Mary Poems

Mary & me a long time ago.

My daughter Mary lives far away.

When valentines day approached, I wanted to make something for her. I found an old book called "Making Poetry: Approaches to Writing from Classrooms 'round the World" by Brian S. Powell (1973). To challenge myself, I tried some of the different poetry techniques in the book. They were harder than they look! 

Here are some poems about Mary.

The first is a cinquain.

Mary,

responsible, clever,

hilarious, crafty, observant,

eyes watching her world,

Mary.

And here’s another. It’s called a three-word model.

Mary

Manages

Malevolently

And here’s a five-line adjective-verb model.

The girl in the video looks

Approachable,

Amiable;

She acknowledges,

Attacks.

Mary now.

I think I captured a little bit of Mary.

If words could ever really express my heart.