Excerpt From A Poetry Anthology- My Dog
My daughter had the privilege of working with a poet in her first grade class over the last six weeks during writing block. They had poetry readings and wrote their own poems. A poetry anthology was published containing poetry by all the students that participated in the outreach program.
Today we attended the poetry reading in her class. I couldn't think of a more beautiful moment, watching my six year old read aloud her poem to an audience. I was a bit saddened that her poem was so beautiful about our dog (that we had to give up). At least it's a reminder of the beauty she saw in him. We have the original draft and revisions, to see the process of a six year old's mind is just incredible. Enjoy.
My Dog
My dog is as black as a dark storm-
cloud in a rainstorm and my dog
has a blue collar. My dog
was born on October 8. He came
from the Humane Society, and his
eyes are as green as the grass in the summer.
I like him more than the snow
that falls on the ground.
I think he is smarter than
ordinary pets. I love him more
than the water I feed him.
He is more intelligent than a cute cat
that does not know how to see
right. His nose is as red as
a cherry. His tail whips
the wall at 3 in the morning.
He eats faster than a bulldozer
picking up food.
by Sj
She's so creative, can't wait to hear more of her work.
ReplyDeleteMy son just had a poetry reading in his 2nd grade class last week. It's so amazing to hear their poetry, and good for them to be able to express themselves without worrying about punctuation and grammar rules.
ReplyDeleteLove your daughter's poem. Beautiful stuff!!
Are you sure she's only 6? She definitely has her mama's gift with writing!
ReplyDeletePure beauty, love and creativity.
ReplyDeleteWe should all aspire to write like her!
She is so talented!! Did you frame it? It's so neat to see them develop their individual loves and hobbies, isn't it? - Melissa
ReplyDeleteSweetheart. I love it, may she write many more. Reminded me of something, my Dad had a poem that I wrote in elementary school done in calligraphy and framed and hung it in his office. I was so proud of that dang thing. I swear I was 20 before I stopped glowing every time I saw it (and realized I was no Robert Frost ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great poem! I was never good at poems...they confused me.
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