Power of Poetry
Today my heart was overflowing with gratitude for the power of poetry to elevate thinking and writing to a different level. There is something magical about it. Students experience a freedom they rarely experience with other types of writing. The prompt for today’s session was an ordinary object. I collected some things from my classroom and around the campus. I placed one object on each student’s desk, and then we began to brainstorm and write. Evan gave me permission to share his poem here.
Flower
by Evan
Why does a flower have so many petals?
Like a forest of trees, but the trees are petals
It is like a caterpillarĀ
The seeds grow into a cocoon and look so green
but open up to be something so different, like a new world
It is not green, it is a design of endless colors, an abstract work of art that is not art at all
It’s own unique thing
On the inside, red with anger
The middle, pink with joy
On the outside, white as a brand new piece of paper with so many possibilitiesĀ