ Grade 4

Twenty acres of bare land.

One big tree with

hundreds of leaves,

Wind pushing brown dirt

off the ground.

Okalahoma can be very hot!

Lauryn ~ Grade 4

Prepositional Phrase Poem uses 7 lines. Each begins with a preposition, and the 8th line is the destination, which also begins with a preposition. This is a great way to assess a lesson you've taught on prepositions! Challenge them to think of some unusual sentences, places one might not usually go. Challenge them to include descriptive words. I know my poem got better when I thought about descriptions!

If you are teaching younger children, brainstorm with them some words which indicate place or position. Let them know those words are the only ones that can be used for the first word of a line. Have them imagine a trip. If you think 7 lines is too long for them, then shorten it. )