Category: Natural World
Metaphor Mystery Poems
May 11th, 2007Instructions: The following poems are a series of metaphors for an object. Can you guess the subject of each poem? The answers are below, written backwards.
Poem 1:
Cotton balls
Fuzzy rabbit tails
Grandfather’s whiskers
Spun sugar
White paint… more »
Color Metaphor Poem: Yellow
May 8th, 2007Yellow is sunshine
pollen from the pine tree
honey of the hive
back of the bumblebee
the Autumn moon
It's springtime
and warmth
and a hug
in your mother's arms
It's joy and it's love
Yellow is
buttercups and daffodils
smiling up at me
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Haikus 2
May 2nd, 2007Springtime on my roof
Baby birds learning to fly
Trying out new wings
Catfish in the pond
Whiskers brush the mud bottom
Eluding the hooks
Maples in Autumn
Trees dancing in a cold wind
Colorfully dressed
Ocean waves crashing
Leavi… more »
Haikus
May 1st, 2007When I taught middle school language arts, of course, I covered poetry and it's many forms. And of course I had to write some examples of my own. Because I didn't want to be left out of the fun, and it was a good way to teach by example.
I'll be posti… more »
Butterfly Bush
April 22nd, 2007Lunch
Busy time at the Butterfly Bush
Butterflies circle the shrub
for the best parking space
Bumble Bees sample the wares of different blossoms
in the food courtyard
Hummingbird moth windowshops
browses for attractive buds
Everyone br… more »
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