Son’s first poems
by rebecca ~ May 27th, 2010. Filed under: Ordinary Miracles, Poems & art.
Photo: extra-long hopscotch pattern drawn by my son
My son had a poetry unit in his class the past two weeks. His first poem he wrote was called Peace Poem.
He recites it as thus:
Peace Poem
Love
Hugs
Sharing
Taking turns
Trains
Traveling
Peace
The second poem he composed with me while we drove home from our new hotspot, a fastfood Indian restaurant we found in a first-ring suburb, next to an Indian grocery. The moon was in the sky, so I asked him some questions to get him to make this poem, which he calls Moon Poem:
The Moon Poem
The moon is in the sky.
The moon is small.
The astronaut flies to the moon.
The astronaut’s name is Taiyo.
Taiyo is seven years old.
He flies to the moon.
The moon is big.
His dad pushes the walk button.
He is crossing the street.
His mom is at home sleeping.
There are 20 different stars in the sky.
[Composed by my son May 22, 2010]