How to Write a Poem

HOW I WRITE A POEM (by Emily M)

Pencil flicks, pen clicks

Squeeze out twink, squeeze out brain

Rub out words, rip page

Jump the line

now next page

Phew! Nearly there!

Pen scrubs, rubber rubs,

Look outside, sing a song!

Hey! This is not part of the process!

Oops! Sorry! Let’s continue again.

The precious last word,        “Poem”

and a        

dot.

Click, red pen, and rule the line!

Da-da!

That’s how I write a poem. 

Congratulations Jacko

Jacko's poem Flamingo Flower Power was a winning entry in the recent Poetry Box poetry competition. Jacko wins a copy of Paula Green's book Macaroni Moon.

Well done to Jayda and Emily M whose Eye Poem received an honourable mention and also published on Paula's blog.

Click here to go to POETRY BOX

WHAT CAN WE SEE?

EYE POEM


Look ahead, what can you see?
I see a ray of sunshine
looking down
through green wrinkled paper.

I see mould
like melted chocolate
covering an elephant’s trunk.

Look above, what can you see?
We see five camouflaged fingers
crawling up high,
growing green coated nail polish.

Look below, what can you see?
We see a stud of zebra
crossing a cluster
of gleaming diamonds.

By Emily M and Jayda S Year 8