Try out these poems! Don't forget to...
-right-align the poems
-bold the last word in each line
-create a line made out of the bolded words (ie: thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads or my soul has grown deep like the rivers.
-right-align the poems
-bold the last word in each line
-create a line made out of the bolded words (ie: thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads or my soul has grown deep like the rivers.
Truth
by Nikki Grimes The truth is, every day we rise is like thunder -- a clap of surprise. Could be echoes of trouble, or blossoms of blessing. You never know what garish or gorgeously disguised memories-to-be might rain down from above. So, look up! Claim that cloud with the silver lining. Our job, if you ask me, is to follow it. See where it heads. |
David's Old Soul
by Nikki Grimes As far back as I can remember, my mother has called me “an old soul.” I never understood. But now that our family has dwindled to just Mom and us kids, I’ve grown into a man. You do what you have to. “David, dig deep,” is the whisper in my ear. So I stand strong like a tree my baby brothers can lean on. I try to be the raft that helps carry them over this life’s rough rivers. |