I Don’t Know Why Poem
The pattern for
this poem is very simple, and any relative or person can be used in the lines.
It can be of any length. Here is an example:
My mother says that I should not pick.
I don’t know why.
My legs look all right to me,
Even though I have scars all over them.
My father says that I should not use my hands to
eat.
I don’t know why.
I don’t use them all that often,
Only when we have about 10 different foods on the
table.
My teacher says that I should talk more softly.
I don’t know why.
I’m really not all THAT loud,
Even though you can hear me across campus.
My friends say that I should be an artist.
I don’t know why.
Just because I’m creative,
Doesn’t make me Picasso.
Everybody gives me advice,
I don’t know why.
I just don’t know WHY!
Cherished Item Poem
Have the child
think of his most prized possession and turn it into a poem. Here is an example
with the format at the poem’s ending.
My New Computer
You can take away my hamster,
You can take away my dog,
But PLEASE don’t take away
My beloved new computer.
I can do without steak,
I can do without French fries,
But I can’t do without
My Internet connection to the world.
I can live without recess,
I can live without late night snacks,
But I can’t live without
My new computer, because it’s so cool!
Here is the
format:
You can take away
my _________,
You can take away
my _________,
But PLEASE don’t
take away
My (adjective and cherished item).
I can do without
___________.
I can do without
_____________,
But I can’t do
without
(phrase telling
about cherished item).
I can live without
________.
I can live without
_______.
But I can’t live
without
___________________.
When I was . . .
In this poem, the child is given the option of choosing any age and looking back at experiences from that particular time of his/her life. The format is easy to follow by reading the following examples.
When
I was born
I
was uncertain,
And
I clenched my fist as if I was fighting for something,
And
I cried because I didn’t know what else to do,
And
I tried to understand
The
world was a big and scary place
When I was born
By Caitlin
When
I was nine
I
went deep-sea fishing,
And
I went jet skiing,
And
I did some white water rafting,
I
also went sailing,
The
world was a very active place,
When
I was nine.
By Reed
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