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So much depends upon…

My orange juice

So much depends upon

my orange juice,

my Simply Orange orange juice

that wakes me in the morning

with a burst of citrus.

So refreshing!

 

My mouthguard

So much depends upon

my mouthguard.

Without it I grit and grind

and go out of my mind

with headaches unbearable

and a jaw that is tightened

that makes me quite frightened.

 

Acrostic Poem

 

CONCRETE POEM

 

I AM POEMS

 The Shark

I am the shark…

the terror of the sea.

I am one of the fastest and fiercest fish.

My body is wider in the middle

with pointed ends.

My teeth are sharp and up to three inches long.

I swim mainly along coasts and around reefs.

I live in tropical and subtropical seas.

I feed on fish, marine birds and dead whales.

I have a good sense of smell.

I have a special sensory system on my snout

that helps me detect my prey by the

vibrations it emits.

I can grow up to sixty-five feet long

and weigh up to twelve tons.

I am the shark…

the terror of the sea.

(Information from the book, Animals of the Ocean by Isabel Fonte)

 

 

 

  

FOUND POEM

 

 

 

 Free Verse

This poem was inspired by a dolphin cruise I went on with my family during the summer of 2007.  We loaded the Voyager II at Calabash, North Carolina.  The cruise wasn’t quite what I expected it to be.  I thought it would be enjoyable and we would see lots of dolphins but that didn’t happen.  Instead, the boat began rocking and I began feeling sick.  My husband said, “Keep your eyes on the horizon.”  I think the only thing that saved me was sticking my head in the ice chest.  We made it back and I can honestly say it was an adventure I would not want to take again.