Poetry

=POETRY DICTIONARY FOR VOCAB ORGANIZER:= http://www.poemofquotes.com/articles/poetry_dictionary.php = = =Alliteration Poems:=


 * Fast Rabbits **

Rabbits running so very fast

In the field of green, green grass.

Sniffing for scents of snack time treats,

Hippity Hopping on their happy bunny feet.

When carrots and other foods are found

The rabbits prance and pounce.

Curious cats crouch on the window sill
 * Curious Cats **

 Watching unwaveringly through the glass

 As blue birds fly by.

 Curious cats are

 Almost two headed in a sensitive sense,

 Still alert and aware

 Of the running, rotten rats behind them. --- <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;">Rain races onto the porch
 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 13.5pt;">Rain **

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Hitting hard like

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Rockets rushing in a race to the glass.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Rattling rain, rattling the window panes.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> The droplets dance daintily

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Until they cleverly connect in

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> A pool of promise for a rainbow. <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;">The wonderful wind whistles
 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Wonderful Wind **

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Repeated reminders throughout the day

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Telling tales of what is coming

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> Predicting and preparing us to pray.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> The wise wind sometimes whispers

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;"> The secrets that have been secretly hid.
 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">Poetry by Natasha Niemi **


 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">-- **

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">They are like flashlights in the night sky;
 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">SIMILE POEMS: **
 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">Stars **

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> God’s little helpers guiding us on our journeys.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Stars are as bright as a lighthouse on an icy, ocean night;

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> they are like guardians committed to bringing you home. <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">- <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">Chirping non-stop, like a machine in the trees,
 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">Birds **

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Building their nest like little worker bees.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> They sing their songs, like chatter-boxes.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> As regular as alarm clocks,

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Waking people up each day.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> They are silent at night,

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Like snakes advancing on prey.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 20px;">-

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">Eyes like a green-yellow crayon,
 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">My Cat **

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Almost as bright as a ripe orange.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> My cat rules my heart and my actions.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> I am as a puppet on strings

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> When he purrs against me

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Like I am a warm blanket heating him in the cold.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 20px;">-

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">She is as crazy as a rooster;
 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">My Friend **

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Still I love her like a sister.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Her hair is black and dark

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Like the color of the midnight sky.

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Her skin is as pale as flour

<span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;"> Placing her among the Twilight vampires.
 * <span style="color: #340000; font-family: &#39;Century Gothic&#39;; font-size: 15pt;">Poetry by Natasha Niemi **

=Poems Written for Children:= http://interactivesites.weebly.com/poetry.html

http://www.poetry4kids.com/poems

http://www.poetry4kids.com/classics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/activities/poetry.swf

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/poetry.html

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/2nd/more/poetrykids2.htm

http://www.poetry4kids.com/poems-by-topic

=Strategies for Writing Poetry=

http://www.poetry4kids.com/rhymes/

http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/poetry-dictionary-for-kids/