Love That Dog

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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!