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Free Verse

Free Verse.

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Free Verse

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  1. Free Verse Once I knew a man who gave his wifetwo skunks for a valentine.He couldn't understand why she was crying."I thought they had such beautiful eyes."And he was serious. He was a serious manwho lived in a serious way. Nothing was uglyjust because the world said so. He reallyliked those skunks. So, he reinvented themas valentines and they became beautiful.At least, to him. And the poems that had been hidingin the eyes of the skunks for centuriescrawled out and curled up at his feet. - Naomi Shihab Nye

  2. Love Poem • Write a PG love poem to your mom, dad, sibling, pet, or thing that you love. • NOT to a boyfriend or girlfriend! • MUST have a rhyme scheme that is labeled at the end of each line • MUST be at least 10 lines of 5 words each • School appropriate! • Decorated/Illustrated

  3. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. A I love thee to the depth and breadth and height B My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight B For the ends of being and ideal Grace. A I love thee to the level of everyday’sA Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. B -Elisabeth Barrett Browning

  4. Ode to Coffee Oh, you know how I love my coffee A Black, cream and sugar, or super frothy A Every morning to Starbucks I do run B To make sure that my day will be full of fun B For if my coffee I cannot drink C I will fall asleep and begin to sink C Down in my chair while my students run wild D I love to drink coffee but didn’t as a child D

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