"Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen in a moment."
-- Carl Sandburg

A SPECIAL MOMENT POEM

POETRY ASSIGNMENT #2

You are to write a poem describing a special moment in your life.  Use as much imagery in the poem as you can!

  • Pick an incident in your past which has emotional meaning for you.  For example, write about a trip to a foreign country or somewhere else interesting, your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a fight with a friend, or visit to Disneyland. etc.
  • ]You can also choose to write a spontaneous poem about as you watch the sun rise or set.  You can write a poem about any kind of moment in your life that you would like.
  • ]Make sure to use plenty of imagery in your poem.  Underline the instances of imagery in your poem on the rough draft version.
  • ]You have ten minutes to silently brain-storm on a fresh piece of paper on the topic you want to write about in this poem. 
  • ]GOOD LUCK!

Some sample poems for your enjoyment!

"My First Trip to Disneyland,"
"I Can't Wait Until We Get There,"
"My Bar Mitzvah,"
"Victory is Sweet,"
"The Castle Balcony,"
L.A. City Song
Mona Lorenzana

"Upon the Big Black Box"

The Moment

Everything

"As the World Passes Me By"

New York

Breathless

My Deadly Disease

The Baby

"My Perception of Being Born"

Untitled

Stitches

Sunrise

Being 15

Unspoken Lullaby

Desperation
"The Edge of the World,"
"The Orthodontist,"
"Park,"
"Off in the Distance,"
"Beyond Belief,"
"As I Sat Over..."
I Remember

Dark Souls

"All the While I Think of Him"

An Act of Stupidity

"I'll Miss You Uncle Earl"

"Gonzales Road"

Quietly Watching

Unclean

Little Brother

"Monument to Christ the Redeemer"

Under the Moon's Eye

"March Air (Something There)"

"The Lucky Girl's Heart Almost Stops