Category: For Kids
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 »
Trouble Sleeping
April 20th, 2007When I was small and couldn't sleep,
My mother told me to count sheep.
The woolly beasts began to come,
And I would count them one by one.
I used my fingers, then my toes.
I even thought to use my nose,
But the line just wouldn't end,
So I used… more »
The Earth's Clock
April 11th, 2007My heart beats
A horse trots
Raindrops
The Earth's clock
Eyes alert
Setting sun
Rising moon
The clock runs
My lungs breathe
The wind blows
Wings flap
Timemen doze
Skin that feels
Rough tree bark
Clay in dirt
Cold feels dark
My mou… more »
The Bubble
April 6th, 2007He flew there
To that spot on the grass
Balanced on the stems
Waiting for a breeze
To send him on his way
Before his time was up
Shining in the sunlight
With radiant colors
Rainbows
And swirling prisms
That danced
In the wind
The wind tri… more »
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