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November Prompt
Write a "list poem" (through a child's eyes) about things they are thankful for.
You may include people, but what I'm really looking for are the silly little things a child might think up.
Think like a kid.
How to Write a List Poem ▼
A list poem includes an inventory of people, places, things, or ideas organized in a special way. Often the title says what the list is about. It does not need to have a metered rhythm or rhyme, though it could.
Things I am thankful for...
(and your list goes beneath the bolded title.)
Beginning (Intro)
List
List
List
List
Ending (a surprise or twist)
There is no line limitation.
You may use any title that suits your poem, just be sure to bold it within your poem.
List Poem Example ▼
Here is a great example of a List Poem by Shel Silverstein:
Sick
"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more--that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue--
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke--
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb,
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There's a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is--what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is. . .Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"
And always, always, always have fun writing for kids!
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