May 14, 2008

• Simile Poems

  We started a poetry unit with our 7th graders.  I like it when I get a chance to write at school; it's the best I ever get paid to write poetry.

  The Oak Beside the Ginkgo

   

  The oak is like a strong man holding up the world;
  the ginkgo’s like a little child-- giggly and curled.

  The oak withstands the strongest wind
  with very little sway;
  the ginkgo takes the breezes
  as excuse to dance and play.

  The oak is like a father--
  protective, hard and stern;
  the ginkgo’s like a mother--
  delicate, but firm.

            5/13/08 Cheri Neuman Herald

   

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