10.11.2010

Love That Dog

For a school assignment, I had to write a poem inspired by a famous poem. That is, I could use the form of a REAL poem and just change the words. Well, if you haven't read the children's book Love That Dog by Sharon Creech, you should. It's adorable.

So, here is what I came up with:

The Red Wheelbarrow

by William Carlos Williams

so much depends

upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens



The White Hammock
by LH
Inspired by William Carlos Williams

so much depends
upon

a white
hammock

gently rocking in the
breeze

adjacent to the majestic
sunflowers


Love That Boy
(first stanza)
By Walter Dean Myers

Love that boy,
like a rabbit loves to run
I said I love that boy
like a rabbit loves to run
Love to call him in the morning
love to call him
“Hey there, son!”


Love That Fish
by LH
Inspired by Walter Dean Myers

Love that fish,
like a fat kid loves cake
I said I love that fish
like a fat kid loves cake
Love to blow kissy faces through the glass
love to blow kissy faces
asking him
"Do you miss your lake?"

Well, it took me all of 10 minutes to write these last week, but I plan on creating more. And as my professor would say, I should always consider my audience. For the poems above, 8-year-old children are my audience. For future poems, I plan on writing to an adult audience.

My dear friend Ashley wrote a FANTASTIC poem that she will share on her blog. She is so creative!

1 comment:

  1. Audience: I love you like sorority girls like dancing on tables.

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