Poems Written by 6th and 7th Grade Language Arts Students

Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of three lines of 5-7-5 syllables.  These poems are often written about things in nature. 

Rainbows

Rainbows are so nice

Everybody looks at them

The rain has ended

By:  Richie Little

Sky

The sky is real big

And is very beautiful

I hate gloomy days

By:  Jordan Wade

Lakes

Lakes are beautiful

Big and pretty as can be

And they shine so much

By:  Christy MacFerren

Clouds

They are so lucky

They just float far far up there

Without any care

By:  Graham Adams

Senryu is a type of Haiku.  It is also Japanese in origin.   Senryu follows the same format, with three lines of 5-7-5 syllables.    The difference between Haiku and Senryu is that Senryu does not have to be about nature.

Winnie

Winnie is my dog

I play with her all the time

She is the best dog

By:  Richie Little

The Gum Rule

It's really unfair

We don't even get a chance

Can we have a chance?

By:  Graham Adams

Candy

Candy tastes so good

Sour and sweet...oh, so good

It's sweet as can be

By:  Christy MacFerren

Mini Me

Mini Me is small

He thinks like Dr. Evil

Mini Me is cool

By:  Jordan Wade

Free Verse poetry is a form of poetry that allows the writer to express feelings, senses, and thoughts.  Descriptive words are used so that the reader can experience the feelings of the writer.  There doesn't need to be any rhyme or meter.  Often the writer will use similes and metaphors to make the reader feel the thought.

                                                    Snowmen are like dolls

                                                    They stand there until they fall

                                                    Snowman, snowman stay with me

                                                    Until summer comes

                                                                By:   Christy MacFerren

                                                    These leaves are as green as grass

                                                    With a flower on their stem

                                                    We cut them a lot and put them in a vase

                                                    They can make your house look nice

                                                                                By:   Richie Little

                                                    The night is as dark as a tunnel

                                                    Where is the light?

                                                    I can't find the light

                                                    Someone find the light       

                                                                            By:   Graham Adams

                                                    4/1/00 is my favorite day

                                            Cause it's my birthday

                                                    This is my day

                                                    I love 4/1/00

                                                                    By:   Jordan Wade

Limericks are written to be humorous and meaningless, quite often.  They are called nonsense verses, too.  Limericks have 5 lines, with a rhyming pattern of: Lines 1, 2 and 5; Lines 3 and 4

                                        Franklin is a turtle I own

                                        When I wake up I hear a moan

                                        When I take him out to play

                                        We go down to the bay

                                        When I put him away he is all alone

                                                    By:   Christy MacFerren

                                        A kid has a cat

                                        Who wore a hat

                                        The cat has a map

                                        And he likes to rap

                                        And had a baseball bat

                                                    By:   Richie Little

Diamante is a form of poetry that is in the shape of a diamond.   It consists of seven lines with the following format.  Line : one noun, opposite of noun in Line 7.  Line 2: two adjectives describing Line 1.  Line 3:   three -ing or -ed words describing Line 1.  Line 4:  two nouns about Line 1, and two nouns about Line 7.  Line 5:  three -ing or -ed words about Line 7.   Line 6:  two adjectives describing Line 7.  Line 7:  one noun, opposite of noun in Line 1.

Scared

freaked, shocked

panicking, dying, shivering

goosebumps, dark, birds, grass

sleeping, playing, fishing

happy, family

Calm

By:  Jordan Wade

Hot

humid, red

burning, roasting, sweating

fire, sun, frostbite, goosebumps

freezing, shivering, snowing

icy, nippy

Cold

By:  Richie Little

Friend

kind, fun

loving, caring, daring

companion, dog, two-timer, jerk

untrusted, two-faced, wicked

devilish, annoying

Backstabber

By;  Graham Adams

Winter

cold, white

shining, falling, sledding

snow, angels, fish, pool

swimming, biking, playing

humid, hot

Summer

By:  Christy MacFerren