As Soft As a Pillow

Read the poem to yourself and then outloud softly. Use the second poem to fill in the blanks with your own words. Then copy it in your Poem Book.

"As Soft"

As soft as a pillow

As rosy as an apple's flower

As sweet as a strawberry

Is my sister after she took

...........a shower.

- Inessa Suknovalnik, 1992

"As Soft"

As soft as a ____________

As rosy as an ________________

As sweet as a ________________

Is my _____________ after she/he took

...........a shower.

Read the poem to yourself and then outloud softly. Use the second poem to fill in the blanks with your own words. Then copy it in your Poem Book.

Quiet

I can be as quiet as a spider or an ant,

Quiet as a butterfly;

don't tell me that I can't.

I can be as quiet as a little fleecy cloud,

Quiet as a snowflake;

now that isn't very loud.

I can be as quiet as a baby chick asleep,

Quieter than that!

How quiet can you keep?

Walter L. Mauchan

Quiet

I can be as quiet as a ____________ or an ant,

Quiet as a _______________;

don't tell me that I can't.

I can be as quiet as a _______________cloud,

Quiet as a ________________;

now that isn't very loud.

I can be as quiet as a ______________ asleep,

Quieter than that!

How quiet can you keep?

Fill in the poem and copy it in your Poem Book. Read it to a friend when you are finished.

I'm Very Happy To Be Me

___________________ is my hair,

___________________ are my eyes.

I'm ________ years old,

I'm just the right size.

My name is _____________________.

And as you see,

I'm very happy to be me.

List Poems:

Lists can be fun to write. They can rhymn or not. You can make the list real or imaginary. Make your own list and then copy it in your Poem Book.

THINGS THAT:

Ring

Light

You find in the grocery store

Are round or square

Are red, green, or any color

THINGS:

To do while falling asleep

To do while waiting for the bus

To do while Mom is getting ready

To do while Mom is cooking supper

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU:

Feel

Smell

Feel tall

See

Touch

Emotions and feelings are hard to describe. Fill in the following poem with your own words. Use your imagination! Then copy it in your Poem Book and illustrate it. Read it to a friend.

Line #1: What if ____________________________

Line #2: I might ____________________________

(leave a space between lines 2 & 3)

Line #3: What if ____________________________

Line #4: I could _____________________________

(leave a space between lines 4 & 5)

Line #5: What if ____________________________

Line #6: I would_____________________________

(leave a space between lines 6 & 7)

Line #7: Ask a question.

Example:

What if a saw a flying saucer landing in the back yard.

I might run the other way or call the police.

What if a little green man got out of the flying saucer.

I could go up to him and say “Hello.”

What if he started talking in a language I couldn’t understand.

I would get out my dictionary!

What would I really do if a flying saucer landed in my backyard?

Mrs. Griffin

SOMEDAY...

Someday I will play the guitar

Someday I will have a job

Someday I will get married

Someday I will have kids

Someday I will be rich

Someday I will be noticed

---Melissa Manor (Grade 10)

Write a poem for the future. Write about what you will be or do someday. Copy it in your Poem Book and illustrate it. Read it to a friend when you are finished.

Someday________________________________________

And Someday_____________________________________

When you look outside your bedroom or living room window, what do you see? It can be real or imaginary. Read my poem and then write your own poem. Don’t forget to copy it in your Poem Book.

ONE WINDOW IS ALL I NEED

One window is all I need

To see trees full of green leaves

To loose myself in watching the clouds fly by overhead

To see the birds play in the birdbath

To listen to the sounds of my neighborhood

To hear the dogs barking down the street

Mrs. Griffin

Now write your own poem-

ONE WINDOW IS ALL I NEED

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Sense Poems:

Think of some place that is special to you. Make a picture in your mind and write about it. Copy it in your Poem Book.

I see_______________________________________.

I smell______________________________________.

I hear______________________________________.

I feel_______________________________________.

I taste______________________________________.

I think______________________________________.

I see a bunch of trees with big branches that give lots of shade.

I smell the earth and the leaves laying on the ground.

I hear the sound of waves in the leaves on the trees as the wind blows.

I feel alone and enjoy pretending I’m a pirate.

I taste the wind on my tongue and it taste free and wild.

I think that I am imagining a place I played when I was a child.

Mrs. Griffin

Fill in this poem and write it in your Poem Book.

It Was So Quiet

It was so quiet that I heard

An ant __________ across the lawn.

It was so quiet that I heard

A leaf ____________onto the ground.

It was so quiet that I heard

A raindrop __________down the window pane.

It was so quiet that I heard

A mouse ___________across the floor.

It was so quiet that I heard

My mother ____________________________ in the kitchen.

It was so quiet that I heard

The wind ___________ down the road.

It was so quiet that I heard

A man _______________________________ in the street.

It was so quiet that I heard

The trees ___________________________ on the window.

It was so quiet that I heard

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