Harry's First Poem

I just realized that I should have posted these poems on this blog since they really are Harry's school work. So, this is from November 2010.


Harry is learning about poetry and the different ways words and sounds are used to create images. The book we are using is great, but the assignment at the end of each chapter is to use what he's learned and write a poem. This is not easy for Harry who can talk 'till the cows come home, but has a really hard time coming up with something original.

The assignment for this chapter was to pick a sound or a couple of sounds and use them throughout his poem. He chose the hard 'c' and 't.' The poem was originally about playing with legos, but it quickly became about the bear that lived in the lego forest.

Bear's Kingdom
by Harry

Pick green like grass,
A brown tree trunk.
Click green brick to brown brick.
Bear tosses rocks,
trees creak and fall.
Salmon tricked bear into
picking soft illusion.
Back to the bricks
creating the bear's cave.