Poetry - Day 2

Today's poetry lesson was imagery - creating a picture in your readers' mind using words, specifically about the senses.  We read A Dragonfly by Eleanor Farjeon, The Rain Has Silver Sandals by May Justus, and Dreams by Langston Hughes, my favorite.

Dreams

Hold fast to dreams
for if dreams die
life is a broken-winged bird
that cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams
for when dreams go
life is a barren field
frozen with snow.

Alex and Nicolas each attempted to write their own poem using this method.  You can see Alex's creation here.

And Nicolas's poem:

Winter

Winter is a cold, white room surrounded by a woods, clean everywhere.
It sounds crunchy, like when I eat chips.
Snow tastes like water in my mouth.
Ice feels like a freezer.
I like winter because we can have snowball fights.