Christina's Poetry Project

Christina brought home a poetry project with a perfect grade.  The assignment was to collect examples and write original poems of various styles...Haiku, lyric, couplet, narrative, etc.

The first poem I thought was sweet since it comes from her life & the fact that nature made an impact on her.  The second poem is a beautiful choice from an author whose writing I love.

The Mountains of Utah

I stood in the backyard

With my cousins Joey, Matt, and Josh

I stared with pleasure in my eyes,

For I had seen the most beautiful sight.

Standing there in the light,

I saw the mountains of Utah.

The peaks blanketed with snow, 

I stood and stared in amazement,

Until my Aunt Sara called us inside.

And ever since through my eyes,

I have never seen such a wonderful sight.

Change - by Charlotte Zolotow

The summer

Still hangs

Heavy and sweet

With sunlight

As it did last year.

The autumn 

Still comes

Showering gold and crimson

As it did last year.

The winter

Still stings

Clean and cold and white

As it did last year.

The spring 

Still comes

Like a whisper in the dark night.

It is only I

Who have changed.