I
Was Born to. . .
This poem encourages children to examine
themselves and express their dreams and hopes often in a mystical form. There
is an obvious starting line format that makes this poem easy to write. Here is
an example.
I was born to be a dreamer
To see things that others may not.
To be a good friend to everyone
And help them walk down the road of life
To be a successful man
In a career of my choice
To someday raise happy and healthy children
Just like me!
There is no
specific pattern except the first line, “I was born to…”
If-Then Poem
Think of a bad situation
or a problem to begin this poem. The next line should contain a solution. It
that solution doesn’t solve the problem, find another solution, etc. throughout
the poem. Here is are two examples that will
better explain the concept.
If you are afraid of storms
Go and hide under the bed.
If there is no room because the dog is already
there
Call for your cat to lure him out.
If the cat is fast asleep and doesn’t hear
Scream at the top of your lungs.
If you wake your parents with that yell
Go and crawl in bed with them!
If your parents make you go to bed at 8:00 and you
cannot sleep
Talk to an imaginary friend.
If he can’t be located
Call him on the phone.
If your sister is already on the phone talking
Start counting sheep instead.
If the sheep look more like lions
Growl and scare them away!
Sense Poetry
Hearing
There are certain
sounds that appeal to each one of us. Write a poem about some sounds that are
special to you. An example and the format
follow.
I like to listen to the sounds
Of birds chirping in the trees.
I also like the gentle pitter-patter
Of raindrops on the roof.
Once I heard the echo
Of my voice moving across a cliff.
I like the giant roar
Of a football stadium filled with cheering people.
But I also love the tiny yaps
Of my new, little puppy.
Pattern:
I like to listen
to the sounds
Of ____.
I also like the
gentle ___
Of ____.
Once I heard the
___
Of ____.
I like the giant
___
Of ___.
But I also love
the tiny ___
Of my ____.
Sense Poem: Smell
Here is another “sense”
poem. Again, an example and format will follow.
Isn’t it wonderful to smell
Chocolate chip cookies warm from the oven?
Isn’t it nice to sniff
The freshness after a rain?
Doesn’t the aroma of lemon furniture polish
Make your room smell sweet?
And wouldn’t you breathe deeply
When you walked into a chocolate candy shop?
Pattern:
Isn’t it wonderful
to smell
___?
Isn’t it nice to sniff
The _____?
Doesn’t the aroma
of __
_____?
And wouldn’t you
breathe deeply
When you ____?
Sense Poem: Taste
This is the last
“sense” poem, but all of these could easily be adapted to the sense of touch
and sight!
Example:
What makes your taste buds tingle?
A frosted, chocolate brownie?
Or the spicy flavor of a piece of pepperoni pizza?
What about the freshness of a piece of warm,
homemade bread?
Or the thickness of a strawberry milkshake?
How about the super sizzling
Of a thick and juicy steak?
My most favorite treat of all
Is the smoothness of rich, milk chocolate!
Pattern:
What makes your
taste buds tingle?
A ___?
Or the ___?
What about the
___?
Or the _____?
How about the
super ___
Of ___?
My most favorite
treat of all
Is the ____.
