Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Creating Poetry from a Free Write

Free Write:
If I could be one animal I think I might chose to be a giraffe. I'd want to live in a place where some humans did, so that I could surprise them by poking my head through the window when they're eating or reading. I think a lot of people like giraffes and it wouldn't hurt to be popular like that. Does the giraffe have any real predators? I don't remember seeing anything about that on "Planet Earth" or national geographic. Maybe the lion or hyena? Being tall might get old after a while, but it'd definitely be better than being a dung beadle. I bet being a giraffe gets lonely sometimes. There don't seem to be that many more giraffes in the world, but how would I know? Only observing them on TV or at the zoo has probably lead to an inaccurate depiction of what a giraffe's life is really like.

Poem #1
Does the giraffe have any real predators?
I don't remember seeing anything
about that on "Planet Earth" or National Geographic.
Maybe the lion or hyena?

 Being tall might get old after a while,
but it'd definitely be better
 than being a dung beadle.

I bet being a giraffe gets lonely sometimes.
There don't seem to be that many more
giraffes in the world, but how would I know?
Only observing them on TV
or at the zoo has probably lead me
to an inaccurate depiction
 of what a giraffe's life is really like.

Poem #2
If I could be one animal
I think
I might chose to be a giraffe.
I'd want to live in a place where some humans did,
 so that I could surprise them
 by poking my head through the window
when they're eating or reading.
I think
 a lot of people like giraffes
and it wouldn't hurt to be popular like that.

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