A poetry template by Joseph Fasano (Link to Twitter)
My Poem (Title)
My name is (name).
Today I feel like a/an (adjective) (noun)
(verb)ing in the (noun).
Sometimes I am a/an (noun).
Sometimes I am a/an (noun).
I ask the world, “(question)?”
And the answer is
a / an (repeat your words from line 2).
Here are some examples from my class:
My Reason to Live
By Aimar (aged 12)
My name is Aimar.
Today I feel like a drunk man
trying to relax in a hot, small park.
Sometimes I am a dog.
Sometimes I am a cat.
But always I am a happy, shiny heart.
I ask the world “What is my reason to live?”
And the answer is
a drunk man
trying to relax in a hot, small park.
A Sloth in the Sand
(By Sofía aged 9)
Template edited for younger students
My name is Sofía
Today I feel like
a sloth in the sand
I love my sofa
I don’t like walking
But always I am happy
I ask the world “What is life?”
And the answer is
a sloth in the sand
CPE
Class effort (Various ages 16 +)
My name is Bob.
Today I feel like a damp sponge
absorbing the desert.
Sometimes I am a cactus.
Sometimes I am tumbleweed.
But always I am empty.
I ask the world, “Is there any real question at all?”
And the answer is
a damp sponge
absorbing the desert.
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