I’ve been working on a Children’s Poetry collection based loosely on Asian Haiku. The first 12 are listed below. Grandsons Tristen and Jesse, Deven and Eli, have agreed to illustrate it for me. The idea is for the poem to give clues to the subject without naming it specifically. I had a lot of fun with these guys a couple of weeks ago when we got together. I’m hoping they have some artwork for me to pick up when I drive to Colorado to spend Easter with them along with Kathy and Kelsey. Here’s a reminder of subjects we came up with in addition to the ones in the poems listed: platypus, bee, mountain, dog, kitten, frog, elephant, camel, German Shepherd, tadpole, deer, hummingbird, beaver, ostrich, dragon, Tasmanian devil, snow leopard, alligator, train, cat, tree, house, pig, turkey, chicken, snowman, pizza, wolf, fox, arctic fox (Tristen wrote the first line – I am white like snow), mouse, tiger, panther, rhino, cheetah, apple tree.
(1) Flippered Acrobat
I have flipper arms
A ball balanced on my nose
Tell me what I am
(2) Mane Thing About Me
Out in the jungle
I’m the king of my domain
Do you know my name
(3) Willy, the Gardener
I’m long and squiggley
I stick my tongue out to hear
Will you pick me up
(4) Kodiak, Big Ice
I am large and white
Live in the North, cold and ice
My babies are cubs
(5) A Talking Francis
I say ee-hah-ee
Sometimes Children ride my back
What would you call me
(6) Nest With Two Blue Eggs
I have a red breast
When you see me, Spring has come
I eat worms and bugs
(7) Maybe I’m Moby
I live in water
And I’m as big as a house
Mammal, like a mouse
(8) I’m a Spotted Cat
I have lots of spots
I can climb high tree branches
I rhyme with shepherd
(9) Making Like Quack Quack
I have a flat beak
And webbed flippers for my feet
Donald’s pretty neat!
(10) Call Me Mister Ed
I wear a saddle
I eat mostly grass and hay
You know, of course, I’m…
(11) Tallest Land Mammal
Neck is long to reach
Up into the highest trees
I feed on their leaves
(12)Subtracting Lovebirds
Three doves in a row
How many are left crooning
when two fly away
Haiku are short poems that originated in Asia. They are 3 lines long with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third. Try to write something without mentioning its name or what it is directly.
Read some of these and see if you can figure out what they refer to. Turn the page and look at the picture there to see if you were correct. Draw a picture of what comes to mind when you read the poetry.
Think about the subject yourself and, when you’re ready, write a poem about it. Try counting syllables to write Haiku. You can also write a poem freeform – that means just writing what you see in your mind and how you feel about it.
I will list basic traits of each subject in the poetry book. You can use that as a source to refer to for ideas or other reference materials. You can also follow what you know and feel inside yourself and write without using references.
The first rule of writing poetry is to have fun. Do it for yourself. Let your ideas and feelings flow freely. Have fun!
(1) Flippered Acrobat
I have flipper arms
A ball balanced on my nose
Tell me what I am
(2) Mane Thing About Me
Out in the jungle
I’m the king of my domain
Do you know my name
(3) Willy, the Gardener
I’m long and squiggley
I stick my tongue out to hear
Will you pick me up
(4) Kodiak, Big Ice
I am large and white
Live in the North, cold and ice
My babies are cubs
(5) A Talking Francis
I say ee-hah-ee
Sometimes Children ride my back
What would you call me
(6) Nest With Two Blue Eggs
I have a red breast
When you see me, Spring has come
I eat worms and bugs
(7) Maybe I’m Moby
I live in water
And I’m as big as a house
Mammal, like a mouse
(8) I’m a Spotted Cat
I have lots of spots
I can climb high tree branches
I rhyme with shepherd
(9) Making Like Quack Quack
I have a flat beak
And webbed flippers for my feet
Donald’s pretty neat!
(10) Call Me Mister Ed
I wear a saddle
I eat mostly grass and hay
You know, of course, I’m…
(11) Tallest Land Mammal
Neck is long to reach
Up into the highest trees
I feed on their leaves
(12)Subtracting Lovebirds
Three doves in a row
How many are left crooning
when two fly away
Haiku are short poems that originated in Asia. They are 3 lines long with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third. Try to write something without mentioning its name or what it is directly.
Read some of these and see if you can figure out what they refer to. Turn the page and look at the picture there to see if you were correct. Draw a picture of what comes to mind when you read the poetry.
Think about the subject yourself and, when you’re ready, write a poem about it. Try counting syllables to write Haiku. You can also write a poem freeform – that means just writing what you see in your mind and how you feel about it.
I will list basic traits of each subject in the poetry book. You can use that as a source to refer to for ideas or other reference materials. You can also follow what you know and feel inside yourself and write without using references.
The first rule of writing poetry is to have fun. Do it for yourself. Let your ideas and feelings flow freely. Have fun!
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